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

Lake County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 83 counties in 2021, at 64.8%. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 19%. The median was 46.7% and the figure for Michigan was 48.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest64.8Lake County
Lowest19Keweenaw County
Median46.783 counties
Michigan48.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Alcona County: 57.3 %Alger County: 50.5 %Allegan County: 42.6 %Alpena County: 41.6 %Antrim County: 41.7 %Arenac County: 42.5 %Baraga County: 38 %Barry County: 39 %Bay County: 44.1 %Benzie County: 48.3 %Berrien County: 50.9 %Branch County: 34.2 %Calhoun County: 47.4 %Cass County: 43.4 %Charlevoix County: 49.3 %Cheboygan County: 46.2 %Chippewa County: 48.5 %Clare County: 59 %Clinton County: 44.7 %Crawford County: 58.2 %Delta County: 39.6 %Dickinson County: 49.9 %Eaton County: 37.3 %Emmet County: 39.3 %Genesee County: 51 %Gladwin County: 40.9 %Gogebic County: 43.5 %Grand Traverse County: 54.4 %Gratiot County: 49 %Hillsdale County: 42 %Houghton County: 53.2 %Huron County: 41.7 %Ingham County: 51.2 %Ionia County: 38.1 %Iosco County: 40 %Iron County: 37.7 %Isabella County: 55 %Jackson County: 46.4 %Kalamazoo County: 46.7 %Kalkaska County: 48 %Kent County: 48.1 %Keweenaw County: 19 %Lake County: 64.8 %Lapeer County: 51.9 %Leelanau County: 43.2 %Lenawee County: 45.1 %Livingston County: 45 %Luce County: 44.6 %Mackinac County: 41.3 %Macomb County: 48.2 %Manistee County: 49.6 %Marquette County: 51.1 %Mason County: 50.1 %Mecosta County: 52.6 %Menominee County: 39.8 %Midland County: 46.5 %Missaukee County: 47.1 %Monroe County: 50.2 %Montcalm County: 47.5 %Montmorency County: 60.9 %Muskegon County: 48.6 %Newaygo County: 44.2 %Oakland County: 42.1 %Oceana County: 39.1 %Ogemaw County: 56.2 %Ontonagon County: 48.5 %Osceola County: 44.7 %Oscoda County: 40.7 %Otsego County: 45.9 %Ottawa County: 47.7 %Presque Isle County: 48.1 %Roscommon County: 58.3 %Saginaw County: 54.1 %St. Clair County: 51.9 %St. Joseph County: 37.2 %Sanilac County: 44.5 %Schoolcraft County: 58.8 %Shiawassee County: 46.5 %Tuscola County: 42 %Van Buren County: 49.2 %Washtenaw County: 52.1 %Wayne County: 52.6 %Wexford County: 45.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Lake County: 64.8 %Lake County64.8Montmorency County: 60.9 %Montmorency County60.9Clare County: 59 %Clare County59Schoolcraft County: 58.8 %Schoolcraft County58.8Roscommon County: 58.3 %Roscommon County58.3Crawford County: 58.2 %Crawford County58.2Alcona County: 57.3 %Alcona County57.3Ogemaw County: 56.2 %Ogemaw County56.2Isabella County: 55 %Isabella County55Grand Traverse County: 54.4 %Grand Traverse County54.4Saginaw County: 54.1 %Saginaw County54.1Houghton County: 53.2 %Houghton County53.2Mecosta County: 52.6 %Mecosta County52.6Wayne County: 52.6 %Wayne County52.6Washtenaw County: 52.1 %Washtenaw County52.1St. Clair County: 51.9 %St. Clair County51.9Lapeer County: 51.9 %Lapeer County51.9Ingham County: 51.2 %Ingham County51.2Marquette County: 51.1 %Marquette County51.1Genesee County: 51 %Genesee County51Berrien County: 50.9 %Berrien County50.9Alger County: 50.5 %Alger County50.5Monroe County: 50.2 %Monroe County50.2Mason County: 50.1 %Mason County50.1Dickinson County: 49.9 %Dickinson County49.9Manistee County: 49.6 %Manistee County49.6Charlevoix County: 49.3 %Charlevoix County49.3Van Buren County: 49.2 %Van Buren County49.2Gratiot County: 49 %Gratiot County49Muskegon County: 48.6 %Muskegon County48.6Ontonagon County: 48.5 %Ontonagon County48.5Chippewa County: 48.5 %Chippewa County48.5Benzie County: 48.3 %Benzie County48.3Macomb County: 48.2 %Macomb County48.2Presque Isle County: 48.1 %Presque Isle County48.1Kent County: 48.1 %Kent County48.1Kalkaska County: 48 %Kalkaska County48Ottawa County: 47.7 %Ottawa County47.7Montcalm County: 47.5 %Montcalm County47.5Calhoun County: 47.4 %Calhoun County47.4Lake County: 64.8 %Lake County64.8Montmorency County: 60.9 %Montmorency County60.9Clare County: 59 %Clare County59Schoolcraft County: 58.8 %Schoolcraft County58.8Roscommon County: 58.3 %Roscommon County58.3Crawford County: 58.2 %Crawford County58.2Alcona County: 57.3 %Alcona County57.3Ogemaw County: 56.2 %Ogemaw County56.2Isabella County: 55 %Isabella County55Grand Traverse County: 54.4 %Grand Traverse County54.4Saginaw County: 54.1 %Saginaw County54.1Houghton County: 53.2 %Houghton County53.2Mecosta County: 52.6 %Mecosta County52.6Wayne County: 52.6 %Wayne County52.6Washtenaw County: 52.1 %Washtenaw County52.1St. Clair County: 51.9 %St. Clair County51.9Lapeer County: 51.9 %Lapeer County51.9Ingham County: 51.2 %Ingham County51.2Marquette County: 51.1 %Marquette County51.1Genesee County: 51 %Genesee County51Berrien County: 50.9 %Berrien County50.9Alger County: 50.5 %Alger County50.5Monroe County: 50.2 %Monroe County50.2Mason County: 50.1 %Mason County50.1Dickinson County: 49.9 %Dickinson County49.9Manistee County: 49.6 %Manistee County49.6Charlevoix County: 49.3 %Charlevoix County49.3Van Buren County: 49.2 %Van Buren County49.2Gratiot County: 49 %Gratiot County49Muskegon County: 48.6 %Muskegon County48.6Ontonagon County: 48.5 %Ontonagon County48.5Chippewa County: 48.5 %Chippewa County48.5Benzie County: 48.3 %Benzie County48.3Macomb County: 48.2 %Macomb County48.2Presque Isle County: 48.1 %Presque Isle County48.1Kent County: 48.1 %Kent County48.1Kalkaska County: 48 %Kalkaska County48Ottawa County: 47.7 %Ottawa County47.7Montcalm County: 47.5 %Montcalm County47.5Calhoun County: 47.4 %Calhoun County47.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Lake County64.8
2Montmorency County60.9
3Clare County59
4Schoolcraft County58.8
5Roscommon County58.3
6Crawford County58.2
7Alcona County57.3
8Ogemaw County56.2
9Isabella County55
10Grand Traverse County54.4
11Saginaw County54.1
12Houghton County53.2
13Mecosta County52.6
14Wayne County52.6
15Washtenaw County52.1
16St. Clair County51.9
17Lapeer County51.9
18Ingham County51.2
19Marquette County51.1
20Genesee County51
21Berrien County50.9
22Alger County50.5
23Monroe County50.2
24Mason County50.1
25Dickinson County49.9
26Manistee County49.6
27Charlevoix County49.3
28Van Buren County49.2
29Gratiot County49
30Muskegon County48.6
31Ontonagon County48.5
32Chippewa County48.5
33Benzie County48.3
34Macomb County48.2
35Presque Isle County48.1
36Kent County48.1
37Kalkaska County48
38Ottawa County47.7
39Montcalm County47.5
40Calhoun County47.4
41Missaukee County47.1
42Kalamazoo County46.7
43Shiawassee County46.5
44Midland County46.5
45Jackson County46.4
46Cheboygan County46.2
47Otsego County45.9
48Wexford County45.4
49Lenawee County45.1
50Livingston County45
51Osceola County44.7
52Clinton County44.7
53Luce County44.6
54Sanilac County44.5
55Newaygo County44.2
56Bay County44.1
57Gogebic County43.5
58Cass County43.4
59Leelanau County43.2
60Allegan County42.6
61Arenac County42.5
62Oakland County42.1
63Hillsdale County42
64Tuscola County42
65Huron County41.7
66Antrim County41.7
67Alpena County41.6
68Mackinac County41.3
69Gladwin County40.9
70Oscoda County40.7
71Iosco County40
72Menominee County39.8
73Delta County39.6
74Emmet County39.3
75Oceana County39.1
76Barry County39
77Ionia County38.1
78Baraga County38
79Iron County37.7
80Eaton County37.3
81St. Joseph County37.2
82Branch County34.2
83Keweenaw County19

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Lake County, with 64.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Keweenaw County, with 19% in 2021.

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