Michigan
#25of 5155C+
Above: California (55). Below: Minnesota (55).
Starting up
How many businesses get founded here, and what the state takes in tax.
61+6 vs median
- Business applications per 1,000 residents1.666 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- State tax collected per resident$4,02456 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections
Population health
One comparable public-health read, asked the same way of every state.
51+1 vs median
- Adult obesity, 202436.1%33 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Firearm-injury deaths per 100,000 (crude)12.268 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC NCIPC, CDC NCIPC 2024
Productive base
Output per worker and how much of the job base is manufacturing.
60+9 vs median
- Output per worker$149,67026 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Manufacturing share of jobs13.0%94 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labour market
How tight the market is, and which way it moved last month.
46-3 vs median
- Unemployment rate4.9%12 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Employment change, latest month+0.17%80 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prosperity
What the average person in the state actually earns.
27-25 vs median
- Per-capita personal income$66,55622 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher33.3%32 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year
Things get built
Housing authorised per worker — a direct read on whether projects clear.
41-17 vs median
- Housing units authorised per 1,000 workers0.418 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- House price index (FHFA)584.964 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsFederal Housing Finance Agency
Fiscal standing
What the bond market thinks of the state as a counterparty.
92+0 vs median
- General-obligation ratingAa1 · Stable92 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsMoody's, indicative 2025
Openness
Whether you can get an answer out of the state without telephoning it.
60+9 vs median
- Open-data portal answers an APIYes · gis-michigan.opendata.arcgis.com100 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09
- Incentive, permit & finance datasets880 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA discovery, 2026-09
- Government or agency newsroom feeds10 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09