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Counties in Michigan by median household income (US single-year estimate)

Livingston County had the highest median household income (US single-year estimate) of 83 counties in 2017, at $82,076. Lake County had the lowest, at $35,005. The median was $47,068 and the figure for Michigan was $54,840. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest82,076Livingston County
Lowest35,005Lake County
Median47,06883 counties
Michigan54,840History

Map of counties, 2017

Alcona County: 41,615 USDAlger County: 46,991 USDAllegan County: 62,421 USDAlpena County: 40,603 USDAntrim County: 50,583 USDArenac County: 41,275 USDBaraga County: 42,180 USDBarry County: 59,460 USDBay County: 45,771 USDBenzie County: 54,065 USDBerrien County: 48,924 USDBranch County: 49,387 USDCalhoun County: 46,113 USDCass County: 52,063 USDCharlevoix County: 51,457 USDCheboygan County: 43,724 USDChippewa County: 44,586 USDClare County: 36,661 USDClinton County: 66,003 USDCrawford County: 47,068 USDDelta County: 50,802 USDDickinson County: 48,291 USDEaton County: 64,318 USDEmmet County: 52,796 USDGenesee County: 46,457 USDGladwin County: 41,667 USDGogebic County: 38,343 USDGrand Traverse County: 59,674 USDGratiot County: 42,653 USDHillsdale County: 47,610 USDHoughton County: 45,127 USDHuron County: 46,627 USDIngham County: 51,186 USDIonia County: 57,318 USDIosco County: 41,755 USDIron County: 42,082 USDIsabella County: 45,683 USDJackson County: 50,895 USDKalamazoo County: 56,199 USDKalkaska County: 43,357 USDKent County: 61,146 USDKeweenaw County: 43,812 USDLake County: 35,005 USDLapeer County: 57,621 USDLeelanau County: 66,372 USDLenawee County: 56,416 USDLivingston County: 82,076 USDLuce County: 44,479 USDMackinac County: 43,427 USDMacomb County: 60,475 USDManistee County: 45,504 USDMarquette County: 49,472 USDMason County: 46,579 USDMecosta County: 45,785 USDMenominee County: 48,627 USDMidland County: 61,290 USDMissaukee County: 44,553 USDMonroe County: 61,121 USDMontcalm County: 46,664 USDMontmorency County: 40,170 USDMuskegon County: 48,885 USDNewaygo County: 47,521 USDOakland County: 77,558 USDOceana County: 46,423 USDOgemaw County: 38,220 USDOntonagon County: 37,208 USDOsceola County: 41,268 USDOscoda County: 39,253 USDOtsego County: 51,814 USDOttawa County: 68,816 USDPresque Isle County: 43,244 USDRoscommon County: 40,306 USDSaginaw County: 45,433 USDSt. Clair County: 56,671 USDSt. Joseph County: 50,854 USDSanilac County: 47,287 USDSchoolcraft County: 41,973 USDShiawassee County: 53,055 USDTuscola County: 47,357 USDVan Buren County: 52,114 USDWashtenaw County: 70,509 USDWayne County: 45,182 USDWexford County: 46,072 USD
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USD, 2017. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Livingston County: 82,076 USDLivingston County82,076Oakland County: 77,558 USDOakland County77,558Washtenaw County: 70,509 USDWashtenaw County70,509Ottawa County: 68,816 USDOttawa County68,816Leelanau County: 66,372 USDLeelanau County66,372Clinton County: 66,003 USDClinton County66,003Eaton County: 64,318 USDEaton County64,318Allegan County: 62,421 USDAllegan County62,421Midland County: 61,290 USDMidland County61,290Kent County: 61,146 USDKent County61,146Monroe County: 61,121 USDMonroe County61,121Macomb County: 60,475 USDMacomb County60,475Grand Traverse County: 59,674 USDGrand Traverse County59,674Barry County: 59,460 USDBarry County59,460Lapeer County: 57,621 USDLapeer County57,621Ionia County: 57,318 USDIonia County57,318St. Clair County: 56,671 USDSt. Clair County56,671Lenawee County: 56,416 USDLenawee County56,416Kalamazoo County: 56,199 USDKalamazoo County56,199Benzie County: 54,065 USDBenzie County54,065Shiawassee County: 53,055 USDShiawassee County53,055Emmet County: 52,796 USDEmmet County52,796Van Buren County: 52,114 USDVan Buren County52,114Cass County: 52,063 USDCass County52,063Otsego County: 51,814 USDOtsego County51,814Charlevoix County: 51,457 USDCharlevoix County51,457Ingham County: 51,186 USDIngham County51,186Jackson County: 50,895 USDJackson County50,895St. Joseph County: 50,854 USDSt. Joseph County50,854Delta County: 50,802 USDDelta County50,802Antrim County: 50,583 USDAntrim County50,583Marquette County: 49,472 USDMarquette County49,472Branch County: 49,387 USDBranch County49,387Berrien County: 48,924 USDBerrien County48,924Muskegon County: 48,885 USDMuskegon County48,885Menominee County: 48,627 USDMenominee County48,627Dickinson County: 48,291 USDDickinson County48,291Hillsdale County: 47,610 USDHillsdale County47,610Newaygo County: 47,521 USDNewaygo County47,521Tuscola County: 47,357 USDTuscola County47,357Livingston County: 82,076 USDLivingston County82,076Oakland County: 77,558 USDOakland County77,558Washtenaw County: 70,509 USDWashtenaw County70,509Ottawa County: 68,816 USDOttawa County68,816Leelanau County: 66,372 USDLeelanau County66,372Clinton County: 66,003 USDClinton County66,003Eaton County: 64,318 USDEaton County64,318Allegan County: 62,421 USDAllegan County62,421Midland County: 61,290 USDMidland County61,290Kent County: 61,146 USDKent County61,146Monroe County: 61,121 USDMonroe County61,121Macomb County: 60,475 USDMacomb County60,475Grand Traverse County: 59,674 USDGrand Traverse County59,674Barry County: 59,460 USDBarry County59,460Lapeer County: 57,621 USDLapeer County57,621Ionia County: 57,318 USDIonia County57,318St. Clair County: 56,671 USDSt. Clair County56,671Lenawee County: 56,416 USDLenawee County56,416Kalamazoo County: 56,199 USDKalamazoo County56,199Benzie County: 54,065 USDBenzie County54,065Shiawassee County: 53,055 USDShiawassee County53,055Emmet County: 52,796 USDEmmet County52,796Van Buren County: 52,114 USDVan Buren County52,114Cass County: 52,063 USDCass County52,063Otsego County: 51,814 USDOtsego County51,814Charlevoix County: 51,457 USDCharlevoix County51,457Ingham County: 51,186 USDIngham County51,186Jackson County: 50,895 USDJackson County50,895St. Joseph County: 50,854 USDSt. Joseph County50,854Delta County: 50,802 USDDelta County50,802Antrim County: 50,583 USDAntrim County50,583Marquette County: 49,472 USDMarquette County49,472Branch County: 49,387 USDBranch County49,387Berrien County: 48,924 USDBerrien County48,924Muskegon County: 48,885 USDMuskegon County48,885Menominee County: 48,627 USDMenominee County48,627Dickinson County: 48,291 USDDickinson County48,291Hillsdale County: 47,610 USDHillsdale County47,610Newaygo County: 47,521 USDNewaygo County47,521Tuscola County: 47,357 USDTuscola County47,357
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Livingston County82,076+3.4%
2Oakland County77,558+7.6%
3Washtenaw County70,509+6.8%
4Ottawa County68,816+5.9%
5Leelanau County66,372+6.8%
6Clinton County66,003-0.6%
7Eaton County64,318+11.3%
8Allegan County62,421+7%
9Midland County61,290+4.7%
10Kent County61,146+2.5%
11Monroe County61,121-1.4%
12Macomb County60,475+0.5%
13Grand Traverse County59,674+4%
14Barry County59,460-2.2%
15Lapeer County57,621+2.7%
16Ionia County57,318+13.8%
17St. Clair County56,671+8.6%
18Lenawee County56,416+7%
19Kalamazoo County56,199+5.3%
20Benzie County54,065+7.4%
21Shiawassee County53,055+0.6%
22Emmet County52,796+3.3%
23Van Buren County52,114+7.4%
24Cass County52,063+1%
25Otsego County51,814+3.5%
26Charlevoix County51,457-2.8%
27Ingham County51,186+3.6%
28Jackson County50,895+0.2%
29St. Joseph County50,854+5.4%
30Delta County50,802+15.9%
31Antrim County50,583+0.5%
32Marquette County49,472-2.4%
33Branch County49,387+2.2%
34Berrien County48,924+3.6%
35Muskegon County48,885+9.9%
36Menominee County48,627+14.9%
37Dickinson County48,291+4.8%
38Hillsdale County47,610-2.9%
39Newaygo County47,521+0.6%
40Tuscola County47,357+0.9%
41Sanilac County47,287+8.5%
42Crawford County47,068+20%
43Alger County46,991+7.5%
44Montcalm County46,664-0.5%
45Huron County46,627+4%
46Mason County46,579-0.1%
47Genesee County46,457+5.2%
48Oceana County46,423+9.4%
49Calhoun County46,113-0.7%
50Wexford County46,072+13.8%
51Mecosta County45,785+9.6%
52Bay County45,771+0.1%
53Isabella County45,683+6.4%
54Manistee County45,504-2.9%
55Saginaw County45,433-0.7%
56Wayne County45,182+3.7%
57Houghton County45,127+16.9%
58Chippewa County44,586+2.1%
59Missaukee County44,553+7%
60Luce County44,479+6.2%
61Keweenaw County43,812+2.4%
62Cheboygan County43,724+4.9%
63Mackinac County43,427+1.3%
64Kalkaska County43,357-10.5%
65Presque Isle County43,244-0.6%
66Gratiot County42,6530%
67Baraga County42,180-4.5%
68Iron County42,082+8.1%
69Schoolcraft County41,973-2.1%
70Iosco County41,755+5.1%
71Gladwin County41,667+1%
72Alcona County41,615+9.8%
73Arenac County41,275-4.8%
74Osceola County41,268+0.6%
75Alpena County40,603-4.1%
76Roscommon County40,306+6.6%
77Montmorency County40,170+8.5%
78Oscoda County39,253+8.5%
79Gogebic County38,343+5.3%
80Ogemaw County38,220+1%
81Ontonagon County37,208+3.7%
82Clare County36,661-2.6%
83Lake County35,005+3.8%

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Household income at the middle of the distribution for one year, in US dollars of that year. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based estimate that combines the one-year American Community Survey with federal tax records and other administrative data, so every county gets a figure for a single year. The national figure is the one-year ACS estimate. Not adjusted for inflation between years. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. For the five-year ACS median, which also covers cities, use median_household_income.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties (Counties in Michigan by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties, Counties in Michigan by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/michigan-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Counties in Michigan by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/michigan-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties, Counties in Michigan by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/michigan-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest median household income (US single-year estimate)?

Livingston County, with $82,076 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income (US single-year estimate)?

Lake County, with $35,005 in 2017.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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