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Who heats with electricity where it is cold in Michigan?

467,609homes in Michigan heat mainly with electricity in counties that are cold in a normal year

All 83 Michigan counties average at least 4,000 heating degree days in a normal year, and 12% of the 4,040,168 occupied homes heat mainly with electricity. Rank 15 of 35 by count, 28 by share. Wayne County holds the most: 87,052 electric-heated homes at 6,253 heating degree days.

Where Michigan sits among the states

Share of homes that heat with electricity in cold counties, by state, one tile per stateAlaska: no data in this seriesAKMaine: 10.1% of homesMEVermont: 8.1% of homesVTNew Hampshire: 10.7% of homesNHWashington: 57.7% of homesWAIdaho: 35.0% of homesIDMontana: 26.6% of homesMTNorth Dakota: 39.9% of homesNDMinnesota: 18.8% of homesMNIllinois: 18.2% of homesILWisconsin: 17.3% of homesWIMichigan: 11.6% of homesMINew York: 14.4% of homesNYRhode Island: 12.1% of homesRIMassachusetts: 17.9% of homesMAOregon: 53.1% of homesORNevada: 8.7% of homesNVWyoming: 23.3% of homesWYSouth Dakota: 32.6% of homesSDIowa: 24.3% of homesIAIndiana: 30.7% of homesINOhio: 25.6% of homesOHPennsylvania: 24.8% of homesPANew Jersey: 15.6% of homesNJConnecticut: no data in this seriesCTCalifornia: 2.0% of homesCAUtah: 16.4% of homesUTColorado: 25.2% of homesCONebraska: 31.2% of homesNEMissouri: 37.0% of homesMOKentucky: 49.5% of homesKYWest Virginia: 45.5% of homesWVVirginia: 32.2% of homesVAMaryland: 42.6% of homesMDDelaware: 37.0% of homesDEArizona: 0.9% of homesAZNew Mexico: 13.1% of homesNMKansas: 26.5% of homesKSArkansas: 1.9% of homesARTennessee: 9.9% of homesTNNorth Carolina: 5.6% of homesNCSouth Carolina: 0.0% of homesSCDistrict of Columbia: no data in this seriesDCOklahoma: 0.5% of homesOKLouisiana: 0.0% of homesLAMississippi: 0.0% of homesMSAlabama: 0.0% of homesALGeorgia: 0.4% of homesGAHawaii: no data in this seriesHITexas: 0.1% of homesTXFlorida: 0.0% of homesFL

Darker is a larger share. Michigan is outlined.

Michigan: cold counties and electric heat

Michigan cold counties, electric heating
Wayne County693,44612.687,0526,253-7%18.6
Oakland County528,68111.460,2466,695-7%12.9
Macomb County356,4268.731,1676,378-8%6.7
Washtenaw County149,25618.427,3956,602-6%5.9
Kent County254,86010.626,9366,778-5%5.8
Ingham County116,56620.023,3266,754-6%5.0
Genesee County166,37513.422,2256,757-7%4.8
Kalamazoo County106,25118.419,5916,501-6%4.2
Berrien County63,65120.913,2846,249-5%2.8
Ottawa County110,0199.110,0576,525-5%2.2
Saginaw County77,58612.39,5496,759-6%2.0
Livingston County75,7229.26,9926,780-6%1.5
Jackson County62,03411.16,8916,688-6%1.5
Eaton County45,11514.66,5886,735-6%1.4
St. Clair County66,6188.85,8716,551-7%1.3
Monroe County62,5098.65,3906,109-8%1.2
Muskegon County67,1127.85,2346,754-5%1.1
Grand Traverse County39,59612.85,0647,598-6%1.1
Calhoun County53,4319.45,0106,632-6%1.1
Isabella County24,94218.34,5657,164-5%1.0

Largest 20 of 83 cold counties, ranked by electric-heated homes. The 63 smaller cold counties are in the CSV. All counties, CSV.

Where the electric-heated homes are

The 3 largest counties, Wayne County, Oakland County, Macomb County, hold 38% of the 467,609 electric-heated homes in Michigan cold counties. The highest electric-heat share among cold counties with 5,000+ homes is Mackinac County at 24%. The coldest, Iron County, averages 9,425 heating degree days; Michigan as a whole averages 6,722 when weighted by homes.

electric-heated homes, Michigan cold counties, 12 largest

  • Wayne County87,052
  • Oakland County60,246
  • Macomb County31,167
  • Washtenaw County27,395
  • Kent County26,936
  • Ingham County23,326
  • Genesee County22,225
  • Kalamazoo County19,591
  • Berrien County13,284
  • Ottawa County10,057
  • Saginaw County9,549
  • Livingston County6,992

Michigan: the 10 coldest counties

Iron County is coldest at 9,425 heating degree days with 5% electric heat. The 10 coldest hold 9,625 electric-heated homes.

Michigan 10 coldest counties
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Iron County5,3545.39,4259,139
Baraga County3,3374.29,3179,007
Gogebic County7,0387.89,3049,108
Marquette County27,88712.39,1028,844
Keweenaw County1,0908.19,0918,664
Ontonagon County2,9785.59,0168,739
Houghton County14,2518.98,9748,569
Luce County2,40411.68,9328,710
Dickinson County11,8379.38,9048,581
Chippewa County13,86716.88,7998,447

Michigan: where electric heat is most common

Among counties with 2,000+ homes, Mackinac County is highest at 24% and Genesee County is 10th at 13%.

Michigan 10 counties with the highest electric heat share
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Mackinac County5,12823.98,5778,272
Berrien County63,65120.96,2495,906
Ingham County116,56620.06,7546,336
Kalamazoo County106,25118.46,5016,122
Washtenaw County149,25618.46,6026,187
Isabella County24,94218.37,1646,786
Chippewa County13,86716.88,7998,447
Eaton County45,11514.66,7356,329
Cass County21,08914.26,4066,038
Genesee County166,37513.46,7576,293

Winter disconnections and price in Michigan

Michigan utilities logged 0.53 disconnections per 100 residential accounts a month in December to February 2024 and 0.70 in June to August.

At the 2025 average residential price of 20.01 cents a kWh, 1,000 kWh costs 200 dollars in Michigan.

Michigan in the ranking

New Jersey is 13th with 541,309 homes (15.6% of its homes). Massachusetts is 14th with 495,363 homes (17.9% of its homes). Minnesota is 16th with 430,264 homes (18.8% of its homes). Wisconsin is 17th with 423,487 homes (17.3% of its homes).

Michigan beside 3 neighbors

Michigan neighbors with a winter page
NeighborElectric homesShare, %Avg HDD
Indiana824,33230.7%5,625
Ohio1,235,47225.6%5,624
Wisconsin423,48717.3%7,487

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Questions

How many Michigan homes heat with electricity in cold counties?

467,609 homes, 11.6% of 4,040,168 occupied Michigan homes, in 83 counties averaging 4,000+ heating degree days.

Which Michigan county has the most electric-heated homes among its cold counties?

Wayne County, with 87,052 of its 693,446 homes (13%) at 6,253 normal heating degree days.

Which Michigan county is the coldest, and how many of its homes heat with electricity?

Iron County, at 9,425 normal heating degree days: 284 of 5,354 homes (5%).

How far did the last decade run from the Michigan normal?

Michigan cold counties averaged 5.2% below their 1991-2020 heating degree days over 2016-2025.

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@misc{usedata_winter_states_michigan,
  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Michigan winter exposure: 467,609 electric-heated homes in cold counties},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://electricconsumer.org/winter/states/michigan.html},
  note = {Data as of 9 October 2026. Accessed 9 October 2026}
}
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