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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 2025, at $115,500. Perry County had the lowest, at $44,400. The median was $77,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest115,500Limestone County
Lowest44,400Perry County
Median77,70067 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Autauga County: 83,600 USDBaldwin County: 93,000 USDBarbour County: 65,300 USDBibb County: 95,900 USDBlount County: 95,900 USDBullock County: 49,700 USDButler County: 69,600 USDCalhoun County: 74,000 USDChambers County: 68,400 USDCherokee County: 71,700 USDChilton County: 80,100 USDChoctaw County: 71,300 USDClarke County: 78,400 USDClay County: 66,700 USDCleburne County: 82,900 USDCoffee County: 86,400 USDColbert County: 82,400 USDConecuh County: 60,100 USDCoosa County: 73,900 USDCovington County: 70,800 USDCrenshaw County: 71,900 USDCullman County: 83,500 USDDale County: 75,400 USDDallas County: 57,000 USDDeKalb County: 59,700 USDElmore County: 83,600 USDEscambia County: 65,300 USDEtowah County: 70,600 USDFayette County: 77,700 USDFranklin County: 71,300 USDGeneva County: 78,200 USDGreene County: 47,100 USDHale County: 91,100 USDHenry County: 85,500 USDHouston County: 78,200 USDJackson County: 68,100 USDJefferson County: 95,900 USDLamar County: 64,800 USDLauderdale County: 82,400 USDLawrence County: 95,200 USDLee County: 95,300 USDLimestone County: 115,500 USDLowndes County: 83,600 USDMacon County: 58,900 USDMadison County: 115,500 USDMarengo County: 78,600 USDMarion County: 72,200 USDMarshall County: 85,100 USDMobile County: 81,500 USDMonroe County: 65,800 USDMontgomery County: 83,600 USDMorgan County: 95,200 USDPerry County: 44,400 USDPickens County: 66,500 USDPike County: 77,700 USDRandolph County: 73,500 USDRussell County: 79,300 USDSt. Clair County: 95,900 USDShelby County: 95,900 USDSumter County: 51,300 USDTalladega County: 73,600 USDTallapoosa County: 76,100 USDTuscaloosa County: 91,100 USDWalker County: 77,900 USDWashington County: 91,700 USDWilcox County: 58,900 USDWinston County: 69,800 USD
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  • 65K to 71K
  • 71K to 78K
  • 78K to 83K
  • 83K to 92K
  • 92K and over
USD, 2025. 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, 2025

Limestone County: 115,500 USDLimestone County115,500Madison County: 115,500 USDMadison County115,500Bibb County: 95,900 USDBibb County95,900Blount County: 95,900 USDBlount County95,900Jefferson County: 95,900 USDJefferson County95,900Shelby County: 95,900 USDShelby County95,900St. Clair County: 95,900 USDSt. Clair County95,900Lee County: 95,300 USDLee County95,300Lawrence County: 95,200 USDLawrence County95,200Morgan County: 95,200 USDMorgan County95,200Baldwin County: 93,000 USDBaldwin County93,000Washington County: 91,700 USDWashington County91,700Hale County: 91,100 USDHale County91,100Tuscaloosa County: 91,100 USDTuscaloosa County91,100Coffee County: 86,400 USDCoffee County86,400Henry County: 85,500 USDHenry County85,500Marshall County: 85,100 USDMarshall County85,100Autauga County: 83,600 USDAutauga County83,600Elmore County: 83,600 USDElmore County83,600Lowndes County: 83,600 USDLowndes County83,600Montgomery County: 83,600 USDMontgomery County83,600Cullman County: 83,500 USDCullman County83,500Cleburne County: 82,900 USDCleburne County82,900Colbert County: 82,400 USDColbert County82,400Lauderdale County: 82,400 USDLauderdale County82,400Mobile County: 81,500 USDMobile County81,500Chilton County: 80,100 USDChilton County80,100Russell County: 79,300 USDRussell County79,300Marengo County: 78,600 USDMarengo County78,600Clarke County: 78,400 USDClarke County78,400Geneva County: 78,200 USDGeneva County78,200Houston County: 78,200 USDHouston County78,200Walker County: 77,900 USDWalker County77,900Fayette County: 77,700 USDFayette County77,700Pike County: 77,700 USDPike County77,700Tallapoosa County: 76,100 USDTallapoosa County76,100Dale County: 75,400 USDDale County75,400Calhoun County: 74,000 USDCalhoun County74,000Coosa County: 73,900 USDCoosa County73,900Talladega County: 73,600 USDTalladega County73,600Limestone County: 115,500 USDLimestone County115,500Madison County: 115,500 USDMadison County115,500Bibb County: 95,900 USDBibb County95,900Blount County: 95,900 USDBlount County95,900Jefferson County: 95,900 USDJefferson County95,900Shelby County: 95,900 USDShelby County95,900St. Clair County: 95,900 USDSt. Clair County95,900Lee County: 95,300 USDLee County95,300Lawrence County: 95,200 USDLawrence County95,200Morgan County: 95,200 USDMorgan County95,200Baldwin County: 93,000 USDBaldwin County93,000Washington County: 91,700 USDWashington County91,700Hale County: 91,100 USDHale County91,100Tuscaloosa County: 91,100 USDTuscaloosa County91,100Coffee County: 86,400 USDCoffee County86,400Henry County: 85,500 USDHenry County85,500Marshall County: 85,100 USDMarshall County85,100Autauga County: 83,600 USDAutauga County83,600Elmore County: 83,600 USDElmore County83,600Lowndes County: 83,600 USDLowndes County83,600Montgomery County: 83,600 USDMontgomery County83,600Cullman County: 83,500 USDCullman County83,500Cleburne County: 82,900 USDCleburne County82,900Colbert County: 82,400 USDColbert County82,400Lauderdale County: 82,400 USDLauderdale County82,400Mobile County: 81,500 USDMobile County81,500Chilton County: 80,100 USDChilton County80,100Russell County: 79,300 USDRussell County79,300Marengo County: 78,600 USDMarengo County78,600Clarke County: 78,400 USDClarke County78,400Geneva County: 78,200 USDGeneva County78,200Houston County: 78,200 USDHouston County78,200Walker County: 77,900 USDWalker County77,900Fayette County: 77,700 USDFayette County77,700Pike County: 77,700 USDPike County77,700Tallapoosa County: 76,100 USDTallapoosa County76,100Dale County: 75,400 USDDale County75,400Calhoun County: 74,000 USDCalhoun County74,000Coosa County: 73,900 USDCoosa County73,900Talladega County: 73,600 USDTalladega County73,600
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Limestone County115,500+1.7%
1Madison County115,500+1.7%
3Bibb County95,900+1.6%
3Blount County95,900+1.6%
3Jefferson County95,900+1.6%
3Shelby County95,900+1.6%
3St. Clair County95,900+1.6%
8Lee County95,300-0.5%
9Lawrence County95,200+15.4%
9Morgan County95,200+15.4%
11Baldwin County93,000+4.4%
12Washington County91,700+14.3%
13Hale County91,100+4.5%
13Tuscaloosa County91,100+4.5%
15Coffee County86,400+6.8%
16Henry County85,500+6.7%
17Marshall County85,100+24.8%
18Autauga County83,600+1.3%
18Elmore County83,600+1.3%
18Lowndes County83,600+1.3%
18Montgomery County83,600+1.3%
22Cullman County83,500+4.2%
23Cleburne County82,900+8.7%
24Colbert County82,400+5.2%
24Lauderdale County82,400+5.2%
26Mobile County81,500+4.4%
27Chilton County80,100+4.7%
28Russell County79,300+16.3%
29Marengo County78,600+10.4%
30Clarke County78,400+14.1%
31Geneva County78,200+0.4%
31Houston County78,200+0.4%
33Walker County77,900+6.6%
34Fayette County77,700+17.4%
34Pike County77,700+6.7%
36Tallapoosa County76,100+13.1%
37Dale County75,400+4.7%
38Calhoun County74,000+0.5%
39Coosa County73,900+7.9%
40Talladega County73,600+9.5%
41Randolph County73,500+11%
42Marion County72,200+7.4%
43Crenshaw County71,900-2.7%
44Cherokee County71,700+6.5%
45Choctaw County71,300+4.4%
45Franklin County71,300+8.5%
47Covington County70,800+0.7%
48Etowah County70,600-3%
49Winston County69,800+6.9%
50Butler County69,600+10.7%
51Chambers County68,400+7.4%
52Jackson County68,100+7.9%
53Clay County66,700+4.4%
54Pickens County66,500+4.9%
55Monroe County65,800+3.9%
56Barbour County65,300+10.5%
56Escambia County65,300+7.2%
58Lamar County64,800-3.9%
59Conecuh County60,100+2.2%
60DeKalb County59,700+2.6%
61Macon County58,900+5.4%
61Wilcox County58,900+20%
63Dallas County57,000+2.3%
64Sumter County51,300+4.5%
65Bullock County49,700+6.9%
66Greene County47,100-16.3%
67Perry County44,400+4.7%

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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/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2025). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alabama-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alabama-counties?period=2025.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Alabama by area median family income (HUD), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/alabama-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Limestone County, with $115,500 in 2025, 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 $44,400 in 2025.

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