PantryPath Research · SNAP Benefits Report
SNAP Benefits in
Michigan
Michigan had an overall SNAP participation rate of 13.1% across 83 counties, with a coverage gap of 54.9% of below-poverty households. Use the interactive map below to compare coverage across counties.
13.1%
SNAP participation
54.9%
Poverty coverage gap
529K
SNAP households
$71,149
Median income
Michigan by county
← Back to national overviewToggle between six SNAP metrics to see how coverage varies within Michigan. Hover a county for its exact rate.
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Michigan at a glance
SNAP households
529K
Est. from ACS receipt rate
Participation rate
13.1%
All households
Poverty coverage
45.1%
Below-poverty HH on SNAP
Senior SNAP use
36.3%
HH with a 60+ member
Disability SNAP use
50.5%
HH with a disability
Working-poor share
54.9%
SNAP HH above poverty
County-level hotspots
Five-county rankings across 83 counties in Michigan.
Widest coverage gap
% of poor HH not enrolled
- 1 Leelanau 77.9%
- 2 Ottawa 77.9%
- 3 Houghton 76.8%
- 4 Menominee 76.5%
- 5 Isabella 75.8%
Strongest coverage
% of poor HH enrolled
- 1 Keweenaw 58.2%
- 2 Saginaw 58.2%
- 3 Wayne 58.2%
- 4 Muskegon 58.2%
- 5 Genesee 55.0%
Highest SNAP use
% of all HH on SNAP
- 1 Wayne 22.3%
- 2 Saginaw 19.8%
- 3 Genesee 19.0%
- 4 Lake 18.3%
- 5 Ogemaw 18.2%
Every county in Michigan
All 83 counties across the six SNAP metrics plus median income.
| County | SNAP rate | Coverage | Gap | Senior | Disability | Working-poor | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona | 11.8% | 32.4% | 67.6% | 44.6% | 55.1% | 57.6% | $53,568 |
| Alger | 10.8% | 43.3% | 56.7% | 35.5% | 78.8% | 51.5% | $59,406 |
| Allegan | 7.1% | 30.5% | 69.5% | 33.1% | 53.9% | 64.4% | $80,255 |
| Alpena | 17.1% | 48.8% | 51.2% | 36.5% | 64.0% | 50.0% | $51,909 |
| Antrim | 9.3% | 33.1% | 66.9% | 45.6% | 63.5% | 66.8% | $71,421 |
| Arenac | 15.7% | 49.5% | 50.5% | 39.2% | 55.7% | 58.9% | $56,989 |
| Baraga | 15.3% | 43.9% | 56.1% | 44.5% | 54.5% | 54.5% | $55,117 |
| Barry | 8.7% | 33.9% | 66.1% | 33.4% | 47.7% | 66.1% | $77,873 |
| Bay | 13.4% | 46.4% | 53.6% | 40.2% | 56.5% | 49.5% | $60,523 |
| Benzie | 7.4% | 26.6% | 73.4% | 58.5% | 66.9% | 59.6% | $72,603 |
| Berrien | 13.3% | 44.3% | 55.7% | 33.9% | 42.9% | 51.6% | $63,152 |
| Branch | 12.9% | 42.6% | 57.4% | 35.4% | 54.9% | 57.9% | $61,958 |
| Calhoun | 13.0% | 48.6% | 51.4% | 39.8% | 48.4% | 48.7% | $60,385 |
| Cass | 12.4% | 42.6% | 57.4% | 28.8% | 46.4% | 54.5% | $68,011 |
| Charlevoix | 8.0% | 36.1% | 63.9% | 36.4% | 49.5% | 60.1% | $76,495 |
| Cheboygan | 12.6% | 37.5% | 62.5% | 42.3% | 46.7% | 62.0% | $61,619 |
| Chippewa | 14.5% | 43.9% | 56.1% | 29.1% | 42.6% | 54.1% | $60,631 |
| Clare | 18.0% | 46.6% | 53.4% | 44.3% | 60.6% | 51.8% | $49,805 |
| Clinton | 6.1% | 26.3% | 73.7% | 27.6% | 53.4% | 61.6% | $85,928 |
| Crawford | 14.0% | 42.7% | 57.3% | 44.1% | 63.6% | 51.8% | $58,614 |
| Delta | 13.5% | 41.3% | 58.7% | 52.4% | 50.7% | 52.4% | $54,829 |
| Dickinson | 9.0% | 34.2% | 65.8% | 39.2% | 62.5% | 59.5% | $61,882 |
| Eaton | 9.1% | 32.6% | 67.4% | 33.0% | 51.7% | 70.7% | $78,025 |
| Emmet | 7.5% | 27.1% | 72.9% | 47.5% | 51.1% | 63.1% | $73,724 |
| Genesee | 19.0% | 55.0% | 45.0% | 32.2% | 51.5% | 54.9% | $60,673 |
| Gladwin | 14.2% | 42.5% | 57.5% | 42.2% | 61.6% | 56.6% | $55,576 |
| Gogebic | 16.7% | 49.8% | 50.2% | 35.9% | 42.2% | 50.3% | $49,672 |
| Grand Traverse | 8.0% | 38.5% | 61.5% | 43.6% | 45.6% | 58.5% | $79,486 |
| Gratiot | 14.5% | 45.7% | 54.3% | 35.1% | 47.7% | 60.1% | $61,128 |
| Hillsdale | 11.8% | 39.1% | 60.9% | 44.5% | 60.7% | 54.0% | $60,869 |
| Houghton | 8.4% | 23.2% | 76.8% | 24.5% | 45.8% | 52.2% | $56,573 |
| Huron | 10.3% | 37.8% | 62.3% | 35.0% | 49.7% | 49.8% | $56,963 |
| Ingham | 11.9% | 36.4% | 63.6% | 30.5% | 52.8% | 48.6% | $64,354 |
| Ionia | 12.9% | 50.4% | 49.6% | 39.5% | 53.6% | 55.4% | $73,436 |
| Iosco | 14.6% | 37.4% | 62.6% | 44.9% | 64.1% | 52.5% | $47,777 |
| Iron | 12.9% | 45.3% | 54.7% | 41.7% | 60.5% | 38.2% | $53,614 |
| Isabella | 11.4% | 24.2% | 75.8% | 31.7% | 54.4% | 50.5% | $53,759 |
| Jackson | 13.4% | 45.6% | 54.4% | 32.4% | 45.8% | 56.4% | $65,004 |
| Kalamazoo | 10.4% | 33.8% | 66.2% | 26.6% | 42.2% | 55.6% | $70,525 |
| Kalkaska | 15.4% | 46.7% | 53.3% | 40.2% | 51.9% | 60.2% | $60,365 |
| Kent | 10.1% | 42.4% | 57.6% | 33.6% | 47.2% | 56.1% | $80,390 |
| Keweenaw | 7.7% | 58.2% | 41.8% | 32.1% | 63.1% | 45.2% | $53,893 |
| Lake | 18.3% | 43.1% | 56.9% | 59.1% | 68.1% | 54.7% | $49,680 |
| Lapeer | 10.5% | 44.6% | 55.4% | 37.2% | 58.0% | 56.5% | $76,228 |
| Leelanau | 4.3% | 22.1% | 77.9% | 38.6% | 51.6% | 64.1% | $91,943 |
| Lenawee | 11.4% | 41.5% | 58.5% | 35.9% | 44.7% | 57.9% | $67,013 |
| Livingston | 5.0% | 34.6% | 65.4% | 37.3% | 56.4% | 64.8% | $101,315 |
| Luce | 15.1% | 47.7% | 52.3% | 46.4% | 57.5% | 42.0% | $54,338 |
| Mackinac | 11.2% | 32.2% | 67.8% | 28.6% | 60.1% | 52.4% | $58,598 |
| Macomb | 11.9% | 40.6% | 59.4% | 39.3% | 49.5% | 65.7% | $76,399 |
| Manistee | 12.0% | 50.8% | 49.2% | 45.2% | 54.6% | 50.2% | $60,879 |
| Marquette | 9.3% | 33.6% | 66.5% | 32.2% | 55.3% | 45.8% | $64,675 |
| Mason | 12.1% | 38.7% | 61.3% | 43.4% | 51.2% | 58.4% | $62,296 |
| Mecosta | 14.0% | 40.0% | 60.1% | 35.3% | 53.5% | 47.8% | $57,774 |
| Menominee | 9.2% | 23.5% | 76.5% | 43.3% | 51.6% | 65.2% | $55,688 |
| Midland | 11.8% | 48.9% | 51.1% | 33.8% | 58.8% | 50.1% | $77,538 |
| Missaukee | 13.4% | 36.8% | 63.2% | 39.2% | 54.3% | 69.4% | $61,868 |
| Monroe | 9.9% | 43.4% | 56.6% | 36.4% | 53.8% | 52.6% | $75,272 |
| Montcalm | 12.9% | 44.3% | 55.7% | 38.8% | 49.4% | 58.0% | $64,892 |
| Montmorency | 13.5% | 42.7% | 57.3% | 42.1% | 72.1% | 40.3% | $47,803 |
| Muskegon | 17.5% | 58.2% | 41.8% | 34.0% | 47.1% | 57.2% | $63,495 |
| Newaygo | 16.8% | 54.1% | 45.9% | 41.8% | 58.5% | 56.9% | $61,931 |
| Oakland | 7.6% | 35.7% | 64.3% | 43.1% | 50.8% | 60.0% | $95,296 |
| Oceana | 14.3% | 51.2% | 48.8% | 36.2% | 59.0% | 56.2% | $63,624 |
| Ogemaw | 18.2% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 41.1% | 62.8% | 53.8% | $51,983 |
| Ontonagon | 13.5% | 40.6% | 59.4% | 49.9% | 60.0% | 60.3% | $51,844 |
| Osceola | 14.4% | 49.8% | 50.2% | 41.2% | 58.2% | 45.3% | $57,050 |
| Oscoda | 16.3% | 40.0% | 60.0% | 41.1% | 52.4% | 59.1% | $50,581 |
| Otsego | 11.6% | 50.2% | 49.8% | 42.1% | 55.9% | 52.8% | $67,285 |
| Ottawa | 5.7% | 22.1% | 77.9% | 34.5% | 52.8% | 67.7% | $87,144 |
| Presque Isle | 10.6% | 38.1% | 61.9% | 43.5% | 62.8% | 54.1% | $56,713 |
| Roscommon | 14.5% | 41.0% | 59.0% | 41.0% | 58.0% | 59.7% | $54,106 |
| Saginaw | 19.8% | 58.2% | 41.8% | 33.3% | 54.2% | 48.6% | $58,347 |
| Sanilac | 11.7% | 38.1% | 61.9% | 40.8% | 60.7% | 59.3% | $59,074 |
| Schoolcraft | 11.0% | 26.5% | 73.5% | 39.5% | 60.2% | 68.8% | $57,708 |
| Shiawassee | 14.1% | 47.3% | 52.6% | 34.8% | 55.9% | 61.0% | $64,464 |
| St. Clair | 13.2% | 50.3% | 49.7% | 33.5% | 57.1% | 55.9% | $69,349 |
| St. Joseph | 13.7% | 48.2% | 51.8% | 33.3% | 59.5% | 55.7% | $64,707 |
| Tuscola | 14.0% | 52.6% | 47.4% | 37.6% | 53.5% | 54.3% | $62,847 |
| Van Buren | 13.6% | 40.7% | 59.3% | 37.9% | 42.5% | 56.2% | $66,902 |
| Washtenaw | 7.8% | 24.8% | 75.2% | 31.4% | 45.0% | 58.1% | $87,156 |
| Wayne | 22.3% | 58.2% | 41.8% | 35.9% | 48.7% | 49.9% | $59,521 |
| Wexford | 16.0% | 53.3% | 46.7% | 43.4% | 56.4% | 56.1% | $63,123 |
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