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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 2025, at $130,600. Lake County had the lowest, at $63,900. The median was $83,000. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest130,600Livingston County
Lowest63,900Lake County
Median83,00083 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Alcona County: 76,700 USDAlger County: 77,100 USDAllegan County: 103,300 USDAlpena County: 73,900 USDAntrim County: 93,400 USDArenac County: 75,700 USDBaraga County: 77,000 USDBarry County: 103,600 USDBay County: 83,700 USDBenzie County: 95,700 USDBerrien County: 87,200 USDBranch County: 82,300 USDCalhoun County: 80,100 USDCass County: 92,200 USDCharlevoix County: 99,700 USDCheboygan County: 78,900 USDChippewa County: 85,900 USDClare County: 65,300 USDClinton County: 101,700 USDCrawford County: 78,200 USDDelta County: 80,300 USDDickinson County: 83,100 USDEaton County: 101,700 USDEmmet County: 97,600 USDGenesee County: 83,000 USDGladwin County: 78,300 USDGogebic County: 73,400 USDGrand Traverse County: 106,100 USDGratiot County: 78,200 USDHillsdale County: 80,700 USDHoughton County: 88,200 USDHuron County: 81,200 USDIngham County: 101,700 USDIonia County: 83,300 USDIosco County: 67,700 USDIron County: 76,800 USDIsabella County: 81,800 USDJackson County: 84,300 USDKalamazoo County: 95,800 USDKalkaska County: 82,900 USDKent County: 106,400 USDKeweenaw County: 90,100 USDLake County: 63,900 USDLapeer County: 101,000 USDLeelanau County: 117,200 USDLenawee County: 84,300 USDLivingston County: 130,600 USDLuce County: 77,100 USDMackinac County: 79,300 USDMacomb County: 101,000 USDManistee County: 83,400 USDMarquette County: 87,200 USDMason County: 86,600 USDMecosta County: 77,600 USDMenominee County: 83,000 USDMidland County: 103,300 USDMissaukee County: 79,200 USDMonroe County: 91,500 USDMontcalm County: 82,100 USDMontmorency County: 68,700 USDMuskegon County: 82,000 USDNewaygo County: 79,400 USDOakland County: 101,000 USDOceana County: 79,500 USDOgemaw County: 71,900 USDOntonagon County: 72,800 USDOsceola County: 74,800 USDOscoda County: 65,900 USDOtsego County: 90,500 USDOttawa County: 110,600 USDPresque Isle County: 78,200 USDRoscommon County: 74,100 USDSaginaw County: 80,600 USDSt. Clair County: 101,000 USDSt. Joseph County: 84,100 USDSanilac County: 79,200 USDSchoolcraft County: 78,500 USDShiawassee County: 86,600 USDTuscola County: 81,000 USDVan Buren County: 87,300 USDWashtenaw County: 125,900 USDWayne County: 101,000 USDWexford County: 84,000 USD
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  • 77K to 79K
  • 79K to 83K
  • 83K to 87K
  • 87K to 100K
  • 100K and over
USD, 2025. 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, 2025

Livingston County: 130,600 USDLivingston County130,600Washtenaw County: 125,900 USDWashtenaw County125,900Leelanau County: 117,200 USDLeelanau County117,200Ottawa County: 110,600 USDOttawa County110,600Kent County: 106,400 USDKent County106,400Grand Traverse County: 106,100 USDGrand Traverse County106,100Barry County: 103,600 USDBarry County103,600Allegan County: 103,300 USDAllegan County103,300Midland County: 103,300 USDMidland County103,300Clinton County: 101,700 USDClinton County101,700Eaton County: 101,700 USDEaton County101,700Ingham County: 101,700 USDIngham County101,700Lapeer County: 101,000 USDLapeer County101,000Macomb County: 101,000 USDMacomb County101,000Oakland County: 101,000 USDOakland County101,000St. Clair County: 101,000 USDSt. Clair County101,000Wayne County: 101,000 USDWayne County101,000Charlevoix County: 99,700 USDCharlevoix County99,700Emmet County: 97,600 USDEmmet County97,600Kalamazoo County: 95,800 USDKalamazoo County95,800Benzie County: 95,700 USDBenzie County95,700Antrim County: 93,400 USDAntrim County93,400Cass County: 92,200 USDCass County92,200Monroe County: 91,500 USDMonroe County91,500Otsego County: 90,500 USDOtsego County90,500Keweenaw County: 90,100 USDKeweenaw County90,100Houghton County: 88,200 USDHoughton County88,200Van Buren County: 87,300 USDVan Buren County87,300Berrien County: 87,200 USDBerrien County87,200Marquette County: 87,200 USDMarquette County87,200Mason County: 86,600 USDMason County86,600Shiawassee County: 86,600 USDShiawassee County86,600Chippewa County: 85,900 USDChippewa County85,900Jackson County: 84,300 USDJackson County84,300Lenawee County: 84,300 USDLenawee County84,300St. Joseph County: 84,100 USDSt. Joseph County84,100Wexford County: 84,000 USDWexford County84,000Bay County: 83,700 USDBay County83,700Manistee County: 83,400 USDManistee County83,400Ionia County: 83,300 USDIonia County83,300Livingston County: 130,600 USDLivingston County130,600Washtenaw County: 125,900 USDWashtenaw County125,900Leelanau County: 117,200 USDLeelanau County117,200Ottawa County: 110,600 USDOttawa County110,600Kent County: 106,400 USDKent County106,400Grand Traverse County: 106,100 USDGrand Traverse County106,100Barry County: 103,600 USDBarry County103,600Allegan County: 103,300 USDAllegan County103,300Midland County: 103,300 USDMidland County103,300Clinton County: 101,700 USDClinton County101,700Eaton County: 101,700 USDEaton County101,700Ingham County: 101,700 USDIngham County101,700Lapeer County: 101,000 USDLapeer County101,000Macomb County: 101,000 USDMacomb County101,000Oakland County: 101,000 USDOakland County101,000St. Clair County: 101,000 USDSt. Clair County101,000Wayne County: 101,000 USDWayne County101,000Charlevoix County: 99,700 USDCharlevoix County99,700Emmet County: 97,600 USDEmmet County97,600Kalamazoo County: 95,800 USDKalamazoo County95,800Benzie County: 95,700 USDBenzie County95,700Antrim County: 93,400 USDAntrim County93,400Cass County: 92,200 USDCass County92,200Monroe County: 91,500 USDMonroe County91,500Otsego County: 90,500 USDOtsego County90,500Keweenaw County: 90,100 USDKeweenaw County90,100Houghton County: 88,200 USDHoughton County88,200Van Buren County: 87,300 USDVan Buren County87,300Berrien County: 87,200 USDBerrien County87,200Marquette County: 87,200 USDMarquette County87,200Mason County: 86,600 USDMason County86,600Shiawassee County: 86,600 USDShiawassee County86,600Chippewa County: 85,900 USDChippewa County85,900Jackson County: 84,300 USDJackson County84,300Lenawee County: 84,300 USDLenawee County84,300St. Joseph County: 84,100 USDSt. Joseph County84,100Wexford County: 84,000 USDWexford County84,000Bay County: 83,700 USDBay County83,700Manistee County: 83,400 USDManistee County83,400Ionia County: 83,300 USDIonia County83,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Livingston County130,600+4.6%
2Washtenaw County125,900+5.4%
3Leelanau County117,200+8.8%
4Ottawa County110,600+7.6%
5Kent County106,400+5.7%
6Grand Traverse County106,100+6.3%
7Barry County103,600+6.3%
8Allegan County103,300+12%
8Midland County103,300-2.5%
10Clinton County101,700+10.2%
10Eaton County101,700+10.2%
10Ingham County101,700+10.2%
13Lapeer County101,000+5.3%
13Macomb County101,000+5.3%
13Oakland County101,000+5.3%
13St. Clair County101,000+5.3%
13Wayne County101,000+5.3%
18Charlevoix County99,700+8.5%
19Emmet County97,600+8.4%
20Kalamazoo County95,800-6.5%
21Benzie County95,700+6%
22Antrim County93,400+3.2%
23Cass County92,200+9.2%
24Monroe County91,500-5.2%
25Otsego County90,500+6.3%
26Keweenaw County90,100+0.2%
27Houghton County88,200+7.6%
28Van Buren County87,300+14%
29Berrien County87,200+1.8%
29Marquette County87,200+0.3%
31Mason County86,600+6.5%
31Shiawassee County86,600+7.7%
33Chippewa County85,900+6%
34Jackson County84,3000%
34Lenawee County84,300-2.4%
36St. Joseph County84,100+6.7%
37Wexford County84,000+11.9%
38Bay County83,700+5%
39Manistee County83,400+4.3%
40Ionia County83,300-7.3%
41Dickinson County83,100+4.1%
42Genesee County83,000+6%
42Menominee County83,000+8.1%
44Kalkaska County82,900+10.4%
45Branch County82,300+5.2%
46Montcalm County82,100+8%
47Muskegon County82,000+11%
48Isabella County81,800+6.1%
49Huron County81,200+6.4%
50Tuscola County81,000+3.2%
51Hillsdale County80,700+6.7%
52Saginaw County80,600+7.8%
53Delta County80,300+4.4%
54Calhoun County80,100+3.8%
55Oceana County79,500+7.9%
56Newaygo County79,400+6.7%
57Mackinac County79,300+1.5%
58Missaukee County79,200+5.3%
58Sanilac County79,200+6.3%
60Cheboygan County78,900+3.7%
61Schoolcraft County78,500+3.7%
62Gladwin County78,300+8.6%
63Crawford County78,200-1.8%
63Gratiot County78,200+6.3%
63Presque Isle County78,200+5.8%
66Mecosta County77,600+6.2%
67Alger County77,100+8.6%
67Luce County77,100+10.1%
69Baraga County77,000+11.4%
70Iron County76,800+6.4%
71Alcona County76,700+7.6%
72Arenac County75,700+7.4%
73Osceola County74,800+8.9%
74Roscommon County74,100+10.1%
75Alpena County73,900+11.8%
76Gogebic County73,400+2.8%
77Ontonagon County72,800+6.7%
78Ogemaw County71,900+9.9%
79Montmorency County68,700+8%
80Iosco County67,700+8.3%
81Oscoda County65,900+6.6%
82Clare County65,300+7.8%
83Lake County63,900+0.8%

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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/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2025). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2025.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Michigan by area median family income (HUD), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/michigan-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Livingston County, with $130,600 in 2025, 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 $63,900 in 2025.

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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