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Charlevoix County, Michigan

Charlevoix County, Michigan has a quality-of-life score of 94 out of 100 (very high), ranking #181 of 3,143 US counties. Within Michigan it ranks #3 of 83 counties. It ranks best on drought exposure (low), dentists (high) and voter turnout (high). It ranks worst on high ozone days (high), distance to an airport (high) and distance to an Amtrak station (high).

94Very high

Quality-of-life score: #181 of 3,143 counties
Michigan: #3 of 83 in MI
Population: 26,036 (2025)
Land area: 416 mi²
Density: 62.5 /mi²
FIPS code: 26029

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 77 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

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

Safety82#545/3,096
Economy76#755/3,143
Housing26#2,337/3,140
Health87#414/3,144
Healthcare95#145/3,143
Environment83#528/3,108
Education84#513/3,144
Infrastructure81#583/3,144
Community98#61/3,144
Leisure & amenities96#131/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

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

Strengths

Drought exposure · low0%
98/100Michigan 13%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA
Dentists · high134 /100k
98/100Michigan 82 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Voter turnout · high82.9%
97/100Michigan 74.6%United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Arts, entertainment and recreation · high15.0 /10k
97/100Michigan 4.6 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Natural hazard risk · low4.9
95/100Michigan 10.32025Federal Emergency Management Agency
Primary care shortage · low0.0
94/100Michigan 8.3United States 6.2Oct 2026Health Resources and Services Administration

Weaknesses

High ozone days · high6 days
3/100Michigan 3 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Distance to an airport · high164 mi
6/100Michigan 44 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau
Distance to an Amtrak station · high161 mi
7/100Michigan 25 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau
Unemployment rate · high5.2%
15/100Michigan 5.2%United States 4.3%2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPartial year
Cost of buying a home today · high36.2%
18/100Michigan 28.4%United States 34.1%Aug 2026Zillow Research
Depression · high27.1%
18/100Michigan 26.5%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate

Trends

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

High ozone daysWorsening
1 days (2017) → 6 days (2022)
+500%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Cost of buying a home todayWorsening
23.1% (Dec 2021) → 36.2% (Aug 2026)
+13 pts5 yearsUS 26.4% → 34.1%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
22.2 /100k (2021) → 8.3 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−63%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Mental health providersImproving
211 /100k (2021) → 337 /100k (2025)
+60%4 yearsUS 282 /100k → 348 /100k
PharmaciesWorsening
2.7 /10k (2020) → 1.2 /10k (2025)
−57%5 yearsUS 1.9 /10k → 1.8 /10k
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
67.6% (2010 & 2021) → 78.3% (2022 & 2024)
+11 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%

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, Charlevoix County, Michigan improved on 12 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 17 moved within the margin of error and 2 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved12

Real income+44%$59,730 → $85,997
Unemployment−4.7 points9.9% → 5.2%
Overdose deaths−60%21.0 /100k → 8.3 /100k
Students / teacher−1.6×15.2× → 13.6×
Violent crime−39%230 /100k → 141 /100k

Declined1

Price / income+0.6×3.0× → 3.6×

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Charlevoix County, Michigan between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	13.8 /10k2020	15.0 /10k2025	+8.4%	Within the margin of error	56%
Average commute time	20.2 min2015-2019	19.9 min2020-2024	−0.4 min	Within the margin of error	66%
Average weekly wage	$9312020	$1,1452025	+23%	Improved	44%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%2015-2019	35.2%2020-2024	+4.1 points	Improved	74%
Broadband subscriptions	79.5%2015-2019	90.1%2020-2024	+11 points	Improved	55%
Child poverty rate	13.1%2019	12.7%2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	32%
Distance to an airport	165 mi2020	164 mi2025	−0 mi	Little change	97%
Drug overdose deaths	21.0 /100k2020	8.3 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−60%	Improved	86%
Effective property tax rate	1.02%2015-2019	0.84%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	71%
Firearm deaths	14.9 /100k2020	12.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−17%	Within the margin of error	75%
Grocery stores	2.7 /10k2020	2.3 /10k2025	−14%	Within the margin of error	23%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.8 /10k2020	1.2 /10k2025	+50%	Within the margin of error	87%
High school diploma or higher	94.0%2015-2019	95.1%2020-2024	+1 points	Within the margin of error	32%
Home price to income ratio	3.0×2015-2019	3.6×2020-2024	+0.6×	Declined	27%
Homicide rate	2.9 /100k2020	0.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−100%	Within the margin of error	92%
Income adjusted for local prices	$59,7302019	$85,9972024	+44%	Improved	92%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4642015-2019	0.4612020-2024	−0.003	Within the margin of error	61%
Median household income	$58,8312019	$71,5442024	+22%	Improved	32%
New business applications	8.9 /1k2020	12.5 /1k2025	+40%	Improved	45%
Pharmacies	2.7 /10k2020	1.2 /10k2025	−57%	Within the margin of error	5%
Poverty rate	9.7%2019	9.9%2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	38%
Property crime rate	778 /100k2020	387 /100k2025	−50%	Improved	76%
Public libraries	2.7 /10k2019	2.7 /10k2024	+0.3%	Within the margin of error	59%
Rent as share of income	28.4%2015-2019	29.8%2020-2024	+1.4 points	Within the margin of error	34%
Rent-burdened households	45.0%2015-2019	49.4%2020-2024	+4.5 points	Within the margin of error	28%
Restaurants and bars	15.4 /10k2020	17.3 /10k2025	+13%	Within the margin of error	77%
Students per teacher	15.2×2019	13.6×2024	−1.6×	Improved	80%
Suicide rate	19.4 /100k2020	16.5 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−15%	Within the margin of error	81%
Traffic deaths	9.2 /100k2015-2019	13.0 /100k2020-2024	+42%	Within the margin of error	17%
Unemployment rate	9.9%2020	5.2%2025	−4.7 points	Improved	91%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	8.2%2019	6.4%2024	−1.8 points	Improved	65%
Violent crime rate	230 /100k2020	141 /100k2025	−39%	Improved	78%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 2303 counties 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; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; 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 3144 counties 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.

Counties like Charlevoix County, Michigan five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Charlevoix County, 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, Charlevoix County, Michigan itself moved +3.2 points in standing on average over the same 32 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

26,108 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 men (−1.4 points).

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

Race and Hispanic origin

26,108 residents

Charlevoix County, Michigan
Michigan share

White92%24,099
Black0.5%†130
Hispanic or Latino2.0%530

Education

19,802 residents (±67)

Charlevoix County, Michigan
Michigan share

No high school diploma4.9%978
High school or GED27%5,405
Some college22%4,314

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

12,267 households (±327)

Charlevoix County, Michigan
Michigan share

Under $25k13%1,601
$25k–50k18%2,229
$50k–75k18%2,159
$75k–100k15%1,875
$100k–150k17%2,103
$150k–200k8.7%1,070
$200k or more10%1,230

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−7.2 points).

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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

12,267 households (±327)

Charlevoix County, Michigan
Michigan share

Own83%10,242
Rent17%2,025

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+2.6 points).

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

Rent paid

1,837 households (±224)

Charlevoix County, Michigan
Michigan share

Under $75031%561
$750–1,00025%463
$1,000–1,50033%602

Home values

10,242 homes (±303)

Charlevoix County, Michigan
Michigan share

Under $150k19%1,964
$150k–250k26%2,642
$250k–400k26%2,667

Age of homes

17,640 homes (±133)

Charlevoix County, Michigan
Michigan share

2010 or later6.5%1,143
2000–200913%2,343
1980–199933%5,810

Size of homes

17,640 homes (±133)

Charlevoix County, Michigan
Michigan share

Studio1.5%†259
1 bedroom5.3%928
2 bedrooms24%4,191

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

12,188 workers (±298)

Charlevoix County, Michigan
Michigan share

Drive alone75%9,111
Carpool9.2%1,121
Public transit0.3%†41
Walk1.8%†215
Bike0.6%†70
Work from home12%1,512
Other1.0%†118

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+7.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

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

Time to get to work

10,676 workers (±309)

Charlevoix County, Michigan
Michigan share

Under 15 min42%4,441
15–29 min35%3,718
30–44 min16%1,695

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

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.

Charlevoix County has 891 employer establishments, 341 for every 10,000 residents (1.38× the US rate of 248; 1.50× Michigan's), with 9,264 paid employees at an average annual pay of $56,107. The Census Bureau also counts 2,786 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 891; 2,786 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 341; US 248 · Michigan 228
Paid employees: 9,264
Average annual pay: $56,107; US $68,342

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

Specialty trade contractors	79	30.3	1.96×More than typical	373	$61,123	297
Restaurants and other eating places	68	26.1	1.42×More than typical	733	$35,424	9
Construction of buildings	50	19.2	2.53×More than typical	223	$57,758	195
Ambulatory health care services	46	17.6	0.85×About typical	886	$56,950	93
Services to buildings and dwellings	41	15.7	2.33×More than typical	206	$72,820	255
Lessors of real estate	38	14.6	1.18×About typical	174	$56,989	372
Full-service restaurants	37	14.2	1.85×More than typical	461	$42,386	7
Limited-service restaurants	27	10.3	1.29×More than typical	244	$24,033	—
Religious organizations	26	10	1.80×More than typical	116	$22,940	—
Landscaping services	24	9.2	2.63×More than typical	143	$87,552	58
Building equipment contractors	23	8.8	1.46×More than typical	117	$58,402	25
Real estate agents and brokers	22	8.4	1.73×More than typical	81	$79,333	91

Rank places for an industry

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 26,096 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 $6.7M on contracts performed in Charlevoix County, Michigan: $258 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $6.7M; −39% vs FY2025
Per resident: $258; US $1,994
Sole-source: 14%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.1%; 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

Agricultural Marketing Service$4.8M71%
Department of the Army$893.1K13%
Defense Logistics Agency$702.9K10%
Offices, Boards and Divisions$252.9K3.8%
Department of the Air Force$158.6K2.4%
Drug Enforcement Administration$46.3K0.7%

Top recipients

BURNETTE FOODS, INC.$4.8M71%
MORRISH-WALLACE CONSTRUCTION, INC.$544.3K8.1%
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.$515.8K7.7%
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION$353.4K5.3%
MIDWEST MEDICAL LEGAL CONSULTANTS INC$299.2K4.5%

Spending by fiscal year

5.9MFY2017
3MFY2018
7.9MFY2019
1.4MFY2020
5.3MFY2021
5.6MFY2022
6.9MFY2023
9.7M

Top industries (NAICS)

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing · 3114$4.8M71%
Other heavy and civil engineering construction · 2379$544.3K8.1%
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing · 3364$390.5K5.8%
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing · 3345$361.2K5.4%
Remediation and other waste management services · 5629$348.9K5.2%
Legal services · 5411

Largest awards

CHARLEVOIX SUPERFUND DEMOLITION AND EXCAVATION$3.2M
PLEXUS-AYUDA JOINT VENTURE LLC· Charlevoix County, MI· Facilities & utilities· Sep 9, 2024 – May 28, 2026· W911XK24F0055
COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011368/4400002431/4100034445/POTATOES WHT SLICES CAN-24/300$1.2M
BURNETTE FOODS, INC.· Charlevoix County, MI· Other equipment & supplies· Jun 11, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· 123J1426F1385
COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011479/4400002570/4100034637/POTATOES WHT SLICES CAN-24/300$1M
BURNETTE FOODS, INC.· Charlevoix County, MI· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 5, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026· 123J1426F1577
COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011177/4400002431/4100033634/POTATOES WHT SLICES CAN-24/300

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 $218M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Charlevoix County, Michigan: $8,373 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $218M; −4.5% vs FY2025
Per resident: $8,373; US $12,955
Loan face value: $6.9M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$170.3M78%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$14.3M6.6%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$12.9M5.9%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$9.7M4.4%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$2.8M1.3%
20.205 · Highway Planning and Construction$2M0.9%
93.224 · Health Center Program$1.6M0.7%
64.110 · Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death$905.8K0.4%

Top recipients (organizations)

LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY BANDS OF ODAWA INDIANS$2.2M1.0%
HARBOR SPRINGS, MI
EAST JORDAN FAMILY HEALTH CENTER$1.6M0.7%
EAST JORDAN, MI
TRANSPORTATION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF$890.4K0.4%
LANSING, MI
CITY OF BOYNE CITY CITY HALL$339.1K0.2%
BOYNE CITY, MI
BOYNE PARK VIEW LTD

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$195.6M90%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$15.9M7.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$2M0.9%
Department of the Interior
Health Resources and Services Administration$1.6M0.7%
Department of Health and Human Services
Federal Highway Administration

Assistance by fiscal year

190MFY2021
185.5MFY2022
202.6MFY2023
211.5MFY2024
228.4MFY2025
218MFY2026

County aggregates

97%

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.

How Charlevoix County, Michigan compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

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.

Charlevoix County, Michigan
United States
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Charlevoix County, Michigan and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
FY2017	$225	$1,436
FY2018	$116	$1,552
FY2019	$303	$1,654
FY2020	$54.50	$1,880
FY2021	$204	$1,810
FY2022	$216	$1,917
FY2023	$266	$2,079
FY2024	$370	$2,047
FY2025	$424	$2,165
FY2026	$258 (partial year)	$1,911

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Charlevoix County, Michigan and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
FY2017	$0	$93.28
FY2018	$0	$105
FY2019	$0.57	$128
FY2020	$0	$145
FY2021	$3.82	$117
FY2022

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Charlevoix County, Michigan and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
FY2021	$974	$5,748
FY2022	$558	$5,221
FY2023	$657	$5,364
FY2024	$565	$5,501
FY2025	$621	$5,732
FY2026	$380

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Charlevoix County, Michigan and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
FY2021	$560	$298
FY2022	$221	$357
FY2023	$212	$301
FY2024	$77.63	$319
FY2025	$73.66	$360
FY2026	$34.20

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Charlevoix County, Michigan and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
FY2021	$49.89	$239
FY2022	$59.62	$185
FY2023	$54.56	$229
FY2024	$52.06	$229
FY2025	$62.06	$249
FY2026	$35.00

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Charlevoix County, Michigan and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
FY2021	$158	$2,304
FY2022	$71.94	$2,197
FY2023	$75.99	$2,274
FY2024	$90.85	$2,267
FY2025	$82.52	$2,397
FY2026	$64.86

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Charlevoix County, Michigan and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
FY2021	$994	$1,186
FY2022	$230	$465
FY2023	$89.92	$76.52
FY2024	$216	$120
FY2025	$72.70	$148
FY2026	$111

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.

Charlevoix County, Michigan
United States
Years with money loaded

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Charlevoix County, Michigan and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
2014	3.8%	2.0%
2015

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.

No jump in federal money met the criteria in the years loaded, so there is no comparison for this place.

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/26029

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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.

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

House

Jack BergmanR-MI-1 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 2.4%

Senate

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Cities and towns in Charlevoix County

Places whose residents live mostly in Charlevoix County, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

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
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
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
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
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

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Calendar years	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
2014	−9.0%	−4.2%
2015	−5.2%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	−0.1%	+3.3%
2018	+4.5%	+6.8%
2019	+5.2%	+10.5%
2020	+13.5%	+19.4%
2021	+20.4%	+26.1%
2022	+30.0%	+30.6%
2023	+31.2%	+35.0%
2024	+35.9%	+41.0%
2025	+39.6%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
2014	−9.2%	−5.5%
2015	−2.5%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+4.1%	+4.1%
2018	+9.9%	+8.9%
2019	+12.3%	+13.5%
2020	+23.9%	+20.8%
2021	+39.0%	+32.1%
2022	+43.9%	+35.4%
2023	+53.5%	+42.9%
2024	+62.3%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
2014	2.6/1k	3.3/1k
2015	1.2/1k	3.7/1k
2016	2.5/1k	3.7/1k
2017	3.9/1k	3.9/1k
2018	4.5/1k	4.1/1k
2019	4.0/1k	4.2/1k
2020	4.1/1k	4.4/1k
2021	4.5/1k	5.2/1k
2022	4.5/1k	5.0/1k
2023	4.0/1k	4.5/1k
2024	4.3/1k	4.3/1k
2025	4.3/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
2014	−9.4%	−6.9%
2015	−8.8%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	−2.8%	+4.7%
2018	+2.9%	+7.5%
2019	+11.1%	+14.0%
2020	+26.0%	+16.9%
2021	+22.0%	+21.0%
2022	+34.8%	+29.7%
2023	+48.1%	+34.9%
2024	+35.1%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
2014	−9.0% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−1.7% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+7.1% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+13.2% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+20.7% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+36.7% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+62.7% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+78.5% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+86.6% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+96.7% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+102.1% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
2014	8.1%	6.2%
2015	6.0%	5.3%
2016	5.5%	4.9%
2017	5.5%	4.4%
2018	4.8%	3.9%
2019	4.7%	3.7%
2020	9.9%	8.1%
2021	5.5%	5.4%
2022	4.4%	3.7%
2023	4.4%	3.6%
2024	4.8%	4.0%
2025	5.2%	4.3%

Calendar years	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
2014	12.6%	15.5%
2015	11.6%	14.7%
2016	11.5%	14.0%
2017	10.1%	13.4%
2018	10.6%	13.1%
2019	9.7%	12.3%
2020	8.7%	11.9%
2021	9.1%	12.8%
2022	8.7%	12.6%
2023	9.1%	12.5%
2024	9.9%	12.1%

Calendar years	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
2014	11.1%	13.5%
2015	7.8%	10.9%
2016	7.4%	10.0%
2017	6.4%	10.2%
2018	7.5%	10.4%
2019	8.2%	10.8%
2020	7.4%	10.4%
2021	6.4%	10.2%
2022	6.2%	9.5%
2023	5.4%	9.5%
2024	6.4%	9.8%

Calendar years	Charlevoix County, Michigan	United States
2014	7.1/1k	8.5/1k
2015	6.3/1k	8.7/1k
2016	7.4/1k	9.1/1k
2017	8.4/1k	9.8/1k
2018	8.2/1k	10.7/1k
2019	7.7/1k	10.6/1k
2020	8.9/1k	13.1/1k
2021	10.2/1k	16.2/1k
2022	10.6/1k	15.1/1k
2023	12.4/1k	16.2/1k
2024	11.3/1k	15.4/1k
2025	12.5/1k	16.6/1k

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Improved12

Declined1

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