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Counties in Michigan by housing units

Wayne County had the highest housing units of 83 counties in 2021, at 793,207. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 2,288. The median was 20,888 and the figure for Michigan was 4.57 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest793,207Wayne County
Lowest2,288Keweenaw County
Median20,88883 counties
Michigan4,566,504History

Map of counties, 2021

Alcona County: 10,363 countAlger County: 6,231 countAllegan County: 51,536 countAlpena County: 15,682 countAntrim County: 17,563 countArenac County: 9,530 countBaraga County: 5,082 countBarry County: 27,288 countBay County: 48,552 countBenzie County: 12,114 countBerrien County: 76,829 countBranch County: 20,720 countCalhoun County: 59,672 countCass County: 25,415 countCharlevoix County: 17,448 countCheboygan County: 17,715 countChippewa County: 20,386 countClare County: 21,997 countClinton County: 32,618 countCrawford County: 10,285 countDelta County: 19,855 countDickinson County: 13,926 countEaton County: 47,475 countEmmet County: 21,719 countGenesee County: 184,024 countGladwin County: 16,994 countGogebic County: 10,442 countGrand Traverse County: 45,301 countGratiot County: 16,057 countHillsdale County: 21,465 countHoughton County: 18,624 countHuron County: 20,443 countIngham County: 124,935 countIonia County: 24,616 countIosco County: 19,920 countIron County: 8,932 countIsabella County: 28,550 countJackson County: 68,963 countKalamazoo County: 113,570 countKalkaska County: 11,651 countKent County: 262,724 countKeweenaw County: 2,288 countLake County: 13,550 countLapeer County: 36,678 countLeelanau County: 15,359 countLenawee County: 43,604 countLivingston County: 77,849 countLuce County: 4,070 countMackinac County: 10,574 countMacomb County: 368,224 countManistee County: 15,527 countMarquette County: 33,626 countMason County: 17,387 countMecosta County: 20,888 countMenominee County: 13,326 countMidland County: 36,837 countMissaukee County: 8,698 countMonroe County: 65,498 countMontcalm County: 27,912 countMontmorency County: 9,006 countMuskegon County: 74,447 countNewaygo County: 24,574 countOakland County: 551,642 countOceana County: 15,591 countOgemaw County: 15,361 countOntonagon County: 5,295 countOsceola County: 12,713 countOscoda County: 7,816 countOtsego County: 14,841 countOttawa County: 113,208 countPresque Isle County: 9,864 countRoscommon County: 23,243 countSaginaw County: 86,095 countSt. Clair County: 71,933 countSt. Joseph County: 27,163 countSanilac County: 21,833 countSchoolcraft County: 6,009 countShiawassee County: 30,224 countTuscola County: 23,994 countVan Buren County: 36,944 countWashtenaw County: 155,927 countWayne County: 793,207 countWexford County: 16,467 count
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count, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Wayne County: 793,207 countWayne County793,207Oakland County: 551,642 countOakland County551,642Macomb County: 368,224 countMacomb County368,224Kent County: 262,724 countKent County262,724Genesee County: 184,024 countGenesee County184,024Washtenaw County: 155,927 countWashtenaw County155,927Ingham County: 124,935 countIngham County124,935Kalamazoo County: 113,570 countKalamazoo County113,570Ottawa County: 113,208 countOttawa County113,208Saginaw County: 86,095 countSaginaw County86,095Livingston County: 77,849 countLivingston County77,849Berrien County: 76,829 countBerrien County76,829Muskegon County: 74,447 countMuskegon County74,447St. Clair County: 71,933 countSt. Clair County71,933Jackson County: 68,963 countJackson County68,963Monroe County: 65,498 countMonroe County65,498Calhoun County: 59,672 countCalhoun County59,672Allegan County: 51,536 countAllegan County51,536Bay County: 48,552 countBay County48,552Eaton County: 47,475 countEaton County47,475Grand Traverse County: 45,301 countGrand Traverse County45,301Lenawee County: 43,604 countLenawee County43,604Van Buren County: 36,944 countVan Buren County36,944Midland County: 36,837 countMidland County36,837Lapeer County: 36,678 countLapeer County36,678Marquette County: 33,626 countMarquette County33,626Clinton County: 32,618 countClinton County32,618Shiawassee County: 30,224 countShiawassee County30,224Isabella County: 28,550 countIsabella County28,550Montcalm County: 27,912 countMontcalm County27,912Barry County: 27,288 countBarry County27,288St. Joseph County: 27,163 countSt. Joseph County27,163Cass County: 25,415 countCass County25,415Ionia County: 24,616 countIonia County24,616Newaygo County: 24,574 countNewaygo County24,574Tuscola County: 23,994 countTuscola County23,994Roscommon County: 23,243 countRoscommon County23,243Clare County: 21,997 countClare County21,997Sanilac County: 21,833 countSanilac County21,833Emmet County: 21,719 countEmmet County21,719Wayne County: 793,207 countWayne County793,207Oakland County: 551,642 countOakland County551,642Macomb County: 368,224 countMacomb County368,224Kent County: 262,724 countKent County262,724Genesee County: 184,024 countGenesee County184,024Washtenaw County: 155,927 countWashtenaw County155,927Ingham County: 124,935 countIngham County124,935Kalamazoo County: 113,570 countKalamazoo County113,570Ottawa County: 113,208 countOttawa County113,208Saginaw County: 86,095 countSaginaw County86,095Livingston County: 77,849 countLivingston County77,849Berrien County: 76,829 countBerrien County76,829Muskegon County: 74,447 countMuskegon County74,447St. Clair County: 71,933 countSt. Clair County71,933Jackson County: 68,963 countJackson County68,963Monroe County: 65,498 countMonroe County65,498Calhoun County: 59,672 countCalhoun County59,672Allegan County: 51,536 countAllegan County51,536Bay County: 48,552 countBay County48,552Eaton County: 47,475 countEaton County47,475Grand Traverse County: 45,301 countGrand Traverse County45,301Lenawee County: 43,604 countLenawee County43,604Van Buren County: 36,944 countVan Buren County36,944Midland County: 36,837 countMidland County36,837Lapeer County: 36,678 countLapeer County36,678Marquette County: 33,626 countMarquette County33,626Clinton County: 32,618 countClinton County32,618Shiawassee County: 30,224 countShiawassee County30,224Isabella County: 28,550 countIsabella County28,550Montcalm County: 27,912 countMontcalm County27,912Barry County: 27,288 countBarry County27,288St. Joseph County: 27,163 countSt. Joseph County27,163Cass County: 25,415 countCass County25,415Ionia County: 24,616 countIonia County24,616Newaygo County: 24,574 countNewaygo County24,574Tuscola County: 23,994 countTuscola County23,994Roscommon County: 23,243 countRoscommon County23,243Clare County: 21,997 countClare County21,997Sanilac County: 21,833 countSanilac County21,833Emmet County: 21,719 countEmmet County21,719
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Wayne County793,207
2Oakland County551,642
3Macomb County368,224
4Kent County262,724
5Genesee County184,024
6Washtenaw County155,927
7Ingham County124,935
8Kalamazoo County113,570
9Ottawa County113,208
10Saginaw County86,095
11Livingston County77,849
12Berrien County76,829
13Muskegon County74,447
14St. Clair County71,933
15Jackson County68,963
16Monroe County65,498
17Calhoun County59,672
18Allegan County51,536
19Bay County48,552
20Eaton County47,475
21Grand Traverse County45,301
22Lenawee County43,604
23Van Buren County36,944
24Midland County36,837
25Lapeer County36,678
26Marquette County33,626
27Clinton County32,618
28Shiawassee County30,224
29Isabella County28,550
30Montcalm County27,912
31Barry County27,288
32St. Joseph County27,163
33Cass County25,415
34Ionia County24,616
35Newaygo County24,574
36Tuscola County23,994
37Roscommon County23,243
38Clare County21,997
39Sanilac County21,833
40Emmet County21,719
41Hillsdale County21,465
42Mecosta County20,888
43Branch County20,720
44Huron County20,443
45Chippewa County20,386
46Iosco County19,920
47Delta County19,855
48Houghton County18,624
49Cheboygan County17,715
50Antrim County17,563
51Charlevoix County17,448
52Mason County17,387
53Gladwin County16,994
54Wexford County16,467
55Gratiot County16,057
56Alpena County15,682
57Oceana County15,591
58Manistee County15,527
59Ogemaw County15,361
60Leelanau County15,359
61Otsego County14,841
62Dickinson County13,926
63Lake County13,550
64Menominee County13,326
65Osceola County12,713
66Benzie County12,114
67Kalkaska County11,651
68Mackinac County10,574
69Gogebic County10,442
70Alcona County10,363
71Crawford County10,285
72Presque Isle County9,864
73Arenac County9,530
74Montmorency County9,006
75Iron County8,932
76Missaukee County8,698
77Oscoda County7,816
78Alger County6,231
79Schoolcraft County6,009
80Ontonagon County5,295
81Baraga County5,082
82Luce County4,070
83Keweenaw County2,288

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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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Michigan by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/michigan-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/michigan-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/michigan-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest housing units?

Wayne County, with 793,207 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Keweenaw County, with 2,288 in 2021.

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