Counties in Michigan by business revenue: real estate, rental and leasing (Economic Census)

Wayne County had the highest business revenue: real estate, rental and leasing (Economic Census) of 65 counties in 2017, at $7.91 billion. Baraga County had the lowest, at $426,000. The median was $20.74 million and the figure for Michigan was $17.78 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7,908.7Wayne County
Lowest0.4Baraga County
Median20.765 counties
Michigan17,782.6History

Map of counties, 2017

Allegan County: 43.3 USD millionAlpena County: 9.8 USD millionAntrim County: 7.7 USD millionBaraga County: 0.4 USD millionBarry County: 15.1 USD millionBay County: 26.3 USD millionBenzie County: 5.1 USD millionBerrien County: 277.4 USD millionBranch County: 14.8 USD millionCalhoun County: 59.1 USD millionCass County: 13.7 USD millionCharlevoix County: 26.1 USD millionChippewa County: 12.5 USD millionClinton County: 63.2 USD millionCrawford County: 5.2 USD millionDelta County: 7.5 USD millionDickinson County: 13.6 USD millionEaton County: 110.7 USD millionEmmet County: 35.7 USD millionGenesee County: 338.1 USD millionGladwin County: 9.6 USD millionGrand Traverse County: 121.8 USD millionGratiot County: 7.1 USD millionHillsdale County: 7.3 USD millionHuron County: 4.1 USD millionIngham County: 292.7 USD millionIonia County: 7.1 USD millionIosco County: 7.6 USD millionIron County: 4.2 USD millionIsabella County: 99.3 USD millionJackson County: 104.9 USD millionKalamazoo County: 297 USD millionKalkaska County: 20.5 USD millionKent County: 967 USD millionLapeer County: 34.3 USD millionLeelanau County: 14.2 USD millionLenawee County: 29.9 USD millionLivingston County: 171.5 USD millionLuce County: 8.3 USD millionMackinac County: 6.5 USD millionMacomb County: 908.7 USD millionManistee County: 7.7 USD millionMarquette County: 82 USD millionMason County: 50.2 USD millionMecosta County: 20.7 USD millionMenominee County: 5.4 USD millionMidland County: 70.3 USD millionMissaukee County: 1.2 USD millionMonroe County: 49.8 USD millionMontcalm County: 7.7 USD millionMuskegon County: 78.3 USD millionNewaygo County: 15.3 USD millionOakland County: 3,291.9 USD millionOceana County: 7.7 USD millionOntonagon County: 0.4 USD millionOtsego County: 12.6 USD millionOttawa County: 470.5 USD millionSaginaw County: 139.2 USD millionSt. Clair County: 78.5 USD millionSt. Joseph County: 18.9 USD millionShiawassee County: 20.9 USD millionVan Buren County: 17.5 USD millionWashtenaw County: 1,101.3 USD millionWayne County: 7,908.7 USD millionWexford County: 21.5 USD million
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USD million, 2017. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all establishments. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Wayne County: 7,908.7 USD millionWayne County7,908.7Oakland County: 3,291.9 USD millionOakland County3,291.9Washtenaw County: 1,101.3 USD millionWashtenaw County1,101.3Kent County: 967 USD millionKent County967Macomb County: 908.7 USD millionMacomb County908.7Ottawa County: 470.5 USD millionOttawa County470.5Genesee County: 338.1 USD millionGenesee County338.1Kalamazoo County: 297 USD millionKalamazoo County297Ingham County: 292.7 USD millionIngham County292.7Berrien County: 277.4 USD millionBerrien County277.4Livingston County: 171.5 USD millionLivingston County171.5Saginaw County: 139.2 USD millionSaginaw County139.2Grand Traverse County: 121.8 USD millionGrand Traverse County121.8Eaton County: 110.7 USD millionEaton County110.7Jackson County: 104.9 USD millionJackson County104.9Isabella County: 99.3 USD millionIsabella County99.3Marquette County: 82 USD millionMarquette County82St. Clair County: 78.5 USD millionSt. Clair County78.5Muskegon County: 78.3 USD millionMuskegon County78.3Midland County: 70.3 USD millionMidland County70.3Clinton County: 63.2 USD millionClinton County63.2Calhoun County: 59.1 USD millionCalhoun County59.1Mason County: 50.2 USD millionMason County50.2Monroe County: 49.8 USD millionMonroe County49.8Allegan County: 43.3 USD millionAllegan County43.3Emmet County: 35.7 USD millionEmmet County35.7Lapeer County: 34.3 USD millionLapeer County34.3Lenawee County: 29.9 USD millionLenawee County29.9Bay County: 26.3 USD millionBay County26.3Charlevoix County: 26.1 USD millionCharlevoix County26.1Wexford County: 21.5 USD millionWexford County21.5Shiawassee County: 20.9 USD millionShiawassee County20.9Mecosta County: 20.7 USD millionMecosta County20.7Kalkaska County: 20.5 USD millionKalkaska County20.5St. Joseph County: 18.9 USD millionSt. Joseph County18.9Van Buren County: 17.5 USD millionVan Buren County17.5Newaygo County: 15.3 USD millionNewaygo County15.3Barry County: 15.1 USD millionBarry County15.1Branch County: 14.8 USD millionBranch County14.8Leelanau County: 14.2 USD millionLeelanau County14.2Wayne County: 7,908.7 USD millionWayne County7,908.7Oakland County: 3,291.9 USD millionOakland County3,291.9Washtenaw County: 1,101.3 USD millionWashtenaw County1,101.3Kent County: 967 USD millionKent County967Macomb County: 908.7 USD millionMacomb County908.7Ottawa County: 470.5 USD millionOttawa County470.5Genesee County: 338.1 USD millionGenesee County338.1Kalamazoo County: 297 USD millionKalamazoo County297Ingham County: 292.7 USD millionIngham County292.7Berrien County: 277.4 USD millionBerrien County277.4Livingston County: 171.5 USD millionLivingston County171.5Saginaw County: 139.2 USD millionSaginaw County139.2Grand Traverse County: 121.8 USD millionGrand Traverse County121.8Eaton County: 110.7 USD millionEaton County110.7Jackson County: 104.9 USD millionJackson County104.9Isabella County: 99.3 USD millionIsabella County99.3Marquette County: 82 USD millionMarquette County82St. Clair County: 78.5 USD millionSt. Clair County78.5Muskegon County: 78.3 USD millionMuskegon County78.3Midland County: 70.3 USD millionMidland County70.3Clinton County: 63.2 USD millionClinton County63.2Calhoun County: 59.1 USD millionCalhoun County59.1Mason County: 50.2 USD millionMason County50.2Monroe County: 49.8 USD millionMonroe County49.8Allegan County: 43.3 USD millionAllegan County43.3Emmet County: 35.7 USD millionEmmet County35.7Lapeer County: 34.3 USD millionLapeer County34.3Lenawee County: 29.9 USD millionLenawee County29.9Bay County: 26.3 USD millionBay County26.3Charlevoix County: 26.1 USD millionCharlevoix County26.1Wexford County: 21.5 USD millionWexford County21.5Shiawassee County: 20.9 USD millionShiawassee County20.9Mecosta County: 20.7 USD millionMecosta County20.7Kalkaska County: 20.5 USD millionKalkaska County20.5St. Joseph County: 18.9 USD millionSt. Joseph County18.9Van Buren County: 17.5 USD millionVan Buren County17.5Newaygo County: 15.3 USD millionNewaygo County15.3Barry County: 15.1 USD millionBarry County15.1Branch County: 14.8 USD millionBranch County14.8Leelanau County: 14.2 USD millionLeelanau County14.2
USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all establishments. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Sales, value of shipments or revenue of employer establishments in real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), in millions of current US dollars, from the U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census.

Economic Census, taken every five years: values exist for 2017 and 2022 only, and the 2027 census publishes about 2029. Revenue of employer establishments located in the place, in millions of current US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; nonemployers (nonemployer_receipts_usd_*) are not included, and government owned establishments are generally out of scope. Manufacturing is the value of shipments and wholesale and retail trade are sales, so an establishment selling to another counts in both and sectors do not add up to output or GDP. Cells that would disclose individual companies (flag D) or that Census does not publish are missing here, not zero; counties are published for 14 of the 18 sectors. Sectors follow NAICS 2017 for 2017 and NAICS 2022 for 2022.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 13 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all establishments. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2021). Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all establishments (Counties in Michigan by business revenue: real estate, rental and leasing (Economic Census), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip

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Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all establishments, Counties in Michigan by business revenue: real estate, rental and leasing (Economic Census), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 May 2021, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-revenue-real-estate/michigan-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2021) Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all establishments, Counties in Michigan by business revenue: real estate, rental and leasing (Economic Census), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-revenue-real-estate/michigan-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business revenue: real estate, rental and leasing (Economic Census)?

Wayne County, with $7.91 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest business revenue: real estate, rental and leasing (Economic Census)?

Baraga County, with $426,000 in 2017.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all establishments. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 13 counties have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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