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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 2020, at $101,700. Lake County had the lowest, at $46,100. The median was $60,300. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest101,700Livingston County
Lowest46,100Lake County
Median60,30083 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Alcona County: 52,200 USDAlger County: 60,000 USDAllegan County: 78,700 USDAlpena County: 56,800 USDAntrim County: 64,500 USDArenac County: 52,700 USDBaraga County: 55,700 USDBarry County: 72,000 USDBay County: 59,500 USDBenzie County: 69,400 USDBerrien County: 61,000 USDBranch County: 61,100 USDCalhoun County: 61,100 USDCass County: 65,900 USDCharlevoix County: 68,400 USDCheboygan County: 55,600 USDChippewa County: 56,900 USDClare County: 48,000 USDClinton County: 80,700 USDCrawford County: 54,900 USDDelta County: 60,300 USDDickinson County: 59,800 USDEaton County: 80,700 USDEmmet County: 70,600 USDGenesee County: 62,400 USDGladwin County: 53,800 USDGogebic County: 54,500 USDGrand Traverse County: 81,000 USDGratiot County: 55,200 USDHillsdale County: 60,800 USDHoughton County: 62,400 USDHuron County: 60,500 USDIngham County: 80,700 USDIonia County: 65,100 USDIosco County: 52,800 USDIron County: 55,600 USDIsabella County: 66,200 USDJackson County: 66,400 USDKalamazoo County: 79,000 USDKalkaska County: 53,000 USDKent County: 80,200 USDKeweenaw County: 55,800 USDLake County: 46,100 USDLapeer County: 78,500 USDLeelanau County: 78,600 USDLenawee County: 70,300 USDLivingston County: 101,700 USDLuce County: 54,400 USDMackinac County: 54,500 USDMacomb County: 78,500 USDManistee County: 58,100 USDMarquette County: 63,300 USDMason County: 59,100 USDMecosta County: 59,500 USDMenominee County: 58,400 USDMidland County: 82,200 USDMissaukee County: 53,400 USDMonroe County: 80,600 USDMontcalm County: 55,700 USDMontmorency County: 48,400 USDMuskegon County: 62,900 USDNewaygo County: 57,000 USDOakland County: 78,500 USDOceana County: 54,100 USDOgemaw County: 50,100 USDOntonagon County: 49,800 USDOsceola County: 52,500 USDOscoda County: 49,700 USDOtsego County: 63,100 USDOttawa County: 83,600 USDPresque Isle County: 55,000 USDRoscommon County: 47,400 USDSaginaw County: 62,900 USDSt. Clair County: 78,500 USDSt. Joseph County: 60,100 USDSanilac County: 56,600 USDSchoolcraft County: 53,300 USDShiawassee County: 71,100 USDTuscola County: 58,400 USDVan Buren County: 79,000 USDWashtenaw County: 101,500 USDWayne County: 78,500 USDWexford County: 52,900 USD
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  • 66K to 79K
  • 79K and over
USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Livingston County: 101,700 USDLivingston County101,700Washtenaw County: 101,500 USDWashtenaw County101,500Ottawa County: 83,600 USDOttawa County83,600Midland County: 82,200 USDMidland County82,200Grand Traverse County: 81,000 USDGrand Traverse County81,000Clinton County: 80,700 USDClinton County80,700Eaton County: 80,700 USDEaton County80,700Ingham County: 80,700 USDIngham County80,700Monroe County: 80,600 USDMonroe County80,600Kent County: 80,200 USDKent County80,200Kalamazoo County: 79,000 USDKalamazoo County79,000Van Buren County: 79,000 USDVan Buren County79,000Allegan County: 78,700 USDAllegan County78,700Leelanau County: 78,600 USDLeelanau County78,600Lapeer County: 78,500 USDLapeer County78,500Macomb County: 78,500 USDMacomb County78,500Oakland County: 78,500 USDOakland County78,500St. Clair County: 78,500 USDSt. Clair County78,500Wayne County: 78,500 USDWayne County78,500Barry County: 72,000 USDBarry County72,000Shiawassee County: 71,100 USDShiawassee County71,100Emmet County: 70,600 USDEmmet County70,600Lenawee County: 70,300 USDLenawee County70,300Benzie County: 69,400 USDBenzie County69,400Charlevoix County: 68,400 USDCharlevoix County68,400Jackson County: 66,400 USDJackson County66,400Isabella County: 66,200 USDIsabella County66,200Cass County: 65,900 USDCass County65,900Ionia County: 65,100 USDIonia County65,100Antrim County: 64,500 USDAntrim County64,500Marquette County: 63,300 USDMarquette County63,300Otsego County: 63,100 USDOtsego County63,100Muskegon County: 62,900 USDMuskegon County62,900Saginaw County: 62,900 USDSaginaw County62,900Genesee County: 62,400 USDGenesee County62,400Houghton County: 62,400 USDHoughton County62,400Branch County: 61,100 USDBranch County61,100Calhoun County: 61,100 USDCalhoun County61,100Berrien County: 61,000 USDBerrien County61,000Hillsdale County: 60,800 USDHillsdale County60,800Livingston County: 101,700 USDLivingston County101,700Washtenaw County: 101,500 USDWashtenaw County101,500Ottawa County: 83,600 USDOttawa County83,600Midland County: 82,200 USDMidland County82,200Grand Traverse County: 81,000 USDGrand Traverse County81,000Clinton County: 80,700 USDClinton County80,700Eaton County: 80,700 USDEaton County80,700Ingham County: 80,700 USDIngham County80,700Monroe County: 80,600 USDMonroe County80,600Kent County: 80,200 USDKent County80,200Kalamazoo County: 79,000 USDKalamazoo County79,000Van Buren County: 79,000 USDVan Buren County79,000Allegan County: 78,700 USDAllegan County78,700Leelanau County: 78,600 USDLeelanau County78,600Lapeer County: 78,500 USDLapeer County78,500Macomb County: 78,500 USDMacomb County78,500Oakland County: 78,500 USDOakland County78,500St. Clair County: 78,500 USDSt. Clair County78,500Wayne County: 78,500 USDWayne County78,500Barry County: 72,000 USDBarry County72,000Shiawassee County: 71,100 USDShiawassee County71,100Emmet County: 70,600 USDEmmet County70,600Lenawee County: 70,300 USDLenawee County70,300Benzie County: 69,400 USDBenzie County69,400Charlevoix County: 68,400 USDCharlevoix County68,400Jackson County: 66,400 USDJackson County66,400Isabella County: 66,200 USDIsabella County66,200Cass County: 65,900 USDCass County65,900Ionia County: 65,100 USDIonia County65,100Antrim County: 64,500 USDAntrim County64,500Marquette County: 63,300 USDMarquette County63,300Otsego County: 63,100 USDOtsego County63,100Muskegon County: 62,900 USDMuskegon County62,900Saginaw County: 62,900 USDSaginaw County62,900Genesee County: 62,400 USDGenesee County62,400Houghton County: 62,400 USDHoughton County62,400Branch County: 61,100 USDBranch County61,100Calhoun County: 61,100 USDCalhoun County61,100Berrien County: 61,000 USDBerrien County61,000Hillsdale County: 60,800 USDHillsdale County60,800
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Livingston County101,700-1.2%
2Washtenaw County101,500+0.3%
3Ottawa County83,600-0.5%
4Midland County82,200+10.2%
5Grand Traverse County81,000+4.5%
6Clinton County80,700+8.6%
6Eaton County80,700+8.6%
6Ingham County80,700+8.6%
9Monroe County80,600+2%
10Kent County80,200+4.7%
11Kalamazoo County79,000+6.9%
11Van Buren County79,000+6.9%
13Allegan County78,700+8.4%
14Leelanau County78,600+4.2%
15Lapeer County78,500+2.9%
15Macomb County78,500+2.9%
15Oakland County78,500+2.9%
15St. Clair County78,500+2.9%
15Wayne County78,500+2.9%
20Barry County72,000+0.7%
21Shiawassee County71,100+9.7%
22Emmet County70,600+4%
23Lenawee County70,300+2%
24Benzie County69,400+8.6%
25Charlevoix County68,400+4.6%
26Jackson County66,400+2.8%
27Isabella County66,200+11.4%
28Cass County65,900+5.1%
29Ionia County65,100+5%
30Antrim County64,500+4.7%
31Marquette County63,300-13.9%
32Otsego County63,100+2.4%
33Muskegon County62,900+13.1%
33Saginaw County62,900-1.1%
35Genesee County62,400+8.9%
35Houghton County62,400+5.2%
37Branch County61,100+2.5%
37Calhoun County61,100-4.8%
39Berrien County61,000-8.3%
40Hillsdale County60,800+5.9%
41Huron County60,500+5.2%
42Delta County60,300+2.7%
43St. Joseph County60,100+4.3%
44Alger County60,000+4.7%
45Dickinson County59,800+2.6%
46Bay County59,500+0.5%
46Mecosta County59,500+3.8%
48Mason County59,100+6.1%
49Menominee County58,400+6.4%
49Tuscola County58,400+2.5%
51Manistee County58,100+3.6%
52Newaygo County57,000+2.2%
53Chippewa County56,900+3.3%
54Alpena County56,800+5.2%
55Sanilac County56,600+2.4%
56Keweenaw County55,800+7.3%
57Baraga County55,700-0.7%
57Montcalm County55,700+2.8%
59Cheboygan County55,600+7.5%
59Iron County55,600+9.2%
61Gratiot County55,200+0.2%
62Presque Isle County55,000+2.6%
63Crawford County54,900+0.5%
64Gogebic County54,500+1.5%
64Mackinac County54,500+6%
66Luce County54,400+10.3%
67Oceana County54,100+5%
68Gladwin County53,800+4.1%
69Missaukee County53,400+1.3%
70Schoolcraft County53,300+5.5%
71Kalkaska County53,000-1.7%
72Wexford County52,900+4.1%
73Iosco County52,800+5%
74Arenac County52,700+1.9%
75Osceola County52,500+5.4%
76Alcona County52,200+4%
77Ogemaw County50,100+4.6%
78Ontonagon County49,800+0.2%
79Oscoda County49,700+4%
80Montmorency County48,400+6.4%
81Clare County48,000+3.2%
82Roscommon County47,400+3.9%
83Lake County46,100+8.5%

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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/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2020). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2020.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Livingston County, with $101,700 in 2020, 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 $46,100 in 2020.

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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