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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 2020, at $77,800. Apache County had the lowest, at $43,200. The median was $62,400. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest77,800Maricopa County
Lowest43,200Apache County
Median62,40015 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Apache County: 43,200 USDCochise County: 66,300 USDCoconino County: 75,200 USDGila County: 51,800 USDGraham County: 62,400 USDGreenlee County: 64,600 USDLa Paz County: 47,300 USDMaricopa County: 77,800 USDMohave County: 55,700 USDNavajo County: 53,200 USDPima County: 68,400 USDPinal County: 77,800 USDSanta Cruz County: 46,800 USDYavapai County: 64,600 USDYuma County: 56,500 USD
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  • 51K to 56K
  • 56K to 65K
  • 65K to 70K
  • 70K 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.

All counties, 2020

Maricopa County: 77,800 USDMaricopa County77,800Pinal County: 77,800 USDPinal County77,800Coconino County: 75,200 USDCoconino County75,200Pima County: 68,400 USDPima County68,400Cochise County: 66,300 USDCochise County66,300Greenlee County: 64,600 USDGreenlee County64,600Yavapai County: 64,600 USDYavapai County64,600Graham County: 62,400 USDGraham County62,400Yuma County: 56,500 USDYuma County56,500Mohave County: 55,700 USDMohave County55,700Navajo County: 53,200 USDNavajo County53,200Gila County: 51,800 USDGila County51,800La Paz County: 47,300 USDLa Paz County47,300Santa Cruz County: 46,800 USDSanta Cruz County46,800Apache County: 43,200 USDApache County43,200Maricopa County: 77,800 USDMaricopa County77,800Pinal County: 77,800 USDPinal County77,800Coconino County: 75,200 USDCoconino County75,200Pima County: 68,400 USDPima County68,400Cochise County: 66,300 USDCochise County66,300Greenlee County: 64,600 USDGreenlee County64,600Yavapai County: 64,600 USDYavapai County64,600Graham County: 62,400 USDGraham County62,400Yuma County: 56,500 USDYuma County56,500Mohave County: 55,700 USDMohave County55,700Navajo County: 53,200 USDNavajo County53,200Gila County: 51,800 USDGila County51,800La Paz County: 47,300 USDLa Paz County47,300Santa Cruz County: 46,800 USDSanta Cruz County46,800Apache County: 43,200 USDApache County43,200
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
1Maricopa County77,800+6.7%
1Pinal County77,800+6.7%
3Coconino County75,200-1.6%
4Pima County68,400+7%
5Cochise County66,300+22.6%
6Greenlee County64,600+5.4%
6Yavapai County64,600-2.3%
8Graham County62,400+1.8%
9Yuma County56,500+11%
10Mohave County55,700-0.9%
11Navajo County53,200+11.5%
12Gila County51,800+2.6%
13La Paz County47,300+2.6%
14Santa Cruz County46,800+0.4%
15Apache County43,200-8.5%

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/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 Arizona 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

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Arizona 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/arizona-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Arizona 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/arizona-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

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 Arizona 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/arizona-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Maricopa County, with $77,800 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)?

Apache County, with $43,200 in 2020.

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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