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Counties in Michigan by housing units, 2024

Wayne County had the highest housing units of 83 counties in 2024, at 801,083. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 2,305. The median was 21,139 and the figure for Michigan was 4.62 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest801,083Wayne County
Lowest2,305Keweenaw County
Median21,13983 counties
Michigan4,622,236History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Wayne County: 801,083 countWayne County801,083Oakland County: 561,348 countOakland County561,348Macomb County: 373,413 countMacomb County373,413Kent County: 269,136 countKent County269,136Genesee County: 183,903 countGenesee County183,903Washtenaw County: 159,782 countWashtenaw County159,782Ingham County: 126,232 countIngham County126,232Ottawa County: 117,604 countOttawa County117,604Kalamazoo County: 114,908 countKalamazoo County114,908Saginaw County: 86,208 countSaginaw County86,208Livingston County: 80,367 countLivingston County80,367Berrien County: 77,276 countBerrien County77,276Muskegon County: 75,266 countMuskegon County75,266St. Clair County: 72,799 countSt. Clair County72,799Jackson County: 69,292 countJackson County69,292Monroe County: 66,594 countMonroe County66,594Calhoun County: 59,602 countCalhoun County59,602Allegan County: 52,636 countAllegan County52,636Bay County: 48,659 countBay County48,659Eaton County: 47,753 countEaton County47,753Grand Traverse County: 47,003 countGrand Traverse County47,003Lenawee County: 43,761 countLenawee County43,761Van Buren County: 37,405 countVan Buren County37,405Midland County: 37,160 countMidland County37,160Lapeer County: 37,147 countLapeer County37,147Marquette County: 33,607 countMarquette County33,607Clinton County: 33,315 countClinton County33,315Shiawassee County: 30,354 countShiawassee County30,354Isabella County: 28,660 countIsabella County28,660Montcalm County: 28,147 countMontcalm County28,147Barry County: 27,780 countBarry County27,780St. Joseph County: 27,302 countSt. Joseph County27,302Cass County: 25,679 countCass County25,679Newaygo County: 24,931 countNewaygo County24,931Ionia County: 24,861 countIonia County24,861Tuscola County: 24,011 countTuscola County24,011Roscommon County: 23,213 countRoscommon County23,213Clare County: 22,008 countClare County22,008Emmet County: 21,979 countEmmet County21,979Sanilac County: 21,756 countSanilac County21,756
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Wayne County801,083+0.6%
2Oakland County561,348+0.6%
3Macomb County373,413+0.5%
4Kent County269,136+0.8%
5Genesee County183,903+0.1%
6Washtenaw County159,782+1.1%
7Ingham County126,232+0.3%
8Ottawa County117,604+1.2%
9Kalamazoo County114,908+0.4%
10Saginaw County86,208+0.1%
11Livingston County80,367+1.1%
12Berrien County77,276+0.2%
13Muskegon County75,266+0.4%
14St. Clair County72,799+0.5%
15Jackson County69,292+0.2%
16Monroe County66,594+0.4%
17Calhoun County59,602-0%
18Allegan County52,636+0.7%
19Bay County48,659+0.1%
20Eaton County47,753+0.2%
21Grand Traverse County47,003+1.2%
22Lenawee County43,7610%
23Van Buren County37,405+0.4%
24Midland County37,160+0.3%
25Lapeer County37,147+0.5%
26Marquette County33,607+0.2%
27Clinton County33,315+0.6%
28Shiawassee County30,354+0.3%
29Isabella County28,660+0.2%
30Montcalm County28,147+0.4%
31Barry County27,780+0.6%
32St. Joseph County27,302+0.2%
33Cass County25,679+0.5%
34Newaygo County24,931+0.6%
35Ionia County24,861+0.5%
36Tuscola County24,0110%
37Roscommon County23,213+0.2%
38Clare County22,008+0.3%
39Emmet County21,979+0.4%
40Sanilac County21,7560%
41Hillsdale County21,515+0.1%
42Mecosta County21,139+0.4%
43Branch County20,971+0.4%
44Huron County20,349-0.1%
45Chippewa County20,3480%
46Iosco County20,061+0.4%
47Delta County19,8450%
48Houghton County18,870+0.5%
49Cheboygan County17,788+0.3%
50Antrim County17,723+0.6%
51Charlevoix County17,640+0.4%
52Mason County17,596+0.6%
53Gladwin County17,037+0.2%
54Wexford County16,585+0.3%
55Gratiot County16,081+0.2%
56Leelanau County15,759+0.8%
57Oceana County15,723+0.5%
58Manistee County15,713+0.5%
59Alpena County15,707+0.2%
60Ogemaw County15,325-0%
61Otsego County14,882-0.1%
62Dickinson County13,951+0.1%
63Lake County13,461+0.2%
64Menominee County13,2620%
65Osceola County12,6380%
66Benzie County12,326+0.8%
67Kalkaska County11,690+0.3%
68Mackinac County10,597+0.2%
69Gogebic County10,394-0.1%
70Crawford County10,330+0.6%
71Alcona County10,320-0.3%
72Presque Isle County9,802-0.5%
73Arenac County9,554+0.2%
74Iron County9,156+1.2%
75Montmorency County8,925-0%
76Missaukee County8,6800%
77Oscoda County7,719+0.2%
78Alger County6,217+0.2%
79Schoolcraft County5,956+0.2%
80Ontonagon County5,238-0.3%
81Baraga County5,051-0.4%
82Luce County4,067-0.3%
83Keweenaw County2,305+0.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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 B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Counties in Michigan by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Michigan by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/michigan-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Counties in Michigan by housing units, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/michigan-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Michigan by housing units, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/michigan-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Wayne County, with 801,083 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Keweenaw County, with 2,305 in 2024.

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