Electric Consumer

Editor: Katerine G., Editor & Data Researcher · Research & publishing: Electric Consumer Editorial Team · Data retrieved · Sources named on this page: EIA-861, Census ACS, DOE LEAD, FEMA National Risk Index, OpenFEMA NFIP · How we got these numbers · Report an error

Counties in Michigan ranked

5.5%of income goes to home energy in Lake County, the highest of 83 Michigan counties

Ottawa County is lowest at 1.8%, a gap of 3.0 times. The median Michigan county sits at 3.5%, against 3.3% for the median U.S. county. Source for Michigan: DOE LEAD 2022.

Michigan county map

Michigan counties, shaded by quintile of the selected measureLuce County: 4.0%Benzie County: 3.1%Gratiot County: 4.0%Hillsdale County: 4.3%Crawford County: 4.4%Washtenaw County: 1.9%Isabella County: 3.5%Kalamazoo County: 2.7%Lake County: 5.5%Montcalm County: 4.0%Oceana County: 4.5%Calhoun County: 3.4%Gladwin County: 4.2%Montmorency County: 4.4%Ogemaw County: 4.5%Shiawassee County: 4.0%Mason County: 3.5%Jackson County: 3.5%Schoolcraft County: 3.8%Missaukee County: 4.4%Cheboygan County: 3.3%Oscoda County: 5.0%Tuscola County: 4.2%Ionia County: 3.7%Van Buren County: 3.6%Midland County: 3.0%Barry County: 3.2%Roscommon County: 3.5%Wexford County: 3.8%Otsego County: 3.2%Osceola County: 4.6%Mecosta County: 4.1%Newaygo County: 4.1%Saginaw County: 3.7%Chippewa County: 3.3%Allegan County: 2.7%Kent County: 1.9%Keweenaw County: 3.8%Branch County: 3.3%Muskegon County: 2.8%Livingston County: 2.3%Clinton County: 2.8%Ontonagon County: 4.7%Delta County: 3.8%Houghton County: 3.3%Lenawee County: 3.4%Wayne County: 3.2%Menominee County: 3.8%Monroe County: 2.7%Ingham County: 2.5%Leelanau County: 2.4%Cass County: 3.7%Baraga County: 3.8%Iosco County: 4.0%Clare County: 4.8%Huron County: 4.3%Alpena County: 3.4%St. Clair County: 2.9%Bay County: 3.4%Emmet County: 2.9%Lapeer County: 3.5%Gogebic County: 3.9%Sanilac County: 4.3%Grand Traverse County: 2.1%Alcona County: 4.6%Marquette County: 3.1%Alger County: 4.0%Presque Isle County: 3.7%Mackinac County: 3.6%Berrien County: 3.1%Antrim County: 3.3%Eaton County: 2.9%Dickinson County: 3.1%Oakland County: 1.9%Iron County: 4.0%Ottawa County: 1.8%St. Joseph County: 3.3%Charlevoix County: 3.0%Macomb County: 2.4%Genesee County: 3.5%Kalkaska County: 4.3%Manistee County: 3.2%Arenac County: 4.5%
  • 1.8% to 3.0%
  • 3.0% to 3.4%
  • 3.4% to 3.8%
  • 3.8% to 4.2%
  • 4.2% to 5.5%

Michigan counties, darker = higher. Click one for its page.

Highest energy burden in Michigan

Lake County leads Michigan on burden at 5.5% of income and Oscoda County follows at 5.0%. For lower-income homes the top is Lake County: 13.7% of income, against 10.4% in the median Michigan county.

home energy burden, % of income, top 10 Michigan counties

  • Lake County5.5
  • Oscoda County5.0
  • Clare County4.8
  • Ontonagon County4.7
  • Osceola County4.6
  • Alcona County4.6
  • Ogemaw County4.5
  • Oceana County4.5
  • Arenac County4.5
  • Montmorency County4.4
  • Michigan median county3.5
Michigan counties with the lowest home energy burden
Lowest burden in MichiganShare of income (MI)Residents (MI)
Ottawa County1.8%298,614
Oakland County1.9%1,272,294
Washtenaw County1.9%368,394
Kent County1.9%658,844
Grand Traverse County2.1%95,757

Storm reports and FEMA risk in Michigan

NOAA logged 80 damaging-wind, tornado, tropical, ice, winter and heat reports in Ontonagon County from 2015 to 2025, 1,363 for every 100,000 residents: the most in Michigan. FEMA scores Wayne County highest at 99.0 (relatively high). In Michigan these are weather reports and an index, not outage counts.

Michigan top 5: Storm reports per 100,000 residents
Top 5 in Michiganreports 2015-2025 (MI)Residents (MI)Rank (MI)
Ontonagon County1,3635,8701st
Schoolcraft County1,3108,0932nd
Alger County1,1918,8133rd
Baraga County9948,2494th
Luce County9336,3255th
Michigan top 5: FEMA risk score
Top 5 in Michiganscore 0-100 (MI)Residents (MI)Rank (MI)
Wayne County99.01,773,7671st
Oakland County97.51,272,2942nd
Macomb County96.7877,6243rd
Kent County92.2658,8444th
Genesee County92.2404,0875th

Flood claims and flood insurance in Michigan

Midland County has the most NFIP flood claims per 1,000 homes in Michigan: 12.0 from 2015 to 2025, against 0.6 in the median Michigan county. St. Clair County has the highest share of homes with flood insurance (2.0%, median county 0.3%). Claims are a record of insured losses, not outage counts.

Michigan top 5: Flood claims per 1,000 homes
Top 5 in Michiganclaims 2015-2025 (MI)Residents (MI)Rank (MI)
Midland County12.083,6411st
Arenac County5.215,0542nd
St. Clair County4.5160,0893rd
Monroe County3.5155,0014th
Saginaw County3.1189,2105th
Michigan top 5: Flood insurance penetration
Top 5 in Michigan% of homes insured (MI)Residents (MI)Rank (MI)
St. Clair County2.0%160,0891st
Monroe County1.4%155,0012nd
Shiawassee County1.1%68,0613rd
Saginaw County1.1%189,2104th
Iosco County1.0%25,3335th

FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP, as of 8 Sep 2026. Flood claims by county.

Outliers: Michigan counties far from the state median

10 county-measure pairs sit 3 or more scaled median-absolute-deviation units from the Michigan median. Most extreme: Midland County, flood claims per 1,000 homes 12.0 against a median of 0.6.

Michigan outliers by deviation from the state median
CountyMeasureValueMichigan medianDeviations
Midland CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes12.00.6+33.7
Arenac CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes5.20.6+13.6
St. Clair CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes4.50.6+11.6
St. Clair CountyFlood insurance penetration2.0%0.3%+9.7
Ontonagon CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents1,363145+9.4
Schoolcraft CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents1,310145+9.0
Monroe CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes3.50.6+8.7
Alger CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents1,191145+8.1
Saginaw CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes3.10.6+7.6
Baraga CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents994145+6.6

Old homes, electric heat and utilities in Michigan

Wayne County has the oldest stock: 81% of homes date from before 1980. Electric heat is most common in Mackinac County at 24% of homes, and Delta County lists 6 utilities, the most in Michigan.

Michigan top 5: Homes built before 1980
Top 5 in Michigan% of homes (MI)Residents (MI)Rank (MI)
Wayne County81%1,773,7671st
Gogebic County79%14,3482nd
Bay County76%103,2353rd
Calhoun County73%133,8464th
Alpena County73%28,9085th
Michigan top 5: Homes heated by electricity
Top 5 in Michigan% of homes (MI)Residents (MI)Rank (MI)
Mackinac County24%10,8651st
Berrien County21%153,4112nd
Ingham County20%282,0153rd
Kalamazoo County18%261,4374th
Washtenaw County18%368,3945th

Find your Michigan county

  • Pick a Michigan county to see its ranks.

All 83 Michigan counties, sortable

83 Michigan counties, all measures
Alcona County10,3104.6%13.2%22317.762%6%3no data0.2%23
Alger County8,8134.0%10.2%1,1919.662%5%3no data0.2%105
Allegan County120,9132.7%7.8%5668.549%6%40.20.2%68
Alpena County28,9083.4%8.9%14928.373%9%2no data0.3%43
Antrim County23,8763.3%11.1%26025.851%12%2no data0.1%62
Arenac County15,0544.5%11.2%23920.357%6%15.21.0%36
Baraga County8,2493.8%10.1%99410.764%4%4no data0.1%82
Barry County62,9823.2%10.6%7146.055%7%31.90.5%45
Bay County103,2353.4%9.2%6978.276%9%32.10.9%71
Benzie County18,1773.1%11.7%22022.745%8%20.50.2%40
Berrien County153,4113.1%11.0%7981.769%21%21.10.4%121
Branch County44,9143.3%8.5%15651.866%9%30.70.4%70
Calhoun County133,8463.4%9.1%4174.573%9%10.30.2%55
Cass County51,6063.7%11.6%17447.763%14%20.40.2%90
Charlevoix County26,1433.0%9.9%12622.348%11%20.40.2%33
Cheboygan County25,7783.3%9.9%19059.550%7%3no data0.3%49
Chippewa County36,4483.3%9.6%21726.356%17%1no data0.4%79
Clare County31,1094.8%11.5%8047.559%9%3no data0.2%25
Clinton County79,4192.8%9.8%4547.049%12%30.40.3%36
Crawford County13,2714.4%13.0%32418.051%9%2no data0.2%43
Delta County36,8293.8%10.4%23153.169%10%60.30.2%85
Dickinson County25,9403.1%9.0%35959.365%9%4no data0.2%93
Eaton County109,0002.9%9.5%2867.657%15%30.60.5%31
Emmet County34,1592.9%10.5%14338.143%10%3no data0.3%49
Genesee County404,0873.5%10.6%2792.268%13%20.30.2%108
Gladwin County25,5434.2%11.4%16440.350%6%10.60.2%42
Gogebic County14,3483.9%11.1%80825.679%8%2no data0.1%116
Grand Traverse County95,7572.1%7.2%7765.642%13%40.40.3%74
Gratiot County41,4784.0%10.4%6054.169%10%30.40.4%25
Hillsdale County45,6584.3%11.5%16650.064%6%10.20.1%76
Houghton County37,4283.3%8.8%50024.371%9%2no data0.1%187
Huron County31,2584.3%11.6%31059.068%11%10.70.9%97
Ingham County282,0152.5%7.6%1787.265%20%40.90.7%47
Ionia County66,7063.7%10.9%7955.962%9%20.50.3%53
Iosco County25,3334.0%10.0%14637.868%9%12.01.0%37
Iron County11,6504.0%11.7%59255.168%5%3no data0.0%69
Isabella County64,4753.5%9.9%4766.146%18%31.10.5%30
Jackson County160,1873.5%9.4%3476.567%11%20.20.2%55
Kalamazoo County261,4372.7%8.5%2781.758%18%31.20.2%71
Kalkaska County18,1164.3%11.6%25421.350%7%3no data0.0%46
Kent County658,8441.9%6.2%1592.254%11%20.40.3%100
Keweenaw County2,1063.8%12.6%under 5,000 residents0.764%8%1no datano data72
Lake County12,3935.5%13.7%25022.056%8%20.90.1%31
Lapeer County88,7033.5%11.1%10566.454%8%2no data0.1%93
Leelanau County22,6072.4%10.6%26548.339%10%30.60.7%60
Lenawee County98,8233.4%9.9%8169.966%8%30.20.1%80
Livingston County195,1432.3%8.5%6173.538%9%20.40.3%119
Luce County6,3254.0%10.2%9332.658%12%1no datano data59
Mackinac County10,8653.6%11.4%4059.157%24%2no data0.4%44
Macomb County877,6242.4%8.4%1596.758%9%10.60.5%129
Manistee County25,2473.2%10.6%16237.263%8%30.80.3%41
Marquette County66,4303.1%8.5%31369.868%12%50.30.1%208
Mason County29,1773.5%10.6%13425.356%11%20.40.3%39
Mecosta County40,3214.1%10.9%7269.850%10%30.30.3%29
Menominee County23,2953.8%9.9%39544.465%9%31.70.5%92
Midland County83,6413.0%10.4%8571.960%11%212.00.8%71
Missaukee County15,1564.4%12.1%19111.151%5%2no datano data29
Monroe County155,0012.7%8.3%7582.560%9%33.51.4%117
Montcalm County67,1744.0%10.9%4556.954%7%4no data0.0%30
Montmorency County9,3724.4%11.4%36315.961%5%4no datano data34
Muskegon County175,3782.8%7.8%3170.165%8%20.70.1%54
Newaygo County50,4144.1%11.3%9347.153%8%20.30.4%47
Oakland County1,272,2941.9%8.7%1697.559%11%20.30.3%202
Oceana County26,7884.5%11.9%14233.753%9%2no data0.3%38
Ogemaw County20,8534.5%11.5%20637.057%7%1no datano data43
Ontonagon County5,8704.7%12.3%1,3634.272%6%3no data0.2%80
Osceola County23,1224.6%11.9%10423.957%6%3no data0.4%24
Oscoda County8,3385.0%11.8%33615.164%6%3no datano data28
Otsego County25,3523.2%9.3%28018.448%12%3no datano data71
Ottawa County298,6141.8%5.9%2382.941%9%50.60.3%69
Presque Isle County13,1423.7%9.9%24321.863%6%3no datano data32
Roscommon County23,6393.5%9.4%18256.759%8%1no data0.0%43
Saginaw County189,2103.7%11.2%5588.572%12%33.11.1%104
Sanilac County40,5744.3%11.2%17770.364%10%1no data0.1%72
Schoolcraft County8,0933.8%10.3%1,3106.760%13%3no data0.0%106
Shiawassee County68,0614.0%10.6%10462.270%11%20.31.1%71
St. Clair County160,0892.9%8.8%6982.058%9%14.52.0%110
St. Joseph County60,8703.3%8.8%20058.666%9%41.10.3%122
Tuscola County53,0714.2%11.5%16473.169%9%20.60.4%87
Van Buren County75,6813.6%11.4%8660.555%12%30.30.2%65
Washtenaw County368,3941.9%7.3%3289.353%18%20.30.4%117
Wayne County1,773,7673.2%10.9%1099.081%13%21.10.5%184
Wexford County33,8683.8%10.4%11533.951%8%3no data0.2%39

Download CSV, 83 rows

Michigan: click a header to sort. Per-capita storm rates start at 5,000 residents.

Sources

Michigan sources with periods and retrieval dates
SourcePeriodRetrieved
DOE LEAD (MI)20222 Oct 2026
FEMA NRI (MI)Dec 20252 Oct 2026
NOAA Storm Events (MI)2015 to 20252 Oct 2026
Census ACS (MI)2019 to 20232 Oct 2026
EIA-861 (MI)20241 Oct 2026

Michigan LEAD figures are group estimates, not bills. Methodology.

Keep going

Other states: Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada.

Questions

Which Michigan county has the highest home energy burden?

Lake County: 5.5% of income, against 3.5% for the median Michigan county (DOE LEAD 2022).

Which Michigan county has the lowest energy burden?

Ottawa County at 1.8% of income.

How does Michigan compare with the whole country?

The median Michigan county has a burden of 3.5% and the median U.S. county 3.3%, across 83 Michigan counties and 3,053 U.S. counties with data.

Where do storms cause the most trouble in Michigan?

Ontonagon County has the most NOAA storm reports per 100,000 residents: 1,363 between 2015 and 2025.

Which Michigan county has the highest FEMA risk score?

Wayne County: 99.0, rated relatively high by FEMA (Dec 2025).

Where are the oldest homes in Michigan?

Wayne County: 81% of homes were built before 1980; the median Michigan county is at 59% (Census ACS 2023).

Which Michigan county relies most on electric heat?

Mackinac County: 24% of homes heat with electricity, against 9% in the median county.

Which Michigan county has the most flood claims per home?

Midland County: 12.0 NFIP claims per 1,000 homes from 2015 to 2025; the median Michigan county has 0.6 (FEMA OpenFEMA).

Are storm reports the same as power outages in Michigan?

No: in Michigan they are weather reports, not outage counts.

Where can Michigan households get help with bills?

See the Michigan help page. Highest burden: Lake County.

Share this page

5.5% of income goes to home energy in Lake County, the highest of 83 Michigan counties