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

All 83 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `rent_burden_30_plus_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Lake County | 59.1 |
| 2 | Luce County | 57.3 |
| 3 | Houghton County | 56.6 |
| 4 | Washtenaw County | 56.1 |
| 5 | St. Clair County | 55.2 |
| 6 | Saginaw County | 55 |
| 7 | Presque Isle County | 54.4 |
| 8 | Wayne County | 54.4 |
| 9 | Marquette County | 53.6 |
| 10 | Otsego County | 53.3 |
| 11 | Ingham County | 53.1 |
| 12 | Montmorency County | 53.1 |
| 13 | Genesee County | 52.6 |
| 14 | Muskegon County | 52.5 |
| 15 | Wexford County | 52.3 |
| 16 | Ogemaw County | 52.2 |
| 17 | Mecosta County | 52.1 |
| 18 | Kalamazoo County | 52.1 |
| 19 | Alcona County | 52 |
| 20 | Isabella County | 51.9 |
| 21 | Lapeer County | 51.4 |
| 22 | Alpena County | 51.2 |
| 23 | Manistee County | 51.2 |
| 24 | Benzie County | 51.1 |
| 25 | Midland County | 50.9 |
| 26 | Macomb County | 50.8 |
| 27 | Monroe County | 50.6 |
| 28 | Grand Traverse County | 50.3 |
| 29 | Berrien County | 49.9 |
| 30 | Missaukee County | 49.8 |
| 31 | Charlevoix County | 49.4 |
| 31 | Ottawa County | 49.4 |
| 33 | Clare County | 49.4 |
| 34 | Schoolcraft County | 49.4 |
| 35 | Ionia County | 49.1 |
| 36 | Kent County | 49 |
| 37 | Livingston County | 49 |
| 38 | Dickinson County | 48.9 |
| 39 | Calhoun County | 48.5 |
| 40 | Mason County | 48.5 |
| 41 | Roscommon County | 48.3 |
| 42 | Iron County | 48.3 |
| 43 | Van Buren County | 48.2 |
| 44 | Chippewa County | 47.3 |
| 45 | Gratiot County | 46.9 |
| 46 | Lenawee County | 46.8 |
| 47 | Shiawassee County | 46.6 |
| 48 | Cass County | 46.4 |
| 49 | Menominee County | 46.3 |
| 50 | Allegan County | 45.8 |
| 51 | Gladwin County | 45.7 |
| 52 | Crawford County | 45.3 |
| 53 | Jackson County | 45.3 |
| 54 | Barry County | 45.1 |
| 55 | Sanilac County | 44.9 |
| 56 | Oakland County | 44.8 |
| 57 | Newaygo County | 44.7 |
| 58 | Emmet County | 44.2 |
| 59 | Montcalm County | 44.2 |
| 59 | Tuscola County | 44.2 |
| 61 | Clinton County | 43.6 |
| 62 | Branch County | 43.2 |
| 63 | Bay County | 42.9 |
| 64 | Osceola County | 42.7 |
| 65 | Huron County | 41.6 |
| 66 | Arenac County | 41.5 |
| 67 | Cheboygan County | 41.3 |
| 68 | Eaton County | 41.1 |
| 69 | Gogebic County | 40.8 |
| 70 | Delta County | 40.8 |
| 70 | Hillsdale County | 40.8 |
| 72 | Iosco County | 40.5 |
| 73 | Oscoda County | 39.9 |
| 74 | Leelanau County | 39.5 |
| 75 | Ontonagon County | 39.1 |
| 76 | St. Joseph County | 38.7 |
| 77 | Oceana County | 37.2 |
| 78 | Mackinac County | 36.9 |
| 79 | Kalkaska County | 36.5 |
| 80 | Alger County | 35.8 |
| 81 | Keweenaw County | 35.3 |
| 82 | Antrim County | 32.1 |
| 83 | Baraga County | 31.7 |