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Professional licenses issued per county
| Rank | County | Licenses Issued in Q2 of 2020 | Licenses Issued in Q1 of 2020 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland County | 430 | 412 | 4.4 |
| 2 | Wayne County | 248 | 225 | 10.2 |
| 3 | Kent County | 154 | 149 | 3.4 |
| 4 | Washtenaw County | 85 | 82 | 3.7 |
| 5 | Macomb County | 79 | 73 | 8.2 |
| 6 | Ingham County | 48 | 42 | 14.3 |
| 7 | Ottawa County | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| 8 | Grand Traverse County | 32 | 29 | 10.3 |
| 9 | Genesee County | 31 | 29 | 6.9 |
| 10 | Cook County | 27 | 19 | 42.1 |
| 11 | Kalamazoo County | 18 | 13 | 38.5 |
| 12 | Livingston County | 15 | 14 | 7.1 |
| 13 | Midland County | 13 | 12 | 8.3 |
| 13 | Saginaw County | 13 | 9 | 44.4 |
| 15 | Dallas County | 12 | 9 | 33.3 |
| 16 | Jackson County | 11 | 9 | 22.2 |
| 17 | Lenawee County | 10 | 9 | 11.1 |
| 17 | St. Joseph County | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Eaton County | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Berrien County | 9 | 6 | 50 |
| 21 | Fulton County | 8 | 1 | 700 |
| 22 | Lapeer County | 7 | 5 | 40 |
| 22 | Harris County | 7 | 1 | 600 |
| 22 | Cuyahoga County | 7 | 2 | 250 |
| 22 | Emmet County | 7 | 6 | 16.7 |
| 22 | Allegan County | 7 | 6 | 16.7 |
| 27 | Marquette County | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | Bay County | 6 | 2 | 200 |
| 27 | Manistee County | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | Muskegon County | 6 | 4 | 50 |
| 27 | Maricopa County | 6 | 0 | Increase |
| 32 | Clinton County | 5 | 3 | 66.7 |
| 32 | Marion County | 5 | 4 | 25 |
| 32 | Wexford County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Sanilac County | 5 | 4 | 25 |
| 32 | Van Buren County | 5 | 4 | 25 |
| 32 | Douglas County | 5 | 0 | Increase |
| 32 | Chippewa County | 5 | 3 | 66.7 |
| 32 | Saint Louis County | 5 | 0 | Increase |
| 32 | Denver County | 5 | 0 | Increase |
| 41 | Salt Lake County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
| 41 | Franklin County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
| 41 | Calhoun County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
| 41 | Hillsdale County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | Mackinac County | 4 | 3 | 33.3 |
| 41 | Alameda County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
| 41 | Out-of-state County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
| 41 | Arapahoe County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
| 41 | Wake County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
| 41 | Antrim County | 4 | 0 | Increase |
| 41 | Fort Bend County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 52 | Hennepin County | 3 | 1 | 200 |
| 52 | Washington County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
| 52 | Pinellas County | 3 | 1 | 200 |
| 52 | Middlesex County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
| 52 | Queens County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
| 52 | Kane County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
| 52 | Palm Beach County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
| 52 | Union County | 3 | 2 | 50 |
| 52 | Tuscola County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
| 52 | Dupage County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
| 52 | San Diego County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
| 52 | Northampton County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
| 52 | Gwinnett County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
| 52 | Lucas County | 3 | 2 | 50 |
| 52 | Summit County | 3 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Saint Clair County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Oceana County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Oklahoma County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Hamilton County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Orange County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Newaygo County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Hillsborough County | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| 67 | Campbell County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Broward County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Travis County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Montgomery County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Montcalm County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Monroe County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Greenville County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Johnson County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | St Joseph County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Collin County | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| 67 | Barry County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | King County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Philadelphia County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Shelby County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Kings County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Lancaster County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Mercer County | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| 67 | Mecklenburg County | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| 67 | Placer County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Cumberland County | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| 67 | Sangamon County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Williamson County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Wood County | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| 67 | San Francisco County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Roscommon County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Wyandotte County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Dickinson County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Los Angeles County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 67 | Lake County | 2 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Lexington County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Luzerne County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Mason County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Mesa County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | York County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Knox County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Miami-dade County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Miller County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Kenton County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Milwaukee County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Kendall County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Kaufman County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Missaukee County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Kanawha County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Kalkaska County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Missoula County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Mobile County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Jessamine County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Jefferson County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Monmouth County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Isabella County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Iron County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Iredell County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Ionia County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Nassau County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Indian River County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Huron County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Hudson County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Houston County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Hinds County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | New Castle County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | New York County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Henrico County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Ocean County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Hays County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Hartford County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Oldham County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Hancock County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Onondaga County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Ontario County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Outagamie County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Greene County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Gratiot County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Ozaukee County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Grand Forks County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Pennington County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Gem County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Gallatin County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Pima County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Portage County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Porter County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Floyd County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Fairfax County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Essex County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Erie County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Portsmouth City County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Elkhart County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | El Paso County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Prince Georges County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | East Baton Rouge County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Randolph County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Rockland County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Saint Charles County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Saint Louis City County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Delta County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Delaware County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Dane County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Santa Clara County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Sauk County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Screven County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Crawford County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Sheboygan County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Snohomish County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Cole County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Cobb County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | St. Clair County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Clermont County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Clark County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Christian County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Stephenson County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Cherokee County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Cheboygan County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Suffolk County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Camden County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Taylor County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Butler County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Burlington County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Burleigh County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Bryan County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Brown County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Tolland County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Brevard County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Brazos County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Boulder County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Ulster County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Bernalillo County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Berks County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Bergen County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Beaver County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Vanderburgh County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Ventura County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Baltimore County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Virginia Beach City County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Warrick County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Anoka County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Anne Arundel County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Anderson County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Allen County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Waukesha County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
| 103 | Woodbury County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Ada County | 1 | 0 | Increase |
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