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Michigan Business Applications by County

Explore annual Census business applications across Michigan. Bubble size shows application volume; color can show volume or year-over-year change.

Latest year: 2025 · 83 counties

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Where are business applications concentrated?

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Light to dark: lower to higher application volumeBubble size: applications

County points use official Census internal coordinates. Values are protected estimates from the published annual BFS county file.

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Ranked by 2025 business applications

Michigan counties ranked by 2025 business applications
RankCountyApplicationsvs. prior yearShare of state
1Wayne County (featured)39,517+10.1%26.0%
2Oakland County25,780+12.6%17.0%
3Macomb County14,265+14.9%9.4%
4Kent County9,716+9.7%6.4%
5Ingham County6,757+15.7%4.4%
6Genesee County5,589+18.5%3.7%
7Washtenaw County4,975+7.0%3.3%
8Ottawa County3,257+16.3%2.1%
9Kalamazoo County3,191+20.8%2.1%
10Livingston County2,321+15.8%1.5%
11Saginaw County2,108+14.4%1.4%
12Berrien County1,859+17.1%1.2%
13Muskegon County1,752+5.2%1.2%
14St. Clair County1,676+15.2%1.1%
15Jackson County1,632+14.3%1.1%
16Calhoun County1,620+31.9%1.1%
17Monroe County1,499+17.7%1.0%
18Grand Traverse County1,399+10.1%0.9%
19Eaton County1,290+28.4%0.8%
20Allegan County1,274+20.9%0.8%
21Bay County924+18.2%0.6%
22Lapeer County914+14.1%0.6%
23Lenawee County891+13.6%0.6%
24Midland County823+7.3%0.5%
25Van Buren County753+11.9%0.5%
26Clinton County742+3.1%0.5%
27Barry County634+13.0%0.4%
28Shiawassee County628+6.3%0.4%
29Montcalm County580+19.6%0.4%
30Marquette County576+4.0%0.4%
31Isabella County561+7.5%0.4%
32St. Joseph County551+15.5%0.4%
33Ionia County520+11.3%0.3%
34Cass County509+21.5%0.3%
35Newaygo County502+13.3%0.3%
36Tuscola County462+22.9%0.3%
37Branch County421+21.0%0.3%
38Mecosta County417+26.0%0.3%
39Emmet County408+11.5%0.3%
40Wexford County395-3.9%0.3%
41Sanilac County392+25.2%0.3%
42Hillsdale County382+12.7%0.3%
43Charlevoix County325+10.5%0.2%
44Otsego County315+16.2%0.2%
45Leelanau County314-7.4%0.2%
46Antrim County309+20.7%0.2%
47Clare County283+12.3%0.2%
48Houghton County282+16.5%0.2%
49Delta County281+9.3%0.2%
50Gratiot County279+11.2%0.2%
51Cheboygan County270+28.0%0.2%
52Roscommon County256+45.5%0.2%
53Mason County245-5.8%0.2%
54Oceana County236+0.9%0.2%
55Alpena County235+2.6%0.2%
56Chippewa County235-11.7%0.2%
57Huron County235-6.0%0.2%
58Dickinson County229+25.1%0.2%
59Gladwin County228+8.6%0.1%
60Iosco County228+26.0%0.1%
61Benzie County224+25.1%0.1%
62Manistee County2180.0%0.1%
63Kalkaska County200+13.6%0.1%
64Osceola County199-3.9%0.1%
65Ogemaw County192+45.5%0.1%
66Menominee County176+39.7%0.1%
67Lake County148+33.3%0.1%
68Crawford County126+10.5%0.1%
69Missaukee County125-2.3%0.1%
70Presque Isle County125+11.6%0.1%
71Iron County121+28.7%0.1%
72Gogebic County117+12.5%0.1%
73Arenac County113+8.7%0.1%
74Oscoda County102+41.7%0.1%
75Mackinac County94+34.3%0.1%
76Montmorency County90+21.6%0.1%
77Alcona County87-13.0%0.1%
78Alger County82+30.2%0.1%
79Schoolcraft County82+30.2%0.1%
80Baraga County69+50.0%0.0%
81Luce County59+55.3%0.0%
82Ontonagon County40-28.6%0.0%
83Keweenaw County16-33.3%0.0%