Counties in Michigan by per capita personal income

Oakland County had the highest per capita personal income of 83 counties in 2015, at $64,253. Lake County had the lowest, at $28,504. The median was $35,564 and the figure for Michigan was $42,988. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest64,253Oakland County
Lowest28,504Lake County
Median35,56483 counties
Michigan42,988History

Map of counties, 2015

Alcona County: 34,900 USDAlger County: 30,468 USDAllegan County: 39,719 USDAlpena County: 36,616 USDAntrim County: 42,173 USDArenac County: 33,099 USDBaraga County: 30,436 USDBarry County: 40,410 USDBay County: 37,962 USDBenzie County: 39,267 USDBerrien County: 42,298 USDBranch County: 32,144 USDCalhoun County: 36,868 USDCass County: 38,839 USDCharlevoix County: 45,954 USDCheboygan County: 34,955 USDChippewa County: 30,833 USDClare County: 31,284 USDClinton County: 41,010 USDCrawford County: 31,651 USDDelta County: 35,299 USDDickinson County: 41,697 USDEaton County: 38,533 USDEmmet County: 48,925 USDGenesee County: 36,764 USDGladwin County: 32,450 USDGogebic County: 35,602 USDGrand Traverse County: 44,388 USDGratiot County: 33,211 USDHillsdale County: 32,166 USDHoughton County: 32,929 USDHuron County: 40,933 USDIngham County: 36,824 USDIonia County: 30,661 USDIosco County: 33,298 USDIron County: 39,232 USDIsabella County: 33,392 USDJackson County: 35,070 USDKalamazoo County: 43,991 USDKalkaska County: 33,040 USDKent County: 49,090 USDKeweenaw County: 42,610 USDLake County: 28,504 USDLapeer County: 38,617 USDLeelanau County: 58,340 USDLenawee County: 35,564 USDLivingston County: 50,883 USDLuce County: 30,343 USDMackinac County: 38,798 USDMacomb County: 42,209 USDManistee County: 35,984 USDMarquette County: 36,056 USDMason County: 37,316 USDMecosta County: 31,561 USDMenominee County: 37,798 USDMidland County: 41,395 USDMissaukee County: 31,991 USDMonroe County: 41,853 USDMontcalm County: 30,621 USDMontmorency County: 33,815 USDMuskegon County: 34,745 USDNewaygo County: 33,708 USDOakland County: 64,253 USDOceana County: 33,936 USDOgemaw County: 31,874 USDOntonagon County: 35,367 USDOsceola County: 33,382 USDOscoda County: 31,445 USDOtsego County: 36,664 USDOttawa County: 43,242 USDPresque Isle County: 34,584 USDRoscommon County: 33,803 USDSaginaw County: 35,382 USDSt. Clair County: 39,403 USDSt. Joseph County: 34,330 USDSanilac County: 34,493 USDSchoolcraft County: 35,441 USDShiawassee County: 35,450 USDTuscola County: 35,029 USDVan Buren County: 37,333 USDWashtenaw County: 51,521 USDWayne County: 38,063 USDWexford County: 32,988 USD
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USD, 2015. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Oakland County: 64,253 USDOakland County64,253Leelanau County: 58,340 USDLeelanau County58,340Washtenaw County: 51,521 USDWashtenaw County51,521Livingston County: 50,883 USDLivingston County50,883Kent County: 49,090 USDKent County49,090Emmet County: 48,925 USDEmmet County48,925Charlevoix County: 45,954 USDCharlevoix County45,954Grand Traverse County: 44,388 USDGrand Traverse County44,388Kalamazoo County: 43,991 USDKalamazoo County43,991Ottawa County: 43,242 USDOttawa County43,242Keweenaw County: 42,610 USDKeweenaw County42,610Berrien County: 42,298 USDBerrien County42,298Macomb County: 42,209 USDMacomb County42,209Antrim County: 42,173 USDAntrim County42,173Monroe County: 41,853 USDMonroe County41,853Dickinson County: 41,697 USDDickinson County41,697Midland County: 41,395 USDMidland County41,395Clinton County: 41,010 USDClinton County41,010Huron County: 40,933 USDHuron County40,933Barry County: 40,410 USDBarry County40,410Allegan County: 39,719 USDAllegan County39,719St. Clair County: 39,403 USDSt. Clair County39,403Benzie County: 39,267 USDBenzie County39,267Iron County: 39,232 USDIron County39,232Cass County: 38,839 USDCass County38,839Mackinac County: 38,798 USDMackinac County38,798Lapeer County: 38,617 USDLapeer County38,617Eaton County: 38,533 USDEaton County38,533Wayne County: 38,063 USDWayne County38,063Bay County: 37,962 USDBay County37,962Menominee County: 37,798 USDMenominee County37,798Van Buren County: 37,333 USDVan Buren County37,333Mason County: 37,316 USDMason County37,316Calhoun County: 36,868 USDCalhoun County36,868Ingham County: 36,824 USDIngham County36,824Genesee County: 36,764 USDGenesee County36,764Otsego County: 36,664 USDOtsego County36,664Alpena County: 36,616 USDAlpena County36,616Marquette County: 36,056 USDMarquette County36,056Manistee County: 35,984 USDManistee County35,984Oakland County: 64,253 USDOakland County64,253Leelanau County: 58,340 USDLeelanau County58,340Washtenaw County: 51,521 USDWashtenaw County51,521Livingston County: 50,883 USDLivingston County50,883Kent County: 49,090 USDKent County49,090Emmet County: 48,925 USDEmmet County48,925Charlevoix County: 45,954 USDCharlevoix County45,954Grand Traverse County: 44,388 USDGrand Traverse County44,388Kalamazoo County: 43,991 USDKalamazoo County43,991Ottawa County: 43,242 USDOttawa County43,242Keweenaw County: 42,610 USDKeweenaw County42,610Berrien County: 42,298 USDBerrien County42,298Macomb County: 42,209 USDMacomb County42,209Antrim County: 42,173 USDAntrim County42,173Monroe County: 41,853 USDMonroe County41,853Dickinson County: 41,697 USDDickinson County41,697Midland County: 41,395 USDMidland County41,395Clinton County: 41,010 USDClinton County41,010Huron County: 40,933 USDHuron County40,933Barry County: 40,410 USDBarry County40,410Allegan County: 39,719 USDAllegan County39,719St. Clair County: 39,403 USDSt. Clair County39,403Benzie County: 39,267 USDBenzie County39,267Iron County: 39,232 USDIron County39,232Cass County: 38,839 USDCass County38,839Mackinac County: 38,798 USDMackinac County38,798Lapeer County: 38,617 USDLapeer County38,617Eaton County: 38,533 USDEaton County38,533Wayne County: 38,063 USDWayne County38,063Bay County: 37,962 USDBay County37,962Menominee County: 37,798 USDMenominee County37,798Van Buren County: 37,333 USDVan Buren County37,333Mason County: 37,316 USDMason County37,316Calhoun County: 36,868 USDCalhoun County36,868Ingham County: 36,824 USDIngham County36,824Genesee County: 36,764 USDGenesee County36,764Otsego County: 36,664 USDOtsego County36,664Alpena County: 36,616 USDAlpena County36,616Marquette County: 36,056 USDMarquette County36,056Manistee County: 35,984 USDManistee County35,984
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD
Change on 2014
1Oakland County64,253+6.6%
2Leelanau County58,340-1.6%
3Washtenaw County51,521+4.9%
4Livingston County50,883+5.6%
5Kent County49,090+5.5%
6Emmet County48,925+5%
7Charlevoix County45,954+7.4%
8Grand Traverse County44,388+4.7%
9Kalamazoo County43,991+5.8%
10Ottawa County43,242+5.2%
11Keweenaw County42,610+9.9%
12Berrien County42,298+6.4%
13Macomb County42,209+5.7%
14Antrim County42,173+5.9%
15Monroe County41,853+5.8%
16Dickinson County41,697+3.5%
17Midland County41,395-15.6%
18Clinton County41,010+3.2%
19Huron County40,933+1.7%
20Barry County40,410+4.2%
21Allegan County39,719+4.8%
22St. Clair County39,403+4.7%
23Benzie County39,267+6.5%
24Iron County39,232+7.3%
25Cass County38,839+5.3%
26Mackinac County38,798+5%
27Lapeer County38,617+4.6%
28Eaton County38,533+5.1%
29Wayne County38,063+5.6%
30Bay County37,962+4.4%
31Menominee County37,798+2.2%
32Van Buren County37,333+6%
33Mason County37,316+4.1%
34Calhoun County36,868+5.4%
35Ingham County36,824+3.6%
36Genesee County36,764+5.2%
37Otsego County36,664+2.6%
38Alpena County36,616+5.7%
39Marquette County36,056+3.7%
40Manistee County35,984+7.8%
41Gogebic County35,602+6.4%
42Lenawee County35,564+5.5%
43Shiawassee County35,450+5.8%
44Schoolcraft County35,441+2%
45Saginaw County35,382+4.7%
46Ontonagon County35,367+5.3%
47Delta County35,299+2.8%
48Jackson County35,070+4.3%
49Tuscola County35,029+7.4%
50Cheboygan County34,955+4.6%
51Alcona County34,900+4.9%
52Muskegon County34,745+4.4%
53Presque Isle County34,584+5.4%
54Sanilac County34,493+4.3%
55St. Joseph County34,330+5.9%
56Oceana County33,936+3.9%
57Montmorency County33,815+7.8%
58Roscommon County33,803+6%
59Newaygo County33,708+4.3%
60Isabella County33,392+4.6%
61Osceola County33,382+4%
62Iosco County33,298+5.2%
63Gratiot County33,211+4.3%
64Arenac County33,099+3.8%
65Kalkaska County33,040+2.6%
66Wexford County32,988+3.9%
67Houghton County32,929+5.1%
68Gladwin County32,450+6.2%
69Hillsdale County32,166+5.1%
70Branch County32,144+4.3%
71Missaukee County31,991+0.3%
72Ogemaw County31,874+5.3%
73Crawford County31,651+3.2%
74Mecosta County31,561+4.4%
75Oscoda County31,445+3%
76Clare County31,284+5.4%
77Chippewa County30,833+4.7%
78Ionia County30,661+3.8%
79Montcalm County30,621+4.9%
80Alger County30,468+4.2%
81Baraga County30,436+1.7%
82Luce County30,343+6.8%
83Lake County28,504+1.8%

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About this ranking

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Michigan by per capita personal income, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Michigan by per capita personal income, 2015. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/michigan-counties?period=2015. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Michigan by per capita personal income, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/michigan-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Michigan by per capita personal income, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/michigan-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Oakland County, with $64,253 in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Lake County, with $28,504 in 2015.

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