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Michigan

Population10.1m
Counties83county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density68.6people per km² of land
Median household income$71,14933rd percentile of states

How it has changed

The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.

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The state figure, and the range across its counties

The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.

Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.

You can sort by any column. 47 of these 188 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).

Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths0.289%27th best of 510%0.326%1%72
Always wears a seatbelt94.712th best of 49————
Arrivals per 100 people staying1.5750th highest of 513.555.4612.383
Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more1.5242nd highest of 51————
Arthritis28.735th best of 46————
Binge drinking17.126th best of 49————
Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 5051.329th highest of 5223.653.284.977
Black Protestant adherents3.2511th highest of 5100.0810.483
Black-white residential segregation73.26th highest of 5139.964.290.348
Business closing rate8.4337th highest of 514.538.1813.383
Business opening rate9.7527th highest of 516.799.5114.783
Catholic adherents14.827th highest of 511.410.936.883
Checkup in the past year79.67th highest of 49————
Child mortality54.227th best of 5127.65112349
Child poverty rate, ages 0-1717.5%35th best of 515.7%18.1%33%83
Children in single-parent households0.25%24th highest of 510.114%0.2%0.374%82
Congregations per 10,000 people9.6236th highest of 514.5515.346.483
Current asthma11.135th best of 47————
Current smoking15.232nd best of 49————
Departures per 100 people staying1.6951st highest of 513.125.299.3483
Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more1.7751st highest of 51————
Depression25.138th best of 49————
Diabetes1424th best of 45————
Difficulty concentrating or deciding14.731st best of 49————
Difficulty running errands alone9.0337th best of 46————
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs1633rd best of 47————
Disability-free score-0.51737th highest of 47-0.930.1091.4883
Drug overdose deaths29.425th best of 5111.123.151.955
Effective general sales tax rate2.0937th highest of 51————
Effective individual income tax rate232nd highest of 51————
Effective property tax rate1.2815th highest of 520.7021.131.8683
Effective property tax rate on income2.9717th highest of 51————
Evangelical Protestant adherents12.129th highest of 51012.125.383
Fair or poor health19.132nd best of 49————
Fine particulate matter6.718th best of 514.46.710.783
Firearm fatalities14.126th best of 515.4212.524.162
Firearm share of suicides, standardised97.933rd highest of 5172.610314472
Firearm suicide rate7.9936th highest of 514.279.812472
Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees0.46%33rd best of 510.1%0.4%0.58%83
Gini index of income inequality0.46424th best of 520.3870.4390.48983
Has health insurance94.97th highest of 49————
Health score-0.30336th highest of 49-0.6670.005770.98683
High blood pressure36.538th best of 49————
High cholesterol33.116th best of 49————
High school graduation0.821%40th best of 480.501%0.824%0.914%72
Homeownership rate72.9%3rd highest of 5259.5%80.8%91.7%83
Homicide rate6.8831st best of 511.044.5418.921
Homicide rate, annual6.3524th highest of 512.748.1517.413
How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else-0.12528th highest of 51————
Income gap between arrivals and departures$-3,89432nd highest of 51$-11,980$6,213$27,43083
Infant mortality6.4638th best of 513.135.9914.635
Injury deaths86.319th best of 5155.988.113283
Life expectancy76.2 years36th best of 5172.8 years76.3 years80.9 years83
Local income tax as a share of income0.13510th highest of 130.01150.120.4418
Mainline Protestant adherents4.730th highest of 511.145.221683
Material security score0.22929th highest of 51-0.9640.2721.3783
Mean adjusted gross income per return$81,56439th best of 51$51,820$63,830$121,90083
Mean income of arriving households$74,29931st highest of 51$40,380$57,470$130,90083
Mean income of departing households$78,19318th highest of 51$35,850$52,170$114,80083
Mean travel time to work24.4 min23rd best of 5215.6 min23.9 min34.3 min83
Median age40.1 years17th highest of 5229.8 years43.9 years59.7 years83
Median gross rent$1,08432nd highest of 52$510$845$1,40083
Median home value$217,60039th highest of 52$99,700$167,600$406,90083
Median household income$71,14936th best of 52$47,780$61,870$101,30083
Median household income (model-based)$69,09739th best of 51$47,370$60,410$103,70083
Median property tax bill2,79522nd highest of 521,1211,9165,50583
Meets aerobic guidelines59.228th best of 49————
Membership organisations9.4933rd best of 51010.318.883
Millionaire returns as a share of all returns0.32734th highest of 52————
Millionaires' share of all income1230th highest of 52————
Motor vehicle crash deaths10.918th best of 515.6713.430.971
Net business formation rate1.3217th highest of 51-5.371.218.4183
Net domestic migration rate-1.7436th highest of 51————
Net migration per 100 people staying-0.12134th highest of 51-1.080.3432.9883
Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more-0.24430th highest of 51————
Obesity35.730th best of 49————
Orthodox Christian adherents0.4512th highest of 51001.2183
Other religion adherents4.3521st highest of 510.011.389.783
People per tax return232nd highest of 5122283
Per capita income$39,53833rd best of 52$27,370$34,080$55,11083
Per capita personal income$61,20640th best of 51$36,430$50,070$90,43083
Poverty rate13.1%35th best of 524.92%13.3%23.2%83
Poverty rate (model-based)13.5%37th best of 515.6%14%21.2%83
Premature mortality42932nd best of 5124542559383
Preventable hospital stays3,23645th best of 517802,4154,85483
Private job growth1.7634th highest of 52-231.732083
Religious adherents39.743rd highest of 5113.132.357.383
Republican share of the two-party vote, 202450.730th highest of 5127.264.778.483
Returns claiming charitable contributions4.49%38th highest of 510.8%2.24%8.11%83
Returns claiming the earned income credit14.3%21st highest of 516.6%14.4%22.4%83
Returns reporting capital gains17.8%31st highest of 5111%15.9%34%83
Returns reporting unemployment compensation3.06%18th highest of 511.75%3.65%9.12%83
Safety score0.1814th highest of 51-0.7170.3141.1564
Share aged 65 and over18.2%16th highest of 5213.7%21.3%37.8%83
Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic0.328%24th highest of 510.0703%0.366%14.1%61
Share Asian, not Hispanic3.26%22nd highest of 520%0.566%8.84%72
Share Black, not Hispanic13.2%16th highest of 520%1.36%37%73
Share divorced11.5%24th highest of 528.41%12.7%17.4%83
Share foreign-born7.04%29th highest of 520.62%1.91%13.2%82
Share Hispanic or Latino, any race5.74%40th highest of 521.5%3.08%15.4%83
Share in the same house a year ago87.5%13th highest of 5176.1%88.6%92.7%83
Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic0.0231%45th highest of 490%0%0.0718%35
Share never married33.9%18th highest of 5216.6%27.3%47.3%83
Share now married48.7%39th highest of 5238.5%52.6%66.1%83
Share of births to unmarried women34.1%16th highest of 5217.6%33.5%80.8%56
Share of some other race, not Hispanic0.391%28th highest of 520%0.415%0.615%16
Share of suicides by firearm53.4%32nd highest of 5140.2%57.9%83.3%72
Share of taxes from alcohol0.36819th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporate income5.7427th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporation licences0.065133rd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from death and gift0.00001126th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from gambling1.0112th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts23.228th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from individual income22.227th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from insurance premiums0.84843rd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from licences4.8818th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor fuel2.6625th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences2.787th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from occupation and business licences0.84429th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from other taxes0.83837th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property3314th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property transfer0.77115th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from public utilities0.17250th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from selective sales10.129th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from severance0.065422nd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels0.029927th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from tobacco1.3210th highest of 51————
Share of two or more races, not Hispanic4.07%20th highest of 521.65%3.48%10.2%83
Share separated1.13%42nd highest of 520.355%1.03%2.21%71
Share White, not Hispanic73%21st highest of 5248.2%89.8%95.6%83
Share widowed5.8%21st highest of 523.76%6.55%9.39%83
Share with a bachelor's degree or higher31.8%33rd best of 5212.5%21.6%58.1%83
State and local income tax as a share of income211th highest of 12————
State income tax as a share of income1.8729th highest of 50————
State taxes as a share of income6.228th highest of 50————
Suicide rate14.419th best of 5110.817.432.165
Top state income tax rate4.05%36th highest of 50————
Total tax burden934th highest of 51————
Two weeks of poor mental health18.240th best of 49————
Two weeks of poor physical health14.138th best of 47————
Unemployment rate3.92%41st best of 522.8%4.7%9.1%83
Vacancy rate12.2%21st highest of 524.12%19.8%63.3%83
Went without care over cost9.8812th best of 49————
Years of potential life lost8,79830th best of 515,2068,68413,37082
Aggregate travel time to work99,186,000 min12th highest of 5212,920 min299,000 min16,210,000 min83
Business establishments206,58011th highest of 513875735,33083
Business establishments closed17,29613th highest of 513603,22483
Business establishments opened20,01211th highest of 515713,69083
Employed4,807,80010th highest of 5284116,790777,60083
Foreign-born population707,41015th highest of 5240574172,30082
Gross domestic product$676,030,000k14th highest of 51$74,410k$1,733,000k$138,000,000k83
Housing units4,599,7009th highest of 522,29221,040796,10083
Labour force5,003,90010th highest of 5289817,600812,70083
Local income tax collected$834,110k8th highest of 13$546k$10,100k$388,400k18
Millionaire tax returns15,92015th highest of 52————
Net domestic migration-17,44643rd highest of 51————
Occupied housing units4,040,2009th highest of 521,09014,600693,40083
Owner-occupied housing units2,946,2008th highest of 521,00011,440447,10083
People covered by a tax return8,762,60010th highest of 512,01031,8801,462,00083
People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move743,47015th highest of 51————
People who did not move7,764,1009th highest of 511,76328,6601,264,00083
Personal income$617,160,000k14th highest of 51$126,800k$1,914,000k$115,900,000k83
Population10,083,00010th highest of 512,18137,8501,762,00083
Population10,037,00010th highest of 512,17237,6001,751,00083
Population (firearm measures)9,497,70010th highest of 517,76544,9601,674,00072
Population (WONDER)10,037,00010th highest of 51133,400284,6001,751,00013
Population aged 15 and over8,288,10010th highest of 521,85731,3901,425,00083
Population aged 25 and over6,967,50010th highest of 521,77726,7801,204,00083
Population aged 65 and over1,824,9008th highest of 527588,276286,40083
Population below the poverty line1,284,50011th highest of 521835,087353,10083
Population below the poverty line1,322,20010th highest of 512615,289357,80083
Population for whom poverty status is determined9,842,30010th highest of 522,10335,4001,755,00083
Population for whom poverty status is determined9,794,40010th highest of 512,17535,5601,737,00083
Population in the same house one year ago8,792,20010th highest of 511,91832,3701,573,00083
Population with a bachelor's degree or higher2,213,10013th highest of 527746,085457,50083
Population, decennial census10,077,00010th highest of 512,04637,3601,794,00083
Presidential votes cast, 20245,664,2008th highest of 511,61121,090856,70083
Private jobs3,815,80010th highest of 523659,661680,70083
State and local tax collections$55,551,000k14th highest of 51————
State individual income tax collected$11,516,000k12th highest of 50————
State tax collected, all taxes$38,254,000k11th highest of 50————
Tax returns filed4,872,10010th highest of 511,11018,010806,50083
Total population10,052,00010th highest of 522,10637,4301,774,00083
Unemployed196,0609th highest of 525787735,16083
Vacant housing units559,5206th highest of 521,2024,530102,70083
Women aged 15 to 502,251,70010th highest of 523417,782418,00083
Women who gave birth in the past year115,46010th highest of 524453324,07077
Workers aged 16 and over who commute4,064,20010th highest of 5263315,180648,20083

Links inside Michigan

These are the site’s strongest pairs nationwide, worked out again using only this state’s counties. The r column shows how closely two measures rise and fall together, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step); 0 means no link. A link that shows up nationally but disappears inside every state is really about differences between states. A link that also holds here is not.

These figures are before adjusting for anything. Unlike the national figures, they do not take out population density, income or education.

Pairr within MIcounties
Median age × Share aged 65 and overInside Michigan, where Median age is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a strong link across 83 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.9783
Self-care disability × Material security scoreInside Michigan, where Self-care disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 83 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9083
Stroke × Material security scoreInside Michigan, where Stroke is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 83 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8983
Food insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Michigan, where Food insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 83 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8883
Lack of reliable transportation × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Michigan, where Lack of reliable transportation is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 83 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8683
Vision disability × Material security scoreInside Michigan, where Vision disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 83 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8983
Housing insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Michigan, where Housing insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 83 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8783
Received food stamps × Material security scoreInside Michigan, where Received food stamps is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 83 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9183
Self-care disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Michigan, where Self-care disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 83 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8983
Vision disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Michigan, where Vision disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 83 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8783
Fair or poor self-rated health × Material security scoreInside Michigan, where Fair or poor self-rated health is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 83 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8383
Independent-living disability × Material security scoreInside Michigan, where Independent-living disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 83 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8383

What this state is divided into

83 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.

Wayne County · Oakland County · Macomb County · Kent County · Genesee County · Washtenaw County · Ottawa County · Ingham County · Kalamazoo County · Livingston County · Saginaw County · Muskegon County · Jackson County · St. Clair County · Monroe County · Berrien County · Calhoun County · Allegan County · Eaton County · Bay County · Lenawee County · Grand Traverse County · Lapeer County · Midland County · Clinton County · Van Buren County · Shiawassee County · Montcalm County · Ionia County · Marquette County · Isabella County · Barry County · St. Joseph County · Tuscola County · Cass County · Newaygo County · Hillsdale County · Branch County · Gratiot County · Sanilac County · Mecosta County · Houghton County · Delta County · Chippewa County · Emmet County · Wexford County · Huron County · Clare County · Mason County · Alpena County · Oceana County · Charlevoix County · Dickinson County · Cheboygan County · Gladwin County · Otsego County · Iosco County · Manistee County · Antrim County · Roscommon County · Menominee County · Osceola County · Leelanau County · Ogemaw County · Benzie County · Kalkaska County · Missaukee County · Arenac County · Gogebic County · Crawford County · Presque Isle County · Lake County · Iron County · Mackinac County · Alcona County · Montmorency County · Alger County · Oscoda County · Baraga County · Schoolcraft County · Luce County · Ontonagon County · Keweenaw County