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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 2021, at $79,000. Apache County had the lowest, at $42,700. The median was $63,800. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest79,000Maricopa County
Lowest42,700Apache County
Median63,80015 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Apache County: 42,700 USDCochise County: 66,900 USDCoconino County: 76,800 USDGila County: 52,200 USDGraham County: 64,100 USDGreenlee County: 66,500 USDLa Paz County: 46,700 USDMaricopa County: 79,000 USDMohave County: 55,700 USDNavajo County: 50,200 USDPima County: 68,600 USDPinal County: 79,000 USDSanta Cruz County: 47,100 USDYavapai County: 63,800 USDYuma County: 51,400 USD
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  • 50K to 54K
  • 54K to 65K
  • 65K to 70K
  • 70K 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.

All counties, 2021

Maricopa County: 79,000 USDMaricopa County79,000Pinal County: 79,000 USDPinal County79,000Coconino County: 76,800 USDCoconino County76,800Pima County: 68,600 USDPima County68,600Cochise County: 66,900 USDCochise County66,900Greenlee County: 66,500 USDGreenlee County66,500Graham County: 64,100 USDGraham County64,100Yavapai County: 63,800 USDYavapai County63,800Mohave County: 55,700 USDMohave County55,700Gila County: 52,200 USDGila County52,200Yuma County: 51,400 USDYuma County51,400Navajo County: 50,200 USDNavajo County50,200Santa Cruz County: 47,100 USDSanta Cruz County47,100La Paz County: 46,700 USDLa Paz County46,700Apache County: 42,700 USDApache County42,700Maricopa County: 79,000 USDMaricopa County79,000Pinal County: 79,000 USDPinal County79,000Coconino County: 76,800 USDCoconino County76,800Pima County: 68,600 USDPima County68,600Cochise County: 66,900 USDCochise County66,900Greenlee County: 66,500 USDGreenlee County66,500Graham County: 64,100 USDGraham County64,100Yavapai County: 63,800 USDYavapai County63,800Mohave County: 55,700 USDMohave County55,700Gila County: 52,200 USDGila County52,200Yuma County: 51,400 USDYuma County51,400Navajo County: 50,200 USDNavajo County50,200Santa Cruz County: 47,100 USDSanta Cruz County47,100La Paz County: 46,700 USDLa Paz County46,700Apache County: 42,700 USDApache County42,700
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
1Maricopa County79,000+1.5%
1Pinal County79,000+1.5%
3Coconino County76,800+2.1%
4Pima County68,600+0.3%
5Cochise County66,900+0.9%
6Greenlee County66,500+2.9%
7Graham County64,100+2.7%
8Yavapai County63,800-1.2%
9Mohave County55,7000%
10Gila County52,200+0.8%
11Yuma County51,400-9%
12Navajo County50,200-5.6%
13Santa Cruz County47,100+0.6%
14La Paz County46,700-1.3%
15Apache County42,700-1.2%

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/il21/Section8-FY21.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. (2021). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Arizona 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

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Arizona 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/arizona-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Arizona 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/arizona-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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 Arizona 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/arizona-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Maricopa County, with $79,000 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)?

Apache County, with $42,700 in 2021.

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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