Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US states.

Safety48#27/51
Economy20#41/51
Housing48#27/51
Health36#33/51
Healthcare52#25/51
Environment54#23/49
Education32#35/51
Infrastructure42#30/51
Community70#16/51
Leisure & amenities24#39/51

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Michigan ranks highest and lowest among US states (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Natural hazard risk · low10.3
96/1002025Federal Emergency Management AgencyAggregated from counties
Drought exposure · low13%
94/100United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA
Voter turnout · high74.6%
92/100United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance CommissionAggregated from counties
Hot days · low5 days
90/100United States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Uninsured residents (under 65) · low6.2%
84/100United States 9.8%2024U.S. Census BureauModel-based estimate
Job growth · high0.3%
82/100United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data

Weaknesses

Gyms and fitness centers · low1.0 /10k
6/100United States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Preventable hospital stays · high3,367 /100k
8/100United States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Frequent mental distress · high20.0%
10/100United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Unemployment rate · high5.2%
10/100United States 4.3%2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from countiesPartial year
Comfortable days · low23.1%
13/100United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
New homes permitted · low2.2 /1k
14/100United States 4.2 /1kSep 2025–Aug 2026U.S. Census BureauProvisional data

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Child care cost burdenImproving
38.3% (2020 & 2021) → 25.4% (2023 & 2024)
−13 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
High ozone daysWorsening
2 days (2017) → 3 days (2022)
+64%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
81.5% (2015-2019) → 90.5% (2020-2024)
+9 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
29.3 /100k (2021) → 16.2 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−45%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
77.1% (2010 & 2021) → 85.6% (2022 & 2024)
+8.5 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
Homicide rateImproving
8.2 /100k (2021) → 4.7 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−43%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Michigan improved on 16 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 6. 5 moved within the margin of error and 4 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among states: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved16

Gyms+38%0.7 /10k → 1.0 /10k
Restaurants+8.1%8.4 /10k → 9.1 /10k
Unemployment−4.9 points10.0% → 5.2%
Arts & recreation+23%3.7 /10k → 4.5 /10k
Students / teacher−1.2×17.6× → 16.4×

Declined6

Pharmacies−16%2.2 /10k → 1.9 /10k
Poverty+0.5 points12.9% → 13.4%
Traffic deaths+9.2%10.1 /100k → 11.0 /100k
Rent / income+0.7 points29.5% → 30.2%
Rent burden+1.6 points48.8% → 50.4%

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Michigan between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3.7 /10k2020	4.5 /10k2025	+23%	Improved	77%
Average commute time	24.6 min2015-2019	24.2 min2020-2024	−0.4 min	Little change	68%
Average weekly wage	$1,1432020	$1,3622025	+19%	Improved	7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.1%2015-2019	32.4%2020-2024	+3.3 points	Improved	48%
Broadband subscriptions	81.5%2015-2019	90.5%2020-2024	+9 points	Improved	68%
Child poverty rate	17.5%2019	17.7%2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	11%
Distance to an airport	45 mi2020	44 mi2025	−2 mi	Little change	93%
Drug overdose deaths	25.9 /100k2020	16.2 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−37%	Improved	64%
Effective property tax rate	1.41%2015-2019	1.19%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	79%
Firearm deaths	14.4 /100k2020	12.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−14%	Improved	68%
Grocery stores	1.5 /10k2020	1.5 /10k2025	+1.3%	Within the margin of error	54%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.7 /10k2020	1.0 /10k2025	+38%	Improved	99%
High school diploma or higher	90.8%2015-2019	92.1%2020-2024	+1.3 points	Improved	42%
Home price to income ratio	2.7×2015-2019	3.2×2020-2024	+0.5×	Declined	54%
Homicide rate	8.1 /100k2020	4.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−42%	Improved	81%
Income adjusted for local prices	$50,9412019	$66,1942024	+30%	Improved	26%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4672015-2019	0.4652020-2024	−0.002	Within the margin of error	79%
Median household income	$59,5222019	$72,3362024	+22%	Improved	32%
New business applications	12.9 /1k2020	15.0 /1k2025	+16%	Improved	13%
Pharmacies	2.2 /10k2020	1.9 /10k2025	−16%	Declined	5%
Poverty rate	12.9%2019	13.4%2024	+0.5 points	Declined	9%
Public libraries	0.7 /10k2019	0.7 /10k2024	+0.4%	Within the margin of error	91%
Public transit commuters	1.3%2015-2019	0.9%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Little change	58%
Rent as share of income	29.5%2015-2019	30.2%2020-2024	+0.7 points	Declined	38%
Rent-burdened households	48.8%2015-2019	50.4%2020-2024	+1.6 points	Declined	42%
Restaurants and bars	8.4 /10k2020	9.1 /10k2025	+8.1%	Improved	79%
Students per teacher	17.6×2019	16.4×2024	−1.2×	Improved	81%
Suicide rate	14.3 /100k2020	14.5 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+1.4%	Within the margin of error	68%
Traffic deaths	10.1 /100k2015-2019	11.0 /100k2020-2024	+9.2%	Declined	36%
Unemployment rate	10.0%2020	5.2%2025	−4.9 points	Improved	93%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	7.0%2019	6.2%2024	−0.8 points	Improved	57%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 51 states that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 51 states that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

States like Michigan five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Michigan in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Michigan itself moved +1 points in standing on average over the same 31 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

10,077,761 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−0.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

10,077,761 residents

Michigan
United States share

White72%7,291,631
Black13%1,321,347
Hispanic or Latino5.9%592,045
Asian3.4%343,096
American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%30,921
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%2,554
Other or two or more races4.9%496,167

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−2.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

7,008,507 residents (±898)

Michigan
United States share

No high school diploma7.9%555,811
High school or GED28%1,959,491
Some college22%1,533,636
Associate degree9.8%685,597
Bachelor's degree20%1,382,352
Graduate degree13%891,620

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Bachelor's degree (+2.0 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

4,076,369 households (±8,399)

Michigan
United States share

Under $25k16%643,569
$25k–50k19%763,327
$50k–75k17%685,351
$75k–100k13%539,031
$100k–150k17%704,626
$150k–200k8.6%351,802
$200k or more9.5%388,663

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−4.9 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

4,076,369 households (±8,399)

Michigan
United States share

Own73%2,984,190
Rent27%1,092,179

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+2.0 points).

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

1,032,697 households (±7,764)

Michigan
United States share

Under $75018%186,866
$750–1,00020%209,381
$1,000–1,50038%397,062
$1,500–2,000

Home values

2,984,190 homes (±12,886)

Michigan
United States share

Under $150k27%818,540
$150k–250k27%820,576
$250k–400k25%754,405

Age of homes

4,622,236 homes (±795)

Michigan
United States share

2010 or later5.9%272,771
2000–200910%474,936
1980–199922%1,004,538
1960–1979

Size of homes

4,622,236 homes (±795)

Michigan
United States share

Studio1.6%73,143
1 bedroom8.9%409,913
2 bedrooms25%1,137,471
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

4,639,810 workers (±12,075)

Michigan
United States share

Drive alone74%3,445,716
Carpool7.9%367,091
Public transit0.9%43,578
Walk2.0%92,514
Bike0.3%15,713
Work from home13%624,313
Other1.1%50,885

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+9.4 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

4,015,497 workers (±11,447)

Michigan
United States share

Under 15 min29%1,167,465
15–29 min39%1,546,595
30–44 min19%782,952

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Michigan employ 955,380 people. 1 pay a median above the US median and 9 below it.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Michigan by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators112,310 jobs	112,310	$44,690US $44,650	0%	2.82×
Retail Salespersons111,010 jobs	111,010	$34,640US $35,410	−2%	1.01×
Registered Nurses104,950 jobs	104,950	$94,300US $97,550	−3%	1.1×
Fast Food and Counter Workers103,130 jobs	103,130	$28,930US $31,200	−7%	0.94×
Home Health and Personal Care Aides95,020 jobs	95,020	$35,000US $35,800	−2%	0.78×
Cashiers92,930 jobs	92,930	$29,740US $32,880	−10%	1.06×
Office Clerks, General88,030 jobs	88,030	$44,820US $45,010	0%	1.26×
General and Operations Managers85,860 jobs	85,860	$99,530US $105,770	−6%	0.87×
Stockers and Order Fillers82,730 jobs	82,730	$35,930US $37,330	−4%	1.03×
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand79,410 jobs	79,410	$38,860US $40,240	−3%	0.95×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Michigan.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Michigan has 229,564 employer establishments, 228 for every 10,000 residents (0.92× the US rate of 248), with 4,041,074 paid employees at an average annual pay of $61,194. The Census Bureau also counts 846,004 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 229,564; 846,004 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 228; US 248
Paid employees: 4,041,074
Average annual pay: $61,194; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Michigan by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	20,336	20.2	0.97×About typical	258,593	$65,544	43,418
Restaurants and other eating places	16,941	16.8	0.92×About typical	310,151	$21,521	3,817
Specialty trade contractors	13,223	13.1	0.85×About typical	118,771	$77,601	55,950
Limited-service restaurants	7,923	7.9	0.98×About typical	143,754	$19,007	1,484
Lessors of real estate	7,649	7.6	0.62×Fewer than typical	44,694	$59,776	83,892
Full-service restaurants	7,198	7.2	0.93×About typical	146,525	$24,254	1,447
Construction of buildings	7,031	7	0.92×About typical	43,752	$77,342	29,349
Offices of physicians	6,747	6.7	1.04×About typical	92,800	$90,786	6,882
Services to buildings and dwellings	6,353	6.3	0.94×About typical	55,823	$43,347	53,817
Religious organizations	5,942	5.9	1.06×About typical	45,849	$27,047	—
Automotive repair and maintenance	5,800	5.8	1.14×About typical	34,055	$46,400	9,673
Offices of other health practitioners	5,673	5.6	0.93×About typical	37,983	$47,556	18,533

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 10,062,124 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $6.3B on contracts performed in Michigan: $625 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $6.3B; −4.1% vs FY2025
Per resident: $625; US $1,994
Sole-source: 33%; US 30%
Single offer: 6.2%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Army$2.2B34%
Federal Acquisition Service$2B32%
Defense Logistics Agency$585.4M9.2%
Department of Veterans Affairs$270.2M4.3%
Department of the Air Force$201.4M3.2%
U.S. Coast Guard$97.7M1.5%
National Institutes of Health$95.9M1.5%
Agricultural Marketing Service$94.9M1.5%

Top recipients

GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS INC.$1.4B22%
FORD MOTOR CO$772.3M12%
GENERAL MOTORS LLC$652.9M10%
FCA US LLC$534.9M8.4%
GM DEFENSE LLC$169.6M2.7%

Spending by fiscal year

5.3BFY2017
6.7BFY2018
7.3BFY2019
7.3BFY2020
6.8BFY2021
9BFY2022
8.4BFY2023
8B

Top industries (NAICS)

Motor vehicle manufacturing · 3361$2.1B33%
Other transportation equipment manufacturing · 3369$1.4B22%
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing · 3336$172M2.7%
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing · 3241$156M2.5%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$135.1M2.1%
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services · 5416

Largest awards

CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW THIRD LOCK, NEW LOCK AT THE SOO, SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN.$1.9B
KOKOSING ALBERICI TRAYLOR, LLC· Chippewa County, MI· Construction & real property· Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 8, 2026· W911XK22C0006
MOBILE PROTECTED FIREPOWER ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING AND DEVELOPMENT / MIDDLE TIER ACQUISITION$1.4B
GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS INC.· Macomb County, MI· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Dec 17, 2018 – Apr 27, 2026· W56HZV19C0036
M1 ABRAMS FAMILY OF VEHICLES.$1.2B
GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS INC.· Wayne County, MI· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jul 28, 2022 – May 1, 2026· W56HZV22F0353

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $115.9B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Michigan: $11,440 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $115.9B; −3.8% vs FY2025
Per resident: $11,440; US $12,955
Loan face value: $60.1B; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.3%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$43.2B37%
93.778 · Grants to States for Medicaid$21.7B19%
93.774 · Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance$9.2B7.9%
93.773 · Medicare Hospital Insurance$5.9B5.1%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$5.8B5.0%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$4.1B3.5%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$3.8B3.3%
10.551 · Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program$2.7B2.3%

Top recipients (organizations)

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES$27.4B24%
LANSING, MI
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION$2.1B1.8%
LANSING, MI
TRANSPORTATION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF$1.9B1.7%
LANSING, MI
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$1B0.9%
ANN ARBOR, MI
STATE OF MICHIGAN

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$54.8B47%
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$39B34%
Department of Health and Human Services
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$4.7B4.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Food and Nutrition Service$3.9B3.4%
Department of Agriculture
Department of Education

Assistance by fiscal year

117.8BFY2021
103.4BFY2022
105.2BFY2023
111.9BFY2024
120.5BFY2025
115.9BFY2026

County aggregates

66%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

Federal money per resident in Michigan, and how its outcomes moved, each next to the United States. Counties whose money jumped are compared on their own pages.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Michigan
United States
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Michigan and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Michigan	United States
FY2017	$529	$1,436
FY2018	$667	$1,552
FY2019	$729	$1,654
FY2020	$725	$1,880
FY2021	$676	$1,810
FY2022	$900	$1,917
FY2023	$834	$2,079
FY2024	$796	$2,047
FY2025	$652	$2,165
FY2026	$625 (partial year)	$1,911

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Michigan and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Michigan	United States
FY2017	$22.91	$93.28
FY2018	$25.62	$105
FY2019	$27.32	$128
FY2020	$40.78	$145
FY2021	$31.95	$117
FY2022	$138

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Michigan and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Michigan	United States
FY2021	$4,362	$5,748
FY2022	$4,026	$5,221
FY2023	$3,826	$5,364
FY2024	$4,051	$5,501
FY2025	$4,040	$5,732
FY2026	$3,971

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Michigan and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Michigan	United States
FY2021	$202	$298
FY2022	$220	$357
FY2023	$244	$301
FY2024	$246	$319
FY2025	$212	$360
FY2026	$250 (partial year)

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Michigan and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Michigan	United States
FY2021	$171	$239
FY2022	$146	$185
FY2023	$185	$229
FY2024	$182	$229
FY2025	$215	$249
FY2026	$145 (partial year)

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Michigan and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Michigan	United States
FY2021	$2,340	$2,304
FY2022	$2,122	$2,197
FY2023	$2,169	$2,274
FY2024	$2,301	$2,267
FY2025	$2,282	$2,397
FY2026	$2,606 (partial year)

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Michigan and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Michigan	United States
FY2021	$1,107	$1,186
FY2022	$365	$465
FY2023	$51.89	$76.52
FY2024	$113	$120
FY2025	$105	$148
FY2026	$82.37 (partial year)

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Michigan
United States
Years with money loaded

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Michigan and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Michigan	United States
2014	1.8%	2.0%
2015	1.8%

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

Counties of Michigan whose money per resident jumped. Open a county for its comparison with similar counties.

Crawford County, MIContracts and grants · FY2024$3,503 (3×)
Crawford County, MIFederal contracts · FY2024$2,306 (9.3×)
Leelanau County, MIFederal contracts · FY2024$1,687 (11×)
Leelanau County, MIConstruction contracts · FY2024$1,580 (15×)
Menominee County, MIContracts and grants · FY2024$2,024 (2.3×)

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/26

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Michigan is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Senate

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Counties of Michigan

All 83 counties, best quality-of-life score first.

Metro areas in Michigan

Metropolitan and micropolitan areas based in Michigan, largest first.

Largest cities and towns in Michigan

By population.

All 745 cities and towns in Michigan

Neighboring states

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar states

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-03
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

JSON · /api/v1/places/26

Calendar years	Michigan	United States
2014	−4.9%	−4.2%
2015	−1.7%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+3.0%	+3.3%
2018	+5.6%	+6.8%
2019	+7.9%	+10.5%
2020	+16.6%	+19.4%
2021	+21.0%	+26.1%
2022	+25.3%	+30.6%
2023	+29.3%	+35.0%
2024	+34.0%	+41.0%
2025	+39.0%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Michigan	United States
2014	−7.4%	−5.5%
2015	−2.5%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+2.7%	+4.1%
2018	+6.8%	+8.9%
2019	+10.2%	+13.5%
2020	+19.8%	+20.8%
2021	+29.5%	+32.1%
2022	+31.6%	+35.4%
2023	+38.9%	+42.9%
2024	+44.5%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Michigan	United States
2014	1.6/1k	3.3/1k
2015	1.8/1k	3.7/1k
2016	2.1/1k	3.7/1k
2017	2.4/1k	3.9/1k
2018	2.0/1k	4.1/1k
2019	2.1/1k	4.2/1k
2020	2.0/1k	4.4/1k
2021	2.2/1k	5.2/1k
2022	2.2/1k	5.0/1k
2023	2.0/1k	4.5/1k
2024	2.2/1k	4.3/1k
2025	2.3/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Michigan	United States
2014	−5.1%	−6.9%
2015	−2.6%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+4.6%	+4.7%
2018	+8.0%	+7.5%
2019	+13.5%	+14.0%
2020	+17.0%	+16.9%
2021	+21.0%	+21.0%
2022	+27.6%	+29.7%
2023	+31.8%	+34.9%
2024	+38.0%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Michigan	United States
2014	16.2%	15.5%
2015	15.7%	14.7%
2016	14.9%	14.0%
2017	14.1%	13.4%
2018	14.0%	13.1%
2019	12.9%	12.3%
2020	12.6%	11.9%
2021	13.0%	12.8%
2022	13.3%	12.6%
2023	13.5%	12.5%
2024	13.4%	12.1%

Calendar years	Michigan	United States
2014	7.2%	6.2%
2015	5.4%	5.3%
2016	5.0%	4.9%
2017	4.6%	4.4%
2018	4.2%	3.9%
2019	4.1%	3.7%
2020	10.0%	8.1%
2021	5.7%	5.4%
2022	4.2%	3.7%
2023	3.9%	3.6%
2024	4.7%	4.0%
2025	5.2%	4.3%

Calendar years	Michigan	United States
2014	−12.9% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−6.2% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+8.0% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+15.2% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+22.2% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+34.4% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+51.0% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+61.8% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+68.7% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+76.6% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+82.9% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Michigan	United States
2014	10.1%	13.5%
2015	7.2%	10.9%
2016	6.4%	10.0%
2017	6.1%	10.2%
2018	6.5%	10.4%
2019	7.0%	10.8%
2020	6.4%	10.4%
2021	6.0%	10.2%
2022	5.5%	9.5%
2023	5.5%	9.5%
2024	6.2%	9.8%

Calendar years	Michigan	United States
2014	7.4/1k	8.5/1k
2015	7.5/1k	8.7/1k
2016	8.0/1k	9.1/1k
2017	8.4/1k	9.8/1k
2018	9.4/1k	10.7/1k
2019	9.5/1k	10.6/1k
2020	12.9/1k	13.1/1k
2021	15.0/1k	16.2/1k
2022	13.7/1k	15.1/1k
2023	14.7/1k	16.2/1k
2024	13.3/1k	15.4/1k
2025	15.0/1k	16.6/1k

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Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved16

Declined6

States like Michigan five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

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Public money & outcomes

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Representation in Congress

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Counties of Michigan

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Neighboring states

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Improved16

Declined6

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Race and Hispanic origin

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