reports: Per-capita income rises 2.7% in Ann Arbor metropolitan area

Ann Arbor had the highest metropolitan area income level in Michigan in 2011 at $40,821, according to the report. That compares with the national metropolitan average of $41,560.

Experts told the Free Press that inflation adjustments and a low starting point factor into how those numbers should be read, noting that Michigan had a large economic decline to make up for.

See where other Michigan metropolitan areas rank.

Washtenaw County as a whole came in at No. 4 with $40,821 in Michigan in personal income, according to a chart on MLive.com. Oakland County was at the top with $53,297, followed by Leelanau at $43,978 and Midland at $43,446.