Compare Michigan sheriff department costs
Sheriff department cost and staffing across all 83 counties. Click a column header to sort. Hover a column header to see what it measures. Data as of 2026-09-26.
| County | Population | Budget | $/resident | Sworn / 100k res | Custody / 100k res | Beds / 100k res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | 10,238 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alger County | 8,866 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Allegan County | 120,189 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alpena County | 28,911 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antrim County | 23,662 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arenac County | 15,031 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baraga County | 8,245 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barry County | 62,581 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bay County | 103,752 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benzie County | 18,058 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Berrien County | 153,938 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Branch County | 44,795 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calhoun County | 134,011 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cass County | 51,604 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlevoix County | 26,174 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cheboygan County | 25,709 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chippewa County | 36,670 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clare County | 30,998 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clinton County | 79,249 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crawford County | 13,197 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delta County | 36,839 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dickinson County | 25,937 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eaton County | 109,072 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emmet County | 34,072 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Genesee County | 405,280 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gladwin County | 25,461 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gogebic County | 14,597 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grand Traverse County | 95,315 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gratiot County | 41,534 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hillsdale County | 45,698 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Houghton County | 37,414 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Huron County | 31,461 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ingham County | 282,540 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ionia County | 66,663 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iosco County | 25,319 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iron County | 11,585 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isabella County | 64,938 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson County | 160,637 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kalamazoo County | 261,426 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kalkaska County | 17,934 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kent County | 657,321 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keweenaw County | 2,088 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake County | 12,285 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lapeer County | 88,687 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leelanau County | 22,426 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lenawee County | 99,263 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Livingston County | 194,302 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luce County | 5,442 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mackinac County | 10,843 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macomb County | 878,453 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manistee County | 25,058 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marquette County | 66,376 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mason County | 29,178 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mecosta County | 40,128 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Menominee County | 23,433 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Midland County | 83,503 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Missaukee County | 15,089 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monroe County | 154,823 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montcalm County | 66,901 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montmorency County | 9,261 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Muskegon County | 175,947 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newaygo County | 50,130 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oakland County | 1,272,264 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oceana County | 26,707 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ogemaw County | 20,820 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ontonagon County | 5,862 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Osceola County | 23,022 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscoda County | 8,264 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Otsego County | 25,221 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ottawa County | 296,183 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Presque Isle County | 13,083 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roscommon County | 23,556 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saginaw County | 189,821 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanilac County | 40,759 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schoolcraft County | 8,062 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shiawassee County | 68,124 | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Clair County | 160,257 | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Joseph County | 60,887 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuscola County | 53,218 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Van Buren County | 75,636 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washtenaw County | 370,231 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wayne County | 1,781,641 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wexford County | 33,766 | — | — | — | — | — |
A note on data vintages and definitions. Population is the US Census Bureau's 2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-year estimate, loaded for all 83 counties. Sheriff staffing comes from the US Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments Employment survey (March reference period); headcount equals full-time plus part-time positions across function codes 062 (sworn law enforcement), 162 (civilian law enforcement), and 005 (corrections). The Census publishes no true full-time-equivalent figures, and the March payroll snapshot is not directly comparable to a full annual operating budget; all 83 counties are reported in this dataset, with no gaps. Jail capacity has not been loaded for Michigan. County jails are supervised and inspected by the Michigan Department of Corrections under Michigan Compiled Laws § 791.262, but per-facility capacity is not published as a current downloadable dataset, so the jail column shows a dash for every county. Sheriff department budget data has not yet been loaded for Michigan; the budget column shows a dash. Sheriff names were collected from the Michigan Sheriffs' Association per-county profile pages and individual county sheriff sites, and machine-verified against those sources in July 2026; all 83 counties are named.