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Benzie County ranked 28th in Michigan for resident earnings in 2019

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Benzie County ranked 28th among counties in Michigan by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The median income of Benzie County residents was $27,368 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 6,792 households with a population of 17,615.

The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Oakland County with $39,352 per year after adjusting for inflation – $11,984 more than Benzie County. It had 504,585 households with a population of 1,253,185.

The county with the lowest median resident income in the state was Isabella County with $18,007 per year after adjusting for inflation – $9,361 less than Benzie County. It had 24,739 households with a population of 70,688.

Michigan counties by earnings per resident (2019)

RankCountyEarnings per resident
1Oakland County$39,352
2Livingston County$38,524
3Clinton County$35,099
4Washtenaw County$33,914
5Eaton County$33,721
6Leelanau County$32,008
7Barry County$31,940
8Macomb County$31,619
9Monroe County$31,107
10Kent County$30,869
11Midland County$30,833
12Allegan County$30,827
13Grand Traverse County$30,814
14Ottawa County$30,688
15Lapeer County$30,352
16Ionia County$29,878
17Shiawassee County$29,626
18Dickinson County$29,516
19Cass County$29,198
20Emmet County$29,031
21Charlevoix County$29,017
22St. Clair County$28,654
23Lenawee County$28,228
24Keweenaw County$28,204
25Jackson County$28,006
26Kalamazoo County$27,981
27St. Joseph County$27,909
28Benzie County$27,368
29Branch County$27,280
30Van Buren County$27,226
31Berrien County$27,125
32Antrim County$27,113
33Bay County$27,109
34Genesee County$26,871
35Huron County$26,855
36Otsego County$26,743
37Wayne County$26,659
38Marquette County$26,510
39Muskegon County$26,491
40Calhoun County$26,362
41Hillsdale County$26,318
42Delta County$26,120
43Mason County$26,094
44Ingham County$26,089
45Menominee County$25,843
46Sanilac County$25,829
47Tuscola County$25,806
48Gratiot County$25,803
49Saginaw County$25,778
50Montcalm County$25,605
51Newaygo County$25,457
52Baraga County$25,371
53Presque Isle County$25,208
54Mackinac County$25,157
55Manistee County$25,053
56Missaukee County$24,963
57Kalkaska County$24,739
58Cheboygan County$24,672
59Alpena County$24,584
60Oceana County$24,491
61Iron County$24,450
62Arenac County$24,345
63Gladwin County$24,249
64Crawford County$24,226
65Wexford County$24,167
66Oscoda County$24,163
67Ontonagon County$24,120
68Osceola County$23,975
69Iosco County$23,828
70Alcona County$23,311
71Luce County$23,277
72Montmorency County$23,146
73Roscommon County$22,948
74Schoolcraft County$22,869
75Gogebic County$22,865
76Alger County$22,430
77Chippewa County$22,322
78Ogemaw County$21,906
79Clare County$21,058
80Houghton County$20,905
81Mecosta County$20,605
82Lake County$18,793
83Isabella County$18,007

* All values are inflation-adjusted

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