Statistics are provided by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). LARA is composed of several agencies, bureaus and commissions that influence business growth and job creation through regulation.
Professional licenses issued per county
Rank | County | Licenses Issued in Q2 of 2019 | Licenses Issued in Q1 of 2019 | % Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oakland County | 1,676 | 1,639 | 2.3 |
2 | Wayne County | 1,247 | 1,197 | 4.2 |
3 | Macomb County | 752 | 718 | 4.7 |
4 | Kent County | 684 | 657 | 4.1 |
5 | Genesee County | 378 | 362 | 4.4 |
6 | Ottawa County | 311 | 310 | 0.3 |
7 | Washtenaw County | 243 | 240 | 1.3 |
8 | Livingston County | 203 | 202 | 0.5 |
9 | Ingham County | 132 | 122 | 8.2 |
10 | Kalamazoo County | 116 | 102 | 13.7 |
11 | Emmet County | 108 | 103 | 4.9 |
12 | Grand Traverse County | 98 | 91 | 7.7 |
13 | Saginaw County | 66 | 60 | 10 |
14 | Midland County | 65 | 65 | 0 |
15 | Lapeer County | 55 | 52 | 5.8 |
16 | Marquette County | 43 | 41 | 4.9 |
16 | Eaton County | 43 | 42 | 2.4 |
18 | Monroe County | 41 | 23 | 78.3 |
18 | Cook County | 41 | 15 | 173.3 |
18 | Berrien County | 41 | 32 | 28.1 |
21 | Out-of-state County | 40 | 8 | 400 |
22 | Lenawee County | 32 | 21 | 52.4 |
23 | Isabella County | 27 | 23 | 17.4 |
23 | Calhoun County | 27 | 16 | 68.8 |
25 | St. Clair County | 25 | 12 | 108.3 |
25 | Allegan County | 25 | 17 | 47.1 |
27 | Van Buren County | 22 | 20 | 10 |
28 | Shiawassee County | 21 | 18 | 16.7 |
28 | Bay County | 21 | 15 | 40 |
30 | Muskegon County | 20 | 12 | 66.7 |
31 | Jackson County | 18 | 15 | 20 |
32 | Barry County | 17 | 17 | 0 |
33 | Wexford County | 16 | 13 | 23.1 |
34 | Clinton County | 15 | 12 | 25 |
35 | Hennepin County | 12 | 3 | 300 |
36 | Saint Clair County | 11 | 7 | 57.1 |
37 | Lake County | 10 | 1 | 900 |
38 | Marion County | 9 | 0 | Increase |
38 | Ionia County | 9 | 5 | 80 |
40 | Kalkaska County | 8 | 7 | 14.3 |
40 | Johnson County | 8 | 0 | Increase |
40 | Gratiot County | 8 | 2 | 300 |
40 | Douglas County | 8 | 2 | 300 |
40 | Dickinson County | 8 | 6 | 33.3 |
40 | Cass County | 8 | 2 | 300 |
40 | Alpena County | 8 | 7 | 14.3 |
47 | San Diego County | 7 | 3 | 133.3 |
47 | Saint Louis County | 7 | 0 | Increase |
47 | Newaygo County | 7 | 1 | 600 |
47 | Montgomery County | 7 | 0 | Increase |
47 | Iosco County | 7 | 3 | 133.3 |
47 | Huron County | 7 | 1 | 600 |
47 | Houghton County | 7 | 2 | 250 |
47 | Fulton County | 7 | 0 | Increase |
47 | Delta County | 7 | 2 | 250 |
47 | Dallas County | 7 | 4 | 75 |
47 | Clark County | 7 | 0 | Increase |
47 | Cheboygan County | 7 | 2 | 250 |
47 | Charlevoix County | 7 | 6 | 16.7 |
60 | Tuscola County | 6 | 4 | 50 |
60 | Montcalm County | 6 | 3 | 100 |
60 | Milwaukee County | 6 | 4 | 50 |
60 | Leelanau County | 6 | 0 | Increase |
60 | Dupage County | 6 | 0 | Increase |
60 | Delaware County | 6 | 1 | 500 |
60 | Dekalb County | 6 | 0 | Increase |
60 | Benzie County | 6 | 1 | 500 |
60 | Antrim County | 6 | 2 | 200 |
69 | Summit County | 5 | 0 | Increase |
69 | New York County | 5 | 1 | 400 |
69 | Menominee County | 5 | 4 | 25 |
69 | Knox County | 5 | 0 | Increase |
69 | Kings County | 5 | 1 | 400 |
69 | Iron County | 5 | 0 | Increase |
69 | Gogebic County | 5 | 1 | 400 |
69 | Denton County | 5 | 1 | 400 |
69 | Clare County | 5 | 4 | 25 |
69 | Chippewa County | 5 | 2 | 150 |
69 | Allen County | 5 | 0 | Increase |
80 | Winnebago County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
80 | Roscommon County | 4 | 3 | 33.3 |
80 | Osceola County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
80 | Orange County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
80 | Mecklenburg County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
80 | Lucas County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
80 | Jefferson County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
80 | Hillsborough County | 4 | 2 | 100 |
80 | Harris County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
80 | Hamilton County | 4 | 2 | 100 |
80 | Gladwin County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
80 | Cuyahoga County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
80 | Collin County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
80 | Branch County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
80 | Arapahoe County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
80 | Allegheny County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
96 | Wood County | 3 | 1 | 200 |
96 | Washington County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
96 | Wake County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
96 | St. Joseph County | 3 | 2 | 50 |
96 | St Joseph County | 3 | 1 | 200 |
96 | Mecosta County | 3 | 1 | 200 |
96 | Mason County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
96 | Maricopa County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
96 | Manistee County | 3 | 1 | 200 |
96 | Los Angeles County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
96 | Hudson County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
96 | Hillsdale County | 3 | 1 | 200 |
96 | Floyd County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
96 | Fairfax County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
96 | Davidson County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
96 | Bucks County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
96 | Alcona County | 3 | 1 | 200 |
113 | Williamson County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Will County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Whiteside County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Waukesha County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Union County | 2 | 1 | 100 |
113 | Travis County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Tarrant County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Suffolk County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Shelby County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Sarasota County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Sanilac County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
113 | Saint Charles County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Rock Island County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Pasco County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Palm Beach County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Otsego County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
113 | Oneida County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Ogemaw County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
113 | Oceana County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Nassau County | 2 | 1 | 100 |
113 | Muscatine County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
113 | Miami-dade County | 2 | 1 | 100 |
113 | Mercer County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Marinette County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Mackinac County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Hancock County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Greene County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Franklin County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Fayette County | 2 | 1 | 100 |
113 | Essex County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Dane County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Cherokee County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
113 | Canyon County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Camden County | 2 | 1 | 100 |
113 | Butler County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
113 | Brevard County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Bexar County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Bergen County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Baraga County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Baltimore City County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Arlington County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
113 | Adams County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
155 | York County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Wilson County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Wilkes County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Ventura County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Twin Falls County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Tulsa County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Tulare County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Tippecanoe County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Sullivan County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Story County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Stearns County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Snohomish County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Smith County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Seminole County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Schuylkill County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Schoolcraft County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Santa Barbara County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Sangamon County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | San Mateo County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | San Luis Obispo County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | San Joaquin County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Salt Lake County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Saint Tammany County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Saint Louis City County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Rockingham County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Roanoke County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Randolph County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Randall County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Ramsey County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Queens County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Putnam County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Presque Isle County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Porter County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Polk County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Plymouth County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Pinellas County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Perry County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Orleans County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Onondaga County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Oldham County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Norfolk City County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
155 | Norfolk County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Nicholas County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Newport News City County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | New Castle County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Multnomah County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Montmorency County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Missaukee County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Minnehaha County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Middlesex County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Miami County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Medina County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Maury County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Madison County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Macoupin County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Lawrence County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Las Animas County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Larimer County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Laporte County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Lafayette County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | La Salle County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Kosciusko County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Kitsap County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | King County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Kern County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Kenosha County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Kane County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Jasper County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Howard County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Horry County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Gwinnett County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Greenville County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Gloucester County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Fresno County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Fort Bend County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Forsyth County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Fond Du Lac County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Flathead County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Fairfield County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Erie County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Duval County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Dodge County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Deschutes County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Denver County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Defiance County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
155 | Davis County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Dakota County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Cumberland County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Columbia County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Cobb County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
155 | Clay County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Chisago County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Chester County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Champaign County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Centre County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Carver County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Campbell County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
155 | Buncombe County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Broward County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Bradford County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Boyd County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Boulder County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Botetourt County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Bernalillo County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Berks County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Benton County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Beaufort County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Baylor County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Bartholomew County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Arenac County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Anne Arundel County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Allegany County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Alger County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
155 | Ada County | 1 | 0 | Increase |