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Michigan-issued professional licenses ranked by city
| Rank | City | Licenses Issued in third quarter of 2019 | Licenses Issued in third quarter of 2018 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| 2 | Brighton | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Detroit | 5 | 1 | 400 |
| 3 | Ann Arbor | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Ypsilanti | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Milwaukee | 4 | 0 | 100 |
| 7 | Warren | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| 7 | Niles | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | New York | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| 7 | Miami | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| 7 | Kalamazoo | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| 7 | Dearborn Heights | 3 | 2 | 50 |
| 13 | Troy | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| 13 | Tacoma | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Portage | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| 13 | Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Perrysburg | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Omaha | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Olathe | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Oklahoma City | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Naperville | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Mount Pleasant | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Minneapolis | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Livonia | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| 13 | Littleton | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Jacksonville | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Jackson | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Fort Wayne | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Fond Du Lac | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Flint | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Dallas | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Carmel | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Billings | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Zeeland | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | York | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Xenia | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | White Bear Lake | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Wheaton | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Westminster | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Westerville | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | West Lafayette | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | West Des Moines | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Waukesha | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Vancouver | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Tustin | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Tucson | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Travelers Rest | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Suwanee | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Sugar Land | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Sterling Heights | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Stanton | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Stamford | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Sparks | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Southfield | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Silverton | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Seattle | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | San Diego | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Rockford | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Rochester | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Rochester | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Riverside | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Ridgecrest | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Richmond | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Racine | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Presque Isle | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Pocatello | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Plum | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Piedmont | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Overland Park | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Ormond Beach | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Orlando | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | North Royalton | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | North Olmsted | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | North Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Neenah | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Muskegon | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Mountlake Terrace | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Monroe | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Miramar | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Milan | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Midland | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Meridian | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Maple Grove | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Madison Heights | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Madison | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Macon | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Longview | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Las Vegas | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Lansing | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Kaysville | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Independence | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Huntington Woods | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Hudson | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Howell | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Houston | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Holladay | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Hickory | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Hancock | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Grosse Pointe Woods | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Grosse Pointe Park | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Grant | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Grand Rapids | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Grand Island | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Grand Blanc | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Golden | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Gaylord | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Gaithersburg | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Fort Worth | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Forney | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Folsom | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Flushing | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Ferndale | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Farmington Hills | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Farmers Branch | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Englewood | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Elizabethtown | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Eau Claire | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | East Lansing | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | East Jordan | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Dublin | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Cumming | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Costa Mesa | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Coral Springs | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Conroe | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Collinsville | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Chickamauga | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Charleston | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Celebration | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Burnsville | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Broomfield | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Brookhaven | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Boynton Beach | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Bloomfield Hills | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Birmingham | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Big Lake | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Belleville | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Bellefontaine | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Beaverton | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Bay City | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Battle Creek | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Baltimore | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Aurora | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Aubrey | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Arvada | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Appleton | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Andover | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Allen Park | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Albuquerque | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | Abilene | 1 | 0 | 100 |