States / Michigan
Population of State Living in Coastal Areas
Coastal Employment
Annual Wages
Climate and Weather Disasters
(Affecting Michigan 2010 to 2018)*
Of the total population of approximately 9.9 million in Michigan, 4.65 million people live in coastal portions of the state.
Coastal Michigan employs 1.75 million people annually, earning a total of almost $92 billion. This equates to over $213 billion in gross domestic product.
Two billion-dollar weather disasters affected Michigan in 2018—and a total of 15 affected the state between 2010 and 2018. In March 2017, a tornado outbreak accompanied by destructive straight-line winds caused one million people in Michigan to lose power. In August 2014, heavy rainfall in excess of five inches caused significant flooding across the state, damaging thousands of cars, businesses, homes, and other critical infrastructure.*
Sources:
American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates (NOAA Data)
*Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (NOAA Website)
(All economic and demographic facts represent the latest data available [2015] and are regularly updated as new data become available)
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