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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 2020, at $85,300. Greene County had the lowest, at $33,800. The median was $55,600. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest85,300Limestone County
Lowest33,800Greene County
Median55,60067 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Autauga County: 65,700 USDBaldwin County: 81,000 USDBarbour County: 43,800 USDBibb County: 73,100 USDBlount County: 73,100 USDBullock County: 42,900 USDButler County: 45,800 USDCalhoun County: 61,500 USDChambers County: 51,900 USDCherokee County: 53,400 USDChilton County: 56,100 USDChoctaw County: 48,500 USDClarke County: 53,700 USDClay County: 50,100 USDCleburne County: 54,100 USDCoffee County: 66,900 USDColbert County: 64,200 USDConecuh County: 40,000 USDCoosa County: 49,100 USDCovington County: 54,800 USDCrenshaw County: 55,600 USDCullman County: 59,700 USDDale County: 57,500 USDDallas County: 40,600 USDDeKalb County: 51,000 USDElmore County: 65,700 USDEscambia County: 47,400 USDEtowah County: 65,000 USDFayette County: 49,900 USDFranklin County: 49,300 USDGeneva County: 61,300 USDGreene County: 33,800 USDHale County: 67,800 USDHenry County: 59,700 USDHouston County: 61,300 USDJackson County: 50,600 USDJefferson County: 73,100 USDLamar County: 49,200 USDLauderdale County: 64,200 USDLawrence County: 63,600 USDLee County: 76,500 USDLimestone County: 85,300 USDLowndes County: 65,700 USDMacon County: 47,300 USDMadison County: 85,300 USDMarengo County: 53,700 USDMarion County: 48,800 USDMarshall County: 54,000 USDMobile County: 61,400 USDMonroe County: 44,200 USDMontgomery County: 65,700 USDMorgan County: 63,600 USDPerry County: 34,700 USDPickens County: 53,900 USDPike County: 52,500 USDRandolph County: 52,200 USDRussell County: 62,300 USDSt. Clair County: 73,100 USDShelby County: 73,100 USDSumter County: 43,800 USDTalladega County: 56,700 USDTallapoosa County: 56,500 USDTuscaloosa County: 67,800 USDWalker County: 64,100 USDWashington County: 49,700 USDWilcox County: 43,400 USDWinston County: 47,300 USD
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  • 62K to 67K
  • 67K and over
USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Limestone County: 85,300 USDLimestone County85,300Madison County: 85,300 USDMadison County85,300Baldwin County: 81,000 USDBaldwin County81,000Lee County: 76,500 USDLee County76,500Bibb County: 73,100 USDBibb County73,100Blount County: 73,100 USDBlount County73,100Jefferson County: 73,100 USDJefferson County73,100Shelby County: 73,100 USDShelby County73,100St. Clair County: 73,100 USDSt. Clair County73,100Hale County: 67,800 USDHale County67,800Tuscaloosa County: 67,800 USDTuscaloosa County67,800Coffee County: 66,900 USDCoffee County66,900Autauga County: 65,700 USDAutauga County65,700Elmore County: 65,700 USDElmore County65,700Lowndes County: 65,700 USDLowndes County65,700Montgomery County: 65,700 USDMontgomery County65,700Etowah County: 65,000 USDEtowah County65,000Colbert County: 64,200 USDColbert County64,200Lauderdale County: 64,200 USDLauderdale County64,200Walker County: 64,100 USDWalker County64,100Lawrence County: 63,600 USDLawrence County63,600Morgan County: 63,600 USDMorgan County63,600Russell County: 62,300 USDRussell County62,300Calhoun County: 61,500 USDCalhoun County61,500Mobile County: 61,400 USDMobile County61,400Geneva County: 61,300 USDGeneva County61,300Houston County: 61,300 USDHouston County61,300Cullman County: 59,700 USDCullman County59,700Henry County: 59,700 USDHenry County59,700Dale County: 57,500 USDDale County57,500Talladega County: 56,700 USDTalladega County56,700Tallapoosa County: 56,500 USDTallapoosa County56,500Chilton County: 56,100 USDChilton County56,100Crenshaw County: 55,600 USDCrenshaw County55,600Covington County: 54,800 USDCovington County54,800Cleburne County: 54,100 USDCleburne County54,100Marshall County: 54,000 USDMarshall County54,000Pickens County: 53,900 USDPickens County53,900Clarke County: 53,700 USDClarke County53,700Marengo County: 53,700 USDMarengo County53,700Limestone County: 85,300 USDLimestone County85,300Madison County: 85,300 USDMadison County85,300Baldwin County: 81,000 USDBaldwin County81,000Lee County: 76,500 USDLee County76,500Bibb County: 73,100 USDBibb County73,100Blount County: 73,100 USDBlount County73,100Jefferson County: 73,100 USDJefferson County73,100Shelby County: 73,100 USDShelby County73,100St. Clair County: 73,100 USDSt. Clair County73,100Hale County: 67,800 USDHale County67,800Tuscaloosa County: 67,800 USDTuscaloosa County67,800Coffee County: 66,900 USDCoffee County66,900Autauga County: 65,700 USDAutauga County65,700Elmore County: 65,700 USDElmore County65,700Lowndes County: 65,700 USDLowndes County65,700Montgomery County: 65,700 USDMontgomery County65,700Etowah County: 65,000 USDEtowah County65,000Colbert County: 64,200 USDColbert County64,200Lauderdale County: 64,200 USDLauderdale County64,200Walker County: 64,100 USDWalker County64,100Lawrence County: 63,600 USDLawrence County63,600Morgan County: 63,600 USDMorgan County63,600Russell County: 62,300 USDRussell County62,300Calhoun County: 61,500 USDCalhoun County61,500Mobile County: 61,400 USDMobile County61,400Geneva County: 61,300 USDGeneva County61,300Houston County: 61,300 USDHouston County61,300Cullman County: 59,700 USDCullman County59,700Henry County: 59,700 USDHenry County59,700Dale County: 57,500 USDDale County57,500Talladega County: 56,700 USDTalladega County56,700Tallapoosa County: 56,500 USDTallapoosa County56,500Chilton County: 56,100 USDChilton County56,100Crenshaw County: 55,600 USDCrenshaw County55,600Covington County: 54,800 USDCovington County54,800Cleburne County: 54,100 USDCleburne County54,100Marshall County: 54,000 USDMarshall County54,000Pickens County: 53,900 USDPickens County53,900Clarke County: 53,700 USDClarke County53,700Marengo County: 53,700 USDMarengo County53,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Limestone County85,300+0.5%
1Madison County85,300+0.5%
3Baldwin County81,000+0.6%
4Lee County76,500+7.6%
5Bibb County73,100-1.7%
5Blount County73,100-1.7%
5Jefferson County73,100-1.7%
5Shelby County73,100-1.7%
5St. Clair County73,100-1.7%
10Hale County67,800+1.3%
10Tuscaloosa County67,800+1.3%
12Coffee County66,900+1.5%
13Autauga County65,700-0.3%
13Elmore County65,700-0.3%
13Lowndes County65,700-0.3%
13Montgomery County65,700-0.3%
17Etowah County65,000+13.8%
18Colbert County64,200-3%
18Lauderdale County64,200-3%
20Walker County64,100+26.7%
21Lawrence County63,600+1.3%
21Morgan County63,600+1.3%
23Russell County62,300+4.5%
24Calhoun County61,500+9.4%
25Mobile County61,400+1.3%
26Geneva County61,300+6.6%
26Houston County61,300+6.6%
28Cullman County59,700+12.4%
28Henry County59,700+6.6%
30Dale County57,500-1.7%
31Talladega County56,700+10.7%
32Tallapoosa County56,500+5.2%
33Chilton County56,100+1.4%
34Crenshaw County55,600+4.1%
35Covington County54,800+3.6%
36Cleburne County54,100+2.3%
37Marshall County54,000-1.3%
38Pickens County53,900+9.8%
39Clarke County53,700+0.6%
39Marengo County53,700+12.6%
41Cherokee County53,400+3.9%
42Pike County52,500+3.3%
43Randolph County52,200+2%
44Chambers County51,900+2.2%
45DeKalb County51,000+18.6%
46Jackson County50,600+1%
47Clay County50,100+1.4%
48Fayette County49,900+0.8%
49Washington County49,700+5.5%
50Franklin County49,300+2.5%
51Lamar County49,200+8.8%
52Coosa County49,100+7%
53Marion County48,800+3.2%
54Choctaw County48,500-2.6%
55Escambia County47,400+6%
56Macon County47,300+6.1%
56Winston County47,300+5.1%
58Butler County45,800+3.4%
59Monroe County44,200-1.8%
60Barbour County43,800-3.1%
60Sumter County43,800+9.8%
62Wilcox County43,400+10.4%
63Bullock County42,900-2.1%
64Dallas County40,600+4.4%
65Conecuh County40,000+10.8%
66Perry County34,700+4.8%
67Greene County33,800+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/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2020). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alabama-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alabama-counties?period=2020.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alabama-counties?period=2020 (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), 2020}},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Limestone County, with $85,300 in 2020, 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)?

Greene County, with $33,800 in 2020.

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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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