Michigan
A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. Michigan has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 96.2.
- Sales tax
- 6.0%
- Wage income tax
- Yes
- Property tax
- 1.18%
Benefit pages
Each program has its own page for Michigan. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.
- SNAP eligibility · unlikely
- Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
- WIC eligibility · likely
- School meals eligibility · likely
- LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
- Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
- Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
- Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
- Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
- SSI eligibility · unlikely
- State programs eligibility · maybe
Counties
- Alger County · 2-bed $1,064
- Allegan County · 2-bed $1,296
- Alpena County · 2-bed $1,014
- Antrim County · 2-bed $1,159
- Arenac County · 2-bed $1,014
- Baraga County · 2-bed $1,014
- Barry County · 2-bed $1,362
- Bay County · 2-bed $1,055
- Benzie County · 2-bed $1,234
- Berrien County · 2-bed $1,152
- Branch County · 2-bed $1,093
- Calhoun County · 2-bed $1,233
- Cass County · 2-bed $1,095
- Charlevoix County · 2-bed $1,119
- Cheboygan County · 2-bed $1,104
- Chippewa County · 2-bed $1,042
- Clare County · 2-bed $1,042
- Clinton County · 2-bed $1,323
- Crawford County · 2-bed $1,097
- Delta County · 2-bed $1,014
- Dickinson County · 2-bed $1,014
- Eaton County · 2-bed $1,323
- Emmet County · 2-bed $1,336
- Genesee County · 2-bed $1,133
- Gladwin County · 2-bed $1,014
- Gogebic County · 2-bed $1,014
- Grand Traverse County · 2-bed $1,436
- Gratiot County · 2-bed $1,018
- Hillsdale County · 2-bed $1,022
- Houghton County · 2-bed $1,033
- Huron County · 2-bed $1,014
- Ingham County · 2-bed $1,323
- Ionia County · 2-bed $1,238
- Iosco County · 2-bed $1,014
- Iron County · 2-bed $1,132
- Isabella County · 2-bed $1,059
- Jackson County · 2-bed $1,201
- Kalamazoo County · 2-bed $1,158
- Kalkaska County · 2-bed $1,014
- Kent County · 2-bed $1,630
- Lake County · 2-bed $1,069
- Lapeer County · 2-bed $1,459
- Leelanau County · 2-bed $1,500
- Lenawee County · 2-bed $1,195
- Livingston County · 2-bed $1,477
- Luce County · 2-bed $1,014
- Mackinac County · 2-bed $1,057
- Macomb County · 2-bed $1,459
- Manistee County · 2-bed $1,067
- Marquette County · 2-bed $1,199
- Mason County · 2-bed $1,085
- Mecosta County · 2-bed $1,063
- Menominee County · 2-bed $1,014
- Midland County · 2-bed $1,205
- Monroe County · 2-bed $1,304
- Montcalm County · 2-bed $1,181
- Montmorency County · 2-bed $1,014
- Muskegon County · 2-bed $1,285
- Newaygo County · 2-bed $1,028
- Oakland County · 2-bed $1,459
- Oceana County · 2-bed $1,014
- Ogemaw County · 2-bed $1,033
- Ontonagon County · 2-bed $1,014
- Osceola County · 2-bed $1,048
- Oscoda County · 2-bed $1,014
- Otsego County · 2-bed $1,192
- Ottawa County · 2-bed $1,546
- Presque Isle County · 2-bed $1,014
- Roscommon County · 2-bed $1,014
- Saginaw County · 2-bed $1,141
- Sanilac County · 2-bed $1,014
- Schoolcraft County · 2-bed $1,014
- Shiawassee County · 2-bed $1,085
- St. Clair County · 2-bed $1,459
- St. Joseph County · 2-bed $1,046
- Tuscola County · 2-bed $1,014
- Van Buren County · 2-bed $1,040
- Washtenaw County · 2-bed $1,804
- Wayne County · 2-bed $1,459
- Wexford County · 2-bed $1,149
Towns
425 places in Michigan have a cost page and a benefits page.
- Detroit · benefits
- Grand Rapids · benefits
- Warren · benefits
- Sterling Heights · benefits
- Ann Arbor · benefits
- Lansing · benefits
- Dearborn · benefits
- Livonia · benefits
- Troy · benefits
- Westland · benefits
- Farmington Hills · benefits
- Flint · benefits
- Wyoming · benefits
- Rochester Hills · benefits
- Southfield · benefits
- Kalamazoo · benefits
- Novi · benefits
- Pontiac · benefits
- Taylor · benefits
- Dearborn Heights · benefits
- St. Clair Shores · benefits
- Royal Oak · benefits
- Kentwood · benefits
- Battle Creek · benefits
- Portage · benefits
- Roseville · benefits
- East Lansing · benefits
- Saginaw · benefits
- Midland · benefits
- Lincoln Park · benefits
- Muskegon · benefits
- Holland · benefits
- Eastpointe · benefits
- Bay City · benefits
- Jackson · benefits
- Burton · benefits
- Southgate · benefits
- Oak Park · benefits
- Forest Hills · benefits
- Port Huron · benefits
- Madison Heights · benefits
- Allen Park · benefits
- Hamtramck · benefits
- Garden City · benefits
- Allendale · benefits
- Okemos · benefits
- Inkster · benefits
- Walker · benefits
- Holt · benefits
- Auburn Hills · benefits
- Norton Shores · benefits
- Romulus · benefits
- Wyandotte · benefits
- Waverly · benefits
- Birmingham · benefits
- Marquette · benefits
- Mount Pleasant · benefits
- Adrian · benefits
- Monroe · benefits
- Ypsilanti · benefits
- Ferndale · benefits
- Cutlerville · benefits
- Haslett · benefits
- Trenton · benefits
- Jenison · benefits
- Wayne · benefits
- Wixom · benefits
- Grandville · benefits
- Grosse Pointe Woods · benefits
- Traverse City · benefits
- Mount Clemens · benefits
- Northview · benefits
- Berkley · benefits
- Harper Woods · benefits
- Hazel Park · benefits
- Owosso · benefits
- Fraser · benefits
- Coldwater · benefits
- Sault Ste. Marie · benefits
- Rochester · benefits
- Ionia · benefits
- Woodhaven · benefits
- Melvindale · benefits
- Escanaba · benefits
- Riverview · benefits
- New Baltimore · benefits
- South Lyon · benefits
- Fenton · benefits
- Niles · benefits
- Farmington · benefits
- East Grand Rapids · benefits
- Clawson · benefits
- Grosse Pointe Park · benefits
- Sturgis · benefits
- Grand Haven · benefits
- Comstock Park · benefits
- Beverly Hills · benefits
- Cadillac · benefits
- Flat Rock · benefits
- Alpena · benefits
- Howell · benefits
- Lambertville · benefits
- Marysville · benefits
- Grosse Pointe Farms · benefits
- Muskegon Heights · benefits
- Alma · benefits
- Charlotte · benefits
- Plymouth · benefits
- Lapeer · benefits
- Ecorse · benefits
- Saline · benefits
- Greenville · benefits
- Benton Harbor · benefits
- Temperance · benefits
- Westwood · benefits
- Tecumseh · benefits
- Highland Park · benefits
- Big Rapids · benefits
- Houghton · benefits
- Center Line · benefits
- Beecher · benefits
- Menominee · benefits
- Flushing · benefits
- Mason · benefits
- Hillsdale · benefits
- Grand Blanc · benefits
- St. Joseph · benefits
- Three Rivers · benefits
- Whitmore Lake · benefits
- Grand Ledge · benefits
- Hudsonville · benefits
- St. Johns · benefits
- Brighton · benefits
- Ludington · benefits
- Albion · benefits
- Freeland · benefits
- Hastings · benefits
- Iron Mountain · benefits
- Byron Center · benefits
- Shields · benefits
- St. Louis · benefits
- Fair Plain · benefits
- Walled Lake · benefits
- River Rouge · benefits
- South Monroe · benefits
- Bridgeport · benefits
- Marshall · benefits
- Eastwood · benefits
- Milford · benefits
- New Haven · benefits
- Lake Fenton · benefits
- Huntington Woods · benefits
- Manistee · benefits
- Rockford · benefits
- Ishpeming · benefits
- Northville · benefits
- Milan · benefits
- Holly · benefits
- Belding · benefits
- Petoskey · benefits
- Richmond · benefits
- Swartz Creek · benefits
- Buena Vista · benefits
- Houghton Lake · benefits
- Dundee · benefits
- Dowagiac · benefits
- Zeeland · benefits
- St. Clair · benefits
- Grosse Pointe · benefits
- Chelsea · benefits
- Comstock Northwest · benefits
- Springfield · benefits
- Gladstone · benefits
- Eaton Rapids · benefits
- Utica · benefits
- Allegan · benefits
- Frankenmuth · benefits
- Kingsford · benefits
- Davison · benefits
- Michigan Center · benefits
- Ironwood · benefits
- Gibraltar · benefits
- Coopersville · benefits
- Cheboygan · benefits
- DeWitt · benefits
- Negaunee · benefits
- Wolf Lake · benefits
- Hancock · benefits
- Fremont · benefits
- Dexter · benefits
- Pearl Beach · benefits
- Wolverine Lake · benefits
- Wayland · benefits
- Bloomfield Hills · benefits
- Middleville · benefits
- Vandercook Lake · benefits
- Gaylord · benefits
- Caro · benefits
- Sparta · benefits
- Buchanan · benefits
- Linden · benefits
- Roosevelt Park · benefits
- Algonac · benefits
- Lowell · benefits
- North Muskegon · benefits
- Otsego · benefits
- Lathrup Village · benefits
- Marine City · benefits
- South Haven · benefits
- Vicksburg · benefits
- Belleville · benefits
- Paw Paw Lake · benefits
- Boyne City · benefits
- Williamston · benefits
- Portland · benefits
- Plainwell · benefits
- Imlay City · benefits
- Dorr · benefits
- Cedar Springs · benefits
- Romeo · benefits
- Level Park-Oak Park · benefits
- Durand · benefits
- Oxford · benefits
- Essexville · benefits
- Clare · benefits
- Paw Paw · benefits
- Blissfield · benefits
- Rockwood · benefits
- Mount Morris · benefits
- Gladwin · benefits
- Potterville · benefits
- Benton Heights · benefits
- Corunna · benefits
- Whitehall · benefits
- Skidway Lake · benefits
- Iron River · benefits
- Bad Axe · benefits
- Canadian Lakes · benefits
- Ferrysburg · benefits
- St. Helen · benefits
- Fowlerville · benefits
- Bath · benefits
- Harvey · benefits
- Rogers City · benefits
- Lake Orion · benefits
- Manistique · benefits
- West Ishpeming · benefits
- Almont · benefits
- Norway · benefits
- Ithaca · benefits
- K. I. Sawyer · benefits
- Village of Grosse Pointe Shores · benefits
- Beechwood · benefits
- Detroit Beach · benefits
- Keego Harbor · benefits
- West Monroe · benefits
- Vassar · benefits
- Sandusky · benefits
- Mattawan · benefits
- East Tawas · benefits
- Pleasant Ridge · benefits
- Carleton · benefits
- Shelby · benefits
- Franklin · benefits
- Edgemont Park · benefits
- Kalkaska · benefits
- Clinton · benefits
- Montague · benefits
- Kincheloe · benefits
- Manchester · benefits
- Spring Lake · benefits
- Reed City · benefits
- Newaygo · benefits
- Croswell · benefits
- Chesaning · benefits
- St. Ignace · benefits
- Hartford · benefits
- Trowbridge Park · benefits
- Charlevoix · benefits
- Jonesville · benefits
- Spring Arbor · benefits
- Orchard Lake Village · benefits
- West Branch · benefits
- Cass City · benefits
- Hudson · benefits
- Argentine · benefits
- Clio · benefits
- Watervliet · benefits
- Lake Odessa · benefits
- Constantine · benefits
- Morenci · benefits
- Bangor · benefits
- Leslie · benefits
- Yale · benefits
- Auburn · benefits
- Harrison · benefits
- Lawton · benefits
- Manitou Beach-Devils Lake · benefits
- Lake Isabella · benefits
- Bronson · benefits
- Bridgman · benefits
- Perry · benefits
- Indian River · benefits
- Twin Lake · benefits
- Montrose · benefits
- East Jordan · benefits
- Galesburg · benefits
- Goodrich · benefits
- Berrien Springs · benefits
- Saranac · benefits
- Parchment · benefits
- Armada · benefits
- Munising · benefits
- Capac · benefits
- Union City · benefits
- Baraga · benefits
- St. Charles · benefits
- Hart · benefits
- South Rockwood · benefits
- Woodland Beach · benefits
- Pinckney · benefits
- Marlette · benefits
- Sebewaing · benefits
- Olivet · benefits
- Decatur · benefits
- Cassopolis · benefits
- Stony Point · benefits
- South Gull Lake · benefits
- L'Anse · benefits
- Kingsley · benefits
- Laingsburg · benefits
- White Pigeon · benefits
- Bessemer · benefits
- Crystal Falls · benefits
- Wacousta · benefits
- Sylvan Lake · benefits
- Wakefield · benefits
- Bingham Farms · benefits
- Caledonia · benefits
- Grayling · benefits
- Evart · benefits
- Brownlee Park · benefits
- Lake LeAnn · benefits
- Au Sable · benefits
- Howard City · benefits
- Elk Rapids · benefits
- Fennville · benefits
- Tawas City · benefits
- Homer · benefits
- Zilwaukee · benefits
- Harbor Beach · benefits
- Colon · benefits
- Litchfield · benefits
- Centreville · benefits
- Standish · benefits
- Bellevue · benefits
- Morrice · benefits
- Ravenna · benefits
- Hemlock · benefits
- Lakes of the North · benefits
- Dimondale · benefits
- Greilickville · benefits
- Breckenridge · benefits
- Edmore · benefits
- Manton · benefits
- Laurium · benefits
- Nashville · benefits
- Three Oaks · benefits
- Quincy · benefits
- Mancelona · benefits
- Mio · benefits
- Scottville · benefits
- Edwardsburg · benefits
- Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert · benefits
- Shepherd · benefits
- Pinconning · benefits
- Birch Run · benefits
- Gwinn · benefits
- Douglas · benefits
- Fowler · benefits
- Stockbridge · benefits
- Webberville · benefits
- Ovid · benefits
- Ontonagon · benefits
- Prudenville · benefits
- Sand Lake · benefits
- Ortonville · benefits
- Burt · benefits
- New Buffalo · benefits
- Newberry · benefits
- Rapid City · benefits
- Stanton · benefits
- White Cloud · benefits
- Schoolcraft · benefits
- Reese · benefits
- Baldwin · benefits
- Lakewood Club · benefits
- Luna Pier · benefits
- Carson City · benefits
- Frankfort · benefits
- Fruitport · benefits
- Coleman · benefits
- Kent City · benefits
- Lewiston · benefits
- Chums Corner · benefits
- Grass Lake · benefits
- Dryden · benefits
- Brooklyn · benefits
- Petersburg · benefits
- Lamont · benefits
- North Branch · benefits
- Onsted · benefits
- Brown City · benefits
- Athens · benefits
- Lexington · benefits
- Millington · benefits
- Concord · benefits
- Roscommon · benefits
- Crystal · benefits
- Marcellus · benefits
- Pigeon · benefits
- Shoreham · benefits
- Richland · benefits
- Grant · benefits
- Stevensville · benefits
Metros in this ranking
- Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI