Rank	County	County Fit Score	baseline CountyScore	Delta
1	Keweenaw County, MI	76.8	71.6	+5.2
2	Presque Isle County, MI	71.7	70.1	+1.6
3	Alger County, MI	67.3	64.3	+3
4	Ontonagon County, MI	63.6	63.5	+0.1
5	Iron County, MI	63.4	60.4	+3
6	Alcona County, MI	62.1	62.1	0
7	Leelanau County, MI	61.6	60.9	+0.7
8	Livingston County, MI	60.1	54.6	+5.5
9	Emmet County, MI	57.4	55.3	+2.1
10	Dickinson County, MI	57	58.2	-1.2
11	Baraga County, MI	56.9	55.7	+1.2
12	Ottawa County, MI	56.7	52.1	+4.6
13	Charlevoix County, MI	56.5	55.2	+1.3
14	Midland County, MI	56.4	52.4	+4
15	Huron County, MI	55.4	55.5	-0.1
16	Antrim County, MI	55.2	54.7	+0.5
17	Lake County, MI	54.9	55.2	-0.3
18	Schoolcraft County, MI	54.8	55.6	-0.8
19	Benzie County, MI	53.9	52.8	+1.1
20	Gogebic County, MI	53.3	55.5	-2.2
21	Chippewa County, MI	52.9	52.8	+0.1
22	Menominee County, MI	52	56	-4
23	Houghton County, MI	51.7	54.6	-2.9
24	Grand Traverse County, MI	51.6	50.7	+0.9
25	Marquette County, MI	51.3	51	+0.3
26	Lapeer County, MI	51	49.4	+1.6
27	Newaygo County, MI	50.8	50	+0.8
28	Ionia County, MI	50.2	50.7	-0.5
29	Oscoda County, MI	50	54.3	-4.3
30	Otsego County, MI	49.9	50.8	-0.9
31	Mason County, MI	49.7	52	-2.3
32	Arenac County, MI	49.6	51.9	-2.3
33	Sanilac County, MI	49.4	51.8	-2.4
34	Cheboygan County, MI	48.8	51	-2.2
35	Gladwin County, MI	48.4	49.4	-1
36	Oakland County, MI	48	43.7	+4.3
37	Osceola County, MI	47.7	51.2	-3.5
38	Barry County, MI	47.6	46.2	+1.4
39	Missaukee County, MI	47.4	50.2	-2.8
40	Delta County, MI	46.1	49.5	-3.4
41	Alpena County, MI	45.7	52.2	-6.5
42	Montmorency County, MI	45.7	52.5	-6.8
43	Luce County, MI	45.4	50	-4.6
44	Crawford County, MI	45.2	49.5	-4.3
45	Shiawassee County, MI	44.6	42.7	+1.9
46	Tuscola County, MI	44.6	46.5	-1.9
47	Iosco County, MI	44.5	50.3	-5.8
48	Mackinac County, MI	44	45.9	-1.9
49	Hillsdale County, MI	43.2	45.3	-2.1
50	Oceana County, MI	43	46	-3
51	Monroe County, MI	42.9	43.1	-0.2
52	Washtenaw County, MI	42.5	38	+4.5
53	Lenawee County, MI	42.1	40.3	+1.8
54	St. Clair County, MI	42	42.3	-0.3
55	Kalkaska County, MI	41.1	46.2	-5.1
56	Roscommon County, MI	41	47.4	-6.4
57	Allegan County, MI	40.7	40.2	+0.5
58	Gratiot County, MI	40.3	43.1	-2.8
59	Macomb County, MI	40.2	37.3	+2.9
60	Eaton County, MI	40	39.8	+0.2
61	Ingham County, MI	38.9	37.9	+1
62	Cass County, MI	38.7	41.1	-2.4
63	Mecosta County, MI	38.7	42.1	-3.4
64	Clare County, MI	37.5	43.1	-5.6
65	Kent County, MI	37.2	36.8	+0.4
66	Van Buren County, MI	37.1	38.3	-1.2
67	Bay County, MI	36.9	39.4	-2.5
68	St. Joseph County, MI	36.2	38.4	-2.2
69	Ogemaw County, MI	36	41.7	-5.7
70	Branch County, MI	35.2	37.2	-2
71	Manistee County, MI	34.5	42	-7.5
72	Montcalm County, MI	33.4	38	-4.6
73	Isabella County, MI	33.2	35.7	-2.5
74	Clinton County, MI	32.4	33.8	-1.4
75	Wexford County, MI	32.3	36.8	-4.5
76	Jackson County, MI	31.1	33.3	-2.2
77	Muskegon County, MI	30.5	33.8	-3.3
78	Genesee County, MI	29.7	31.5	-1.8
79	Kalamazoo County, MI	29.5	31	-1.5
80	Saginaw County, MI	29.3	31.8	-2.5
81	Berrien County, MI	29.2	32.7	-3.5
82	Calhoun County, MI	27.7	28.9	-1.2
83	Wayne County, MI	24.6	25.6	-1

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