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Counties in Michigan by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

Leelanau County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 83 counties in 2021, at 90.4%. Ingham County had the lowest, at 58.4%. The median was 79.8% and the figure for Michigan was 72.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest90.4Leelanau County
Lowest58.4Ingham County
Median79.883 counties
Michigan72.2History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Leelanau CountyLeelanau County: 90.4 %90.4Benzie CountyBenzie County: 89.6 %89.6Ontonagon CountyOntonagon County: 89.5 %89.5Alcona CountyAlcona County: 89.2 %89.2Keweenaw CountyKeweenaw County: 88.9 %88.9Presque Isle CountyPresque Isle County: 88.9 %88.9Antrim CountyAntrim County: 88.3 %88.3Oscoda CountyOscoda County: 87.4 %87.4Montmorency CountyMontmorency County: 86.7 %86.7Gladwin CountyGladwin County: 86.5 %86.5Oceana CountyOceana County: 86.2 %86.2Lapeer CountyLapeer County: 86 %86Barry CountyBarry County: 85.9 %85.9Livingston CountyLivingston County: 85.6 %85.6Arenac CountyArenac County: 85.3 %85.3Manistee CountyManistee County: 85.1 %85.1Allegan CountyAllegan County: 85.1 %85.1Cheboygan CountyCheboygan County: 84.9 %84.9Newaygo CountyNewaygo County: 84.7 %84.7Kalkaska CountyKalkaska County: 84.7 %84.7Tuscola CountyTuscola County: 84.7 %84.7Lake CountyLake County: 84.6 %84.6Schoolcraft CountySchoolcraft County: 84.5 %84.5Iron CountyIron County: 84.1 %84.1Clare CountyClare County: 83.7 %83.7Osceola CountyOsceola County: 83 %83Iosco CountyIosco County: 82.4 %82.4Roscommon CountyRoscommon County: 82.4 %82.4Cass CountyCass County: 81.9 %81.9Crawford CountyCrawford County: 81.9 %81.9Charlevoix CountyCharlevoix County: 81.8 %81.8Ogemaw CountyOgemaw County: 81.8 %81.8Clinton CountyClinton County: 81.7 %81.7Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 81.5 %81.5Alger CountyAlger County: 81.2 %81.2Huron CountyHuron County: 81.2 %81.2Missaukee CountyMissaukee County: 80.9 %80.9Monroe CountyMonroe County: 80.9 %80.9Menominee CountyMenominee County: 80.8 %80.8Montcalm CountyMontcalm County: 80.7 %80.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Leelanau County90.4
2Benzie County89.6
3Ontonagon County89.5
4Alcona County89.2
5Keweenaw County88.9
6Presque Isle County88.9
7Antrim County88.3
8Oscoda County87.4
9Montmorency County86.7
10Gladwin County86.5
11Oceana County86.2
12Lapeer County86
13Barry County85.9
14Livingston County85.6
15Arenac County85.3
16Manistee County85.1
17Allegan County85.1
18Cheboygan County84.9
19Newaygo County84.7
20Kalkaska County84.7
21Tuscola County84.7
22Lake County84.6
23Schoolcraft County84.5
24Iron County84.1
25Clare County83.7
26Osceola County83
27Iosco County82.4
28Roscommon County82.4
29Cass County81.9
30Crawford County81.9
31Charlevoix County81.8
32Ogemaw County81.8
33Clinton County81.7
34Dickinson County81.5
35Alger County81.2
36Huron County81.2
37Missaukee County80.9
37Monroe County80.9
39Menominee County80.8
40Montcalm County80.7
41St. Clair County79.9
42Wexford County79.8
43Sanilac County79.5
44Gogebic County79.3
45Van Buren County79
46Ottawa County78.9
47Alpena County78.5
48Hillsdale County78.5
49Baraga County78.5
50Delta County78.2
51Lenawee County78
52Ionia County77.6
53Mason County77.5
54Luce County77.4
55Midland County77.2
56Gratiot County77
57Shiawassee County77
58Muskegon County76.8
59Emmet County76.8
60Grand Traverse County75.9
61Bay County75.7
62Branch County75.6
63Mecosta County75.2
64Otsego County75.2
65St. Joseph County74.6
66Jackson County74.5
67Macomb County74.4
68Mackinac County73.9
69Eaton County73.3
70Chippewa County72.2
71Saginaw County72.1
72Berrien County71.9
73Oakland County71.7
74Marquette County71.6
75Genesee County70.5
76Calhoun County70.4
77Kent County70.3
78Houghton County68.8
79Kalamazoo County63.7
80Wayne County63.4
81Isabella County62.6
82Washtenaw County61.4
83Ingham County58.4

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Leelanau County, with 90.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Ingham County, with 58.4% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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