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Michigan

Democrat

Governor Gretchen Whitmer

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Population
10.0M
Unemployment
4.5%
Federal Grants
$55.5B
Fiscal Balance
$4.7B
Credit Rating
AA
FEMA Declarations
10

Medicaid

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Provider spending, utilization patterns, and anomaly detection for Michigan.

SNAP / HR1 Compliance

Updated Feb 22, 2026
Tier 3
10.65%
Payment Error Rate
8.57%
Overpayment
2.08%
Underpayment
1.4M
Participants

State vs National PER

State
10.65%
National
10.93%

Projected Annual State Cost Share (effective FY2028)

$459.0M
15% of SNAP benefits
PER 10%+ — 15% state cost share

Based on FY2024 SNAP Payment Error Rates. Cost sharing enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-94, signed July 4, 2025), effective October 2027.

Public Lands

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Interactive map and data explorer for Michigan state-owned land parcels.

Housing Affordability

Updated Mar 30, 2026
$1,101
Median Gross Rent
30.6%
Rent BurdenCost-Burdened
73.7%
Homeownership(+5.9% vs nat'l)
$236K
Median Home Value
Contract rent: $920
Housing units: 4,642,957

Broadband Access

Updated Mar 30, 2026
91.6%
Broadband Adoption
-0.4% vs national
5.7%
No Internet
95.8%
Computer Ownership

Subscription Types

Cable/Fiber/DSL 73.6%Cellular 6.1%Satellite 1.2%Other 2.6%

Drinking Water Quality

Updated Mar 30, 2026
1,433
Community Systems
10,776
Total Systems
215
Violating Systems
0.8%
Violation Rate

Violation Rate vs National Avg (3.6%)

0% Natl avg9%

Federal Grants & Contracts

162,114 awardsDeep Dive →Updated Mar 30, 2026
$55.5B
Total Funding
$5,574
Per Capita
162,114
Awards

Quarterly Grant Spending (FY2021-FY2025)

Top Agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$23.1B
Department of Transportation$2.1B
Department of Commerce$1.6B
Department of Education$1.5B
Department of Energy$1.5B
Department of Agriculture$1.4B

Top Programs (CFDA)

Grants to States for Medicaid
18,594,046,631
Highway Planning and Construction
1,630,676,231
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program
1,554,363,778
Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications
892,972,052
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
772,794,194
National School Lunch Program
672,330,242

Budget & Fiscal Health

FY2022Updated Mar 30, 2026
$121.7B
Revenue
$117.1B
Expenditure
$28.6B
Debt
$2,853
Debt/Capita

Credit Ratings (GO Bonds)

S&P
AA
Moody's
Aa1
Fitch
AA+
Revenue/capita: $12,128
Tax burden/capita: $1,999

Workforce & Employment

Updated Mar 30, 2026
4.5%
Unemployment
vs 4.4% national
5.0M
Employed
5.1M
Labor Force
%
LFPR
vs 62.4% national

Fastest Growing Sectors

+4.2%Arts & Entertainment
+3.6%Health Care
+3.0%Education Services

Shrinking Sectors

-4.8%Admin & Waste Services
-4.2%Utilities
-2.5%Management

Employment data from Census ACS 1-year estimates (BLS LAUS unavailable). Trend data not available.

Public Health Outcomes

Updated Mar 30, 2026
Life Expectancy
76.2 yrs#36 of 51
Overdose Death Rate
29.4/100k#24 of 51
Uninsured Rate
5.5%#8 of 51
Obesity Rate
34.6%#28 of 51
Mental Distress Days
5.6/mo#42 of 51
Infant Mortality
6.5/1k#38 of 51
Premature Death Rate
8,798/100k#30 of 51

Better than national avgWorse than national avg

Education

Updated Mar 30, 2026

NAEP Scores (2024 Nation's Report Card)

235.2
4th Math
vs 237.3 nat'l
270
8th Math
vs 272.2 nat'l
209.1
4th Reading
vs 214.3 nat'l
255.1
8th Reading
vs 256.7 nat'l

Infrastructure

Grade: BUpdated Mar 30, 2026

Bridges (FHWA NBI 2025)

11,397
Total Bridges
33.1%
Good
55.9%
Fair
11%
Poor

Drinking Water (EPA SDWIS)

27,336
Water Systems
215
With Violations
0.8%
Violation Rate

Campaign Finance

Full Explorer
$1.6B
Contributions
$1.4B
Expenditures
300
Committees
1992-2020
Coverage

Contributions by Party

Other: $1.6B

Top Donors

DEVOS$62,838,128.47
DIBC HOLDINGS$18,594,000
STRYKER$14,300,902.17
THANEDAR$13,083,069
CONSUMERS ENERGY$11,468,800

Top Recipients

MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTY$53,938,419.62
DICK DEVOS FOR GOVERNOR$41,787,347.72
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE$41,770,058.87
HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$31,732,679.62
MICHIGAN HOUSE DEMOCRATIC FUND$26,745,749.88

Regulatory Reform Ideas

100 candidates
17 admin-only11 bipartisan66 moderate5 contested1 heavy-lift

Top Easy Wins

  • 1.
    Cannabis Licensing Streamlining (MCL 333.27901 et seq.)(CRA / EGLE / Treasury / LARA / Governor's Office)
  • 2.
    LARA Processing Deadline (30-Day Statutory)(LARA / Legislature)
  • 3.
    PFAS Cleanup & Liability Streamlining(EGLE / AG / Legislature)
  • 4.
    Michigan APA Rule Review (5-Year Cycle / Automatic Repeal)(All agencies / Legislature / JCAR)
  • 5.
    EGLE Unified Permitting Portal (Cross-Media Integration)(EGLE (all divisions) / DTMB)

IT Status Report & Strategic Plan

Comprehensive IT capability assessment with 100-day and 200-day strategic initiatives.

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FEMA Disasters

6 Active
Updated Mar 30, 2026
10
Declarations (10yr)
6
Active
$1.6B
PA Funding
196,882
IA Approved

Declarations by Year

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Incident Types

Flood 2Severe Storm 2Dam/Levee Break 2Biological 2Severe Ice Storm 1Toxic Substances 1

Recent Declarations

2025-07-22SEVERE WINTER STORMDR$11.3M
2024-02-08SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGDR
2021-07-15SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOESDR$37.4M
2020-07-09SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGDR$33.3M
2020-05-21SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGEM