Michigan has $16.5B in tracked subsidies across 5698 beneficiary companies. 570 of these companies also donated to political campaigns (10% donor rate). County-level data available for 83 of 83 counties.

$16.5B Total Subsidies Tracked
5,698 Beneficiary Companies
570 Donor-Beneficiaries Matched 10% donor rate
$39.0M Total Donated by Beneficiaries

County Overview

84 counties ranked by subsidy total. Click any county for full details.

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Key Findings

  • 570 of 5,698 subsidized companies (10.0%) made campaign donations — $39.0M total.
  • $10.6M in donations flowed from beneficiaries to 346 political committees. Top recipient: MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR STRONG AND SAFE COMMUNITIES ($4.6M).
  • 9 companies showed statistically significant pre-award donation spikes (BH-corrected, q<0.05). Top: Auto-Owners Insurance (48.7× baseline, z=42.0).
  • $16.51B in total subsidies tracked across 5,698 beneficiary companies in Michigan.

Political Committee Activity

$10.6M Total donated to committees
346 Committees receiving funds

Top recipient: MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR STRONG AND SAFE COMMUNITIES ($4560K — 26.09% beneficiary-funded)

Pre-Award Donation Spikes

9 companies showed statistically unusual donation increases in the years around their subsidy award (Benjamini-Hochberg corrected, q<0.05).

Largest spike: Auto-Owners Insurance (48.7× baseline, z=42)

All Counties

County-level subsidy data for Michigan
CountyScoreTotal SubsidiesCompanies
Ingham4.4$90.3M0
Mecosta4.4$715.0M0
Washtenaw4.4$9.5M0
Wayne4.4$2110.9M0
Kalamazoo4.2$8.8M0
Calhoun4.1$1809.3M0
Delta4.1$237.3M0
Midland4.1$194.3M0
Montcalm4.1$3.8M0
Oakland4.1$2427.0M0
Saginaw4.1$497.1M0
Macomb3.9$16.6M0
St Clair3.9$6.2M0
Hillsdale3.9$0.1M0
Jackson3.9$0.9M0
Menominee3.9$1.0M0
St Joseph3.9$0.2M0
Livingston3.8$4.5M0
Barry3.5$0.3M0
Cass3.5$0.3M0
Lenawee3.3$5.7M0
Muskegon3.3$113.1M0
Bay3.2$0.3M0
Clinton3.2$2.8M0
Emmet3.2$0.2M0
Genesee3.2$1.0M0
Tuscola3.2$0.2M0
Wexford3.2$1.6M0
Oscoda2.9$1.0M0
Marquette2.6$2.0M0
Gladwin2.20
Gogebic2.20
Kalkaska2.20
Mason2.20
Ottawa2.20
Clare1.90
Crawford1.90
Gratiot1.90
Sanilac1.90
Shiawassee1.90
Eaton1.80
Grand Traverse1.80
Iosco1.80
Statewide1.80
Charlevoix1.60
Ionia1.60
Lapeer1.60
Osceola1.60
Alcona1.00
Alger1.00
Allegan1.00
Alpena1.00
Antrim1.00
Arenac1.00
Baraga1.00
Benzie1.00
Berrien1.00
Branch1.00
Cheboygan1.00
Chippewa1.00
Dickinson1.00
Houghton1.00
Huron1.00
Iron1.00
Isabella1.00
Kent1.00
Keweenaw1.00
Lake1.00
Leelanau1.00
Luce1.00
Mackinac1.00
Manistee1.00
Missaukee1.00
Monroe1.00
Montmorency1.00
Newaygo1.00
Oceana1.00
Ogemaw1.00
Ontonagon1.00
Otsego1.00
Presque Isle1.00
Roscommon1.00
Schoolcraft1.00
Van Buren1.00
How we calculated this

State summaries aggregate county-level data from Good Jobs First subsidy records cross-referenced with state campaign finance databases. Donor rates reflect the percentage of subsidy recipients matched to campaign contributors. County scorecards use a composite weighted score (subsidy concentration 35%, donor overlap 30%, tax burden 20%, WARN notices 15%).

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