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Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate

Charlevoix County had the highest job destruction rate of 83 counties in 2019, at 15.819%. Baraga County had the lowest, at 6.115%. The median was 9.434% and the figure for Michigan was 9.847%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.819Charlevoix County
Lowest6.115Baraga County
Median9.43483 counties
Michigan9.847History

Map of counties, 2019

Alcona County: 6.628 %Alger County: 10.442 %Allegan County: 10.092 %Alpena County: 11.168 %Antrim County: 13.03 %Arenac County: 8.271 %Baraga County: 6.115 %Barry County: 9.181 %Bay County: 9.286 %Benzie County: 10.511 %Berrien County: 9.318 %Branch County: 7.709 %Calhoun County: 9.708 %Cass County: 10.888 %Charlevoix County: 15.819 %Cheboygan County: 11.146 %Chippewa County: 8.373 %Clare County: 13.743 %Clinton County: 8.576 %Crawford County: 8.674 %Delta County: 9.954 %Dickinson County: 7.303 %Eaton County: 8.277 %Emmet County: 8.409 %Genesee County: 12.549 %Gladwin County: 9.706 %Gogebic County: 11.969 %Grand Traverse County: 9.381 %Gratiot County: 7.337 %Hillsdale County: 8.338 %Houghton County: 7.984 %Huron County: 7.206 %Ingham County: 9.644 %Ionia County: 7.026 %Iosco County: 12.532 %Iron County: 10.571 %Isabella County: 12.179 %Jackson County: 10.766 %Kalamazoo County: 9.369 %Kalkaska County: 10.272 %Kent County: 8.791 %Keweenaw County: 10.526 %Lake County: 9.355 %Lapeer County: 8.387 %Leelanau County: 10.926 %Lenawee County: 9.038 %Livingston County: 9.434 %Luce County: 10.467 %Mackinac County: 10.362 %Macomb County: 10.2 %Manistee County: 10.584 %Marquette County: 9.526 %Mason County: 9.193 %Mecosta County: 10.621 %Menominee County: 7.838 %Midland County: 14.522 %Missaukee County: 10.281 %Monroe County: 11.614 %Montcalm County: 7.499 %Montmorency County: 10.586 %Muskegon County: 7.865 %Newaygo County: 10.944 %Oakland County: 10.356 %Oceana County: 11.715 %Ogemaw County: 8.609 %Ontonagon County: 13.326 %Osceola County: 7.353 %Oscoda County: 7.685 %Otsego County: 9.895 %Ottawa County: 8.662 %Presque Isle County: 12.228 %Roscommon County: 10.436 %Saginaw County: 8.09 %St. Clair County: 9.644 %St. Joseph County: 8.119 %Sanilac County: 7.349 %Schoolcraft County: 7.527 %Shiawassee County: 8.468 %Tuscola County: 9.364 %Van Buren County: 8.302 %Washtenaw County: 9.112 %Wayne County: 9.688 %Wexford County: 7.993 %
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%, 2019. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Charlevoix County: 15.819 %Charlevoix County15.819Midland County: 14.522 %Midland County14.522Clare County: 13.743 %Clare County13.743Ontonagon County: 13.326 %Ontonagon County13.326Antrim County: 13.03 %Antrim County13.03Genesee County: 12.549 %Genesee County12.549Iosco County: 12.532 %Iosco County12.532Presque Isle County: 12.228 %Presque Isle County12.228Isabella County: 12.179 %Isabella County12.179Gogebic County: 11.969 %Gogebic County11.969Oceana County: 11.715 %Oceana County11.715Monroe County: 11.614 %Monroe County11.614Alpena County: 11.168 %Alpena County11.168Cheboygan County: 11.146 %Cheboygan County11.146Newaygo County: 10.944 %Newaygo County10.944Leelanau County: 10.926 %Leelanau County10.926Cass County: 10.888 %Cass County10.888Jackson County: 10.766 %Jackson County10.766Mecosta County: 10.621 %Mecosta County10.621Montmorency County: 10.586 %Montmorency County10.586Manistee County: 10.584 %Manistee County10.584Iron County: 10.571 %Iron County10.571Keweenaw County: 10.526 %Keweenaw County10.526Benzie County: 10.511 %Benzie County10.511Luce County: 10.467 %Luce County10.467Alger County: 10.442 %Alger County10.442Roscommon County: 10.436 %Roscommon County10.436Mackinac County: 10.362 %Mackinac County10.362Oakland County: 10.356 %Oakland County10.356Missaukee County: 10.281 %Missaukee County10.281Kalkaska County: 10.272 %Kalkaska County10.272Macomb County: 10.2 %Macomb County10.2Allegan County: 10.092 %Allegan County10.092Delta County: 9.954 %Delta County9.954Otsego County: 9.895 %Otsego County9.895Calhoun County: 9.708 %Calhoun County9.708Gladwin County: 9.706 %Gladwin County9.706Wayne County: 9.688 %Wayne County9.688Ingham County: 9.644 %Ingham County9.644St. Clair County: 9.644 %St. Clair County9.644Charlevoix County: 15.819 %Charlevoix County15.819Midland County: 14.522 %Midland County14.522Clare County: 13.743 %Clare County13.743Ontonagon County: 13.326 %Ontonagon County13.326Antrim County: 13.03 %Antrim County13.03Genesee County: 12.549 %Genesee County12.549Iosco County: 12.532 %Iosco County12.532Presque Isle County: 12.228 %Presque Isle County12.228Isabella County: 12.179 %Isabella County12.179Gogebic County: 11.969 %Gogebic County11.969Oceana County: 11.715 %Oceana County11.715Monroe County: 11.614 %Monroe County11.614Alpena County: 11.168 %Alpena County11.168Cheboygan County: 11.146 %Cheboygan County11.146Newaygo County: 10.944 %Newaygo County10.944Leelanau County: 10.926 %Leelanau County10.926Cass County: 10.888 %Cass County10.888Jackson County: 10.766 %Jackson County10.766Mecosta County: 10.621 %Mecosta County10.621Montmorency County: 10.586 %Montmorency County10.586Manistee County: 10.584 %Manistee County10.584Iron County: 10.571 %Iron County10.571Keweenaw County: 10.526 %Keweenaw County10.526Benzie County: 10.511 %Benzie County10.511Luce County: 10.467 %Luce County10.467Alger County: 10.442 %Alger County10.442Roscommon County: 10.436 %Roscommon County10.436Mackinac County: 10.362 %Mackinac County10.362Oakland County: 10.356 %Oakland County10.356Missaukee County: 10.281 %Missaukee County10.281Kalkaska County: 10.272 %Kalkaska County10.272Macomb County: 10.2 %Macomb County10.2Allegan County: 10.092 %Allegan County10.092Delta County: 9.954 %Delta County9.954Otsego County: 9.895 %Otsego County9.895Calhoun County: 9.708 %Calhoun County9.708Gladwin County: 9.706 %Gladwin County9.706Wayne County: 9.688 %Wayne County9.688Ingham County: 9.644 %Ingham County9.644St. Clair County: 9.644 %St. Clair County9.644
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Charlevoix County15.819+8.16 pts
2Midland County14.522-1.3 pts
3Clare County13.743+4.49 pts
4Ontonagon County13.326+3.32 pts
5Antrim County13.03-5 pts
6Genesee County12.549+1.78 pts
7Iosco County12.532+0.43 pts
8Presque Isle County12.228-5.78 pts
9Isabella County12.179+2.82 pts
10Gogebic County11.969+1.4 pts
11Oceana County11.715-2.62 pts
12Monroe County11.614+1.11 pts
13Alpena County11.168-1.06 pts
14Cheboygan County11.146-8.9 pts
15Newaygo County10.944+2.27 pts
16Leelanau County10.926-3.94 pts
17Cass County10.888+0.9 pts
18Jackson County10.766+3.43 pts
19Mecosta County10.621-3.78 pts
20Montmorency County10.586+0.43 pts
21Manistee County10.584+1.22 pts
22Iron County10.571-2.27 pts
23Keweenaw County10.526+5.18 pts
24Benzie County10.511-0.85 pts
25Luce County10.467+1.19 pts
26Alger County10.442-7.12 pts
27Roscommon County10.436-6.68 pts
28Mackinac County10.362-4.11 pts
29Oakland County10.356-1.66 pts
30Missaukee County10.281-3.89 pts
31Kalkaska County10.272+3.46 pts
32Macomb County10.2-1.32 pts
33Allegan County10.092+0.42 pts
34Delta County9.954+0.03 pts
35Otsego County9.895-4.13 pts
36Calhoun County9.708+0.57 pts
37Gladwin County9.706+0.07 pts
38Wayne County9.688-0.09 pts
39Ingham County9.644-1.18 pts
39St. Clair County9.644-1.41 pts
41Marquette County9.526-3.4 pts
42Livingston County9.434-0.16 pts
43Grand Traverse County9.381-1.18 pts
44Kalamazoo County9.369+0.6 pts
45Tuscola County9.364-0.17 pts
46Lake County9.355-3.17 pts
47Berrien County9.318-0.97 pts
48Bay County9.286+0.46 pts
49Mason County9.193-2.59 pts
50Barry County9.181+1.45 pts
51Washtenaw County9.112-0.99 pts
52Lenawee County9.038-1.15 pts
53Kent County8.791-1.79 pts
54Crawford County8.674+1.76 pts
55Ottawa County8.662+1.21 pts
56Ogemaw County8.609-1.53 pts
57Clinton County8.576-2.79 pts
58Shiawassee County8.468-0.44 pts
59Emmet County8.409-2.23 pts
60Lapeer County8.387-0.1 pts
61Chippewa County8.373-2.07 pts
62Hillsdale County8.338+0.3 pts
63Van Buren County8.302+0.9 pts
64Eaton County8.277-0.62 pts
65Arenac County8.271-15.25 pts
66St. Joseph County8.119-0.35 pts
67Saginaw County8.09-1.13 pts
68Wexford County7.993-1.1 pts
69Houghton County7.984-5.83 pts
70Muskegon County7.865-6.35 pts
71Menominee County7.838-1.6 pts
72Branch County7.709-1.65 pts
73Oscoda County7.685-5.06 pts
74Schoolcraft County7.527-6.2 pts
75Montcalm County7.499-0.67 pts
76Osceola County7.353-2.16 pts
77Sanilac County7.349-2.08 pts
78Gratiot County7.337-2.47 pts
79Dickinson County7.303-2.21 pts
80Huron County7.206-2.4 pts
81Ionia County7.026-2.41 pts
82Alcona County6.628-6.28 pts
83Baraga County6.115-2.86 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/michigan-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/michigan-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/michigan-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Charlevoix County, with 15.819% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Baraga County, with 6.115% in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

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