Rank	County	County Fit Score	baseline CountyScore	Delta
1	Presque Isle County, MI	66.6	70.3	-3.7
2	Ontonagon County, MI	64.7	63.6	+1.1
3	Leelanau County, MI	63.2	60.9	+2.3
4	Dickinson County, MI	62.8	58.8	+4
5	Alger County, MI	61.3	64.7	-3.4
6	Keweenaw County, MI	61.1	70.6	-9.5
7	Charlevoix County, MI	60.6	55.9	+4.7
8	Montmorency County, MI	60.3	56.6	+3.7
9	Antrim County, MI	58.6	55.5	+3.1
10	Gogebic County, MI	58.4	55.8	+2.6
11	Ionia County, MI	58.4	50.5	+7.9
12	Emmet County, MI	57.8	55.5	+2.3
13	Baraga County, MI	57.6	56.1	+1.5
14	Houghton County, MI	57.3	54	+3.3
15	Menominee County, MI	57.3	55.6	+1.7
16	Arenac County, MI	56.9	52.6	+4.3
17	Benzie County, MI	56.9	53	+3.9
18	Chippewa County, MI	56.9	52.9	+4
19	Midland County, MI	56.9	52.2	+4.7
20	Luce County, MI	56.4	53.3	+3.1
21	Alpena County, MI	55.9	52.4	+3.5
22	Iron County, MI	55.9	59.5	-3.6
23	Missaukee County, MI	55.9	50	+5.9
24	Schoolcraft County, MI	55.8	55.8	0
25	Mason County, MI	55.7	51.4	+4.3
26	Alcona County, MI	55.6	60.9	-5.3
27	Livingston County, MI	55.6	54.6	+1
28	Oscoda County, MI	55.5	54.3	+1.2
29	Lake County, MI	54.6	55.6	-1
30	Crawford County, MI	54.2	49.4	+4.8
31	Huron County, MI	53.8	54.8	-1
32	Grand Traverse County, MI	53.7	51.4	+2.3
33	Lapeer County, MI	53.5	49.6	+3.9
34	Iosco County, MI	53.1	50.8	+2.3
35	Cheboygan County, MI	53	52.8	+0.2
36	Otsego County, MI	53	50	+3
37	Mackinac County, MI	52.8	46.7	+6.1
38	Ottawa County, MI	52.4	52	+0.4
39	Barry County, MI	52.3	46.4	+5.9
40	Newaygo County, MI	52.2	50.4	+1.8
41	Kalkaska County, MI	52	45.2	+6.8
42	Osceola County, MI	51.9	50.3	+1.6
43	Oceana County, MI	51.7	47.8	+3.9
44	Delta County, MI	51.3	49.7	+1.6
45	Sanilac County, MI	51.2	52	-0.8
46	Manistee County, MI	51.1	42.3	+8.8
47	Gladwin County, MI	50.7	49.6	+1.1
48	Tuscola County, MI	50	46.6	+3.4
49	Roscommon County, MI	49.9	47.3	+2.6
50	Marquette County, MI	48.7	50.8	-2.1
51	Monroe County, MI	48.1	42.8	+5.3
52	Gratiot County, MI	47.8	43.3	+4.5
53	Eaton County, MI	47.7	39.5	+8.2
54	Allegan County, MI	47	40.6	+6.4
55	Ogemaw County, MI	46.9	43.1	+3.8
56	Hillsdale County, MI	46.7	44.5	+2.2
57	Oakland County, MI	46.6	43.7	+2.9
58	Cass County, MI	46.5	40.7	+5.8
59	Montcalm County, MI	46.3	38.8	+7.5
60	St. Clair County, MI	46.2	42.4	+3.8
61	Van Buren County, MI	45.9	38.1	+7.8
62	Clare County, MI	45.5	43.4	+2.1
63	Shiawassee County, MI	45.3	43	+2.3
64	Clinton County, MI	44.4	33.7	+10.7
65	Lenawee County, MI	44.3	40.8	+3.5
66	St. Joseph County, MI	43.9	38.1	+5.8
67	Wexford County, MI	43.3	36.5	+6.8
68	Bay County, MI	42.8	39.1	+3.7
69	Branch County, MI	42.1	37	+5.1
70	Mecosta County, MI	41.9	40.9	+1
71	Washtenaw County, MI	41.5	38	+3.5
72	Ingham County, MI	41.1	37.9	+3.2
73	Macomb County, MI	41	37.2	+3.8
74	Kent County, MI	40.6	36.7	+3.9
75	Muskegon County, MI	38.5	33.7	+4.8
76	Jackson County, MI	38.1	33.2	+4.9
77	Kalamazoo County, MI	37	30.9	+6.1
78	Berrien County, MI	36.8	32.9	+3.9
79	Isabella County, MI	35.6	34.9	+0.7
80	Saginaw County, MI	35.4	32	+3.4
81	Calhoun County, MI	33.4	29	+4.4
82	Genesee County, MI	33.2	31	+2.2
83	Wayne County, MI	26.9	25.4	+1.5

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