Michigan County GDP Rankings
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5-Year Trend
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What this means
BEA county-level GDP measures total economic output produced within each of Michigan’s 83 counties. Wayne County alone contributes roughly one quarter of state GDP; the top 5 counties account for over 60%.
What you can do
- For local-government planners: track YoY growth vs. peer counties to benchmark economic-development effectiveness.
- For businesses choosing a Michigan location: compare per-capita GDP (output ÷ population) — that adjusts for size and reveals productive economies.
- Use alongside Census ACS income data — high GDP per capita with stagnant median income flags productivity gains not reaching workers.
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