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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 2016, at $62,900. Apache County had the lowest, at $34,300. The median was $50,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest62,900Maricopa County
Lowest34,300Apache County
Median50,20015 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Apache County: 34,300 USDCochise County: 58,400 USDCoconino County: 61,300 USDGila County: 50,200 USDGraham County: 51,900 USDGreenlee County: 49,300 USDLa Paz County: 43,900 USDMaricopa County: 62,900 USDMohave County: 50,100 USDNavajo County: 42,200 USDPima County: 56,700 USDPinal County: 62,900 USDSanta Cruz County: 42,900 USDYavapai County: 52,200 USDYuma County: 45,800 USD
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  • 44K to 50K
  • 50K to 52K
  • 52K to 59K
  • 59K and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Maricopa County: 62,900 USDMaricopa County62,900Pinal County: 62,900 USDPinal County62,900Coconino County: 61,300 USDCoconino County61,300Cochise County: 58,400 USDCochise County58,400Pima County: 56,700 USDPima County56,700Yavapai County: 52,200 USDYavapai County52,200Graham County: 51,900 USDGraham County51,900Gila County: 50,200 USDGila County50,200Mohave County: 50,100 USDMohave County50,100Greenlee County: 49,300 USDGreenlee County49,300Yuma County: 45,800 USDYuma County45,800La Paz County: 43,900 USDLa Paz County43,900Santa Cruz County: 42,900 USDSanta Cruz County42,900Navajo County: 42,200 USDNavajo County42,200Apache County: 34,300 USDApache County34,300Maricopa County: 62,900 USDMaricopa County62,900Pinal County: 62,900 USDPinal County62,900Coconino County: 61,300 USDCoconino County61,300Cochise County: 58,400 USDCochise County58,400Pima County: 56,700 USDPima County56,700Yavapai County: 52,200 USDYavapai County52,200Graham County: 51,900 USDGraham County51,900Gila County: 50,200 USDGila County50,200Mohave County: 50,100 USDMohave County50,100Greenlee County: 49,300 USDGreenlee County49,300Yuma County: 45,800 USDYuma County45,800La Paz County: 43,900 USDLa Paz County43,900Santa Cruz County: 42,900 USDSanta Cruz County42,900Navajo County: 42,200 USDNavajo County42,200Apache County: 34,300 USDApache County34,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Maricopa County62,900-1.7%
1Pinal County62,900-1.7%
3Coconino County61,300+3.2%
4Cochise County58,400+8.3%
5Pima County56,700-3.9%
6Yavapai County52,200-6.8%
7Graham County51,900-1.7%
8Gila County50,200-1.2%
9Mohave County50,100+12.1%
10Greenlee County49,300-8.7%
11Yuma County45,800+5.5%
12La Paz County43,900+2.3%
13Santa Cruz County42,900-5.5%
14Navajo County42,200+0.7%
15Apache County34,300-10%

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/il16/Section8-FY16.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. (2016). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Arizona by area median family income (HUD), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Arizona by area median family income (HUD), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 Mar. 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arizona-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Arizona by area median family income (HUD), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arizona-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Arizona by area median family income (HUD), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arizona-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Maricopa County, with $62,900 in 2016, 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 $34,300 in 2016.

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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