Counties in Michigan by median household income

Livingston County had the highest median household income of 83 counties in 2022, at $96,135. Lake County had the lowest, at $45,946. The median was $59,467 and the figure for Michigan was $68,505. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest96,135Livingston County
Lowest45,946Lake County
Median59,46783 counties
Michigan68,505History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Livingston CountyLivingston County: 96,135 USD96,135Oakland CountyOakland County: 92,620 USD92,620Washtenaw CountyWashtenaw County: 84,245 USD84,245Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 83,932 USD83,932Clinton CountyClinton County: 82,594 USD82,594Leelanau CountyLeelanau County: 82,345 USD82,345Eaton CountyEaton County: 77,158 USD77,158Kent CountyKent County: 76,247 USD76,247Grand Traverse CountyGrand Traverse County: 75,553 USD75,553Allegan CountyAllegan County: 75,543 USD75,543Lapeer CountyLapeer County: 75,402 USD75,402Barry CountyBarry County: 75,182 USD75,182Macomb CountyMacomb County: 73,876 USD73,876Midland CountyMidland County: 73,643 USD73,643Monroe CountyMonroe County: 72,573 USD72,573Ionia CountyIonia County: 71,720 USD71,720Benzie CountyBenzie County: 71,327 USD71,327Charlevoix CountyCharlevoix County: 69,764 USD69,764Emmet CountyEmmet County: 69,690 USD69,690Antrim CountyAntrim County: 68,850 USD68,850Kalamazoo CountyKalamazoo County: 67,905 USD67,905St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 66,887 USD66,887Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 65,531 USD65,531Lenawee CountyLenawee County: 65,484 USD65,484Cass CountyCass County: 65,183 USD65,183Marquette CountyMarquette County: 63,115 USD63,115Otsego CountyOtsego County: 62,865 USD62,865Jackson CountyJackson County: 62,581 USD62,581Ingham CountyIngham County: 62,548 USD62,548Shiawassee CountyShiawassee County: 62,498 USD62,498St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 62,281 USD62,281Muskegon CountyMuskegon County: 61,347 USD61,347Montcalm CountyMontcalm County: 61,250 USD61,250Mason CountyMason County: 60,744 USD60,744Oceana CountyOceana County: 60,691 USD60,691Mackinac CountyMackinac County: 60,620 USD60,620Branch CountyBranch County: 60,600 USD60,600Berrien CountyBerrien County: 60,379 USD60,379Tuscola CountyTuscola County: 59,815 USD59,815Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 59,651 USD59,651
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Livingston County96,135+8.1%
2Oakland County92,620+7.4%
3Washtenaw County84,245+6.4%
4Ottawa County83,932+8.6%
5Clinton County82,594+8.4%
6Leelanau County82,345+13.3%
7Eaton County77,158+6.9%
8Kent County76,247+9.3%
9Grand Traverse County75,553+8.9%
10Allegan County75,543+7.5%
11Lapeer County75,402+9%
12Barry County75,182+9.3%
13Macomb County73,876+8.9%
14Midland County73,643+8.9%
15Monroe County72,573+6.7%
16Ionia County71,720+11.3%
17Benzie County71,327+3.6%
18Charlevoix County69,764+9.9%
19Emmet County69,690+9.8%
20Antrim County68,850+14%
21Kalamazoo County67,905+10%
22St. Clair County66,887+6.4%
23Van Buren County65,531+6.5%
24Lenawee County65,484+8%
25Cass County65,183+7.3%
26Marquette County63,115+8.9%
27Otsego County62,865+6%
28Jackson County62,581+8.4%
29Ingham County62,548+7.4%
30Shiawassee County62,498+7.7%
31St. Joseph County62,281+9.1%
32Muskegon County61,347+7.5%
33Montcalm County61,250+11.8%
34Mason County60,744+10.4%
35Oceana County60,691+7.5%
36Mackinac County60,620+14.4%
37Branch County60,600+8.1%
38Berrien County60,379+8%
39Tuscola County59,815+8.4%
40Dickinson County59,651+8.9%
41Cheboygan County59,557+11.4%
42Manistee County59,467+9.3%
43Hillsdale County59,425+9.8%
44Newaygo County59,065+8.9%
45Wexford County58,652+8.4%
46Genesee County58,594+8.4%
47Chippewa County58,408+10%
48Calhoun County58,191+9.2%
49Crawford County57,998+6.9%
50Gratiot County57,934+8.6%
51Bay County57,887+10.2%
52Missaukee County57,667+13.8%
53Wayne County57,223+8.3%
54Saginaw County56,579+7.3%
55Kalkaska County56,380+11.9%
56Presque Isle County55,986+7.3%
57Sanilac County55,740+6.3%
58Keweenaw County55,560+2.9%
59Alger County55,528+13.7%
60Schoolcraft County55,071+1.7%
61Osceola County54,875+8.2%
62Huron County54,475+4.9%
63Mecosta County54,132+11.8%
64Menominee County54,074+3.1%
65Delta County53,852+5.4%
66Gladwin County53,717+11.3%
67Arenac County53,487+9.2%
68Houghton County52,736+8.5%
69Isabella County52,638+7.8%
70Iron County52,241+14.1%
71Baraga County51,911+13.4%
72Luce County51,015+2.7%
73Ogemaw County50,377+14.1%
74Alcona County50,295+8.9%
75Roscommon County49,898+8%
76Alpena County49,133+9.5%
77Oscoda County48,692+6.6%
78Ontonagon County48,316+8.3%
79Gogebic County47,913+14.2%
80Clare County47,816+11%
81Montmorency County46,345+5.5%
82Iosco County46,224+4.3%
83Lake County45,946+12.7%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

Livingston County, with $96,135 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Lake County, with $45,946 in 2022.

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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