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Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD)

Washtenaw County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 83 counties in 2021, at $106,600. Lake County had the lowest, at $47,300. The median was $61,900. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest106,600Washtenaw County
Lowest47,300Lake County
Median61,90083 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Alcona County: 53,600 USDAlger County: 61,500 USDAllegan County: 73,500 USDAlpena County: 56,800 USDAntrim County: 67,100 USDArenac County: 53,400 USDBaraga County: 56,500 USDBarry County: 74,600 USDBay County: 63,500 USDBenzie County: 70,200 USDBerrien County: 68,900 USDBranch County: 61,100 USDCalhoun County: 61,000 USDCass County: 68,200 USDCharlevoix County: 70,700 USDCheboygan County: 58,400 USDChippewa County: 57,800 USDClare County: 48,900 USDClinton County: 79,100 USDCrawford County: 59,600 USDDelta County: 60,600 USDDickinson County: 64,400 USDEaton County: 79,100 USDEmmet County: 72,700 USDGenesee County: 65,600 USDGladwin County: 55,300 USDGogebic County: 57,400 USDGrand Traverse County: 89,700 USDGratiot County: 58,500 USDHillsdale County: 61,900 USDHoughton County: 64,600 USDHuron County: 61,600 USDIngham County: 79,100 USDIonia County: 66,400 USDIosco County: 52,700 USDIron County: 58,000 USDIsabella County: 62,900 USDJackson County: 64,800 USDKalamazoo County: 77,400 USDKalkaska County: 55,500 USDKent County: 80,000 USDKeweenaw County: 68,100 USDLake County: 47,300 USDLapeer County: 80,000 USDLeelanau County: 78,900 USDLenawee County: 67,200 USDLivingston County: 99,800 USDLuce County: 57,100 USDMackinac County: 59,100 USDMacomb County: 80,000 USDManistee County: 61,900 USDMarquette County: 72,900 USDMason County: 64,700 USDMecosta County: 61,400 USDMenominee County: 60,800 USDMidland County: 72,100 USDMissaukee County: 55,100 USDMonroe County: 78,600 USDMontcalm County: 57,300 USDMontmorency County: 52,000 USDMuskegon County: 64,000 USDNewaygo County: 57,600 USDOakland County: 80,000 USDOceana County: 55,600 USDOgemaw County: 50,400 USDOntonagon County: 53,600 USDOsceola County: 53,600 USDOscoda County: 50,700 USDOtsego County: 64,500 USDOttawa County: 87,100 USDPresque Isle County: 59,100 USDRoscommon County: 50,700 USDSaginaw County: 63,900 USDSt. Clair County: 80,000 USDSt. Joseph County: 61,100 USDSanilac County: 57,000 USDSchoolcraft County: 57,900 USDShiawassee County: 67,900 USDTuscola County: 60,300 USDVan Buren County: 77,400 USDWashtenaw County: 106,600 USDWayne County: 80,000 USDWexford County: 53,900 USD
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  • 62K to 68K
  • 68K to 79K
  • 79K and over
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Washtenaw County: 106,600 USDWashtenaw County106,600Livingston County: 99,800 USDLivingston County99,800Grand Traverse County: 89,700 USDGrand Traverse County89,700Ottawa County: 87,100 USDOttawa County87,100Kent County: 80,000 USDKent County80,000Lapeer County: 80,000 USDLapeer County80,000Macomb County: 80,000 USDMacomb County80,000Oakland County: 80,000 USDOakland County80,000St. Clair County: 80,000 USDSt. Clair County80,000Wayne County: 80,000 USDWayne County80,000Clinton County: 79,100 USDClinton County79,100Eaton County: 79,100 USDEaton County79,100Ingham County: 79,100 USDIngham County79,100Leelanau County: 78,900 USDLeelanau County78,900Monroe County: 78,600 USDMonroe County78,600Kalamazoo County: 77,400 USDKalamazoo County77,400Van Buren County: 77,400 USDVan Buren County77,400Barry County: 74,600 USDBarry County74,600Allegan County: 73,500 USDAllegan County73,500Marquette County: 72,900 USDMarquette County72,900Emmet County: 72,700 USDEmmet County72,700Midland County: 72,100 USDMidland County72,100Charlevoix County: 70,700 USDCharlevoix County70,700Benzie County: 70,200 USDBenzie County70,200Berrien County: 68,900 USDBerrien County68,900Cass County: 68,200 USDCass County68,200Keweenaw County: 68,100 USDKeweenaw County68,100Shiawassee County: 67,900 USDShiawassee County67,900Lenawee County: 67,200 USDLenawee County67,200Antrim County: 67,100 USDAntrim County67,100Ionia County: 66,400 USDIonia County66,400Genesee County: 65,600 USDGenesee County65,600Jackson County: 64,800 USDJackson County64,800Mason County: 64,700 USDMason County64,700Houghton County: 64,600 USDHoughton County64,600Otsego County: 64,500 USDOtsego County64,500Dickinson County: 64,400 USDDickinson County64,400Muskegon County: 64,000 USDMuskegon County64,000Saginaw County: 63,900 USDSaginaw County63,900Bay County: 63,500 USDBay County63,500Washtenaw County: 106,600 USDWashtenaw County106,600Livingston County: 99,800 USDLivingston County99,800Grand Traverse County: 89,700 USDGrand Traverse County89,700Ottawa County: 87,100 USDOttawa County87,100Kent County: 80,000 USDKent County80,000Lapeer County: 80,000 USDLapeer County80,000Macomb County: 80,000 USDMacomb County80,000Oakland County: 80,000 USDOakland County80,000St. Clair County: 80,000 USDSt. Clair County80,000Wayne County: 80,000 USDWayne County80,000Clinton County: 79,100 USDClinton County79,100Eaton County: 79,100 USDEaton County79,100Ingham County: 79,100 USDIngham County79,100Leelanau County: 78,900 USDLeelanau County78,900Monroe County: 78,600 USDMonroe County78,600Kalamazoo County: 77,400 USDKalamazoo County77,400Van Buren County: 77,400 USDVan Buren County77,400Barry County: 74,600 USDBarry County74,600Allegan County: 73,500 USDAllegan County73,500Marquette County: 72,900 USDMarquette County72,900Emmet County: 72,700 USDEmmet County72,700Midland County: 72,100 USDMidland County72,100Charlevoix County: 70,700 USDCharlevoix County70,700Benzie County: 70,200 USDBenzie County70,200Berrien County: 68,900 USDBerrien County68,900Cass County: 68,200 USDCass County68,200Keweenaw County: 68,100 USDKeweenaw County68,100Shiawassee County: 67,900 USDShiawassee County67,900Lenawee County: 67,200 USDLenawee County67,200Antrim County: 67,100 USDAntrim County67,100Ionia County: 66,400 USDIonia County66,400Genesee County: 65,600 USDGenesee County65,600Jackson County: 64,800 USDJackson County64,800Mason County: 64,700 USDMason County64,700Houghton County: 64,600 USDHoughton County64,600Otsego County: 64,500 USDOtsego County64,500Dickinson County: 64,400 USDDickinson County64,400Muskegon County: 64,000 USDMuskegon County64,000Saginaw County: 63,900 USDSaginaw County63,900Bay County: 63,500 USDBay County63,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Washtenaw County106,600+5%
2Livingston County99,800-1.9%
3Grand Traverse County89,700+10.7%
4Ottawa County87,100+4.2%
5Kent County80,000-0.2%
5Lapeer County80,000+1.9%
5Macomb County80,000+1.9%
5Oakland County80,000+1.9%
5St. Clair County80,000+1.9%
5Wayne County80,000+1.9%
11Clinton County79,100-2%
11Eaton County79,100-2%
11Ingham County79,100-2%
14Leelanau County78,900+0.4%
15Monroe County78,600-2.5%
16Kalamazoo County77,400-2%
16Van Buren County77,400-2%
18Barry County74,600+3.6%
19Allegan County73,500-6.6%
20Marquette County72,900+15.2%
21Emmet County72,700+3%
22Midland County72,100-12.3%
23Charlevoix County70,700+3.4%
24Benzie County70,200+1.2%
25Berrien County68,900+13%
26Cass County68,200+3.5%
27Keweenaw County68,100+22%
28Shiawassee County67,900-4.5%
29Lenawee County67,200-4.4%
30Antrim County67,100+4%
31Ionia County66,400+2%
32Genesee County65,600+5.1%
33Jackson County64,800-2.4%
34Mason County64,700+9.5%
35Houghton County64,600+3.5%
36Otsego County64,500+2.2%
37Dickinson County64,400+7.7%
38Muskegon County64,000+1.7%
39Saginaw County63,900+1.6%
40Bay County63,500+6.7%
41Isabella County62,900-5%
42Hillsdale County61,900+1.8%
42Manistee County61,900+6.5%
44Huron County61,600+1.8%
45Alger County61,500+2.5%
46Mecosta County61,400+3.2%
47Branch County61,1000%
47St. Joseph County61,100+1.7%
49Calhoun County61,000-0.2%
50Menominee County60,800+4.1%
51Delta County60,600+0.5%
52Tuscola County60,300+3.3%
53Crawford County59,600+8.6%
54Mackinac County59,100+8.4%
54Presque Isle County59,100+7.5%
56Gratiot County58,500+6%
57Cheboygan County58,400+5%
58Iron County58,000+4.3%
59Schoolcraft County57,900+8.6%
60Chippewa County57,800+1.6%
61Newaygo County57,600+1.1%
62Gogebic County57,400+5.3%
63Montcalm County57,300+2.9%
64Luce County57,100+5%
65Sanilac County57,000+0.7%
66Alpena County56,8000%
67Baraga County56,500+1.4%
68Oceana County55,600+2.8%
69Kalkaska County55,500+4.7%
70Gladwin County55,300+2.8%
71Missaukee County55,100+3.2%
72Wexford County53,900+1.9%
73Alcona County53,600+2.7%
73Ontonagon County53,600+7.6%
73Osceola County53,600+2.1%
76Arenac County53,400+1.3%
77Iosco County52,700-0.2%
78Montmorency County52,000+7.4%
79Oscoda County50,700+2%
79Roscommon County50,700+7%
81Ogemaw County50,400+0.6%
82Clare County48,900+1.9%
83Lake County47,300+2.6%

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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/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.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), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 24 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Washtenaw County, with $106,600 in 2021, 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 $47,300 in 2021.

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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