Counties in Michigan by personal income

Oakland County had the highest personal income of 83 counties in 2018, at $89.32 billion. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at $96.26 million. The median was $1.44 billion and the figure for Michigan was $474.23 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest89,322.3Oakland County
Lowest96.3Keweenaw County
Median1,437.683 counties
Michigan474,230.3History

Map of counties, 2018

Alcona County: 399.2 USD millionAlger County: 301.3 USD millionAllegan County: 5,249 USD millionAlpena County: 1,136 USD millionAntrim County: 1,073.9 USD millionArenac County: 557.5 USD millionBaraga County: 267.7 USD millionBarry County: 2,709.1 USD millionBay County: 4,366.2 USD millionBenzie County: 774.2 USD millionBerrien County: 7,256.4 USD millionBranch County: 1,571.1 USD millionCalhoun County: 5,218.5 USD millionCass County: 2,292.3 USD millionCharlevoix County: 1,355.4 USD millionCheboygan County: 984.2 USD millionChippewa County: 1,248.9 USD millionClare County: 1,050.8 USD millionClinton County: 3,616.3 USD millionCrawford County: 476.6 USD millionDelta County: 1,408.8 USD millionDickinson County: 1,217.4 USD millionEaton County: 4,600 USD millionEmmet County: 1,847.5 USD millionGenesee County: 16,359.9 USD millionGladwin County: 921.7 USD millionGogebic County: 592.1 USD millionGrand Traverse County: 4,635.6 USD millionGratiot County: 1,485.7 USD millionHillsdale County: 1,609.2 USD millionHoughton County: 1,329.5 USD millionHuron County: 1,392.3 USD millionIngham County: 11,534.7 USD millionIonia County: 2,224.1 USD millionIosco County: 919.3 USD millionIron County: 484.1 USD millionIsabella County: 2,449.3 USD millionJackson County: 6,215.6 USD millionKalamazoo County: 12,650.4 USD millionKalkaska County: 618.7 USD millionKent County: 34,005.4 USD millionKeweenaw County: 96.3 USD millionLake County: 389.5 USD millionLapeer County: 3,807.7 USD millionLeelanau County: 1,428 USD millionLenawee County: 3,863.3 USD millionLivingston County: 10,997.7 USD millionLuce County: 192.4 USD millionMackinac County: 460.6 USD millionMacomb County: 40,258.4 USD millionManistee County: 955.7 USD millionMarquette County: 2,581.4 USD millionMason County: 1,168.7 USD millionMecosta County: 1,437.6 USD millionMenominee County: 973 USD millionMidland County: 4,424.7 USD millionMissaukee County: 521.3 USD millionMonroe County: 7,069 USD millionMontcalm County: 2,182.6 USD millionMontmorency County: 339.3 USD millionMuskegon County: 6,595 USD millionNewaygo County: 1,805.4 USD millionOakland County: 89,322.3 USD millionOceana County: 991.2 USD millionOgemaw County: 720.4 USD millionOntonagon County: 225.6 USD millionOsceola County: 837.8 USD millionOscoda County: 276.1 USD millionOtsego County: 985.9 USD millionOttawa County: 13,938.7 USD millionPresque Isle County: 504.1 USD millionRoscommon County: 854.5 USD millionSaginaw County: 7,542.6 USD millionSt. Clair County: 6,986.1 USD millionSt. Joseph County: 2,292.8 USD millionSanilac County: 1,536.8 USD millionSchoolcraft County: 317.1 USD millionShiawassee County: 2,663.8 USD millionTuscola County: 1,929 USD millionVan Buren County: 3,052 USD millionWashtenaw County: 21,650.2 USD millionWayne County: 74,427.7 USD millionWexford County: 1,200.1 USD million
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USD million, 2018. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Oakland County: 89,322.3 USD millionOakland County89,322.3Wayne County: 74,427.7 USD millionWayne County74,427.7Macomb County: 40,258.4 USD millionMacomb County40,258.4Kent County: 34,005.4 USD millionKent County34,005.4Washtenaw County: 21,650.2 USD millionWashtenaw County21,650.2Genesee County: 16,359.9 USD millionGenesee County16,359.9Ottawa County: 13,938.7 USD millionOttawa County13,938.7Kalamazoo County: 12,650.4 USD millionKalamazoo County12,650.4Ingham County: 11,534.7 USD millionIngham County11,534.7Livingston County: 10,997.7 USD millionLivingston County10,997.7Saginaw County: 7,542.6 USD millionSaginaw County7,542.6Berrien County: 7,256.4 USD millionBerrien County7,256.4Monroe County: 7,069 USD millionMonroe County7,069St. Clair County: 6,986.1 USD millionSt. Clair County6,986.1Muskegon County: 6,595 USD millionMuskegon County6,595Jackson County: 6,215.6 USD millionJackson County6,215.6Allegan County: 5,249 USD millionAllegan County5,249Calhoun County: 5,218.5 USD millionCalhoun County5,218.5Grand Traverse County: 4,635.6 USD millionGrand Traverse County4,635.6Eaton County: 4,600 USD millionEaton County4,600Midland County: 4,424.7 USD millionMidland County4,424.7Bay County: 4,366.2 USD millionBay County4,366.2Lenawee County: 3,863.3 USD millionLenawee County3,863.3Lapeer County: 3,807.7 USD millionLapeer County3,807.7Clinton County: 3,616.3 USD millionClinton County3,616.3Van Buren County: 3,052 USD millionVan Buren County3,052Barry County: 2,709.1 USD millionBarry County2,709.1Shiawassee County: 2,663.8 USD millionShiawassee County2,663.8Marquette County: 2,581.4 USD millionMarquette County2,581.4Isabella County: 2,449.3 USD millionIsabella County2,449.3St. Joseph County: 2,292.8 USD millionSt. Joseph County2,292.8Cass County: 2,292.3 USD millionCass County2,292.3Ionia County: 2,224.1 USD millionIonia County2,224.1Montcalm County: 2,182.6 USD millionMontcalm County2,182.6Tuscola County: 1,929 USD millionTuscola County1,929Emmet County: 1,847.5 USD millionEmmet County1,847.5Newaygo County: 1,805.4 USD millionNewaygo County1,805.4Hillsdale County: 1,609.2 USD millionHillsdale County1,609.2Branch County: 1,571.1 USD millionBranch County1,571.1Sanilac County: 1,536.8 USD millionSanilac County1,536.8Oakland County: 89,322.3 USD millionOakland County89,322.3Wayne County: 74,427.7 USD millionWayne County74,427.7Macomb County: 40,258.4 USD millionMacomb County40,258.4Kent County: 34,005.4 USD millionKent County34,005.4Washtenaw County: 21,650.2 USD millionWashtenaw County21,650.2Genesee County: 16,359.9 USD millionGenesee County16,359.9Ottawa County: 13,938.7 USD millionOttawa County13,938.7Kalamazoo County: 12,650.4 USD millionKalamazoo County12,650.4Ingham County: 11,534.7 USD millionIngham County11,534.7Livingston County: 10,997.7 USD millionLivingston County10,997.7Saginaw County: 7,542.6 USD millionSaginaw County7,542.6Berrien County: 7,256.4 USD millionBerrien County7,256.4Monroe County: 7,069 USD millionMonroe County7,069St. Clair County: 6,986.1 USD millionSt. Clair County6,986.1Muskegon County: 6,595 USD millionMuskegon County6,595Jackson County: 6,215.6 USD millionJackson County6,215.6Allegan County: 5,249 USD millionAllegan County5,249Calhoun County: 5,218.5 USD millionCalhoun County5,218.5Grand Traverse County: 4,635.6 USD millionGrand Traverse County4,635.6Eaton County: 4,600 USD millionEaton County4,600Midland County: 4,424.7 USD millionMidland County4,424.7Bay County: 4,366.2 USD millionBay County4,366.2Lenawee County: 3,863.3 USD millionLenawee County3,863.3Lapeer County: 3,807.7 USD millionLapeer County3,807.7Clinton County: 3,616.3 USD millionClinton County3,616.3Van Buren County: 3,052 USD millionVan Buren County3,052Barry County: 2,709.1 USD millionBarry County2,709.1Shiawassee County: 2,663.8 USD millionShiawassee County2,663.8Marquette County: 2,581.4 USD millionMarquette County2,581.4Isabella County: 2,449.3 USD millionIsabella County2,449.3St. Joseph County: 2,292.8 USD millionSt. Joseph County2,292.8Cass County: 2,292.3 USD millionCass County2,292.3Ionia County: 2,224.1 USD millionIonia County2,224.1Montcalm County: 2,182.6 USD millionMontcalm County2,182.6Tuscola County: 1,929 USD millionTuscola County1,929Emmet County: 1,847.5 USD millionEmmet County1,847.5Newaygo County: 1,805.4 USD millionNewaygo County1,805.4Hillsdale County: 1,609.2 USD millionHillsdale County1,609.2Branch County: 1,571.1 USD millionBranch County1,571.1Sanilac County: 1,536.8 USD millionSanilac County1,536.8
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD million
Change on 2017
1Oakland County89,322.3+4%
2Wayne County74,427.7+5.5%
3Macomb County40,258.4+4.2%
4Kent County34,005.4+4.7%
5Washtenaw County21,650.2+4.5%
6Genesee County16,359.9+3.4%
7Ottawa County13,938.7+4.2%
8Kalamazoo County12,650.4+4.6%
9Ingham County11,534.7+3.6%
10Livingston County10,997.7+3.4%
11Saginaw County7,542.6+6%
12Berrien County7,256.4+4.8%
13Monroe County7,069+4.2%
14St. Clair County6,986.1+4.5%
15Muskegon County6,595+3.5%
16Jackson County6,215.6+4%
17Allegan County5,249+5.7%
18Calhoun County5,218.5+2.1%
19Grand Traverse County4,635.6+4.8%
20Eaton County4,600+3.4%
21Midland County4,424.7-7.4%
22Bay County4,366.2+5.4%
23Lenawee County3,863.3+4.8%
24Lapeer County3,807.7+4.2%
25Clinton County3,616.3+4.4%
26Van Buren County3,052+3.9%
27Barry County2,709.1+5.3%
28Shiawassee County2,663.8+3.6%
29Marquette County2,581.4+3.5%
30Isabella County2,449.3+3.5%
31St. Joseph County2,292.8+2%
32Cass County2,292.3+4.8%
33Ionia County2,224.1+5.1%
34Montcalm County2,182.6+3.6%
35Tuscola County1,929+2.9%
36Emmet County1,847.5+4.7%
37Newaygo County1,805.4+2.3%
38Hillsdale County1,609.2+4%
39Branch County1,571.1+3.5%
40Sanilac County1,536.8+3.8%
41Gratiot County1,485.7+3%
42Mecosta County1,437.6+2.5%
43Leelanau County1,428+6.2%
44Delta County1,408.8+3.2%
45Huron County1,392.3+3.2%
46Charlevoix County1,355.4+5.7%
47Houghton County1,329.5+4.4%
48Chippewa County1,248.9+3%
49Dickinson County1,217.4+4.5%
50Wexford County1,200.1+3.4%
51Mason County1,168.7+4.2%
52Alpena County1,136+1.9%
53Antrim County1,073.9+3.9%
54Clare County1,050.8+3.9%
55Oceana County991.2+5.4%
56Otsego County985.9+5.2%
57Cheboygan County984.2+3.1%
58Menominee County973+3.5%
59Manistee County955.7+4.4%
60Gladwin County921.7+4.3%
61Iosco County919.3+3.7%
62Roscommon County854.5+4.1%
63Osceola County837.8+5.3%
64Benzie County774.2+4.4%
65Ogemaw County720.4+5.4%
66Kalkaska County618.7+4.7%
67Gogebic County592.1+5.1%
68Arenac County557.5+4.6%
69Missaukee County521.3+2.5%
70Presque Isle County504.1+5.9%
71Iron County484.1+2.5%
72Crawford County476.6+6%
73Mackinac County460.6+3.2%
74Alcona County399.2+6.1%
75Lake County389.5+5.9%
76Montmorency County339.3+4.4%
77Schoolcraft County317.1+4.1%
78Alger County301.3+3.8%
79Oscoda County276.1+3.7%
80Baraga County267.7+1.6%
81Ontonagon County225.6+1.8%
82Luce County192.4+2%
83Keweenaw County96.3+3.3%

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Total income received by the residents of a place from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC1 line 1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 line 1 for counties.

Counted where people live, not where they work. The national figure is the total of the states, which differs slightly from personal income in the national accounts. Divided by BEA population it gives per_capita_personal_income.

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, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Michigan by personal income, 2018. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/michigan-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Michigan by personal income, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/michigan-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Oakland County, with $89.32 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Keweenaw County, with $96.26 million in 2018.

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