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New businesses registered in Michigan, by county

Every new business registered with the State of Michigan is a public record. Pick a county to see what registered there in September 2026, and where to get the complete list. Updated monthly.

about 12,900
new businesses registered in Michigan in September 2026
about 12,800 of them are listed on a county page below.

Busiest counties, September 2026

  1. New businesses in Wayne County: about 2,670
  2. New businesses in Oakland County: about 2,390
  3. New businesses in Ingham County: about 1,680
  4. New businesses in Macomb County: about 1,050
  5. New businesses in Kent County: about 810
  6. New businesses in Genesee County: about 530
  7. New businesses in Washtenaw County: about 360
  8. New businesses in Kalamazoo County: about 230
  9. New businesses in Livingston County: about 210
  10. New businesses in Ottawa County: about 200

All 83 counties

CountyNew
New businesses in Alcona County7
New businesses in Alger County3
New businesses in Allegan Countyabout 130
New businesses in Alpena County18
New businesses in Antrim County20
New businesses in Arenac County8
New businesses in Baraga County5
New businesses in Barry County35
New businesses in Bay Countyabout 70
New businesses in Benzie County24
New businesses in Berrien Countyabout 120
New businesses in Branch County46
New businesses in Calhoun Countyabout 100
New businesses in Cass County29
New businesses in Charlevoix County27
New businesses in Cheboygan County13
New businesses in Chippewa County19
New businesses in Clare County20
New businesses in Clinton Countyabout 50
New businesses in Crawford County11
New businesses in Delta County30
New businesses in Dickinson County24
New businesses in Eaton Countyabout 120
New businesses in Emmet County42
New businesses in Genesee Countyabout 530
New businesses in Gladwin County25
New businesses in Gogebic County4
New businesses in Grand Traverse Countyabout 80
New businesses in Gratiot County22
New businesses in Hillsdale County34
New businesses in Houghton County19
New businesses in Huron County14
New businesses in Ingham Countyabout 1,680
New businesses in Ionia County47
New businesses in Iosco County21
New businesses in Iron County4
New businesses in Isabella County28
New businesses in Jackson Countyabout 130
New businesses in Kalamazoo Countyabout 230
New businesses in Kalkaska County16
New businesses in Kent Countyabout 810
New businesses in Keweenaw County3
New businesses in Lake County7
New businesses in Lapeer Countyabout 60
New businesses in Leelanau Countyabout 60
New businesses in Lenawee Countyabout 60
New businesses in Livingston Countyabout 210
New businesses in Luce County1
New businesses in Mackinac County16
New businesses in Macomb Countyabout 1,050
New businesses in Manistee County21
New businesses in Marquette County48
New businesses in Mason County13
New businesses in Mecosta County26
New businesses in Menominee County13
New businesses in Midland County47
New businesses in Missaukee County13
New businesses in Monroe Countyabout 110
New businesses in Montcalm County48
New businesses in Montmorency County4
New businesses in Muskegon Countyabout 120
New businesses in Newaygo County27
New businesses in Oakland Countyabout 2,390
New businesses in Oceana County16
New businesses in Ogemaw County10
New businesses in Ontonagon County2
New businesses in Osceola County18
New businesses in Oscoda County3
New businesses in Otsego County22
New businesses in Ottawa Countyabout 200
New businesses in Presque Isle County4
New businesses in Roscommon County15
New businesses in Saginaw Countyabout 130
New businesses in Sanilac County17
New businesses in Schoolcraft County10
New businesses in Shiawassee Countyabout 60
New businesses in St. Clair Countyabout 120
New businesses in St. Joseph County36
New businesses in Tuscola County35
New businesses in Van Buren Countyabout 60
New businesses in Washtenaw Countyabout 360
New businesses in Wayne Countyabout 2,670
New businesses in Wexford County24

Registrations whose registered-office ZIP can't be matched to a county (a PO box, a typo, an address outside Michigan) count in the statewide total but don't appear on a county page.

How we count: each business is placed in a county by the ZIP code of its registered office address. Businesses that use a commercial registered-agent service are counted where that service's office is, so a few counties, Ingham County in particular, show more registrations than actually operate there.

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