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

Montmorency County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 83 counties in 2023, at 63.4%. Baraga County had the lowest, at 30.6%. The median was 47% and the figure for Michigan was 49.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63.4Montmorency County
Lowest30.6Baraga County
Median4783 counties
Michigan49.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Alcona County: 46.8 %Alger County: 39.9 %Allegan County: 46 %Alpena County: 45 %Antrim County: 37.2 %Arenac County: 45.9 %Baraga County: 30.6 %Barry County: 41.8 %Bay County: 43.1 %Benzie County: 45.5 %Berrien County: 48.7 %Branch County: 36.2 %Calhoun County: 47.9 %Cass County: 46.8 %Charlevoix County: 45.3 %Cheboygan County: 50.3 %Chippewa County: 47.2 %Clare County: 48.4 %Clinton County: 41.4 %Crawford County: 44.9 %Delta County: 39.4 %Dickinson County: 44.2 %Eaton County: 38.8 %Emmet County: 39.5 %Genesee County: 51.7 %Gladwin County: 41.3 %Gogebic County: 49.7 %Grand Traverse County: 51.1 %Gratiot County: 50.6 %Hillsdale County: 40.6 %Houghton County: 54.8 %Huron County: 43.3 %Ingham County: 52.2 %Ionia County: 46.7 %Iosco County: 38.6 %Iron County: 51.1 %Isabella County: 54.5 %Jackson County: 47.5 %Kalamazoo County: 49.9 %Kalkaska County: 47.6 %Kent County: 48.9 %Keweenaw County: 31.8 %Lake County: 56.5 %Lapeer County: 50.6 %Leelanau County: 40.5 %Lenawee County: 48.5 %Livingston County: 46.4 %Luce County: 53.4 %Mackinac County: 41.5 %Macomb County: 50.2 %Manistee County: 55.3 %Marquette County: 52.9 %Mason County: 44.9 %Mecosta County: 53.9 %Menominee County: 44.2 %Midland County: 50.5 %Missaukee County: 49.9 %Monroe County: 53.1 %Montcalm County: 43 %Montmorency County: 63.4 %Muskegon County: 49.6 %Newaygo County: 45.3 %Oakland County: 43.8 %Oceana County: 36.3 %Ogemaw County: 58.5 %Ontonagon County: 47.4 %Osceola County: 43.4 %Oscoda County: 39.8 %Otsego County: 55 %Ottawa County: 47 %Presque Isle County: 45.1 %Roscommon County: 52.7 %Saginaw County: 54.9 %St. Clair County: 54.3 %St. Joseph County: 38 %Sanilac County: 44.3 %Schoolcraft County: 62.1 %Shiawassee County: 47.6 %Tuscola County: 42 %Van Buren County: 49 %Washtenaw County: 54.1 %Wayne County: 53.6 %Wexford County: 46.3 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Montmorency County: 63.4 %Montmorency County63.4Schoolcraft County: 62.1 %Schoolcraft County62.1Ogemaw County: 58.5 %Ogemaw County58.5Lake County: 56.5 %Lake County56.5Manistee County: 55.3 %Manistee County55.3Otsego County: 55 %Otsego County55Saginaw County: 54.9 %Saginaw County54.9Houghton County: 54.8 %Houghton County54.8Isabella County: 54.5 %Isabella County54.5St. Clair County: 54.3 %St. Clair County54.3Washtenaw County: 54.1 %Washtenaw County54.1Mecosta County: 53.9 %Mecosta County53.9Wayne County: 53.6 %Wayne County53.6Luce County: 53.4 %Luce County53.4Monroe County: 53.1 %Monroe County53.1Marquette County: 52.9 %Marquette County52.9Roscommon County: 52.7 %Roscommon County52.7Ingham County: 52.2 %Ingham County52.2Genesee County: 51.7 %Genesee County51.7Iron County: 51.1 %Iron County51.1Grand Traverse County: 51.1 %Grand Traverse County51.1Gratiot County: 50.6 %Gratiot County50.6Lapeer County: 50.6 %Lapeer County50.6Midland County: 50.5 %Midland County50.5Cheboygan County: 50.3 %Cheboygan County50.3Macomb County: 50.2 %Macomb County50.2Missaukee County: 49.9 %Missaukee County49.9Kalamazoo County: 49.9 %Kalamazoo County49.9Gogebic County: 49.7 %Gogebic County49.7Muskegon County: 49.6 %Muskegon County49.6Van Buren County: 49 %Van Buren County49Kent County: 48.9 %Kent County48.9Berrien County: 48.7 %Berrien County48.7Lenawee County: 48.5 %Lenawee County48.5Clare County: 48.4 %Clare County48.4Calhoun County: 47.9 %Calhoun County47.9Kalkaska County: 47.6 %Kalkaska County47.6Shiawassee County: 47.6 %Shiawassee County47.6Jackson County: 47.5 %Jackson County47.5Ontonagon County: 47.4 %Ontonagon County47.4Montmorency County: 63.4 %Montmorency County63.4Schoolcraft County: 62.1 %Schoolcraft County62.1Ogemaw County: 58.5 %Ogemaw County58.5Lake County: 56.5 %Lake County56.5Manistee County: 55.3 %Manistee County55.3Otsego County: 55 %Otsego County55Saginaw County: 54.9 %Saginaw County54.9Houghton County: 54.8 %Houghton County54.8Isabella County: 54.5 %Isabella County54.5St. Clair County: 54.3 %St. Clair County54.3Washtenaw County: 54.1 %Washtenaw County54.1Mecosta County: 53.9 %Mecosta County53.9Wayne County: 53.6 %Wayne County53.6Luce County: 53.4 %Luce County53.4Monroe County: 53.1 %Monroe County53.1Marquette County: 52.9 %Marquette County52.9Roscommon County: 52.7 %Roscommon County52.7Ingham County: 52.2 %Ingham County52.2Genesee County: 51.7 %Genesee County51.7Iron County: 51.1 %Iron County51.1Grand Traverse County: 51.1 %Grand Traverse County51.1Gratiot County: 50.6 %Gratiot County50.6Lapeer County: 50.6 %Lapeer County50.6Midland County: 50.5 %Midland County50.5Cheboygan County: 50.3 %Cheboygan County50.3Macomb County: 50.2 %Macomb County50.2Missaukee County: 49.9 %Missaukee County49.9Kalamazoo County: 49.9 %Kalamazoo County49.9Gogebic County: 49.7 %Gogebic County49.7Muskegon County: 49.6 %Muskegon County49.6Van Buren County: 49 %Van Buren County49Kent County: 48.9 %Kent County48.9Berrien County: 48.7 %Berrien County48.7Lenawee County: 48.5 %Lenawee County48.5Clare County: 48.4 %Clare County48.4Calhoun County: 47.9 %Calhoun County47.9Kalkaska County: 47.6 %Kalkaska County47.6Shiawassee County: 47.6 %Shiawassee County47.6Jackson County: 47.5 %Jackson County47.5Ontonagon County: 47.4 %Ontonagon County47.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Montmorency County63.4+3.9 pts
2Schoolcraft County62.1-4.9 pts
3Ogemaw County58.5+0.1 pts
4Lake County56.5-9.4 pts
5Manistee County55.3+3.4 pts
6Otsego County55+5.1 pts
7Saginaw County54.9+0.2 pts
8Houghton County54.8+0.5 pts
9Isabella County54.5-0.5 pts
10St. Clair County54.3+1.1 pts
11Washtenaw County54.1+1.1 pts
12Mecosta County53.9+0.8 pts
13Wayne County53.6+0.3 pts
14Luce County53.4-11.3 pts
15Monroe County53.1+2.6 pts
16Marquette County52.9-1.8 pts
17Roscommon County52.7-2.1 pts
18Ingham County52.20 pts
19Genesee County51.7-0 pts
20Iron County51.1+14.9 pts
21Grand Traverse County51.1-1.8 pts
22Gratiot County50.6-0.6 pts
23Lapeer County50.6-1.2 pts
24Midland County50.5+3.6 pts
25Cheboygan County50.3+5.3 pts
26Macomb County50.2+0.7 pts
27Missaukee County49.9+3.6 pts
28Kalamazoo County49.9+0.6 pts
29Gogebic County49.7+1.2 pts
30Muskegon County49.6-0.7 pts
31Van Buren County49-0.1 pts
32Kent County48.9+0.5 pts
33Berrien County48.7-0.2 pts
34Lenawee County48.5+2 pts
35Clare County48.4-5.1 pts
36Calhoun County47.9+1.9 pts
37Kalkaska County47.6+0.6 pts
37Shiawassee County47.60 pts
39Jackson County47.5+1.2 pts
40Ontonagon County47.4-8.2 pts
41Chippewa County47.2-2 pts
42Ottawa County47+0.8 pts
43Cass County46.8+0.7 pts
44Alcona County46.8-8.5 pts
45Ionia County46.7+6.8 pts
46Livingston County46.4+1.4 pts
47Wexford County46.3-0.9 pts
48Allegan County46+2.9 pts
49Arenac County45.9+4.1 pts
50Benzie County45.5-1 pts
51Charlevoix County45.3-5.1 pts
52Newaygo County45.3+4.4 pts
53Presque Isle County45.1-2.6 pts
54Alpena County45+0.8 pts
55Mason County44.9-3 pts
56Crawford County44.9-4.5 pts
57Sanilac County44.3+0.2 pts
58Dickinson County44.2-4.6 pts
59Menominee County44.2+3.4 pts
60Oakland County43.8+1.3 pts
61Osceola County43.4+1.8 pts
62Huron County43.3+1.5 pts
63Bay County43.1-0.8 pts
64Montcalm County43-2.8 pts
65Tuscola County42+3 pts
66Barry County41.8+1 pts
67Mackinac County41.5+4.7 pts
68Clinton County41.4-3 pts
69Gladwin County41.3-3.9 pts
70Hillsdale County40.6-1.4 pts
71Leelanau County40.5-6.5 pts
72Alger County39.9-9.2 pts
73Oscoda County39.8+0.4 pts
74Emmet County39.5+2.3 pts
75Delta County39.4+0.6 pts
76Eaton County38.8+0.4 pts
77Iosco County38.6-3.4 pts
78St. Joseph County38+0.2 pts
79Antrim County37.2+2.1 pts
80Oceana County36.3-1.2 pts
81Branch County36.2+0.2 pts
82Keweenaw County31.8-3.3 pts
83Baraga County30.6-6.6 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-counties?period=2023 (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)?

Montmorency County, with 63.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Baraga County, with 30.6% in 2023.

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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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