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Counties in Michigan by households

Wayne County had the highest households of 83 counties in 2022, at 688,461. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 1,065. The median was 14,705 and the figure for Michigan was 4.01 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest688,461Wayne County
Lowest1,065Keweenaw County
Median14,70583 counties
Michigan4,009,253History

Map of counties, 2022

Alcona County: 4,832 countAlger County: 3,274 countAllegan County: 44,621 countAlpena County: 12,721 countAntrim County: 10,741 countArenac County: 6,355 countBaraga County: 3,241 countBarry County: 24,286 countBay County: 44,999 countBenzie County: 7,173 countBerrien County: 63,512 countBranch County: 16,769 countCalhoun County: 53,050 countCass County: 20,779 countCharlevoix County: 12,232 countCheboygan County: 10,650 countChippewa County: 13,747 countClare County: 11,935 countClinton County: 31,060 countCrawford County: 5,833 countDelta County: 15,851 countDickinson County: 11,560 countEaton County: 45,000 countEmmet County: 14,530 countGenesee County: 166,060 countGladwin County: 10,859 countGogebic County: 6,937 countGrand Traverse County: 38,572 countGratiot County: 14,705 countHillsdale County: 17,606 countHoughton County: 14,173 countHuron County: 13,617 countIngham County: 115,648 countIonia County: 22,765 countIosco County: 11,558 countIron County: 5,190 countIsabella County: 24,875 countJackson County: 62,059 countKalamazoo County: 105,797 countKalkaska County: 7,377 countKent County: 252,694 countKeweenaw County: 1,065 countLake County: 4,549 countLapeer County: 34,239 countLeelanau County: 9,246 countLenawee County: 38,626 countLivingston County: 74,841 countLuce County: 2,065 countMackinac County: 5,226 countMacomb County: 354,251 countManistee County: 9,927 countMarquette County: 27,345 countMason County: 12,296 countMecosta County: 16,103 countMenominee County: 9,971 countMidland County: 34,336 countMissaukee County: 5,816 countMonroe County: 62,240 countMontcalm County: 23,984 countMontmorency County: 4,678 countMuskegon County: 66,595 countNewaygo County: 19,047 countOakland County: 524,762 countOceana County: 9,936 countOgemaw County: 9,089 countOntonagon County: 2,872 countOsceola County: 8,877 countOscoda County: 3,500 countOtsego County: 10,766 countOttawa County: 108,362 countPresque Isle County: 6,110 countRoscommon County: 11,358 countSaginaw County: 78,000 countSt. Clair County: 65,989 countSt. Joseph County: 23,478 countSanilac County: 17,296 countSchoolcraft County: 3,785 countShiawassee County: 27,925 countTuscola County: 21,518 countVan Buren County: 29,609 countWashtenaw County: 148,704 countWayne County: 688,461 countWexford County: 13,167 count
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  • 27K to 63K
  • 63K and over
count, 2022. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Wayne County: 688,461 countWayne County688,461Oakland County: 524,762 countOakland County524,762Macomb County: 354,251 countMacomb County354,251Kent County: 252,694 countKent County252,694Genesee County: 166,060 countGenesee County166,060Washtenaw County: 148,704 countWashtenaw County148,704Ingham County: 115,648 countIngham County115,648Ottawa County: 108,362 countOttawa County108,362Kalamazoo County: 105,797 countKalamazoo County105,797Saginaw County: 78,000 countSaginaw County78,000Livingston County: 74,841 countLivingston County74,841Muskegon County: 66,595 countMuskegon County66,595St. Clair County: 65,989 countSt. Clair County65,989Berrien County: 63,512 countBerrien County63,512Monroe County: 62,240 countMonroe County62,240Jackson County: 62,059 countJackson County62,059Calhoun County: 53,050 countCalhoun County53,050Eaton County: 45,000 countEaton County45,000Bay County: 44,999 countBay County44,999Allegan County: 44,621 countAllegan County44,621Lenawee County: 38,626 countLenawee County38,626Grand Traverse County: 38,572 countGrand Traverse County38,572Midland County: 34,336 countMidland County34,336Lapeer County: 34,239 countLapeer County34,239Clinton County: 31,060 countClinton County31,060Van Buren County: 29,609 countVan Buren County29,609Shiawassee County: 27,925 countShiawassee County27,925Marquette County: 27,345 countMarquette County27,345Isabella County: 24,875 countIsabella County24,875Barry County: 24,286 countBarry County24,286Montcalm County: 23,984 countMontcalm County23,984St. Joseph County: 23,478 countSt. Joseph County23,478Ionia County: 22,765 countIonia County22,765Tuscola County: 21,518 countTuscola County21,518Cass County: 20,779 countCass County20,779Newaygo County: 19,047 countNewaygo County19,047Hillsdale County: 17,606 countHillsdale County17,606Sanilac County: 17,296 countSanilac County17,296Branch County: 16,769 countBranch County16,769Mecosta County: 16,103 countMecosta County16,103Wayne County: 688,461 countWayne County688,461Oakland County: 524,762 countOakland County524,762Macomb County: 354,251 countMacomb County354,251Kent County: 252,694 countKent County252,694Genesee County: 166,060 countGenesee County166,060Washtenaw County: 148,704 countWashtenaw County148,704Ingham County: 115,648 countIngham County115,648Ottawa County: 108,362 countOttawa County108,362Kalamazoo County: 105,797 countKalamazoo County105,797Saginaw County: 78,000 countSaginaw County78,000Livingston County: 74,841 countLivingston County74,841Muskegon County: 66,595 countMuskegon County66,595St. Clair County: 65,989 countSt. Clair County65,989Berrien County: 63,512 countBerrien County63,512Monroe County: 62,240 countMonroe County62,240Jackson County: 62,059 countJackson County62,059Calhoun County: 53,050 countCalhoun County53,050Eaton County: 45,000 countEaton County45,000Bay County: 44,999 countBay County44,999Allegan County: 44,621 countAllegan County44,621Lenawee County: 38,626 countLenawee County38,626Grand Traverse County: 38,572 countGrand Traverse County38,572Midland County: 34,336 countMidland County34,336Lapeer County: 34,239 countLapeer County34,239Clinton County: 31,060 countClinton County31,060Van Buren County: 29,609 countVan Buren County29,609Shiawassee County: 27,925 countShiawassee County27,925Marquette County: 27,345 countMarquette County27,345Isabella County: 24,875 countIsabella County24,875Barry County: 24,286 countBarry County24,286Montcalm County: 23,984 countMontcalm County23,984St. Joseph County: 23,478 countSt. Joseph County23,478Ionia County: 22,765 countIonia County22,765Tuscola County: 21,518 countTuscola County21,518Cass County: 20,779 countCass County20,779Newaygo County: 19,047 countNewaygo County19,047Hillsdale County: 17,606 countHillsdale County17,606Sanilac County: 17,296 countSanilac County17,296Branch County: 16,769 countBranch County16,769Mecosta County: 16,103 countMecosta County16,103
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Wayne County688,461+0.4%
2Oakland County524,762+0.8%
3Macomb County354,251+0.7%
4Kent County252,694+1.2%
5Genesee County166,060+0.7%
6Washtenaw County148,704+1%
7Ingham County115,648+0.8%
8Ottawa County108,362+1.1%
9Kalamazoo County105,797+0.5%
10Saginaw County78,0000%
11Livingston County74,841+1.2%
12Muskegon County66,595+0.7%
13St. Clair County65,989+1%
14Berrien County63,512+0.2%
15Monroe County62,240+1.2%
16Jackson County62,059+0.4%
17Calhoun County53,050-0.3%
18Eaton County45,000+0.2%
19Bay County44,999-0%
20Allegan County44,621+0.9%
21Lenawee County38,626-0.1%
22Grand Traverse County38,572+0.2%
23Midland County34,336+0.7%
24Lapeer County34,239+0.8%
25Clinton County31,060+0.7%
26Van Buren County29,609+1.6%
27Shiawassee County27,925+0.8%
28Marquette County27,345+2.4%
29Isabella County24,875+1.2%
30Barry County24,286+0.7%
31Montcalm County23,984+1.3%
32St. Joseph County23,478-0.8%
33Ionia County22,765-0.1%
34Tuscola County21,518+0.9%
35Cass County20,779+0.4%
36Newaygo County19,047+0.8%
37Hillsdale County17,606-0.4%
38Sanilac County17,296+1.2%
39Branch County16,769+0.9%
40Mecosta County16,103+1.9%
41Delta County15,851+1%
42Gratiot County14,705-1%
43Emmet County14,530+1.8%
44Houghton County14,173+2.1%
45Chippewa County13,747-0.1%
46Huron County13,617+1.1%
47Wexford County13,167+1.3%
48Alpena County12,721+1.1%
49Mason County12,296+1.3%
50Charlevoix County12,232+3.9%
51Clare County11,935+2.1%
52Dickinson County11,560+1.5%
53Iosco County11,558+1.4%
54Roscommon County11,358+3.1%
55Gladwin County10,859+1.4%
56Otsego County10,766+3%
57Antrim County10,741+6.3%
58Cheboygan County10,650-0.2%
59Menominee County9,971+2.5%
60Oceana County9,936+1.5%
61Manistee County9,927+2.5%
62Leelanau County9,246+1.5%
63Ogemaw County9,089+1%
64Osceola County8,877+2.3%
65Kalkaska County7,377+5.4%
66Benzie County7,173+5.2%
67Gogebic County6,937+2.5%
68Arenac County6,355+1%
69Presque Isle County6,110+4.6%
70Crawford County5,833+2.2%
71Missaukee County5,816-0.5%
72Mackinac County5,226+3.2%
73Iron County5,190+2%
74Alcona County4,832+0.8%
75Montmorency County4,678+8.7%
76Lake County4,549+4.6%
77Schoolcraft County3,785+4.9%
78Oscoda County3,500+6.3%
79Alger County3,274+7%
80Baraga County3,241+2.4%
81Ontonagon County2,872+6%
82Luce County2,065-3%
83Keweenaw County1,065+2.5%

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in Michigan by households, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Michigan by households, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/michigan-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Counties in Michigan by households, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/michigan-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Michigan by households, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/michigan-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households): Counties in Michigan by households, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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Wayne County, with 688,461 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Keweenaw County, with 1,065 in 2022.

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