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Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2026

Washtenaw County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 83 counties in 2026, at $142,300. Lake County had the lowest, at $62,600. The median was $83,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest142,300Washtenaw County
Lowest62,600Lake County
Median83,20083 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Alcona County: 77,100 USDAlger County: 77,500 USDAllegan County: 99,600 USDAlpena County: 72,600 USDAntrim County: 92,900 USDArenac County: 76,800 USDBaraga County: 70,700 USDBarry County: 101,000 USDBay County: 89,900 USDBenzie County: 95,500 USDBerrien County: 92,200 USDBranch County: 81,800 USDCalhoun County: 80,700 USDCass County: 89,800 USDCharlevoix County: 97,400 USDCheboygan County: 79,500 USDChippewa County: 86,300 USDClare County: 65,100 USDClinton County: 102,600 USDCrawford County: 76,400 USDDelta County: 82,800 USDDickinson County: 83,400 USDEaton County: 102,600 USDEmmet County: 101,700 USDGenesee County: 82,100 USDGladwin County: 77,900 USDGogebic County: 70,500 USDGrand Traverse County: 113,900 USDGratiot County: 80,100 USDHillsdale County: 81,300 USDHoughton County: 89,400 USDHuron County: 81,900 USDIngham County: 102,600 USDIonia County: 98,700 USDIosco County: 69,800 USDIron County: 75,300 USDIsabella County: 79,000 USDJackson County: 101,200 USDKalamazoo County: 108,100 USDKalkaska County: 86,600 USDKent County: 106,600 USDKeweenaw County: 80,900 USDLake County: 62,600 USDLapeer County: 104,800 USDLeelanau County: 122,100 USDLenawee County: 87,000 USDLivingston County: 129,000 USDLuce County: 68,700 USDMackinac County: 84,300 USDMacomb County: 104,800 USDManistee County: 85,500 USDMarquette County: 99,900 USDMason County: 89,000 USDMecosta County: 81,700 USDMenominee County: 83,100 USDMidland County: 107,200 USDMissaukee County: 83,100 USDMonroe County: 95,200 USDMontcalm County: 80,600 USDMontmorency County: 69,900 USDMuskegon County: 77,500 USDNewaygo County: 79,300 USDOakland County: 104,800 USDOceana County: 78,100 USDOgemaw County: 71,500 USDOntonagon County: 75,200 USDOsceola County: 74,200 USDOscoda County: 66,200 USDOtsego County: 90,600 USDOttawa County: 113,700 USDPresque Isle County: 82,100 USDRoscommon County: 73,300 USDSaginaw County: 83,200 USDSt. Clair County: 104,800 USDSt. Joseph County: 85,900 USDSanilac County: 77,800 USDSchoolcraft County: 75,800 USDShiawassee County: 87,600 USDTuscola County: 83,000 USDVan Buren County: 94,400 USDWashtenaw County: 142,300 USDWayne County: 104,800 USDWexford County: 82,200 USD
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USD, 2026. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2026

Washtenaw County: 142,300 USDWashtenaw County142,300Livingston County: 129,000 USDLivingston County129,000Leelanau County: 122,100 USDLeelanau County122,100Grand Traverse County: 113,900 USDGrand Traverse County113,900Ottawa County: 113,700 USDOttawa County113,700Kalamazoo County: 108,100 USDKalamazoo County108,100Midland County: 107,200 USDMidland County107,200Kent County: 106,600 USDKent County106,600Lapeer County: 104,800 USDLapeer County104,800Macomb County: 104,800 USDMacomb County104,800Oakland County: 104,800 USDOakland County104,800St. Clair County: 104,800 USDSt. Clair County104,800Wayne County: 104,800 USDWayne County104,800Clinton County: 102,600 USDClinton County102,600Eaton County: 102,600 USDEaton County102,600Ingham County: 102,600 USDIngham County102,600Emmet County: 101,700 USDEmmet County101,700Jackson County: 101,200 USDJackson County101,200Barry County: 101,000 USDBarry County101,000Marquette County: 99,900 USDMarquette County99,900Allegan County: 99,600 USDAllegan County99,600Ionia County: 98,700 USDIonia County98,700Charlevoix County: 97,400 USDCharlevoix County97,400Benzie County: 95,500 USDBenzie County95,500Monroe County: 95,200 USDMonroe County95,200Van Buren County: 94,400 USDVan Buren County94,400Antrim County: 92,900 USDAntrim County92,900Berrien County: 92,200 USDBerrien County92,200Otsego County: 90,600 USDOtsego County90,600Bay County: 89,900 USDBay County89,900Cass County: 89,800 USDCass County89,800Houghton County: 89,400 USDHoughton County89,400Mason County: 89,000 USDMason County89,000Shiawassee County: 87,600 USDShiawassee County87,600Lenawee County: 87,000 USDLenawee County87,000Kalkaska County: 86,600 USDKalkaska County86,600Chippewa County: 86,300 USDChippewa County86,300St. Joseph County: 85,900 USDSt. Joseph County85,900Manistee County: 85,500 USDManistee County85,500Mackinac County: 84,300 USDMackinac County84,300Washtenaw County: 142,300 USDWashtenaw County142,300Livingston County: 129,000 USDLivingston County129,000Leelanau County: 122,100 USDLeelanau County122,100Grand Traverse County: 113,900 USDGrand Traverse County113,900Ottawa County: 113,700 USDOttawa County113,700Kalamazoo County: 108,100 USDKalamazoo County108,100Midland County: 107,200 USDMidland County107,200Kent County: 106,600 USDKent County106,600Lapeer County: 104,800 USDLapeer County104,800Macomb County: 104,800 USDMacomb County104,800Oakland County: 104,800 USDOakland County104,800St. Clair County: 104,800 USDSt. Clair County104,800Wayne County: 104,800 USDWayne County104,800Clinton County: 102,600 USDClinton County102,600Eaton County: 102,600 USDEaton County102,600Ingham County: 102,600 USDIngham County102,600Emmet County: 101,700 USDEmmet County101,700Jackson County: 101,200 USDJackson County101,200Barry County: 101,000 USDBarry County101,000Marquette County: 99,900 USDMarquette County99,900Allegan County: 99,600 USDAllegan County99,600Ionia County: 98,700 USDIonia County98,700Charlevoix County: 97,400 USDCharlevoix County97,400Benzie County: 95,500 USDBenzie County95,500Monroe County: 95,200 USDMonroe County95,200Van Buren County: 94,400 USDVan Buren County94,400Antrim County: 92,900 USDAntrim County92,900Berrien County: 92,200 USDBerrien County92,200Otsego County: 90,600 USDOtsego County90,600Bay County: 89,900 USDBay County89,900Cass County: 89,800 USDCass County89,800Houghton County: 89,400 USDHoughton County89,400Mason County: 89,000 USDMason County89,000Shiawassee County: 87,600 USDShiawassee County87,600Lenawee County: 87,000 USDLenawee County87,000Kalkaska County: 86,600 USDKalkaska County86,600Chippewa County: 86,300 USDChippewa County86,300St. Joseph County: 85,900 USDSt. Joseph County85,900Manistee County: 85,500 USDManistee County85,500Mackinac County: 84,300 USDMackinac County84,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1Washtenaw County142,300+13%
2Livingston County129,000-1.2%
3Leelanau County122,100+4.2%
4Grand Traverse County113,900+7.4%
5Ottawa County113,700+2.8%
6Kalamazoo County108,100+12.8%
7Midland County107,200+3.8%
8Kent County106,600+0.2%
9Lapeer County104,800+3.8%
9Macomb County104,800+3.8%
9Oakland County104,800+3.8%
9St. Clair County104,800+3.8%
9Wayne County104,800+3.8%
14Clinton County102,600+0.9%
14Eaton County102,600+0.9%
14Ingham County102,600+0.9%
17Emmet County101,700+4.2%
18Jackson County101,200+20%
19Barry County101,000-2.5%
20Marquette County99,900+14.6%
21Allegan County99,600-3.6%
22Ionia County98,700+18.5%
23Charlevoix County97,400-2.3%
24Benzie County95,500-0.2%
25Monroe County95,200+4%
26Van Buren County94,400+8.1%
27Antrim County92,900-0.5%
28Berrien County92,200+5.7%
29Otsego County90,600+0.1%
30Bay County89,900+7.4%
31Cass County89,800-2.6%
32Houghton County89,400+1.4%
33Mason County89,000+2.8%
34Shiawassee County87,600+1.2%
35Lenawee County87,000+3.2%
36Kalkaska County86,600+4.5%
37Chippewa County86,300+0.5%
38St. Joseph County85,900+2.1%
39Manistee County85,500+2.5%
40Mackinac County84,300+6.3%
41Dickinson County83,400+0.4%
42Saginaw County83,200+3.2%
43Menominee County83,100+0.1%
43Missaukee County83,100+4.9%
45Tuscola County83,000+2.5%
46Delta County82,800+3.1%
47Wexford County82,200-2.1%
48Genesee County82,100-1.1%
48Presque Isle County82,100+5%
50Huron County81,900+0.9%
51Branch County81,800-0.6%
52Mecosta County81,700+5.3%
53Hillsdale County81,300+0.7%
54Keweenaw County80,900-10.2%
55Calhoun County80,700+0.7%
56Montcalm County80,600-1.8%
57Gratiot County80,100+2.4%
58Cheboygan County79,500+0.8%
59Newaygo County79,300-0.1%
60Isabella County79,000-3.4%
61Oceana County78,100-1.8%
62Gladwin County77,900-0.5%
63Sanilac County77,800-1.8%
64Alger County77,500+0.5%
64Muskegon County77,500-5.5%
66Alcona County77,100+0.5%
67Arenac County76,800+1.5%
68Crawford County76,400-2.3%
69Schoolcraft County75,800-3.4%
70Iron County75,300-2%
71Ontonagon County75,200+3.3%
72Osceola County74,200-0.8%
73Roscommon County73,300-1.1%
74Alpena County72,600-1.8%
75Ogemaw County71,500-0.6%
76Baraga County70,700-8.2%
77Gogebic County70,500-4%
78Montmorency County69,900+1.7%
79Iosco County69,800+3.1%
80Luce County68,700-10.9%
81Oscoda County66,200+0.5%
82Clare County65,100-0.3%
83Lake County62,600-2%

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About this ranking

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year.

More on how it is measured
  • HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments.
  • Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Washtenaw County, with $142,300 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

Lake County, with $62,600 in 2026.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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