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Best Income & Jobs Counties in Michigan

Median household income and per capita earnings Compare rankings across all 83 counties.

Average Income & Jobs Score
48/100
Top County
Livingston County
Counties Ranked
83

Top 10

#1
Livingston County
MI
96/100
#2
Oakland County
MI
94/100
#3
Leelanau County
MI
93/100
#4
Washtenaw County
MI
90/100
#5
Ottawa County
MI
90/100
#6
Clinton County
MI
89/100
#7
Kent County
MI
84/100
#8
Allegan County
MI
84/100
#9
Grand Traverse County
MI
83/100
#10
Eaton County
MI
82/100

All Michigan Counties Ranked

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1Livingston County, MI
95.7
54.6
2Oakland County, MI
94
43.7
3Leelanau County, MI
92.7
60.9
4Washtenaw County, MI
90.3
38
5Ottawa County, MI
90.2
52.1
6Clinton County, MI
89.2
33.8
7Kent County, MI
84.3
36.8
8Allegan County, MI
84.1
40.2
9Grand Traverse County, MI
83.3
50.7
10Eaton County, MI
81.6
39.7
11Barry County, MI
81.4
46.2
12Midland County, MI
81
52.4
13Charlevoix County, MI
79.3
55.2
14Macomb County, MI
79.1
37.3
15Lapeer County, MI
78.9
49.4
16Monroe County, MI
77.7
43.1
17Emmet County, MI
75
55.3
18Ionia County, MI
74.8
50.7
19Benzie County, MI
72.9
52.8
20Antrim County, MI
69.9
54.7
21Kalamazoo County, MI
67.7
31
22St. Clair County, MI
65
42.3
23Cass County, MI
61.9
41.1
24Otsego County, MI
59.6
50.8
25Lenawee County, MI
59
40.3
26Van Buren County, MI
58.9
38.3
27Jackson County, MI
54.6
33.3
28Montcalm County, MI
54
38
29St. Joseph County, MI
53.1
38.4
30Marquette County, MI
52.9
51
31Shiawassee County, MI
52
42.7
32Ingham County, MI
51.6
37.9
33Oceana County, MI
49.8
46
34Muskegon County, MI
49.6
33.8
35Berrien County, MI
48.7
32.7
36Wexford County, MI
48.5
36.8
37Tuscola County, MI
47.7
46.5
38Mason County, MI
45.9
52
39Branch County, MI
45.1
37.2
40Newaygo County, MI
45
50
41Dickinson County, MI
44.9
58.2
42Missaukee County, MI
44.8
50.2
43Cheboygan County, MI
43.9
51
44Gratiot County, MI
42.5
43.1
45Manistee County, MI
41.7
41.9
46Hillsdale County, MI
41.6
45.3
47Genesee County, MI
41.2
31.5
48Chippewa County, MI
41
52.8
49Bay County, MI
40.7
39.4
50Calhoun County, MI
40.5
28.9
51Kalkaska County, MI
40.4
46.2
52Wayne County, MI
37.5
25.6
53Alger County, MI
37.2
64.3
54Sanilac County, MI
36
51.8
55Crawford County, MI
34.4
49.5
56Mackinac County, MI
34.4
45.9
57Saginaw County, MI
33.8
31.8
58Mecosta County, MI
32.4
42.1
59Schoolcraft County, MI
32.3
55.6
60Osceola County, MI
30.5
51.2
61Arenac County, MI
30.3
51.9
62Huron County, MI
30.2
55.5
63Presque Isle County, MI
29.5
70.1
64Houghton County, MI
29
54.6
65Menominee County, MI
27
56
66Gladwin County, MI
26.7
49.4
67Baraga County, MI
25.3
55.7
68Delta County, MI
24.7
49.5
69Luce County, MI
23.8
50
70Roscommon County, MI
23.1
47.4
71Keweenaw County, MI
22.6
71.6
72Isabella County, MI
22.3
35.7
73Iron County, MI
22
60.4
74Alcona County, MI
21.8
62.1
75Ogemaw County, MI
18.4
41.7
76Alpena County, MI
18.3
52.2
77Ontonagon County, MI
18.1
63.5
78Oscoda County, MI
15.9
54.3
79Clare County, MI
14
43.1
80Gogebic County, MI
13.8
55.5
81Lake County, MI
13.8
55.2
82Montmorency County, MI
10.8
52.5
83Iosco County, MI
10.7
50.3

Data Source

Income & Jobs data from IncomeByCounty. See full details at IncomeByCounty. Data updated February 2026.