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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 2024, at $124,800. Clare County had the lowest, at $60,600. The median was $78,300. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest124,800Livingston County
Lowest60,600Clare County
Median78,30083 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Alcona County: 71,300 USDAlger County: 71,000 USDAllegan County: 92,200 USDAlpena County: 66,100 USDAntrim County: 90,500 USDArenac County: 70,500 USDBaraga County: 69,100 USDBarry County: 97,500 USDBay County: 79,700 USDBenzie County: 90,300 USDBerrien County: 85,700 USDBranch County: 78,200 USDCalhoun County: 77,200 USDCass County: 84,400 USDCharlevoix County: 91,900 USDCheboygan County: 76,100 USDChippewa County: 81,000 USDClare County: 60,600 USDClinton County: 92,300 USDCrawford County: 79,600 USDDelta County: 76,900 USDDickinson County: 79,800 USDEaton County: 92,300 USDEmmet County: 90,000 USDGenesee County: 78,300 USDGladwin County: 72,100 USDGogebic County: 71,400 USDGrand Traverse County: 99,800 USDGratiot County: 73,600 USDHillsdale County: 75,600 USDHoughton County: 82,000 USDHuron County: 76,300 USDIngham County: 92,300 USDIonia County: 89,900 USDIosco County: 62,500 USDIron County: 72,200 USDIsabella County: 77,100 USDJackson County: 84,300 USDKalamazoo County: 102,500 USDKalkaska County: 75,100 USDKent County: 100,700 USDKeweenaw County: 89,900 USDLake County: 63,400 USDLapeer County: 95,900 USDLeelanau County: 107,700 USDLenawee County: 86,400 USDLivingston County: 124,800 USDLuce County: 70,000 USDMackinac County: 78,100 USDMacomb County: 95,900 USDManistee County: 80,000 USDMarquette County: 86,900 USDMason County: 81,300 USDMecosta County: 73,100 USDMenominee County: 76,800 USDMidland County: 105,900 USDMissaukee County: 75,200 USDMonroe County: 96,500 USDMontcalm County: 76,000 USDMontmorency County: 63,600 USDMuskegon County: 73,900 USDNewaygo County: 74,400 USDOakland County: 95,900 USDOceana County: 73,700 USDOgemaw County: 65,400 USDOntonagon County: 68,200 USDOsceola County: 68,700 USDOscoda County: 61,800 USDOtsego County: 85,100 USDOttawa County: 102,800 USDPresque Isle County: 73,900 USDRoscommon County: 67,300 USDSaginaw County: 74,800 USDSt. Clair County: 95,900 USDSt. Joseph County: 78,800 USDSanilac County: 74,500 USDSchoolcraft County: 75,700 USDShiawassee County: 80,400 USDTuscola County: 78,500 USDVan Buren County: 76,600 USDWashtenaw County: 119,500 USDWayne County: 95,900 USDWexford County: 75,100 USD
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  • 71K to 75K
  • 75K to 78K
  • 78K to 86K
  • 86K to 96K
  • 96K and over
USD, 2024. 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, 2024

Livingston County: 124,800 USDLivingston County124,800Washtenaw County: 119,500 USDWashtenaw County119,500Leelanau County: 107,700 USDLeelanau County107,700Midland County: 105,900 USDMidland County105,900Ottawa County: 102,800 USDOttawa County102,800Kalamazoo County: 102,500 USDKalamazoo County102,500Kent County: 100,700 USDKent County100,700Grand Traverse County: 99,800 USDGrand Traverse County99,800Barry County: 97,500 USDBarry County97,500Monroe County: 96,500 USDMonroe County96,500Lapeer County: 95,900 USDLapeer County95,900Macomb County: 95,900 USDMacomb County95,900Oakland County: 95,900 USDOakland County95,900St. Clair County: 95,900 USDSt. Clair County95,900Wayne County: 95,900 USDWayne County95,900Clinton County: 92,300 USDClinton County92,300Eaton County: 92,300 USDEaton County92,300Ingham County: 92,300 USDIngham County92,300Allegan County: 92,200 USDAllegan County92,200Charlevoix County: 91,900 USDCharlevoix County91,900Antrim County: 90,500 USDAntrim County90,500Benzie County: 90,300 USDBenzie County90,300Emmet County: 90,000 USDEmmet County90,000Ionia County: 89,900 USDIonia County89,900Keweenaw County: 89,900 USDKeweenaw County89,900Marquette County: 86,900 USDMarquette County86,900Lenawee County: 86,400 USDLenawee County86,400Berrien County: 85,700 USDBerrien County85,700Otsego County: 85,100 USDOtsego County85,100Cass County: 84,400 USDCass County84,400Jackson County: 84,300 USDJackson County84,300Houghton County: 82,000 USDHoughton County82,000Mason County: 81,300 USDMason County81,300Chippewa County: 81,000 USDChippewa County81,000Shiawassee County: 80,400 USDShiawassee County80,400Manistee County: 80,000 USDManistee County80,000Dickinson County: 79,800 USDDickinson County79,800Bay County: 79,700 USDBay County79,700Crawford County: 79,600 USDCrawford County79,600St. Joseph County: 78,800 USDSt. Joseph County78,800Livingston County: 124,800 USDLivingston County124,800Washtenaw County: 119,500 USDWashtenaw County119,500Leelanau County: 107,700 USDLeelanau County107,700Midland County: 105,900 USDMidland County105,900Ottawa County: 102,800 USDOttawa County102,800Kalamazoo County: 102,500 USDKalamazoo County102,500Kent County: 100,700 USDKent County100,700Grand Traverse County: 99,800 USDGrand Traverse County99,800Barry County: 97,500 USDBarry County97,500Monroe County: 96,500 USDMonroe County96,500Lapeer County: 95,900 USDLapeer County95,900Macomb County: 95,900 USDMacomb County95,900Oakland County: 95,900 USDOakland County95,900St. Clair County: 95,900 USDSt. Clair County95,900Wayne County: 95,900 USDWayne County95,900Clinton County: 92,300 USDClinton County92,300Eaton County: 92,300 USDEaton County92,300Ingham County: 92,300 USDIngham County92,300Allegan County: 92,200 USDAllegan County92,200Charlevoix County: 91,900 USDCharlevoix County91,900Antrim County: 90,500 USDAntrim County90,500Benzie County: 90,300 USDBenzie County90,300Emmet County: 90,000 USDEmmet County90,000Ionia County: 89,900 USDIonia County89,900Keweenaw County: 89,900 USDKeweenaw County89,900Marquette County: 86,900 USDMarquette County86,900Lenawee County: 86,400 USDLenawee County86,400Berrien County: 85,700 USDBerrien County85,700Otsego County: 85,100 USDOtsego County85,100Cass County: 84,400 USDCass County84,400Jackson County: 84,300 USDJackson County84,300Houghton County: 82,000 USDHoughton County82,000Mason County: 81,300 USDMason County81,300Chippewa County: 81,000 USDChippewa County81,000Shiawassee County: 80,400 USDShiawassee County80,400Manistee County: 80,000 USDManistee County80,000Dickinson County: 79,800 USDDickinson County79,800Bay County: 79,700 USDBay County79,700Crawford County: 79,600 USDCrawford County79,600St. Joseph County: 78,800 USDSt. Joseph County78,800
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Livingston County124,800+3.6%
2Washtenaw County119,500-3.6%
3Leelanau County107,700+9%
4Midland County105,900+11.1%
5Ottawa County102,800-3.5%
6Kalamazoo County102,500+11.2%
7Kent County100,700+2.3%
8Grand Traverse County99,800+11%
9Barry County97,500+1.2%
10Monroe County96,500+4.9%
11Lapeer County95,900+1.3%
11Macomb County95,900+1.3%
11Oakland County95,900+1.3%
11St. Clair County95,900+1.3%
11Wayne County95,900+1.3%
16Clinton County92,300-5.6%
16Eaton County92,300-5.6%
16Ingham County92,300-5.6%
19Allegan County92,200-2.8%
20Charlevoix County91,900+4.4%
21Antrim County90,500+10.2%
22Benzie County90,300-2.8%
23Emmet County90,000+3.3%
24Ionia County89,900+8.8%
24Keweenaw County89,900+7.3%
26Marquette County86,900-1%
27Lenawee County86,400+3.2%
28Berrien County85,7000%
29Otsego County85,100+0.7%
30Cass County84,400+2.7%
31Jackson County84,300+1.9%
32Houghton County82,000-1.7%
33Mason County81,300+4.5%
34Chippewa County81,000+5.6%
35Shiawassee County80,400+7.6%
36Manistee County80,000+4.4%
37Dickinson County79,800-0.3%
38Bay County79,700-3.2%
39Crawford County79,600+0.8%
40St. Joseph County78,800+3.3%
41Tuscola County78,500+4.5%
42Genesee County78,300+2.8%
43Branch County78,200+5.1%
44Mackinac County78,100+6.5%
45Calhoun County77,200-4.9%
46Isabella County77,100+2.9%
47Delta County76,900+3.2%
48Menominee County76,800+1.7%
49Van Buren County76,600-0.6%
50Huron County76,300+2%
51Cheboygan County76,100+7.3%
52Montcalm County76,000+8.3%
53Schoolcraft County75,700+2.6%
54Hillsdale County75,600+3.1%
55Missaukee County75,200+7%
56Kalkaska County75,100+9.5%
56Wexford County75,100+2.9%
58Saginaw County74,800+8.1%
59Sanilac County74,500+3%
60Newaygo County74,400+2.5%
61Muskegon County73,900+1.7%
61Presque Isle County73,900+4.4%
63Oceana County73,700+2.1%
64Gratiot County73,600+1.7%
65Mecosta County73,100+1.5%
66Iron County72,200+1.5%
67Gladwin County72,100+6%
68Gogebic County71,400+4.4%
69Alcona County71,300+5%
70Alger County71,000+2.9%
71Arenac County70,500+2.2%
72Luce County70,000-3%
73Baraga County69,100+6.1%
74Osceola County68,700+1.5%
75Ontonagon County68,200+5.9%
76Roscommon County67,300+3.9%
77Alpena County66,100+5.6%
78Ogemaw County65,400+5.8%
79Montmorency County63,600+0.3%
80Lake County63,400+2.6%
81Iosco County62,500+0.6%
82Oscoda County61,800+0.5%
83Clare County60,600+4.3%

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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/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Livingston County, with $124,800 in 2024, 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)?

Clare County, with $60,600 in 2024.

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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