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

Schoolcraft County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 83 counties in 2022, at 66.9%. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 35.1%. The median was 47% and the figure for Michigan was 49%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.9Schoolcraft County
Lowest35.1Keweenaw County
Median4783 counties
Michigan49History

Map of counties, 2022

Alcona County: 55.3 %Alger County: 49.1 %Allegan County: 43.1 %Alpena County: 44.2 %Antrim County: 35.1 %Arenac County: 41.8 %Baraga County: 37.2 %Barry County: 40.8 %Bay County: 43.9 %Benzie County: 46.5 %Berrien County: 48.9 %Branch County: 36 %Calhoun County: 46 %Cass County: 46.2 %Charlevoix County: 50.4 %Cheboygan County: 45.1 %Chippewa County: 49.2 %Clare County: 53.5 %Clinton County: 44.4 %Crawford County: 49.3 %Delta County: 38.8 %Dickinson County: 48.8 %Eaton County: 38.4 %Emmet County: 37.2 %Genesee County: 51.8 %Gladwin County: 45.2 %Gogebic County: 48.5 %Grand Traverse County: 52.9 %Gratiot County: 51.3 %Hillsdale County: 42 %Houghton County: 54.3 %Huron County: 41.8 %Ingham County: 52.2 %Ionia County: 39.9 %Iosco County: 42 %Iron County: 36.2 %Isabella County: 55 %Jackson County: 46.3 %Kalamazoo County: 49.2 %Kalkaska County: 47 %Kent County: 48.4 %Keweenaw County: 35.1 %Lake County: 65.9 %Lapeer County: 51.7 %Leelanau County: 47 %Lenawee County: 46.5 %Livingston County: 45 %Luce County: 64.8 %Mackinac County: 36.8 %Macomb County: 49.5 %Manistee County: 51.9 %Marquette County: 54.8 %Mason County: 47.9 %Mecosta County: 53.2 %Menominee County: 40.8 %Midland County: 46.9 %Missaukee County: 46.3 %Monroe County: 50.5 %Montcalm County: 45.7 %Montmorency County: 59.5 %Muskegon County: 50.3 %Newaygo County: 40.9 %Oakland County: 42.5 %Oceana County: 37.5 %Ogemaw County: 58.4 %Ontonagon County: 55.7 %Osceola County: 41.6 %Oscoda County: 39.4 %Otsego County: 49.9 %Ottawa County: 46.1 %Presque Isle County: 47.7 %Roscommon County: 54.8 %Saginaw County: 54.7 %St. Clair County: 53.2 %St. Joseph County: 37.8 %Sanilac County: 44.1 %Schoolcraft County: 66.9 %Shiawassee County: 47.6 %Tuscola County: 39 %Van Buren County: 49.1 %Washtenaw County: 53 %Wayne County: 53.3 %Wexford County: 47.2 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Schoolcraft County: 66.9 %Schoolcraft County66.9Lake County: 65.9 %Lake County65.9Luce County: 64.8 %Luce County64.8Montmorency County: 59.5 %Montmorency County59.5Ogemaw County: 58.4 %Ogemaw County58.4Ontonagon County: 55.7 %Ontonagon County55.7Alcona County: 55.3 %Alcona County55.3Isabella County: 55 %Isabella County55Roscommon County: 54.8 %Roscommon County54.8Marquette County: 54.8 %Marquette County54.8Saginaw County: 54.7 %Saginaw County54.7Houghton County: 54.3 %Houghton County54.3Clare County: 53.5 %Clare County53.5Wayne County: 53.3 %Wayne County53.3St. Clair County: 53.2 %St. Clair County53.2Mecosta County: 53.2 %Mecosta County53.2Washtenaw County: 53 %Washtenaw County53Grand Traverse County: 52.9 %Grand Traverse County52.9Ingham County: 52.2 %Ingham County52.2Manistee County: 51.9 %Manistee County51.9Genesee County: 51.8 %Genesee County51.8Lapeer County: 51.7 %Lapeer County51.7Gratiot County: 51.3 %Gratiot County51.3Monroe County: 50.5 %Monroe County50.5Charlevoix County: 50.4 %Charlevoix County50.4Muskegon County: 50.3 %Muskegon County50.3Otsego County: 49.9 %Otsego County49.9Macomb County: 49.5 %Macomb County49.5Crawford County: 49.3 %Crawford County49.3Kalamazoo County: 49.2 %Kalamazoo County49.2Chippewa County: 49.2 %Chippewa County49.2Alger County: 49.1 %Alger County49.1Van Buren County: 49.1 %Van Buren County49.1Berrien County: 48.9 %Berrien County48.9Dickinson County: 48.8 %Dickinson County48.8Gogebic County: 48.5 %Gogebic County48.5Kent County: 48.4 %Kent County48.4Mason County: 47.9 %Mason County47.9Presque Isle County: 47.7 %Presque Isle County47.7Shiawassee County: 47.6 %Shiawassee County47.6Schoolcraft County: 66.9 %Schoolcraft County66.9Lake County: 65.9 %Lake County65.9Luce County: 64.8 %Luce County64.8Montmorency County: 59.5 %Montmorency County59.5Ogemaw County: 58.4 %Ogemaw County58.4Ontonagon County: 55.7 %Ontonagon County55.7Alcona County: 55.3 %Alcona County55.3Isabella County: 55 %Isabella County55Roscommon County: 54.8 %Roscommon County54.8Marquette County: 54.8 %Marquette County54.8Saginaw County: 54.7 %Saginaw County54.7Houghton County: 54.3 %Houghton County54.3Clare County: 53.5 %Clare County53.5Wayne County: 53.3 %Wayne County53.3St. Clair County: 53.2 %St. Clair County53.2Mecosta County: 53.2 %Mecosta County53.2Washtenaw County: 53 %Washtenaw County53Grand Traverse County: 52.9 %Grand Traverse County52.9Ingham County: 52.2 %Ingham County52.2Manistee County: 51.9 %Manistee County51.9Genesee County: 51.8 %Genesee County51.8Lapeer County: 51.7 %Lapeer County51.7Gratiot County: 51.3 %Gratiot County51.3Monroe County: 50.5 %Monroe County50.5Charlevoix County: 50.4 %Charlevoix County50.4Muskegon County: 50.3 %Muskegon County50.3Otsego County: 49.9 %Otsego County49.9Macomb County: 49.5 %Macomb County49.5Crawford County: 49.3 %Crawford County49.3Kalamazoo County: 49.2 %Kalamazoo County49.2Chippewa County: 49.2 %Chippewa County49.2Alger County: 49.1 %Alger County49.1Van Buren County: 49.1 %Van Buren County49.1Berrien County: 48.9 %Berrien County48.9Dickinson County: 48.8 %Dickinson County48.8Gogebic County: 48.5 %Gogebic County48.5Kent County: 48.4 %Kent County48.4Mason County: 47.9 %Mason County47.9Presque Isle County: 47.7 %Presque Isle County47.7Shiawassee County: 47.6 %Shiawassee County47.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Schoolcraft County66.9+8.1 pts
2Lake County65.9+1.1 pts
3Luce County64.8+20.2 pts
4Montmorency County59.5-1.4 pts
5Ogemaw County58.4+2.2 pts
6Ontonagon County55.7+7.1 pts
7Alcona County55.3-2 pts
8Isabella County550 pts
9Roscommon County54.8-3.5 pts
10Marquette County54.8+3.7 pts
11Saginaw County54.7+0.6 pts
12Houghton County54.3+1.1 pts
13Clare County53.5-5.5 pts
14Wayne County53.3+0.7 pts
15St. Clair County53.2+1.3 pts
16Mecosta County53.2+0.5 pts
17Washtenaw County53+0.9 pts
18Grand Traverse County52.9-1.5 pts
19Ingham County52.2+0.9 pts
20Manistee County51.9+2.3 pts
21Genesee County51.8+0.8 pts
22Lapeer County51.7-0.2 pts
23Gratiot County51.3+2.3 pts
24Monroe County50.5+0.3 pts
25Charlevoix County50.4+1.1 pts
26Muskegon County50.3+1.6 pts
27Otsego County49.9+4 pts
28Macomb County49.5+1.3 pts
29Crawford County49.3-8.9 pts
30Kalamazoo County49.2+2.5 pts
31Chippewa County49.2+0.7 pts
32Alger County49.1-1.4 pts
33Van Buren County49.1-0.1 pts
34Berrien County48.9-2 pts
35Dickinson County48.8-1 pts
36Gogebic County48.5+5 pts
37Kent County48.4+0.3 pts
38Mason County47.9-2.1 pts
39Presque Isle County47.7-0.4 pts
40Shiawassee County47.6+1.1 pts
41Wexford County47.2+1.8 pts
42Leelanau County47+3.9 pts
43Kalkaska County47-1 pts
44Midland County46.9+0.4 pts
45Benzie County46.5-1.8 pts
46Lenawee County46.5+1.4 pts
47Jackson County46.3-0 pts
48Missaukee County46.3-0.8 pts
49Cass County46.2+2.7 pts
50Ottawa County46.1-1.5 pts
51Calhoun County46-1.4 pts
52Montcalm County45.7-1.7 pts
53Gladwin County45.2+4.3 pts
54Cheboygan County45.1-1.1 pts
55Livingston County450 pts
56Clinton County44.4-0.3 pts
57Alpena County44.2+2.5 pts
58Sanilac County44.1-0.4 pts
59Bay County43.9-0.2 pts
60Allegan County43.1+0.5 pts
61Oakland County42.5+0.5 pts
62Iosco County42+2 pts
63Hillsdale County42-0 pts
64Huron County41.8+0.1 pts
65Arenac County41.8-0.7 pts
66Osceola County41.6-3 pts
67Newaygo County40.9-3.3 pts
68Barry County40.8+1.8 pts
69Menominee County40.8+1 pts
70Ionia County39.9+1.8 pts
71Oscoda County39.4-1.3 pts
72Tuscola County39-3 pts
73Delta County38.8-0.8 pts
74Eaton County38.4+1.1 pts
75St. Joseph County37.8+0.6 pts
76Oceana County37.5-1.6 pts
77Baraga County37.2-0.8 pts
78Emmet County37.2-2.1 pts
79Mackinac County36.8-4.5 pts
80Iron County36.2-1.5 pts
81Branch County36+1.8 pts
82Antrim County35.1-6.6 pts
83Keweenaw County35.1+16.1 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-counties?period=2022 (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)?

Schoolcraft County, with 66.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Keweenaw County, with 35.1% in 2022.

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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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