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Counties in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Lake County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 83 counties in 2024, at 59.1%. Baraga County had the lowest, at 31.7%. The median was 48.3% and the figure for Michigan was 50.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.1Lake County
Lowest31.7Baraga County
Median48.383 counties
Michigan50.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Alcona County: 52 %Alger County: 35.8 %Allegan County: 45.8 %Alpena County: 51.2 %Antrim County: 32.1 %Arenac County: 41.5 %Baraga County: 31.7 %Barry County: 45.1 %Bay County: 42.9 %Benzie County: 51.1 %Berrien County: 49.9 %Branch County: 43.2 %Calhoun County: 48.5 %Cass County: 46.4 %Charlevoix County: 49.4 %Cheboygan County: 41.3 %Chippewa County: 47.3 %Clare County: 49.4 %Clinton County: 43.6 %Crawford County: 45.3 %Delta County: 40.8 %Dickinson County: 48.9 %Eaton County: 41.1 %Emmet County: 44.2 %Genesee County: 52.6 %Gladwin County: 45.7 %Gogebic County: 40.8 %Grand Traverse County: 50.3 %Gratiot County: 46.9 %Hillsdale County: 40.8 %Houghton County: 56.6 %Huron County: 41.6 %Ingham County: 53.1 %Ionia County: 49.1 %Iosco County: 40.5 %Iron County: 48.3 %Isabella County: 51.9 %Jackson County: 45.3 %Kalamazoo County: 52.1 %Kalkaska County: 36.5 %Kent County: 49 %Keweenaw County: 35.3 %Lake County: 59.1 %Lapeer County: 51.4 %Leelanau County: 39.5 %Lenawee County: 46.8 %Livingston County: 49 %Luce County: 57.3 %Mackinac County: 36.9 %Macomb County: 50.8 %Manistee County: 51.2 %Marquette County: 53.6 %Mason County: 48.5 %Mecosta County: 52.1 %Menominee County: 46.3 %Midland County: 50.9 %Missaukee County: 49.8 %Monroe County: 50.6 %Montcalm County: 44.2 %Montmorency County: 53.1 %Muskegon County: 52.5 %Newaygo County: 44.7 %Oakland County: 44.8 %Oceana County: 37.2 %Ogemaw County: 52.2 %Ontonagon County: 39.1 %Osceola County: 42.7 %Oscoda County: 39.9 %Otsego County: 53.3 %Ottawa County: 49.4 %Presque Isle County: 54.4 %Roscommon County: 48.3 %Saginaw County: 55 %St. Clair County: 55.2 %St. Joseph County: 38.7 %Sanilac County: 44.9 %Schoolcraft County: 49.4 %Shiawassee County: 46.6 %Tuscola County: 44.2 %Van Buren County: 48.2 %Washtenaw County: 56.1 %Wayne County: 54.4 %Wexford County: 52.3 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Lake County: 59.1 %Lake County59.1Luce County: 57.3 %Luce County57.3Houghton County: 56.6 %Houghton County56.6Washtenaw County: 56.1 %Washtenaw County56.1St. Clair County: 55.2 %St. Clair County55.2Saginaw County: 55 %Saginaw County55Presque Isle County: 54.4 %Presque Isle County54.4Wayne County: 54.4 %Wayne County54.4Marquette County: 53.6 %Marquette County53.6Otsego County: 53.3 %Otsego County53.3Ingham County: 53.1 %Ingham County53.1Montmorency County: 53.1 %Montmorency County53.1Genesee County: 52.6 %Genesee County52.6Muskegon County: 52.5 %Muskegon County52.5Wexford County: 52.3 %Wexford County52.3Ogemaw County: 52.2 %Ogemaw County52.2Mecosta County: 52.1 %Mecosta County52.1Kalamazoo County: 52.1 %Kalamazoo County52.1Alcona County: 52 %Alcona County52Isabella County: 51.9 %Isabella County51.9Lapeer County: 51.4 %Lapeer County51.4Alpena County: 51.2 %Alpena County51.2Manistee County: 51.2 %Manistee County51.2Benzie County: 51.1 %Benzie County51.1Midland County: 50.9 %Midland County50.9Macomb County: 50.8 %Macomb County50.8Monroe County: 50.6 %Monroe County50.6Grand Traverse County: 50.3 %Grand Traverse County50.3Berrien County: 49.9 %Berrien County49.9Missaukee County: 49.8 %Missaukee County49.8Charlevoix County: 49.4 %Charlevoix County49.4Ottawa County: 49.4 %Ottawa County49.4Clare County: 49.4 %Clare County49.4Schoolcraft County: 49.4 %Schoolcraft County49.4Ionia County: 49.1 %Ionia County49.1Kent County: 49 %Kent County49Livingston County: 49 %Livingston County49Dickinson County: 48.9 %Dickinson County48.9Calhoun County: 48.5 %Calhoun County48.5Mason County: 48.5 %Mason County48.5Lake County: 59.1 %Lake County59.1Luce County: 57.3 %Luce County57.3Houghton County: 56.6 %Houghton County56.6Washtenaw County: 56.1 %Washtenaw County56.1St. Clair County: 55.2 %St. Clair County55.2Saginaw County: 55 %Saginaw County55Presque Isle County: 54.4 %Presque Isle County54.4Wayne County: 54.4 %Wayne County54.4Marquette County: 53.6 %Marquette County53.6Otsego County: 53.3 %Otsego County53.3Ingham County: 53.1 %Ingham County53.1Montmorency County: 53.1 %Montmorency County53.1Genesee County: 52.6 %Genesee County52.6Muskegon County: 52.5 %Muskegon County52.5Wexford County: 52.3 %Wexford County52.3Ogemaw County: 52.2 %Ogemaw County52.2Mecosta County: 52.1 %Mecosta County52.1Kalamazoo County: 52.1 %Kalamazoo County52.1Alcona County: 52 %Alcona County52Isabella County: 51.9 %Isabella County51.9Lapeer County: 51.4 %Lapeer County51.4Alpena County: 51.2 %Alpena County51.2Manistee County: 51.2 %Manistee County51.2Benzie County: 51.1 %Benzie County51.1Midland County: 50.9 %Midland County50.9Macomb County: 50.8 %Macomb County50.8Monroe County: 50.6 %Monroe County50.6Grand Traverse County: 50.3 %Grand Traverse County50.3Berrien County: 49.9 %Berrien County49.9Missaukee County: 49.8 %Missaukee County49.8Charlevoix County: 49.4 %Charlevoix County49.4Ottawa County: 49.4 %Ottawa County49.4Clare County: 49.4 %Clare County49.4Schoolcraft County: 49.4 %Schoolcraft County49.4Ionia County: 49.1 %Ionia County49.1Kent County: 49 %Kent County49Livingston County: 49 %Livingston County49Dickinson County: 48.9 %Dickinson County48.9Calhoun County: 48.5 %Calhoun County48.5Mason County: 48.5 %Mason County48.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lake County59.1+2.6 pts
2Luce County57.3+3.8 pts
3Houghton County56.6+1.8 pts
4Washtenaw County56.1+2 pts
5St. Clair County55.2+0.9 pts
6Saginaw County55+0.1 pts
7Presque Isle County54.4+9.4 pts
8Wayne County54.4+0.7 pts
9Marquette County53.6+0.7 pts
10Otsego County53.3-1.7 pts
11Ingham County53.1+1 pts
12Montmorency County53.1-10.3 pts
13Genesee County52.6+0.8 pts
14Muskegon County52.5+3 pts
15Wexford County52.3+6 pts
16Ogemaw County52.2-6.3 pts
17Mecosta County52.1-1.8 pts
18Kalamazoo County52.1+2.2 pts
19Alcona County52+5.2 pts
20Isabella County51.9-2.5 pts
21Lapeer County51.4+0.8 pts
22Alpena County51.2+6.3 pts
23Manistee County51.2-4.1 pts
24Benzie County51.1+5.6 pts
25Midland County50.9+0.4 pts
26Macomb County50.8+0.6 pts
27Monroe County50.6-2.5 pts
28Grand Traverse County50.3-0.8 pts
29Berrien County49.9+1.2 pts
30Missaukee County49.8-0.1 pts
31Charlevoix County49.4+4.1 pts
31Ottawa County49.4+2.5 pts
33Clare County49.4+1 pts
34Schoolcraft County49.4-12.7 pts
35Ionia County49.1+2.4 pts
36Kent County49+0.2 pts
37Livingston County49+2.6 pts
38Dickinson County48.9+4.7 pts
39Calhoun County48.5+0.6 pts
40Mason County48.5+3.6 pts
41Roscommon County48.3-4.4 pts
42Iron County48.3-2.8 pts
43Van Buren County48.2-0.8 pts
44Chippewa County47.3+0.1 pts
45Gratiot County46.9-3.7 pts
46Lenawee County46.8-1.7 pts
47Shiawassee County46.6-1 pts
48Cass County46.4-0.4 pts
49Menominee County46.3+2.1 pts
50Allegan County45.8-0.1 pts
51Gladwin County45.7+4.4 pts
52Crawford County45.3+0.5 pts
53Jackson County45.3-2.2 pts
54Barry County45.1+3.3 pts
55Sanilac County44.9+0.6 pts
56Oakland County44.8+1 pts
57Newaygo County44.7-0.6 pts
58Emmet County44.2+4.6 pts
59Montcalm County44.2+1.2 pts
59Tuscola County44.2+2.1 pts
61Clinton County43.6+2.2 pts
62Branch County43.2+7 pts
63Bay County42.9-0.1 pts
64Osceola County42.7-0.7 pts
65Huron County41.6-1.7 pts
66Arenac County41.5-4.4 pts
67Cheboygan County41.3-9.1 pts
68Eaton County41.1+2.2 pts
69Gogebic County40.8-8.9 pts
70Delta County40.8+1.4 pts
70Hillsdale County40.8+0.2 pts
72Iosco County40.5+1.9 pts
73Oscoda County39.9+0.1 pts
74Leelanau County39.5-1 pts
75Ontonagon County39.1-8.4 pts
76St. Joseph County38.7+0.7 pts
77Oceana County37.2+0.9 pts
78Mackinac County36.9-4.6 pts
79Kalkaska County36.5-11.1 pts
80Alger County35.8-4.1 pts
81Keweenaw County35.3+3.5 pts
82Antrim County32.1-5.1 pts
83Baraga County31.7+1.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Lake County, with 59.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Baraga County, with 31.7% in 2024.

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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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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