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Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2026

Limestone County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 67 counties in 2026, at $115,100. Perry County had the lowest, at $41,500. The median was $77,400. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest115,100Limestone County
Lowest41,500Perry County
Median77,40067 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Autauga County: 88,800 USDBaldwin County: 102,400 USDBarbour County: 69,900 USDBibb County: 104,100 USDBlount County: 104,100 USDBullock County: 46,700 USDButler County: 66,300 USDCalhoun County: 72,300 USDChambers County: 66,700 USDCherokee County: 73,600 USDChilton County: 85,100 USDChoctaw County: 74,900 USDClarke County: 75,600 USDClay County: 74,200 USDCleburne County: 77,400 USDCoffee County: 87,100 USDColbert County: 95,900 USDConecuh County: 58,000 USDCoosa County: 73,400 USDCovington County: 73,900 USDCrenshaw County: 67,800 USDCullman County: 82,900 USDDale County: 76,500 USDDallas County: 51,400 USDDeKalb County: 70,100 USDElmore County: 88,800 USDEscambia County: 71,900 USDEtowah County: 78,600 USDFayette County: 68,600 USDFranklin County: 70,900 USDGeneva County: 79,300 USDGreene County: 45,700 USDHale County: 93,000 USDHenry County: 84,400 USDHouston County: 79,300 USDJackson County: 69,700 USDJefferson County: 104,100 USDLamar County: 68,700 USDLauderdale County: 95,900 USDLawrence County: 88,600 USDLee County: 108,900 USDLimestone County: 115,100 USDLowndes County: 88,800 USDMacon County: 55,500 USDMadison County: 115,100 USDMarengo County: 83,900 USDMarion County: 72,100 USDMarshall County: 89,900 USDMobile County: 83,300 USDMonroe County: 65,700 USDMontgomery County: 88,800 USDMorgan County: 88,600 USDPerry County: 41,500 USDPickens County: 67,000 USDPike County: 76,400 USDRandolph County: 73,800 USDRussell County: 85,800 USDSt. Clair County: 104,100 USDShelby County: 104,100 USDSumter County: 52,700 USDTalladega County: 76,100 USDTallapoosa County: 77,600 USDTuscaloosa County: 93,000 USDWalker County: 78,100 USDWashington County: 89,600 USDWilcox County: 57,700 USDWinston County: 72,300 USD
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  • 93K and over
USD, 2026. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2026

Limestone County: 115,100 USDLimestone County115,100Madison County: 115,100 USDMadison County115,100Lee County: 108,900 USDLee County108,900Bibb County: 104,100 USDBibb County104,100Blount County: 104,100 USDBlount County104,100Jefferson County: 104,100 USDJefferson County104,100Shelby County: 104,100 USDShelby County104,100St. Clair County: 104,100 USDSt. Clair County104,100Baldwin County: 102,400 USDBaldwin County102,400Colbert County: 95,900 USDColbert County95,900Lauderdale County: 95,900 USDLauderdale County95,900Hale County: 93,000 USDHale County93,000Tuscaloosa County: 93,000 USDTuscaloosa County93,000Marshall County: 89,900 USDMarshall County89,900Washington County: 89,600 USDWashington County89,600Autauga County: 88,800 USDAutauga County88,800Elmore County: 88,800 USDElmore County88,800Lowndes County: 88,800 USDLowndes County88,800Montgomery County: 88,800 USDMontgomery County88,800Lawrence County: 88,600 USDLawrence County88,600Morgan County: 88,600 USDMorgan County88,600Coffee County: 87,100 USDCoffee County87,100Russell County: 85,800 USDRussell County85,800Chilton County: 85,100 USDChilton County85,100Henry County: 84,400 USDHenry County84,400Marengo County: 83,900 USDMarengo County83,900Mobile County: 83,300 USDMobile County83,300Cullman County: 82,900 USDCullman County82,900Geneva County: 79,300 USDGeneva County79,300Houston County: 79,300 USDHouston County79,300Etowah County: 78,600 USDEtowah County78,600Walker County: 78,100 USDWalker County78,100Tallapoosa County: 77,600 USDTallapoosa County77,600Cleburne County: 77,400 USDCleburne County77,400Dale County: 76,500 USDDale County76,500Pike County: 76,400 USDPike County76,400Talladega County: 76,100 USDTalladega County76,100Clarke County: 75,600 USDClarke County75,600Choctaw County: 74,900 USDChoctaw County74,900Clay County: 74,200 USDClay County74,200Limestone County: 115,100 USDLimestone County115,100Madison County: 115,100 USDMadison County115,100Lee County: 108,900 USDLee County108,900Bibb County: 104,100 USDBibb County104,100Blount County: 104,100 USDBlount County104,100Jefferson County: 104,100 USDJefferson County104,100Shelby County: 104,100 USDShelby County104,100St. Clair County: 104,100 USDSt. Clair County104,100Baldwin County: 102,400 USDBaldwin County102,400Colbert County: 95,900 USDColbert County95,900Lauderdale County: 95,900 USDLauderdale County95,900Hale County: 93,000 USDHale County93,000Tuscaloosa County: 93,000 USDTuscaloosa County93,000Marshall County: 89,900 USDMarshall County89,900Washington County: 89,600 USDWashington County89,600Autauga County: 88,800 USDAutauga County88,800Elmore County: 88,800 USDElmore County88,800Lowndes County: 88,800 USDLowndes County88,800Montgomery County: 88,800 USDMontgomery County88,800Lawrence County: 88,600 USDLawrence County88,600Morgan County: 88,600 USDMorgan County88,600Coffee County: 87,100 USDCoffee County87,100Russell County: 85,800 USDRussell County85,800Chilton County: 85,100 USDChilton County85,100Henry County: 84,400 USDHenry County84,400Marengo County: 83,900 USDMarengo County83,900Mobile County: 83,300 USDMobile County83,300Cullman County: 82,900 USDCullman County82,900Geneva County: 79,300 USDGeneva County79,300Houston County: 79,300 USDHouston County79,300Etowah County: 78,600 USDEtowah County78,600Walker County: 78,100 USDWalker County78,100Tallapoosa County: 77,600 USDTallapoosa County77,600Cleburne County: 77,400 USDCleburne County77,400Dale County: 76,500 USDDale County76,500Pike County: 76,400 USDPike County76,400Talladega County: 76,100 USDTalladega County76,100Clarke County: 75,600 USDClarke County75,600Choctaw County: 74,900 USDChoctaw County74,900Clay County: 74,200 USDClay County74,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1Limestone County115,100-0.3%
1Madison County115,100-0.3%
3Lee County108,900+14.3%
4Bibb County104,100+8.6%
4Blount County104,100+8.6%
4Jefferson County104,100+8.6%
4Shelby County104,100+8.6%
4St. Clair County104,100+8.6%
9Baldwin County102,400+10.1%
10Colbert County95,900+16.4%
10Lauderdale County95,900+16.4%
12Hale County93,000+2.1%
12Tuscaloosa County93,000+2.1%
14Marshall County89,900+5.6%
15Washington County89,600-2.3%
16Autauga County88,800+6.2%
16Elmore County88,800+6.2%
16Lowndes County88,800+6.2%
16Montgomery County88,800+6.2%
20Lawrence County88,600-6.9%
20Morgan County88,600-6.9%
22Coffee County87,100+0.8%
23Russell County85,800+8.2%
24Chilton County85,100+6.2%
25Henry County84,400-1.3%
26Marengo County83,900+6.7%
27Mobile County83,300+2.2%
28Cullman County82,900-0.7%
29Geneva County79,300+1.4%
29Houston County79,300+1.4%
31Etowah County78,600+11.3%
32Walker County78,100+0.3%
33Tallapoosa County77,600+2%
34Cleburne County77,400-6.6%
35Dale County76,500+1.5%
36Pike County76,400-1.7%
37Talladega County76,100+3.4%
38Clarke County75,600-3.6%
39Choctaw County74,900+5%
40Clay County74,200+11.2%
41Covington County73,900+4.4%
42Randolph County73,800+0.4%
43Cherokee County73,600+2.6%
44Coosa County73,400-0.7%
45Calhoun County72,300-2.3%
45Winston County72,300+3.6%
47Marion County72,100-0.1%
48Escambia County71,900+10.1%
49Franklin County70,900-0.6%
50DeKalb County70,100+17.4%
51Barbour County69,900+7%
52Jackson County69,700+2.3%
53Lamar County68,700+6%
54Fayette County68,600-11.7%
55Crenshaw County67,800-5.7%
56Pickens County67,000+0.8%
57Chambers County66,700-2.5%
58Butler County66,300-4.7%
59Monroe County65,700-0.2%
60Conecuh County58,000-3.5%
61Wilcox County57,700-2%
62Macon County55,500-5.8%
63Sumter County52,700+2.7%
64Dallas County51,400-9.8%
65Bullock County46,700-6%
66Greene County45,700-3%
67Perry County41,500-6.5%

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About this ranking

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year.

More on how it is measured
  • HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments.
  • Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alabama-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alabama-counties.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alabama-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Limestone County, with $115,100 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

Perry County, with $41,500 in 2026.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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