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Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD)

Livingston County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 83 counties in 2019, at $102,900. Lake County had the lowest, at $42,500. The median was $57,500. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest102,900Livingston County
Lowest42,500Lake County
Median57,50083 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Alcona County: 50,200 USDAlger County: 57,300 USDAllegan County: 72,600 USDAlpena County: 54,000 USDAntrim County: 61,600 USDArenac County: 51,700 USDBaraga County: 56,100 USDBarry County: 71,500 USDBay County: 59,200 USDBenzie County: 63,900 USDBerrien County: 66,500 USDBranch County: 59,600 USDCalhoun County: 64,200 USDCass County: 62,700 USDCharlevoix County: 65,400 USDCheboygan County: 51,700 USDChippewa County: 55,100 USDClare County: 46,500 USDClinton County: 74,300 USDCrawford County: 54,600 USDDelta County: 58,700 USDDickinson County: 58,300 USDEaton County: 74,300 USDEmmet County: 67,900 USDGenesee County: 57,300 USDGladwin County: 51,700 USDGogebic County: 53,700 USDGrand Traverse County: 77,500 USDGratiot County: 55,100 USDHillsdale County: 57,400 USDHoughton County: 59,300 USDHuron County: 57,500 USDIngham County: 74,300 USDIonia County: 62,000 USDIosco County: 50,300 USDIron County: 50,900 USDIsabella County: 59,400 USDJackson County: 64,600 USDKalamazoo County: 73,900 USDKalkaska County: 53,900 USDKent County: 76,600 USDKeweenaw County: 52,000 USDLake County: 42,500 USDLapeer County: 76,300 USDLeelanau County: 75,400 USDLenawee County: 68,900 USDLivingston County: 102,900 USDLuce County: 49,300 USDMackinac County: 51,400 USDMacomb County: 76,300 USDManistee County: 56,100 USDMarquette County: 73,500 USDMason County: 55,700 USDMecosta County: 57,300 USDMenominee County: 54,900 USDMidland County: 74,600 USDMissaukee County: 52,700 USDMonroe County: 79,000 USDMontcalm County: 54,200 USDMontmorency County: 45,500 USDMuskegon County: 55,600 USDNewaygo County: 55,800 USDOakland County: 76,300 USDOceana County: 51,500 USDOgemaw County: 47,900 USDOntonagon County: 49,700 USDOsceola County: 49,800 USDOscoda County: 47,800 USDOtsego County: 61,600 USDOttawa County: 84,000 USDPresque Isle County: 53,600 USDRoscommon County: 45,600 USDSaginaw County: 63,600 USDSt. Clair County: 76,300 USDSt. Joseph County: 57,600 USDSanilac County: 55,300 USDSchoolcraft County: 50,500 USDShiawassee County: 64,800 USDTuscola County: 57,000 USDVan Buren County: 73,900 USDWashtenaw County: 101,200 USDWayne County: 76,300 USDWexford County: 50,800 USD
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  • 74K and over
USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Livingston County: 102,900 USDLivingston County102,900Washtenaw County: 101,200 USDWashtenaw County101,200Ottawa County: 84,000 USDOttawa County84,000Monroe County: 79,000 USDMonroe County79,000Grand Traverse County: 77,500 USDGrand Traverse County77,500Kent County: 76,600 USDKent County76,600Lapeer County: 76,300 USDLapeer County76,300Macomb County: 76,300 USDMacomb County76,300Oakland County: 76,300 USDOakland County76,300St. Clair County: 76,300 USDSt. Clair County76,300Wayne County: 76,300 USDWayne County76,300Leelanau County: 75,400 USDLeelanau County75,400Midland County: 74,600 USDMidland County74,600Clinton County: 74,300 USDClinton County74,300Eaton County: 74,300 USDEaton County74,300Ingham County: 74,300 USDIngham County74,300Kalamazoo County: 73,900 USDKalamazoo County73,900Van Buren County: 73,900 USDVan Buren County73,900Marquette County: 73,500 USDMarquette County73,500Allegan County: 72,600 USDAllegan County72,600Barry County: 71,500 USDBarry County71,500Lenawee County: 68,900 USDLenawee County68,900Emmet County: 67,900 USDEmmet County67,900Berrien County: 66,500 USDBerrien County66,500Charlevoix County: 65,400 USDCharlevoix County65,400Shiawassee County: 64,800 USDShiawassee County64,800Jackson County: 64,600 USDJackson County64,600Calhoun County: 64,200 USDCalhoun County64,200Benzie County: 63,900 USDBenzie County63,900Saginaw County: 63,600 USDSaginaw County63,600Cass County: 62,700 USDCass County62,700Ionia County: 62,000 USDIonia County62,000Antrim County: 61,600 USDAntrim County61,600Otsego County: 61,600 USDOtsego County61,600Branch County: 59,600 USDBranch County59,600Isabella County: 59,400 USDIsabella County59,400Houghton County: 59,300 USDHoughton County59,300Bay County: 59,200 USDBay County59,200Delta County: 58,700 USDDelta County58,700Dickinson County: 58,300 USDDickinson County58,300Livingston County: 102,900 USDLivingston County102,900Washtenaw County: 101,200 USDWashtenaw County101,200Ottawa County: 84,000 USDOttawa County84,000Monroe County: 79,000 USDMonroe County79,000Grand Traverse County: 77,500 USDGrand Traverse County77,500Kent County: 76,600 USDKent County76,600Lapeer County: 76,300 USDLapeer County76,300Macomb County: 76,300 USDMacomb County76,300Oakland County: 76,300 USDOakland County76,300St. Clair County: 76,300 USDSt. Clair County76,300Wayne County: 76,300 USDWayne County76,300Leelanau County: 75,400 USDLeelanau County75,400Midland County: 74,600 USDMidland County74,600Clinton County: 74,300 USDClinton County74,300Eaton County: 74,300 USDEaton County74,300Ingham County: 74,300 USDIngham County74,300Kalamazoo County: 73,900 USDKalamazoo County73,900Van Buren County: 73,900 USDVan Buren County73,900Marquette County: 73,500 USDMarquette County73,500Allegan County: 72,600 USDAllegan County72,600Barry County: 71,500 USDBarry County71,500Lenawee County: 68,900 USDLenawee County68,900Emmet County: 67,900 USDEmmet County67,900Berrien County: 66,500 USDBerrien County66,500Charlevoix County: 65,400 USDCharlevoix County65,400Shiawassee County: 64,800 USDShiawassee County64,800Jackson County: 64,600 USDJackson County64,600Calhoun County: 64,200 USDCalhoun County64,200Benzie County: 63,900 USDBenzie County63,900Saginaw County: 63,600 USDSaginaw County63,600Cass County: 62,700 USDCass County62,700Ionia County: 62,000 USDIonia County62,000Antrim County: 61,600 USDAntrim County61,600Otsego County: 61,600 USDOtsego County61,600Branch County: 59,600 USDBranch County59,600Isabella County: 59,400 USDIsabella County59,400Houghton County: 59,300 USDHoughton County59,300Bay County: 59,200 USDBay County59,200Delta County: 58,700 USDDelta County58,700Dickinson County: 58,300 USDDickinson County58,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Livingston County102,900+10.5%
2Washtenaw County101,200+8.9%
3Ottawa County84,000+9.1%
4Monroe County79,000+5.2%
5Grand Traverse County77,500+4.9%
6Kent County76,600+9.6%
7Lapeer County76,300+7.6%
7Macomb County76,300+7.6%
7Oakland County76,300+7.6%
7St. Clair County76,300+7.6%
7Wayne County76,300+7.6%
12Leelanau County75,400+4.7%
13Midland County74,600+1.6%
14Clinton County74,300+0.5%
14Eaton County74,300+0.5%
14Ingham County74,300+0.5%
17Kalamazoo County73,900+5.1%
17Van Buren County73,900+5.1%
19Marquette County73,500+16.9%
20Allegan County72,600+10.7%
21Barry County71,500+4.8%
22Lenawee County68,900+16.6%
23Emmet County67,900-0.1%
24Berrien County66,500+9.4%
25Charlevoix County65,400+3.2%
26Shiawassee County64,800+1.3%
27Jackson County64,600+3.5%
28Calhoun County64,200+16.9%
29Benzie County63,900+6.5%
30Saginaw County63,600+12.6%
31Cass County62,700+5.9%
32Ionia County62,000+2%
33Antrim County61,600+5.8%
33Otsego County61,600+1.7%
35Branch County59,600+4.9%
36Isabella County59,400-8.9%
37Houghton County59,300+2.2%
38Bay County59,200-2%
39Delta County58,700+1.7%
40Dickinson County58,300+3.4%
41St. Joseph County57,600+5.1%
42Huron County57,500+1.4%
43Hillsdale County57,400+6.3%
44Alger County57,300+4%
44Genesee County57,300-1%
44Mecosta County57,300+0.7%
47Tuscola County57,000+2.5%
48Baraga County56,100+4.5%
48Manistee County56,100+5.1%
50Newaygo County55,800+3%
51Mason County55,700+2.6%
52Muskegon County55,600-6.2%
53Sanilac County55,300+3%
54Chippewa County55,100+0.4%
54Gratiot County55,100+0.7%
56Menominee County54,900+1.7%
57Crawford County54,600-1.8%
58Montcalm County54,200+4%
59Alpena County54,000+6.9%
60Kalkaska County53,900+7.2%
61Gogebic County53,700+2.5%
62Presque Isle County53,600+2.9%
63Missaukee County52,700+3.3%
64Keweenaw County52,000+10.4%
65Arenac County51,700+5.7%
65Cheboygan County51,700+2.8%
65Gladwin County51,700+3.4%
68Oceana County51,500-0.4%
69Mackinac County51,400+5.1%
70Iron County50,900+2.6%
71Wexford County50,800-2.1%
72Schoolcraft County50,500+0.2%
73Iosco County50,300+3.7%
74Alcona County50,200+0.2%
75Osceola County49,800+0.8%
76Ontonagon County49,700+3.5%
77Luce County49,300+1.2%
78Ogemaw County47,900+2.1%
79Oscoda County47,800+7.4%
80Clare County46,500+9.9%
81Roscommon County45,600+2.7%
82Montmorency County45,500+3.4%
83Lake County42,500+3.7%

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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/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2019). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.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), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2019. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2019) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2019}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2019. Publisher attribution: 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/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Livingston County, with $102,900 in 2019, 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 $42,500 in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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