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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 2021, at $82,900. Greene County had the lowest, at $32,500. The median was $57,000. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest82,900Limestone County
Lowest32,500Greene County
Median57,00067 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 67,600 USDBaldwin County: 74,300 USDBarbour County: 46,400 USDBibb County: 78,000 USDBlount County: 78,000 USDBullock County: 44,500 USDButler County: 48,400 USDCalhoun County: 63,700 USDChambers County: 53,700 USDCherokee County: 54,800 USDChilton County: 56,700 USDChoctaw County: 51,400 USDClarke County: 54,200 USDClay County: 51,800 USDCleburne County: 55,900 USDCoffee County: 67,700 USDColbert County: 64,500 USDConecuh County: 41,600 USDCoosa County: 50,300 USDCovington County: 57,000 USDCrenshaw County: 58,200 USDCullman County: 57,300 USDDale County: 59,200 USDDallas County: 43,000 USDDeKalb County: 53,000 USDElmore County: 67,600 USDEscambia County: 48,700 USDEtowah County: 63,500 USDFayette County: 50,000 USDFranklin County: 50,600 USDGeneva County: 63,400 USDGreene County: 32,500 USDHale County: 70,900 USDHenry County: 60,500 USDHouston County: 63,400 USDJackson County: 51,400 USDJefferson County: 78,000 USDLamar County: 53,200 USDLauderdale County: 64,500 USDLawrence County: 63,100 USDLee County: 78,000 USDLimestone County: 82,900 USDLowndes County: 67,600 USDMacon County: 50,200 USDMadison County: 82,900 USDMarengo County: 55,400 USDMarion County: 48,600 USDMarshall County: 60,800 USDMobile County: 58,200 USDMonroe County: 49,400 USDMontgomery County: 67,600 USDMorgan County: 63,100 USDPerry County: 32,700 USDPickens County: 54,900 USDPike County: 53,400 USDRandolph County: 55,100 USDRussell County: 65,200 USDSt. Clair County: 78,000 USDShelby County: 78,000 USDSumter County: 45,300 USDTalladega County: 55,000 USDTallapoosa County: 57,500 USDTuscaloosa County: 70,900 USDWalker County: 65,900 USDWashington County: 50,600 USDWilcox County: 44,600 USDWinston County: 50,400 USD
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  • 68K and over
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Limestone County: 82,900 USDLimestone County82,900Madison County: 82,900 USDMadison County82,900Bibb County: 78,000 USDBibb County78,000Blount County: 78,000 USDBlount County78,000Jefferson County: 78,000 USDJefferson County78,000Lee County: 78,000 USDLee County78,000Shelby County: 78,000 USDShelby County78,000St. Clair County: 78,000 USDSt. Clair County78,000Baldwin County: 74,300 USDBaldwin County74,300Hale County: 70,900 USDHale County70,900Tuscaloosa County: 70,900 USDTuscaloosa County70,900Coffee County: 67,700 USDCoffee County67,700Autauga County: 67,600 USDAutauga County67,600Elmore County: 67,600 USDElmore County67,600Lowndes County: 67,600 USDLowndes County67,600Montgomery County: 67,600 USDMontgomery County67,600Walker County: 65,900 USDWalker County65,900Russell County: 65,200 USDRussell County65,200Colbert County: 64,500 USDColbert County64,500Lauderdale County: 64,500 USDLauderdale County64,500Calhoun County: 63,700 USDCalhoun County63,700Etowah County: 63,500 USDEtowah County63,500Geneva County: 63,400 USDGeneva County63,400Houston County: 63,400 USDHouston County63,400Lawrence County: 63,100 USDLawrence County63,100Morgan County: 63,100 USDMorgan County63,100Marshall County: 60,800 USDMarshall County60,800Henry County: 60,500 USDHenry County60,500Dale County: 59,200 USDDale County59,200Crenshaw County: 58,200 USDCrenshaw County58,200Mobile County: 58,200 USDMobile County58,200Tallapoosa County: 57,500 USDTallapoosa County57,500Cullman County: 57,300 USDCullman County57,300Covington County: 57,000 USDCovington County57,000Chilton County: 56,700 USDChilton County56,700Cleburne County: 55,900 USDCleburne County55,900Marengo County: 55,400 USDMarengo County55,400Randolph County: 55,100 USDRandolph County55,100Talladega County: 55,000 USDTalladega County55,000Pickens County: 54,900 USDPickens County54,900Limestone County: 82,900 USDLimestone County82,900Madison County: 82,900 USDMadison County82,900Bibb County: 78,000 USDBibb County78,000Blount County: 78,000 USDBlount County78,000Jefferson County: 78,000 USDJefferson County78,000Lee County: 78,000 USDLee County78,000Shelby County: 78,000 USDShelby County78,000St. Clair County: 78,000 USDSt. Clair County78,000Baldwin County: 74,300 USDBaldwin County74,300Hale County: 70,900 USDHale County70,900Tuscaloosa County: 70,900 USDTuscaloosa County70,900Coffee County: 67,700 USDCoffee County67,700Autauga County: 67,600 USDAutauga County67,600Elmore County: 67,600 USDElmore County67,600Lowndes County: 67,600 USDLowndes County67,600Montgomery County: 67,600 USDMontgomery County67,600Walker County: 65,900 USDWalker County65,900Russell County: 65,200 USDRussell County65,200Colbert County: 64,500 USDColbert County64,500Lauderdale County: 64,500 USDLauderdale County64,500Calhoun County: 63,700 USDCalhoun County63,700Etowah County: 63,500 USDEtowah County63,500Geneva County: 63,400 USDGeneva County63,400Houston County: 63,400 USDHouston County63,400Lawrence County: 63,100 USDLawrence County63,100Morgan County: 63,100 USDMorgan County63,100Marshall County: 60,800 USDMarshall County60,800Henry County: 60,500 USDHenry County60,500Dale County: 59,200 USDDale County59,200Crenshaw County: 58,200 USDCrenshaw County58,200Mobile County: 58,200 USDMobile County58,200Tallapoosa County: 57,500 USDTallapoosa County57,500Cullman County: 57,300 USDCullman County57,300Covington County: 57,000 USDCovington County57,000Chilton County: 56,700 USDChilton County56,700Cleburne County: 55,900 USDCleburne County55,900Marengo County: 55,400 USDMarengo County55,400Randolph County: 55,100 USDRandolph County55,100Talladega County: 55,000 USDTalladega County55,000Pickens County: 54,900 USDPickens County54,900
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Limestone County82,900-2.8%
1Madison County82,900-2.8%
3Bibb County78,000+6.7%
3Blount County78,000+6.7%
3Jefferson County78,000+6.7%
3Lee County78,000+2%
3Shelby County78,000+6.7%
3St. Clair County78,000+6.7%
9Baldwin County74,300-8.3%
10Hale County70,900+4.6%
10Tuscaloosa County70,900+4.6%
12Coffee County67,700+1.2%
13Autauga County67,600+2.9%
13Elmore County67,600+2.9%
13Lowndes County67,600+2.9%
13Montgomery County67,600+2.9%
17Walker County65,900+2.8%
18Russell County65,200+4.7%
19Colbert County64,500+0.5%
19Lauderdale County64,500+0.5%
21Calhoun County63,700+3.6%
22Etowah County63,500-2.3%
23Geneva County63,400+3.4%
23Houston County63,400+3.4%
25Lawrence County63,100-0.8%
25Morgan County63,100-0.8%
27Marshall County60,800+12.6%
28Henry County60,500+1.3%
29Dale County59,200+3%
30Crenshaw County58,200+4.7%
30Mobile County58,200-5.2%
32Tallapoosa County57,500+1.8%
33Cullman County57,300-4%
34Covington County57,000+4%
35Chilton County56,700+1.1%
36Cleburne County55,900+3.3%
37Marengo County55,400+3.2%
38Randolph County55,100+5.6%
39Talladega County55,000-3%
40Pickens County54,900+1.9%
41Cherokee County54,800+2.6%
42Clarke County54,200+0.9%
43Chambers County53,700+3.5%
44Pike County53,400+1.7%
45Lamar County53,200+8.1%
46DeKalb County53,000+3.9%
47Clay County51,800+3.4%
48Choctaw County51,400+6%
48Jackson County51,400+1.6%
50Franklin County50,600+2.6%
50Washington County50,600+1.8%
52Winston County50,400+6.6%
53Coosa County50,300+2.4%
54Macon County50,200+6.1%
55Fayette County50,000+0.2%
56Monroe County49,400+11.8%
57Escambia County48,700+2.7%
58Marion County48,600-0.4%
59Butler County48,400+5.7%
60Barbour County46,400+5.9%
61Sumter County45,300+3.4%
62Wilcox County44,600+2.8%
63Bullock County44,500+3.7%
64Dallas County43,000+5.9%
65Conecuh County41,600+4%
66Perry County32,700-5.8%
67Greene County32,500-3.8%

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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/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.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), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 24 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alabama-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alabama-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alabama-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Limestone County, with $82,900 in 2021, 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 $32,500 in 2021.

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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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