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Counties in Michigan by households

Wayne County had the highest households of 83 counties in 2023, at 693,446. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 1,090. The median was 14,604 and the figure for Michigan was 4.04 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest693,446Wayne County
Lowest1,090Keweenaw County
Median14,60483 counties
Michigan4,040,168History

Map of counties, 2023

Alcona County: 5,116 countAlger County: 3,490 countAllegan County: 44,984 countAlpena County: 12,734 countAntrim County: 11,034 countArenac County: 6,421 countBaraga County: 3,337 countBarry County: 24,409 countBay County: 44,917 countBenzie County: 7,466 countBerrien County: 63,651 countBranch County: 16,922 countCalhoun County: 53,431 countCass County: 21,089 countCharlevoix County: 12,247 countCheboygan County: 10,757 countChippewa County: 13,867 countClare County: 12,150 countClinton County: 31,314 countCrawford County: 6,009 countDelta County: 15,900 countDickinson County: 11,837 countEaton County: 45,115 countEmmet County: 14,604 countGenesee County: 166,375 countGladwin County: 11,060 countGogebic County: 7,038 countGrand Traverse County: 39,596 countGratiot County: 14,511 countHillsdale County: 17,858 countHoughton County: 14,251 countHuron County: 13,836 countIngham County: 116,566 countIonia County: 22,994 countIosco County: 11,449 countIron County: 5,354 countIsabella County: 24,942 countJackson County: 62,034 countKalamazoo County: 106,251 countKalkaska County: 7,716 countKent County: 254,860 countKeweenaw County: 1,090 countLake County: 4,931 countLapeer County: 34,479 countLeelanau County: 9,439 countLenawee County: 38,807 countLivingston County: 75,722 countLuce County: 2,404 countMackinac County: 5,128 countMacomb County: 356,426 countManistee County: 10,324 countMarquette County: 27,887 countMason County: 12,426 countMecosta County: 16,312 countMenominee County: 10,011 countMidland County: 34,608 countMissaukee County: 5,750 countMonroe County: 62,509 countMontcalm County: 24,153 countMontmorency County: 4,769 countMuskegon County: 67,112 countNewaygo County: 19,428 countOakland County: 528,681 countOceana County: 10,247 countOgemaw County: 9,122 countOntonagon County: 2,978 countOsceola County: 9,072 countOscoda County: 3,648 countOtsego County: 10,996 countOttawa County: 110,019 countPresque Isle County: 6,316 countRoscommon County: 11,475 countSaginaw County: 77,586 countSt. Clair County: 66,618 countSt. Joseph County: 23,610 countSanilac County: 17,451 countSchoolcraft County: 3,821 countShiawassee County: 27,618 countTuscola County: 21,472 countVan Buren County: 30,101 countWashtenaw County: 149,256 countWayne County: 693,446 countWexford County: 13,428 count
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  • 27K to 63K
  • 63K and over
count, 2023. 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, 2023

Wayne County: 693,446 countWayne County693,446Oakland County: 528,681 countOakland County528,681Macomb County: 356,426 countMacomb County356,426Kent County: 254,860 countKent County254,860Genesee County: 166,375 countGenesee County166,375Washtenaw County: 149,256 countWashtenaw County149,256Ingham County: 116,566 countIngham County116,566Ottawa County: 110,019 countOttawa County110,019Kalamazoo County: 106,251 countKalamazoo County106,251Saginaw County: 77,586 countSaginaw County77,586Livingston County: 75,722 countLivingston County75,722Muskegon County: 67,112 countMuskegon County67,112St. Clair County: 66,618 countSt. Clair County66,618Berrien County: 63,651 countBerrien County63,651Monroe County: 62,509 countMonroe County62,509Jackson County: 62,034 countJackson County62,034Calhoun County: 53,431 countCalhoun County53,431Eaton County: 45,115 countEaton County45,115Allegan County: 44,984 countAllegan County44,984Bay County: 44,917 countBay County44,917Grand Traverse County: 39,596 countGrand Traverse County39,596Lenawee County: 38,807 countLenawee County38,807Midland County: 34,608 countMidland County34,608Lapeer County: 34,479 countLapeer County34,479Clinton County: 31,314 countClinton County31,314Van Buren County: 30,101 countVan Buren County30,101Marquette County: 27,887 countMarquette County27,887Shiawassee County: 27,618 countShiawassee County27,618Isabella County: 24,942 countIsabella County24,942Barry County: 24,409 countBarry County24,409Montcalm County: 24,153 countMontcalm County24,153St. Joseph County: 23,610 countSt. Joseph County23,610Ionia County: 22,994 countIonia County22,994Tuscola County: 21,472 countTuscola County21,472Cass County: 21,089 countCass County21,089Newaygo County: 19,428 countNewaygo County19,428Hillsdale County: 17,858 countHillsdale County17,858Sanilac County: 17,451 countSanilac County17,451Branch County: 16,922 countBranch County16,922Mecosta County: 16,312 countMecosta County16,312Wayne County: 693,446 countWayne County693,446Oakland County: 528,681 countOakland County528,681Macomb County: 356,426 countMacomb County356,426Kent County: 254,860 countKent County254,860Genesee County: 166,375 countGenesee County166,375Washtenaw County: 149,256 countWashtenaw County149,256Ingham County: 116,566 countIngham County116,566Ottawa County: 110,019 countOttawa County110,019Kalamazoo County: 106,251 countKalamazoo County106,251Saginaw County: 77,586 countSaginaw County77,586Livingston County: 75,722 countLivingston County75,722Muskegon County: 67,112 countMuskegon County67,112St. Clair County: 66,618 countSt. Clair County66,618Berrien County: 63,651 countBerrien County63,651Monroe County: 62,509 countMonroe County62,509Jackson County: 62,034 countJackson County62,034Calhoun County: 53,431 countCalhoun County53,431Eaton County: 45,115 countEaton County45,115Allegan County: 44,984 countAllegan County44,984Bay County: 44,917 countBay County44,917Grand Traverse County: 39,596 countGrand Traverse County39,596Lenawee County: 38,807 countLenawee County38,807Midland County: 34,608 countMidland County34,608Lapeer County: 34,479 countLapeer County34,479Clinton County: 31,314 countClinton County31,314Van Buren County: 30,101 countVan Buren County30,101Marquette County: 27,887 countMarquette County27,887Shiawassee County: 27,618 countShiawassee County27,618Isabella County: 24,942 countIsabella County24,942Barry County: 24,409 countBarry County24,409Montcalm County: 24,153 countMontcalm County24,153St. Joseph County: 23,610 countSt. Joseph County23,610Ionia County: 22,994 countIonia County22,994Tuscola County: 21,472 countTuscola County21,472Cass County: 21,089 countCass County21,089Newaygo County: 19,428 countNewaygo County19,428Hillsdale County: 17,858 countHillsdale County17,858Sanilac County: 17,451 countSanilac County17,451Branch County: 16,922 countBranch County16,922Mecosta County: 16,312 countMecosta County16,312
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Wayne County693,446+0.7%
2Oakland County528,681+0.7%
3Macomb County356,426+0.6%
4Kent County254,860+0.9%
5Genesee County166,375+0.2%
6Washtenaw County149,256+0.4%
7Ingham County116,566+0.8%
8Ottawa County110,019+1.5%
9Kalamazoo County106,251+0.4%
10Saginaw County77,586-0.5%
11Livingston County75,722+1.2%
12Muskegon County67,112+0.8%
13St. Clair County66,618+1%
14Berrien County63,651+0.2%
15Monroe County62,509+0.4%
16Jackson County62,034-0%
17Calhoun County53,431+0.7%
18Eaton County45,115+0.3%
19Allegan County44,984+0.8%
20Bay County44,917-0.2%
21Grand Traverse County39,596+2.7%
22Lenawee County38,807+0.5%
23Midland County34,608+0.8%
24Lapeer County34,479+0.7%
25Clinton County31,314+0.8%
26Van Buren County30,101+1.7%
27Marquette County27,887+2%
28Shiawassee County27,618-1.1%
29Isabella County24,942+0.3%
30Barry County24,409+0.5%
31Montcalm County24,153+0.7%
32St. Joseph County23,610+0.6%
33Ionia County22,994+1%
34Tuscola County21,472-0.2%
35Cass County21,089+1.5%
36Newaygo County19,428+2%
37Hillsdale County17,858+1.4%
38Sanilac County17,451+0.9%
39Branch County16,922+0.9%
40Mecosta County16,312+1.3%
41Delta County15,900+0.3%
42Emmet County14,604+0.5%
43Gratiot County14,511-1.3%
44Houghton County14,251+0.6%
45Chippewa County13,867+0.9%
46Huron County13,836+1.6%
47Wexford County13,428+2%
48Alpena County12,734+0.1%
49Mason County12,426+1.1%
50Charlevoix County12,247+0.1%
51Clare County12,150+1.8%
52Dickinson County11,837+2.4%
53Roscommon County11,475+1%
54Iosco County11,449-0.9%
55Gladwin County11,060+1.9%
56Antrim County11,034+2.7%
57Otsego County10,996+2.1%
58Cheboygan County10,757+1%
59Manistee County10,324+4%
60Oceana County10,247+3.1%
61Menominee County10,011+0.4%
62Leelanau County9,439+2.1%
63Ogemaw County9,122+0.4%
64Osceola County9,072+2.2%
65Kalkaska County7,716+4.6%
66Benzie County7,466+4.1%
67Gogebic County7,038+1.5%
68Arenac County6,421+1%
69Presque Isle County6,316+3.4%
70Crawford County6,009+3%
71Missaukee County5,750-1.1%
72Iron County5,354+3.2%
73Mackinac County5,128-1.9%
74Alcona County5,116+5.9%
75Lake County4,931+8.4%
76Montmorency County4,769+1.9%
77Schoolcraft County3,821+1%
78Oscoda County3,648+4.2%
79Alger County3,490+6.6%
80Baraga County3,337+3%
81Ontonagon County2,978+3.7%
82Luce County2,404+16.4%
83Keweenaw County1,090+2.3%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Michigan by households, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/michigan-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/michigan-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/michigan-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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Wayne County, with 693,446 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Keweenaw County, with 1,090 in 2023.

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