[5] Recreation and forest products are major industries, and crops include hay, corn, small grains, potatoes, and strawberries.

[6] Delta County comprises the Escanaba, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.

School districts include:[15] Delta County operates the County jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, records deeds, mortgages, and vital records, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of social services.

The county board of commissioners controls the budget and has limited authority to make laws or ordinances.

In Michigan, most local government functions – police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance etc.