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Counties in Michigan by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)

Oakland County had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 83 counties in 2021, at $49,012. Alger County had the lowest, at $21,998. The median was $29,867 and the figure for Michigan was $34,768. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest49,012Oakland County
Lowest21,998Alger County
Median29,86783 counties
Michigan34,768History

Map of counties, 2021

Alcona County: 28,615 USDAlger County: 21,998 USDAllegan County: 32,115 USDAlpena County: 27,651 USDAntrim County: 33,621 USDArenac County: 26,950 USDBaraga County: 25,359 USDBarry County: 35,767 USDBay County: 30,459 USDBenzie County: 34,250 USDBerrien County: 33,434 USDBranch County: 27,575 USDCalhoun County: 29,385 USDCass County: 34,900 USDCharlevoix County: 38,685 USDCheboygan County: 28,709 USDChippewa County: 28,715 USDClare County: 23,728 USDClinton County: 38,503 USDCrawford County: 28,172 USDDelta County: 29,228 USDDickinson County: 32,101 USDEaton County: 36,761 USDEmmet County: 38,890 USDGenesee County: 30,561 USDGladwin County: 28,140 USDGogebic County: 29,321 USDGrand Traverse County: 36,651 USDGratiot County: 25,651 USDHillsdale County: 27,495 USDHoughton County: 27,087 USDHuron County: 29,914 USDIngham County: 33,141 USDIonia County: 27,317 USDIosco County: 26,336 USDIron County: 28,723 USDIsabella County: 26,156 USDJackson County: 30,987 USDKalamazoo County: 34,928 USDKalkaska County: 27,028 USDKent County: 35,751 USDKeweenaw County: 39,476 USDLake County: 22,434 USDLapeer County: 33,815 USDLeelanau County: 42,080 USDLenawee County: 29,958 USDLivingston County: 43,365 USDLuce County: 24,432 USDMackinac County: 31,854 USDMacomb County: 34,880 USDManistee County: 29,885 USDMarquette County: 29,939 USDMason County: 31,382 USDMecosta County: 25,050 USDMenominee County: 28,819 USDMidland County: 38,431 USDMissaukee County: 25,856 USDMonroe County: 34,608 USDMontcalm County: 25,586 USDMontmorency County: 26,001 USDMuskegon County: 28,431 USDNewaygo County: 27,228 USDOakland County: 49,012 USDOceana County: 26,289 USDOgemaw County: 25,414 USDOntonagon County: 26,716 USDOsceola County: 24,535 USDOscoda County: 25,425 USDOtsego County: 30,859 USDOttawa County: 35,651 USDPresque Isle County: 31,422 USDRoscommon County: 30,774 USDSaginaw County: 30,243 USDSt. Clair County: 33,302 USDSt. Joseph County: 27,943 USDSanilac County: 28,408 USDSchoolcraft County: 29,867 USDShiawassee County: 30,655 USDTuscola County: 28,123 USDVan Buren County: 29,399 USDWashtenaw County: 45,500 USDWayne County: 29,953 USDWexford County: 27,772 USD
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USD, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Oakland County: 49,012 USDOakland County49,012Washtenaw County: 45,500 USDWashtenaw County45,500Livingston County: 43,365 USDLivingston County43,365Leelanau County: 42,080 USDLeelanau County42,080Keweenaw County: 39,476 USDKeweenaw County39,476Emmet County: 38,890 USDEmmet County38,890Charlevoix County: 38,685 USDCharlevoix County38,685Clinton County: 38,503 USDClinton County38,503Midland County: 38,431 USDMidland County38,431Eaton County: 36,761 USDEaton County36,761Grand Traverse County: 36,651 USDGrand Traverse County36,651Barry County: 35,767 USDBarry County35,767Kent County: 35,751 USDKent County35,751Ottawa County: 35,651 USDOttawa County35,651Kalamazoo County: 34,928 USDKalamazoo County34,928Cass County: 34,900 USDCass County34,900Macomb County: 34,880 USDMacomb County34,880Monroe County: 34,608 USDMonroe County34,608Benzie County: 34,250 USDBenzie County34,250Lapeer County: 33,815 USDLapeer County33,815Antrim County: 33,621 USDAntrim County33,621Berrien County: 33,434 USDBerrien County33,434St. Clair County: 33,302 USDSt. Clair County33,302Ingham County: 33,141 USDIngham County33,141Allegan County: 32,115 USDAllegan County32,115Dickinson County: 32,101 USDDickinson County32,101Mackinac County: 31,854 USDMackinac County31,854Presque Isle County: 31,422 USDPresque Isle County31,422Mason County: 31,382 USDMason County31,382Jackson County: 30,987 USDJackson County30,987Otsego County: 30,859 USDOtsego County30,859Roscommon County: 30,774 USDRoscommon County30,774Shiawassee County: 30,655 USDShiawassee County30,655Genesee County: 30,561 USDGenesee County30,561Bay County: 30,459 USDBay County30,459Saginaw County: 30,243 USDSaginaw County30,243Lenawee County: 29,958 USDLenawee County29,958Wayne County: 29,953 USDWayne County29,953Marquette County: 29,939 USDMarquette County29,939Huron County: 29,914 USDHuron County29,914Oakland County: 49,012 USDOakland County49,012Washtenaw County: 45,500 USDWashtenaw County45,500Livingston County: 43,365 USDLivingston County43,365Leelanau County: 42,080 USDLeelanau County42,080Keweenaw County: 39,476 USDKeweenaw County39,476Emmet County: 38,890 USDEmmet County38,890Charlevoix County: 38,685 USDCharlevoix County38,685Clinton County: 38,503 USDClinton County38,503Midland County: 38,431 USDMidland County38,431Eaton County: 36,761 USDEaton County36,761Grand Traverse County: 36,651 USDGrand Traverse County36,651Barry County: 35,767 USDBarry County35,767Kent County: 35,751 USDKent County35,751Ottawa County: 35,651 USDOttawa County35,651Kalamazoo County: 34,928 USDKalamazoo County34,928Cass County: 34,900 USDCass County34,900Macomb County: 34,880 USDMacomb County34,880Monroe County: 34,608 USDMonroe County34,608Benzie County: 34,250 USDBenzie County34,250Lapeer County: 33,815 USDLapeer County33,815Antrim County: 33,621 USDAntrim County33,621Berrien County: 33,434 USDBerrien County33,434St. Clair County: 33,302 USDSt. Clair County33,302Ingham County: 33,141 USDIngham County33,141Allegan County: 32,115 USDAllegan County32,115Dickinson County: 32,101 USDDickinson County32,101Mackinac County: 31,854 USDMackinac County31,854Presque Isle County: 31,422 USDPresque Isle County31,422Mason County: 31,382 USDMason County31,382Jackson County: 30,987 USDJackson County30,987Otsego County: 30,859 USDOtsego County30,859Roscommon County: 30,774 USDRoscommon County30,774Shiawassee County: 30,655 USDShiawassee County30,655Genesee County: 30,561 USDGenesee County30,561Bay County: 30,459 USDBay County30,459Saginaw County: 30,243 USDSaginaw County30,243Lenawee County: 29,958 USDLenawee County29,958Wayne County: 29,953 USDWayne County29,953Marquette County: 29,939 USDMarquette County29,939Huron County: 29,914 USDHuron County29,914
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Oakland County49,012
2Washtenaw County45,500
3Livingston County43,365
4Leelanau County42,080
5Keweenaw County39,476
6Emmet County38,890
7Charlevoix County38,685
8Clinton County38,503
9Midland County38,431
10Eaton County36,761
11Grand Traverse County36,651
12Barry County35,767
13Kent County35,751
14Ottawa County35,651
15Kalamazoo County34,928
16Cass County34,900
17Macomb County34,880
18Monroe County34,608
19Benzie County34,250
20Lapeer County33,815
21Antrim County33,621
22Berrien County33,434
23St. Clair County33,302
24Ingham County33,141
25Allegan County32,115
26Dickinson County32,101
27Mackinac County31,854
28Presque Isle County31,422
29Mason County31,382
30Jackson County30,987
31Otsego County30,859
32Roscommon County30,774
33Shiawassee County30,655
34Genesee County30,561
35Bay County30,459
36Saginaw County30,243
37Lenawee County29,958
38Wayne County29,953
39Marquette County29,939
40Huron County29,914
41Manistee County29,885
42Schoolcraft County29,867
43Van Buren County29,399
44Calhoun County29,385
45Gogebic County29,321
46Delta County29,228
47Menominee County28,819
48Iron County28,723
49Chippewa County28,715
50Cheboygan County28,709
51Alcona County28,615
52Muskegon County28,431
53Sanilac County28,408
54Crawford County28,172
55Gladwin County28,140
56Tuscola County28,123
57St. Joseph County27,943
58Wexford County27,772
59Alpena County27,651
60Branch County27,575
61Hillsdale County27,495
62Ionia County27,317
63Newaygo County27,228
64Houghton County27,087
65Kalkaska County27,028
66Arenac County26,950
67Ontonagon County26,716
68Iosco County26,336
69Oceana County26,289
70Isabella County26,156
71Montmorency County26,001
72Missaukee County25,856
73Gratiot County25,651
74Montcalm County25,586
75Oscoda County25,425
76Ogemaw County25,414
77Baraga County25,359
78Mecosta County25,050
79Osceola County24,535
80Luce County24,432
81Clare County23,728
82Lake County22,434
83Alger County21,998

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Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year (Counties in Michigan by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Counties in Michigan by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/michigan-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Oakland County, with $49,012 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Alger County, with $21,998 in 2021.

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