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How many accountants are in Michigan?

41,460
accountants employed in Michigan in May 2025 (BLS estimate for Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011).

41,460 accountants were employed in Michigan in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 411.4 per 100,000 residents and ranks Michigan 13 of 51 states with data. Michigan accounts for 2.9% of the 1,449,490 accountants counted across all states.

13 of 51rank by headcount
411.4per 100,000 residents (rank 32)
15,337with a published business email
10,077,331Michigan residents (2020 Census)

Michigan compared with the states around it

#StateAccountantsPer 100,000
11Georgia44,020410.9
12New Jersey42,250454.8
13Michigan41,460411.4
14Colorado35,410613.3
15Washington34,740450.9

The full ranking of all 51 states is on the accountants page. Largest: California with 175,360. Highest per capita: District of Columbia at 1422.7 per 100,000.

How many publish a business email?

15,337 accountants in Michigan have a business email address published on a licence register, a practice website or a professional directory, about 37% of the employed count, as counted by Email Lists USA's Michigan accountants list on September 21, 2026. That figure measures who publishes a work address, not the size of the profession, and it changes with each rebuild of that list.

Questions

How many accountants are in Michigan?

41,460 accountants were employed in Michigan in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 411.4 per 100,000 residents and ranks Michigan 13 of 51 states with data.

Is that the number of licensed accountants in Michigan?

No. It is the number employed in the occupation, estimated from an employer survey. Licence rolls are usually larger, because they include people who hold a licence but are retired, inactive, working in another field or licensed in more than one state.

When is this updated?

The BLS releases state occupational estimates once a year, in spring, for the previous May. This page shows the May 2025 release, read on September 21, 2026, and is rebuilt when the next release is published.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025, series OEUS260000000000013201101 (Accountants and Auditors, Michigan), read September 21, 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census resident population. Rank and share computed from the 51 published state estimates.