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Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD)

Limestone County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 67 counties in 2017, at $78,200. Wilcox County had the lowest, at $29,300. The median was $48,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest78,200Limestone County
Lowest29,300Wilcox County
Median48,70067 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Autauga County: 59,700 USDBaldwin County: 61,500 USDBarbour County: 46,100 USDBibb County: 63,100 USDBlount County: 63,100 USDBullock County: 46,100 USDButler County: 40,900 USDCalhoun County: 53,000 USDChambers County: 44,700 USDCherokee County: 46,800 USDChilton County: 52,700 USDChoctaw County: 52,500 USDClarke County: 48,100 USDClay County: 44,100 USDCleburne County: 48,400 USDCoffee County: 61,500 USDColbert County: 53,500 USDConecuh County: 34,900 USDCoosa County: 45,100 USDCovington County: 46,600 USDCrenshaw County: 51,000 USDCullman County: 48,000 USDDale County: 57,800 USDDallas County: 38,900 USDDeKalb County: 48,700 USDElmore County: 59,700 USDEscambia County: 38,000 USDEtowah County: 54,700 USDFayette County: 45,200 USDFranklin County: 46,900 USDGeneva County: 50,700 USDGreene County: 29,800 USDHale County: 61,100 USDHenry County: 58,300 USDHouston County: 50,700 USDJackson County: 47,000 USDJefferson County: 63,100 USDLamar County: 42,400 USDLauderdale County: 53,500 USDLawrence County: 57,700 USDLee County: 59,200 USDLimestone County: 78,200 USDLowndes County: 59,700 USDMacon County: 42,300 USDMadison County: 78,200 USDMarengo County: 50,300 USDMarion County: 43,500 USDMarshall County: 43,000 USDMobile County: 55,100 USDMonroe County: 41,300 USDMontgomery County: 59,700 USDMorgan County: 57,700 USDPerry County: 31,100 USDPickens County: 42,100 USDPike County: 47,300 USDRandolph County: 46,400 USDRussell County: 53,400 USDSt. Clair County: 63,100 USDShelby County: 63,100 USDSumter County: 38,600 USDTalladega County: 47,700 USDTallapoosa County: 48,500 USDTuscaloosa County: 61,100 USDWalker County: 46,800 USDWashington County: 53,700 USDWilcox County: 29,300 USDWinston County: 43,200 USD
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  • 60K and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Limestone County: 78,200 USDLimestone County78,200Madison County: 78,200 USDMadison County78,200Bibb County: 63,100 USDBibb County63,100Blount County: 63,100 USDBlount County63,100Jefferson County: 63,100 USDJefferson County63,100Shelby County: 63,100 USDShelby County63,100St. Clair County: 63,100 USDSt. Clair County63,100Baldwin County: 61,500 USDBaldwin County61,500Coffee County: 61,500 USDCoffee County61,500Hale County: 61,100 USDHale County61,100Tuscaloosa County: 61,100 USDTuscaloosa County61,100Autauga County: 59,700 USDAutauga County59,700Elmore County: 59,700 USDElmore County59,700Lowndes County: 59,700 USDLowndes County59,700Montgomery County: 59,700 USDMontgomery County59,700Lee County: 59,200 USDLee County59,200Henry County: 58,300 USDHenry County58,300Dale County: 57,800 USDDale County57,800Lawrence County: 57,700 USDLawrence County57,700Morgan County: 57,700 USDMorgan County57,700Mobile County: 55,100 USDMobile County55,100Etowah County: 54,700 USDEtowah County54,700Washington County: 53,700 USDWashington County53,700Colbert County: 53,500 USDColbert County53,500Lauderdale County: 53,500 USDLauderdale County53,500Russell County: 53,400 USDRussell County53,400Calhoun County: 53,000 USDCalhoun County53,000Chilton County: 52,700 USDChilton County52,700Choctaw County: 52,500 USDChoctaw County52,500Crenshaw County: 51,000 USDCrenshaw County51,000Geneva County: 50,700 USDGeneva County50,700Houston County: 50,700 USDHouston County50,700Marengo County: 50,300 USDMarengo County50,300DeKalb County: 48,700 USDDeKalb County48,700Tallapoosa County: 48,500 USDTallapoosa County48,500Cleburne County: 48,400 USDCleburne County48,400Clarke County: 48,100 USDClarke County48,100Cullman County: 48,000 USDCullman County48,000Talladega County: 47,700 USDTalladega County47,700Pike County: 47,300 USDPike County47,300Limestone County: 78,200 USDLimestone County78,200Madison County: 78,200 USDMadison County78,200Bibb County: 63,100 USDBibb County63,100Blount County: 63,100 USDBlount County63,100Jefferson County: 63,100 USDJefferson County63,100Shelby County: 63,100 USDShelby County63,100St. Clair County: 63,100 USDSt. Clair County63,100Baldwin County: 61,500 USDBaldwin County61,500Coffee County: 61,500 USDCoffee County61,500Hale County: 61,100 USDHale County61,100Tuscaloosa County: 61,100 USDTuscaloosa County61,100Autauga County: 59,700 USDAutauga County59,700Elmore County: 59,700 USDElmore County59,700Lowndes County: 59,700 USDLowndes County59,700Montgomery County: 59,700 USDMontgomery County59,700Lee County: 59,200 USDLee County59,200Henry County: 58,300 USDHenry County58,300Dale County: 57,800 USDDale County57,800Lawrence County: 57,700 USDLawrence County57,700Morgan County: 57,700 USDMorgan County57,700Mobile County: 55,100 USDMobile County55,100Etowah County: 54,700 USDEtowah County54,700Washington County: 53,700 USDWashington County53,700Colbert County: 53,500 USDColbert County53,500Lauderdale County: 53,500 USDLauderdale County53,500Russell County: 53,400 USDRussell County53,400Calhoun County: 53,000 USDCalhoun County53,000Chilton County: 52,700 USDChilton County52,700Choctaw County: 52,500 USDChoctaw County52,500Crenshaw County: 51,000 USDCrenshaw County51,000Geneva County: 50,700 USDGeneva County50,700Houston County: 50,700 USDHouston County50,700Marengo County: 50,300 USDMarengo County50,300DeKalb County: 48,700 USDDeKalb County48,700Tallapoosa County: 48,500 USDTallapoosa County48,500Cleburne County: 48,400 USDCleburne County48,400Clarke County: 48,100 USDClarke County48,100Cullman County: 48,000 USDCullman County48,000Talladega County: 47,700 USDTalladega County47,700Pike County: 47,300 USDPike County47,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Limestone County78,200+8.9%
1Madison County78,200+8.9%
3Bibb County63,100-1.4%
3Blount County63,100-1.4%
3Jefferson County63,100-1.4%
3Shelby County63,100-1.4%
3St. Clair County63,100-1.4%
8Baldwin County61,500+0.7%
8Coffee County61,500+1.7%
10Hale County61,100+3.9%
10Tuscaloosa County61,100+3.9%
12Autauga County59,700-1.2%
12Elmore County59,700-1.2%
12Lowndes County59,700-1.2%
12Montgomery County59,700-1.2%
16Lee County59,200-2.6%
17Henry County58,300+3.7%
18Dale County57,800+0.3%
19Lawrence County57,700+2.7%
19Morgan County57,700+2.7%
21Mobile County55,100+4.2%
22Etowah County54,700+6.8%
23Washington County53,700+3.9%
24Colbert County53,500-1.3%
24Lauderdale County53,500-1.3%
26Russell County53,400+3.1%
27Calhoun County53,000+13.5%
28Chilton County52,700-1.5%
29Choctaw County52,500+11.5%
30Crenshaw County51,000+1.6%
31Geneva County50,700-1.2%
31Houston County50,700-1.2%
33Marengo County50,300+1.8%
34DeKalb County48,700-1.6%
35Tallapoosa County48,500+0.8%
36Cleburne County48,400+2.3%
37Clarke County48,100+3%
38Cullman County48,000-1.6%
39Talladega County47,700+2.8%
40Pike County47,300-1%
41Jackson County47,000-3.3%
42Franklin County46,900-1.9%
43Cherokee County46,800-0.8%
43Walker County46,800+1.1%
45Covington County46,600+3.6%
46Randolph County46,400+0.2%
47Barbour County46,100+3.4%
47Bullock County46,1000%
49Fayette County45,2000%
50Coosa County45,100-6%
51Chambers County44,700+6.2%
52Clay County44,100-1.3%
53Marion County43,500+1.6%
54Winston County43,200+2.4%
55Marshall County43,000-15.2%
56Lamar County42,400-2.8%
57Macon County42,3000%
58Pickens County42,100+6%
59Monroe County41,300+9.3%
60Butler County40,900+3.5%
61Dallas County38,900-0.5%
62Sumter County38,600+5.8%
63Escambia County38,000+1.3%
64Conecuh County34,900+6.4%
65Perry County31,100-5.8%
66Greene County29,800-8.6%
67Wilcox County29,300+6.9%

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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/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.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), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 7 Apr. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alabama-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alabama-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alabama-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2017}},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Limestone County, with $78,200 in 2017, 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)?

Wilcox County, with $29,300 in 2017.

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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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