Counties in Michigan by median household income, 2024

Livingston County had the highest median household income of 83 counties in 2024, at $103,039. Clare County had the lowest, at $49,384. The median was $63,724 and the figure for Michigan was $72,875. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest103,039Livingston County
Lowest49,384Clare County
Median63,72483 counties
Michigan72,875History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Livingston CountyLivingston County: 103,039 USD103,039Leelanau CountyLeelanau County: 99,422 USD99,422Oakland CountyOakland County: 97,760 USD97,760Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 90,502 USD90,502Washtenaw CountyWashtenaw County: 89,180 USD89,180Clinton CountyClinton County: 88,210 USD88,210Allegan CountyAllegan County: 83,283 USD83,283Kent CountyKent County: 82,631 USD82,631Grand Traverse CountyGrand Traverse County: 81,647 USD81,647Eaton CountyEaton County: 79,597 USD79,597Emmet CountyEmmet County: 78,112 USD78,112Macomb CountyMacomb County: 77,837 USD77,837Midland CountyMidland County: 77,705 USD77,705Barry CountyBarry County: 77,500 USD77,500Monroe CountyMonroe County: 77,335 USD77,335Lapeer CountyLapeer County: 77,306 USD77,306Charlevoix CountyCharlevoix County: 76,531 USD76,531Ionia CountyIonia County: 75,611 USD75,611Benzie CountyBenzie County: 74,834 USD74,834Kalamazoo CountyKalamazoo County: 72,532 USD72,532Antrim CountyAntrim County: 72,054 USD72,054St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 71,270 USD71,270Lenawee CountyLenawee County: 70,518 USD70,518Cass CountyCass County: 70,443 USD70,443Kalkaska CountyKalkaska County: 68,578 USD68,578Otsego CountyOtsego County: 68,183 USD68,183Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 68,114 USD68,114Shiawassee CountyShiawassee County: 67,404 USD67,404Montcalm CountyMontcalm County: 67,344 USD67,344St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 66,425 USD66,425Missaukee CountyMissaukee County: 66,194 USD66,194Jackson CountyJackson County: 66,073 USD66,073Ingham CountyIngham County: 65,526 USD65,526Marquette CountyMarquette County: 65,429 USD65,429Berrien CountyBerrien County: 65,425 USD65,425Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 65,156 USD65,156Muskegon CountyMuskegon County: 65,024 USD65,024Mason CountyMason County: 64,748 USD64,748Hillsdale CountyHillsdale County: 64,242 USD64,242Mackinac CountyMackinac County: 63,909 USD63,909
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Livingston County103,039+1.7%
2Leelanau County99,422+8.1%
3Oakland County97,760+2.6%
4Ottawa County90,502+3.9%
5Washtenaw County89,180+2.3%
6Clinton County88,210+2.7%
7Allegan County83,283+3.8%
8Kent County82,631+2.8%
9Grand Traverse County81,647+2.7%
10Eaton County79,597+2%
11Emmet County78,112+6%
12Macomb County77,837+1.9%
13Midland County77,705+0.2%
14Barry County77,500-0.5%
15Monroe County77,335+2.7%
16Lapeer County77,306+1.4%
17Charlevoix County76,5310%
18Ionia County75,611+3%
19Benzie County74,834+3.1%
20Kalamazoo County72,532+2.8%
21Antrim County72,054+0.9%
22St. Clair County71,270+2.8%
23Lenawee County70,518+5.2%
24Cass County70,443+3.6%
25Kalkaska County68,578+13.6%
26Otsego County68,183+1.3%
27Van Buren County68,114+1.8%
28Shiawassee County67,404+4.6%
29Montcalm County67,344+3.8%
30St. Joseph County66,425+2.7%
31Missaukee County66,194+7%
32Jackson County66,073+1.6%
33Ingham County65,526+1.8%
34Marquette County65,429+1.2%
35Berrien County65,425+3.6%
36Dickinson County65,156+5.3%
37Muskegon County65,024+2.4%
38Mason County64,748+3.9%
39Hillsdale County64,242+5.5%
40Mackinac County63,909+9.1%
41Tuscola County63,811+1.5%
42Branch County63,724+2.9%
43Gratiot County63,556+4%
44Manistee County63,516+4.3%
45Newaygo County63,304+2.2%
46Calhoun County63,177+4.6%
47Cheboygan County62,875+2%
48Oceana County62,417-1.9%
49Genesee County62,281+2.7%
50Chippewa County62,217+2.6%
51Bay County61,763+2%
52Alger County61,286+3.2%
53Wexford County61,085-3.2%
54Mecosta County60,951+5.5%
55Saginaw County60,622+3.9%
56Wayne County60,539+1.7%
57Crawford County60,392+3%
58Presque Isle County59,321+4.6%
59Houghton County58,899+4.1%
60Huron County58,870+3.3%
61Sanilac County58,863-0.4%
62Arenac County58,811+3.2%
63Osceola County58,267+2.1%
64Delta County57,809+5.4%
65Schoolcraft County56,782-1.6%
66Menominee County56,435+1.3%
67Iron County55,940+4.3%
68Gladwin County55,349-0.4%
69Baraga County55,327+0.4%
70Roscommon County55,246+2.1%
71Isabella County55,237+2.7%
72Alcona County54,993+2.7%
73Luce County54,893+1%
74Ogemaw County54,666+5.2%
75Ontonagon County54,398+4.9%
76Alpena County53,950+3.9%
77Gogebic County52,732+6.2%
78Keweenaw County52,583-2.4%
79Lake County50,805+2.3%
80Iosco County50,066+4.8%
81Montmorency County49,756+4.1%
82Oscoda County49,515-2.1%
83Clare County49,384-0.8%

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

Livingston County, with $103,039 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Clare County, with $49,384 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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