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Counties in Michigan by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Mackinac County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 83 counties in 2021, at 10.2%. Allegan County had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 5.7% and the figure for Michigan was 6.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.2Mackinac County
Lowest3.6Allegan County
Median5.783 counties
Michigan6.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Alcona County: 7.1 %Alger County: 7.1 %Allegan County: 3.6 %Alpena County: 7.1 %Antrim County: 4.7 %Arenac County: 7.7 %Baraga County: 4.1 %Barry County: 5.9 %Bay County: 5.5 %Benzie County: 5.2 %Berrien County: 6.4 %Branch County: 5.4 %Calhoun County: 7 %Cass County: 5.6 %Charlevoix County: 4.1 %Cheboygan County: 7.4 %Chippewa County: 10 %Clare County: 10.1 %Clinton County: 3.6 %Crawford County: 7.2 %Delta County: 5 %Dickinson County: 4.9 %Eaton County: 4.7 %Emmet County: 4.3 %Genesee County: 8.7 %Gladwin County: 7.4 %Gogebic County: 5.2 %Grand Traverse County: 4.3 %Gratiot County: 5.4 %Hillsdale County: 4 %Houghton County: 5.7 %Huron County: 5.2 %Ingham County: 6.7 %Ionia County: 5 %Iosco County: 7.8 %Iron County: 4.7 %Isabella County: 7.2 %Jackson County: 6 %Kalamazoo County: 6.7 %Kalkaska County: 6.2 %Kent County: 4.7 %Keweenaw County: 5 %Lake County: 7.5 %Lapeer County: 5.6 %Leelanau County: 4 %Lenawee County: 5.4 %Livingston County: 4.2 %Luce County: 8.1 %Mackinac County: 10.2 %Macomb County: 6 %Manistee County: 6.5 %Marquette County: 5.9 %Mason County: 4.4 %Mecosta County: 5.5 %Menominee County: 5.7 %Midland County: 5 %Missaukee County: 7.7 %Monroe County: 5.3 %Montcalm County: 4.6 %Montmorency County: 6.4 %Muskegon County: 7.3 %Newaygo County: 4.9 %Oakland County: 4.9 %Oceana County: 5.5 %Ogemaw County: 8.8 %Ontonagon County: 6.6 %Osceola County: 7.9 %Oscoda County: 9.9 %Otsego County: 4.8 %Ottawa County: 3.9 %Presque Isle County: 6.7 %Roscommon County: 6.1 %Saginaw County: 6.7 %St. Clair County: 6.9 %St. Joseph County: 5 %Sanilac County: 6.8 %Schoolcraft County: 8.6 %Shiawassee County: 4.3 %Tuscola County: 6.6 %Van Buren County: 5.2 %Washtenaw County: 4.7 %Wayne County: 9.2 %Wexford County: 6.7 %
  • Under 4.7
  • 4.7 to 5.2
  • 5.2 to 5.7
  • 5.7 to 6.7
  • 6.7 to 7.5
  • 7.5 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Mackinac County: 10.2 %Mackinac County10.2Clare County: 10.1 %Clare County10.1Chippewa County: 10 %Chippewa County10Oscoda County: 9.9 %Oscoda County9.9Wayne County: 9.2 %Wayne County9.2Ogemaw County: 8.8 %Ogemaw County8.8Genesee County: 8.7 %Genesee County8.7Schoolcraft County: 8.6 %Schoolcraft County8.6Luce County: 8.1 %Luce County8.1Osceola County: 7.9 %Osceola County7.9Iosco County: 7.8 %Iosco County7.8Missaukee County: 7.7 %Missaukee County7.7Arenac County: 7.7 %Arenac County7.7Lake County: 7.5 %Lake County7.5Gladwin County: 7.4 %Gladwin County7.4Cheboygan County: 7.4 %Cheboygan County7.4Muskegon County: 7.3 %Muskegon County7.3Isabella County: 7.2 %Isabella County7.2Crawford County: 7.2 %Crawford County7.2Alpena County: 7.1 %Alpena County7.1Alcona County: 7.1 %Alcona County7.1Alger County: 7.1 %Alger County7.1Calhoun County: 7 %Calhoun County7St. Clair County: 6.9 %St. Clair County6.9Sanilac County: 6.8 %Sanilac County6.8Saginaw County: 6.7 %Saginaw County6.7Wexford County: 6.7 %Wexford County6.7Ingham County: 6.7 %Ingham County6.7Presque Isle County: 6.7 %Presque Isle County6.7Kalamazoo County: 6.7 %Kalamazoo County6.7Tuscola County: 6.6 %Tuscola County6.6Ontonagon County: 6.6 %Ontonagon County6.6Manistee County: 6.5 %Manistee County6.5Montmorency County: 6.4 %Montmorency County6.4Berrien County: 6.4 %Berrien County6.4Kalkaska County: 6.2 %Kalkaska County6.2Roscommon County: 6.1 %Roscommon County6.1Macomb County: 6 %Macomb County6Jackson County: 6 %Jackson County6Barry County: 5.9 %Barry County5.9Mackinac County: 10.2 %Mackinac County10.2Clare County: 10.1 %Clare County10.1Chippewa County: 10 %Chippewa County10Oscoda County: 9.9 %Oscoda County9.9Wayne County: 9.2 %Wayne County9.2Ogemaw County: 8.8 %Ogemaw County8.8Genesee County: 8.7 %Genesee County8.7Schoolcraft County: 8.6 %Schoolcraft County8.6Luce County: 8.1 %Luce County8.1Osceola County: 7.9 %Osceola County7.9Iosco County: 7.8 %Iosco County7.8Missaukee County: 7.7 %Missaukee County7.7Arenac County: 7.7 %Arenac County7.7Lake County: 7.5 %Lake County7.5Gladwin County: 7.4 %Gladwin County7.4Cheboygan County: 7.4 %Cheboygan County7.4Muskegon County: 7.3 %Muskegon County7.3Isabella County: 7.2 %Isabella County7.2Crawford County: 7.2 %Crawford County7.2Alpena County: 7.1 %Alpena County7.1Alcona County: 7.1 %Alcona County7.1Alger County: 7.1 %Alger County7.1Calhoun County: 7 %Calhoun County7St. Clair County: 6.9 %St. Clair County6.9Sanilac County: 6.8 %Sanilac County6.8Saginaw County: 6.7 %Saginaw County6.7Wexford County: 6.7 %Wexford County6.7Ingham County: 6.7 %Ingham County6.7Presque Isle County: 6.7 %Presque Isle County6.7Kalamazoo County: 6.7 %Kalamazoo County6.7Tuscola County: 6.6 %Tuscola County6.6Ontonagon County: 6.6 %Ontonagon County6.6Manistee County: 6.5 %Manistee County6.5Montmorency County: 6.4 %Montmorency County6.4Berrien County: 6.4 %Berrien County6.4Kalkaska County: 6.2 %Kalkaska County6.2Roscommon County: 6.1 %Roscommon County6.1Macomb County: 6 %Macomb County6Jackson County: 6 %Jackson County6Barry County: 5.9 %Barry County5.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Mackinac County10.2
2Clare County10.1
3Chippewa County10
4Oscoda County9.9
5Wayne County9.2
6Ogemaw County8.8
7Genesee County8.7
8Schoolcraft County8.6
9Luce County8.1
10Osceola County7.9
11Iosco County7.8
12Missaukee County7.7
13Arenac County7.7
14Lake County7.5
15Gladwin County7.4
16Cheboygan County7.4
17Muskegon County7.3
18Isabella County7.2
19Crawford County7.2
20Alpena County7.1
21Alcona County7.1
22Alger County7.1
23Calhoun County7
24St. Clair County6.9
25Sanilac County6.8
26Saginaw County6.7
27Wexford County6.7
28Ingham County6.7
28Presque Isle County6.7
30Kalamazoo County6.7
31Tuscola County6.6
32Ontonagon County6.6
33Manistee County6.5
34Montmorency County6.4
35Berrien County6.4
36Kalkaska County6.2
37Roscommon County6.1
38Macomb County6
39Jackson County6
40Barry County5.9
41Marquette County5.9
42Houghton County5.7
43Menominee County5.7
44Cass County5.6
45Lapeer County5.6
46Oceana County5.5
47Mecosta County5.5
48Bay County5.5
49Gratiot County5.4
50Branch County5.4
51Lenawee County5.4
52Monroe County5.3
53Benzie County5.2
54Gogebic County5.2
55Huron County5.2
56Van Buren County5.2
57Delta County5
57Ionia County5
59St. Joseph County5
60Keweenaw County5
60Midland County5
62Dickinson County4.9
62Newaygo County4.9
64Oakland County4.9
65Otsego County4.8
66Kent County4.7
67Washtenaw County4.7
68Eaton County4.7
69Antrim County4.7
70Iron County4.7
71Montcalm County4.6
72Mason County4.4
73Emmet County4.3
74Grand Traverse County4.3
74Shiawassee County4.3
76Livingston County4.2
77Baraga County4.1
78Charlevoix County4.1
79Hillsdale County4
80Leelanau County4
81Ottawa County3.9
82Clinton County3.6
83Allegan County3.6

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Michigan by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Michigan by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/michigan-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Michigan by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/michigan-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Michigan by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/michigan-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Mackinac County, with 10.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Allegan County, with 3.6% in 2021.

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