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Counties in Arizona by area median family income (HUD)

Maricopa County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 15 counties in 2015, at $64,000. Apache County had the lowest, at $38,100. The median was $52,800. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest64,000Maricopa County
Lowest38,100Apache County
Median52,80015 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Apache County: 38,100 USDCochise County: 53,900 USDCoconino County: 59,400 USDGila County: 50,800 USDGraham County: 52,800 USDGreenlee County: 54,000 USDLa Paz County: 42,900 USDMaricopa County: 64,000 USDMohave County: 44,700 USDNavajo County: 41,900 USDPima County: 59,000 USDPinal County: 64,000 USDSanta Cruz County: 45,400 USDYavapai County: 56,000 USDYuma County: 43,400 USD
  • Under 43K
  • 43K to 49K
  • 49K to 54K
  • 54K to 59K
  • 59K and over
USD, 2015. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Maricopa County: 64,000 USDMaricopa County64,000Pinal County: 64,000 USDPinal County64,000Coconino County: 59,400 USDCoconino County59,400Pima County: 59,000 USDPima County59,000Yavapai County: 56,000 USDYavapai County56,000Greenlee County: 54,000 USDGreenlee County54,000Cochise County: 53,900 USDCochise County53,900Graham County: 52,800 USDGraham County52,800Gila County: 50,800 USDGila County50,800Santa Cruz County: 45,400 USDSanta Cruz County45,400Mohave County: 44,700 USDMohave County44,700Yuma County: 43,400 USDYuma County43,400La Paz County: 42,900 USDLa Paz County42,900Navajo County: 41,900 USDNavajo County41,900Apache County: 38,100 USDApache County38,100Maricopa County: 64,000 USDMaricopa County64,000Pinal County: 64,000 USDPinal County64,000Coconino County: 59,400 USDCoconino County59,400Pima County: 59,000 USDPima County59,000Yavapai County: 56,000 USDYavapai County56,000Greenlee County: 54,000 USDGreenlee County54,000Cochise County: 53,900 USDCochise County53,900Graham County: 52,800 USDGraham County52,800Gila County: 50,800 USDGila County50,800Santa Cruz County: 45,400 USDSanta Cruz County45,400Mohave County: 44,700 USDMohave County44,700Yuma County: 43,400 USDYuma County43,400La Paz County: 42,900 USDLa Paz County42,900Navajo County: 41,900 USDNavajo County41,900Apache County: 38,100 USDApache County38,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Maricopa County64,000+3.4%
1Pinal County64,000+3.4%
3Coconino County59,400+2.6%
4Pima County59,000+4.8%
5Yavapai County56,000+2.2%
6Greenlee County54,000-0.9%
7Cochise County53,900+3.9%
8Graham County52,8000%
9Gila County50,800+5%
10Santa Cruz County45,400+1.6%
11Mohave County44,700+0.7%
12Yuma County43,400-0.5%
13La Paz County42,900+7.5%
14Navajo County41,900+1%
15Apache County38,100-10.4%

Other periods

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/il15/Section8_Rev.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. (2015). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Arizona by area median family income (HUD), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Arizona by area median family income (HUD), 2015. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2015, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arizona-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2015. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Arizona by area median family income (HUD), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arizona-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2015) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Arizona by area median family income (HUD), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arizona-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Maricopa County, with $64,000 in 2015, 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)?

Apache County, with $38,100 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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