Counties in Michigan by median household income

Livingston County had the highest median household income of 83 counties in 2021, at $88,908. Lake County had the lowest, at $40,753. The median was $54,235 and the figure for Michigan was $63,202. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest88,908Livingston County
Lowest40,753Lake County
Median54,23583 counties
Michigan63,202History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Livingston CountyLivingston County: 88,908 USD88,908Oakland CountyOakland County: 86,275 USD86,275Washtenaw CountyWashtenaw County: 79,198 USD79,198Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 77,288 USD77,288Clinton CountyClinton County: 76,161 USD76,161Leelanau CountyLeelanau County: 72,709 USD72,709Eaton CountyEaton County: 72,173 USD72,173Allegan CountyAllegan County: 70,269 USD70,269Kent CountyKent County: 69,786 USD69,786Grand Traverse CountyGrand Traverse County: 69,393 USD69,393Lapeer CountyLapeer County: 69,194 USD69,194Benzie CountyBenzie County: 68,875 USD68,875Barry CountyBarry County: 68,779 USD68,779Monroe CountyMonroe County: 68,006 USD68,006Macomb CountyMacomb County: 67,828 USD67,828Midland CountyMidland County: 67,642 USD67,642Ionia CountyIonia County: 64,436 USD64,436Charlevoix CountyCharlevoix County: 63,508 USD63,508Emmet CountyEmmet County: 63,488 USD63,488St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 62,847 USD62,847Kalamazoo CountyKalamazoo County: 61,739 USD61,739Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 61,549 USD61,549Cass CountyCass County: 60,725 USD60,725Lenawee CountyLenawee County: 60,656 USD60,656Antrim CountyAntrim County: 60,378 USD60,378Otsego CountyOtsego County: 59,330 USD59,330Ingham CountyIngham County: 58,226 USD58,226Shiawassee CountyShiawassee County: 58,004 USD58,004Marquette CountyMarquette County: 57,981 USD57,981Jackson CountyJackson County: 57,746 USD57,746St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 57,080 USD57,080Muskegon CountyMuskegon County: 57,047 USD57,047Oceana CountyOceana County: 56,454 USD56,454Branch CountyBranch County: 56,077 USD56,077Berrien CountyBerrien County: 55,893 USD55,893Tuscola CountyTuscola County: 55,174 USD55,174Mason CountyMason County: 55,035 USD55,035Montcalm CountyMontcalm County: 54,803 USD54,803Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 54,775 USD54,775Manistee CountyManistee County: 54,428 USD54,428
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Livingston County88,908
2Oakland County86,275
3Washtenaw County79,198
4Ottawa County77,288
5Clinton County76,161
6Leelanau County72,709
7Eaton County72,173
8Allegan County70,269
9Kent County69,786
10Grand Traverse County69,393
11Lapeer County69,194
12Benzie County68,875
13Barry County68,779
14Monroe County68,006
15Macomb County67,828
16Midland County67,642
17Ionia County64,436
18Charlevoix County63,508
19Emmet County63,488
20St. Clair County62,847
21Kalamazoo County61,739
22Van Buren County61,549
23Cass County60,725
24Lenawee County60,656
25Antrim County60,378
26Otsego County59,330
27Ingham County58,226
28Shiawassee County58,004
29Marquette County57,981
30Jackson County57,746
31St. Joseph County57,080
32Muskegon County57,047
33Oceana County56,454
34Branch County56,077
35Berrien County55,893
36Tuscola County55,174
37Mason County55,035
38Montcalm County54,803
39Dickinson County54,775
40Manistee County54,428
41Crawford County54,240
42Newaygo County54,235
43Schoolcraft County54,163
44Wexford County54,114
45Hillsdale County54,110
46Genesee County54,052
47Keweenaw County54,010
48Cheboygan County53,482
49Gratiot County53,347
50Calhoun County53,286
51Chippewa County53,079
52Mackinac County52,989
53Wayne County52,830
54Saginaw County52,749
55Bay County52,510
56Sanilac County52,459
57Menominee County52,457
58Presque Isle County52,181
59Huron County51,924
60Delta County51,117
61Osceola County50,722
62Missaukee County50,695
63Kalkaska County50,363
64Luce County49,667
65Arenac County48,989
66Isabella County48,840
67Alger County48,822
68Houghton County48,623
69Mecosta County48,440
70Gladwin County48,279
71Roscommon County46,218
72Alcona County46,187
73Baraga County45,792
73Iron County45,792
75Oscoda County45,659
76Alpena County44,864
77Ontonagon County44,605
78Iosco County44,334
79Ogemaw County44,165
80Montmorency County43,913
81Clare County43,069
82Gogebic County41,948
83Lake County40,753

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Livingston County, with $88,908 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Lake County, with $40,753 in 2021.

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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