# Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD), 2026

All 75 values come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research for 2026, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `area_median_family_income`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: 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. 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arkansas-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Benton County | 106,900 |
| 1 | Madison County | 106,900 |
| 1 | Washington County | 106,900 |
| 4 | Faulkner County | 93,700 |
| 4 | Lonoke County | 93,700 |
| 4 | Perry County | 93,700 |
| 4 | Pulaski County | 93,700 |
| 4 | Saline County | 93,700 |
| 9 | Crittenden County | 92,700 |
| 10 | Grant County | 92,100 |
| 11 | Prairie County | 91,000 |
| 12 | Calhoun County | 84,500 |
| 13 | Garland County | 81,600 |
| 14 | Cleveland County | 78,900 |
| 15 | Logan County | 78,300 |
| 15 | Miller County | 78,300 |
| 17 | Carroll County | 77,600 |
| 18 | Crawford County | 76,800 |
| 18 | Sebastian County | 76,800 |
| 20 | Clark County | 76,400 |
| 20 | Little River County | 76,400 |
| 22 | Union County | 75,900 |
| 23 | Craighead County | 75,600 |
| 23 | White County | 75,600 |
| 25 | Franklin County | 75,300 |
| 26 | Pope County | 75,100 |
| 27 | Hot Spring County | 74,400 |
| 28 | Yell County | 73,900 |
| 29 | Boone County | 73,600 |
| 30 | Lincoln County | 73,000 |
| 31 | Pike County | 71,800 |
| 32 | Dallas County | 71,600 |
| 33 | Cleburne County | 71,300 |
| 34 | Greene County | 71,100 |
| 35 | Bradley County | 71,000 |
| 36 | Arkansas County | 70,700 |
| 36 | Independence County | 70,700 |
| 38 | Sevier County | 70,100 |
| 39 | Randolph County | 69,500 |
| 40 | Baxter County | 69,000 |
| 41 | Columbia County | 68,600 |
| 42 | Conway County | 68,200 |
| 43 | Hempstead County | 68,000 |
| 43 | Monroe County | 68,000 |
| 45 | Jefferson County | 67,900 |
| 46 | Mississippi County | 67,400 |
| 47 | Drew County | 67,000 |
| 47 | Polk County | 67,000 |
| 49 | Van Buren County | 66,900 |
| 50 | Nevada County | 66,600 |
| 51 | Cross County | 66,300 |
| 52 | Poinsett County | 65,700 |
| 53 | Ouachita County | 65,600 |
| 53 | Woodruff County | 65,600 |
| 55 | Newton County | 65,300 |
| 56 | Lafayette County | 65,200 |
| 57 | Johnson County | 64,800 |
| 58 | Sharp County | 64,400 |
| 59 | Montgomery County | 64,300 |
| 60 | Clay County | 64,100 |
| 61 | Marion County | 63,900 |
| 62 | Ashley County | 62,900 |
| 63 | Izard County | 62,800 |
| 64 | Lawrence County | 62,600 |
| 65 | Scott County | 61,600 |
| 66 | Stone County | 60,800 |
| 67 | Howard County | 59,800 |
| 68 | Jackson County | 59,100 |
| 69 | Searcy County | 58,700 |
| 70 | Fulton County | 57,900 |
| 71 | Phillips County | 55,800 |
| 72 | St. Francis County | 55,600 |
| 73 | Chicot County | 55,000 |
| 74 | Desha County | 50,300 |
| 75 | Lee County | 46,900 |