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Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD)

Benton County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 75 counties in 2023, at $92,400. St. Francis County had the lowest, at $49,100. The median was $65,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest92,400Benton County
Lowest49,100St. Francis County
Median65,70075 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Arkansas County: 76,000 USDAshley County: 63,100 USDBaxter County: 60,400 USDBenton County: 92,400 USDBoone County: 67,000 USDBradley County: 59,700 USDCalhoun County: 73,300 USDCarroll County: 73,600 USDChicot County: 49,800 USDClark County: 69,400 USDClay County: 59,800 USDCleburne County: 64,000 USDCleveland County: 73,100 USDColumbia County: 61,900 USDConway County: 64,500 USDCraighead County: 76,800 USDCrawford County: 65,700 USDCrittenden County: 81,000 USDCross County: 69,300 USDDallas County: 75,000 USDDesha County: 50,800 USDDrew County: 67,000 USDFaulkner County: 83,000 USDFranklin County: 63,800 USDFulton County: 53,500 USDGarland County: 72,500 USDGrant County: 88,100 USDGreene County: 65,200 USDHempstead County: 65,900 USDHot Spring County: 67,700 USDHoward County: 61,300 USDIndependence County: 67,300 USDIzard County: 62,200 USDJackson County: 59,600 USDJefferson County: 73,100 USDJohnson County: 53,600 USDLafayette County: 57,900 USDLawrence County: 62,300 USDLee County: 52,500 USDLincoln County: 73,100 USDLittle River County: 78,200 USDLogan County: 61,900 USDLonoke County: 83,000 USDMadison County: 92,400 USDMarion County: 55,100 USDMiller County: 68,600 USDMississippi County: 60,800 USDMonroe County: 71,300 USDMontgomery County: 55,900 USDNevada County: 53,300 USDNewton County: 65,300 USDOuachita County: 62,900 USDPerry County: 83,000 USDPhillips County: 52,600 USDPike County: 66,500 USDPoinsett County: 58,500 USDPolk County: 59,900 USDPope County: 65,500 USDPrairie County: 75,500 USDPulaski County: 83,000 USDRandolph County: 62,000 USDSt. Francis County: 49,100 USDSaline County: 83,000 USDScott County: 63,100 USDSearcy County: 55,800 USDSebastian County: 65,700 USDSevier County: 66,500 USDSharp County: 55,200 USDStone County: 56,400 USDUnion County: 68,900 USDVan Buren County: 59,100 USDWashington County: 92,400 USDWhite County: 69,700 USDWoodruff County: 76,100 USDYell County: 67,300 USD
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  • 76K and over
USD, 2023. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Benton County: 92,400 USDBenton County92,400Madison County: 92,400 USDMadison County92,400Washington County: 92,400 USDWashington County92,400Grant County: 88,100 USDGrant County88,100Faulkner County: 83,000 USDFaulkner County83,000Lonoke County: 83,000 USDLonoke County83,000Perry County: 83,000 USDPerry County83,000Pulaski County: 83,000 USDPulaski County83,000Saline County: 83,000 USDSaline County83,000Crittenden County: 81,000 USDCrittenden County81,000Little River County: 78,200 USDLittle River County78,200Craighead County: 76,800 USDCraighead County76,800Woodruff County: 76,100 USDWoodruff County76,100Arkansas County: 76,000 USDArkansas County76,000Prairie County: 75,500 USDPrairie County75,500Dallas County: 75,000 USDDallas County75,000Carroll County: 73,600 USDCarroll County73,600Calhoun County: 73,300 USDCalhoun County73,300Cleveland County: 73,100 USDCleveland County73,100Jefferson County: 73,100 USDJefferson County73,100Lincoln County: 73,100 USDLincoln County73,100Garland County: 72,500 USDGarland County72,500Monroe County: 71,300 USDMonroe County71,300White County: 69,700 USDWhite County69,700Clark County: 69,400 USDClark County69,400Cross County: 69,300 USDCross County69,300Union County: 68,900 USDUnion County68,900Miller County: 68,600 USDMiller County68,600Hot Spring County: 67,700 USDHot Spring County67,700Independence County: 67,300 USDIndependence County67,300Yell County: 67,300 USDYell County67,300Boone County: 67,000 USDBoone County67,000Drew County: 67,000 USDDrew County67,000Pike County: 66,500 USDPike County66,500Sevier County: 66,500 USDSevier County66,500Hempstead County: 65,900 USDHempstead County65,900Crawford County: 65,700 USDCrawford County65,700Sebastian County: 65,700 USDSebastian County65,700Pope County: 65,500 USDPope County65,500Newton County: 65,300 USDNewton County65,300Benton County: 92,400 USDBenton County92,400Madison County: 92,400 USDMadison County92,400Washington County: 92,400 USDWashington County92,400Grant County: 88,100 USDGrant County88,100Faulkner County: 83,000 USDFaulkner County83,000Lonoke County: 83,000 USDLonoke County83,000Perry County: 83,000 USDPerry County83,000Pulaski County: 83,000 USDPulaski County83,000Saline County: 83,000 USDSaline County83,000Crittenden County: 81,000 USDCrittenden County81,000Little River County: 78,200 USDLittle River County78,200Craighead County: 76,800 USDCraighead County76,800Woodruff County: 76,100 USDWoodruff County76,100Arkansas County: 76,000 USDArkansas County76,000Prairie County: 75,500 USDPrairie County75,500Dallas County: 75,000 USDDallas County75,000Carroll County: 73,600 USDCarroll County73,600Calhoun County: 73,300 USDCalhoun County73,300Cleveland County: 73,100 USDCleveland County73,100Jefferson County: 73,100 USDJefferson County73,100Lincoln County: 73,100 USDLincoln County73,100Garland County: 72,500 USDGarland County72,500Monroe County: 71,300 USDMonroe County71,300White County: 69,700 USDWhite County69,700Clark County: 69,400 USDClark County69,400Cross County: 69,300 USDCross County69,300Union County: 68,900 USDUnion County68,900Miller County: 68,600 USDMiller County68,600Hot Spring County: 67,700 USDHot Spring County67,700Independence County: 67,300 USDIndependence County67,300Yell County: 67,300 USDYell County67,300Boone County: 67,000 USDBoone County67,000Drew County: 67,000 USDDrew County67,000Pike County: 66,500 USDPike County66,500Sevier County: 66,500 USDSevier County66,500Hempstead County: 65,900 USDHempstead County65,900Crawford County: 65,700 USDCrawford County65,700Sebastian County: 65,700 USDSebastian County65,700Pope County: 65,500 USDPope County65,500Newton County: 65,300 USDNewton County65,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Benton County92,400+10.4%
1Madison County92,400+10.4%
1Washington County92,400+10.4%
4Grant County88,100+21.9%
5Faulkner County83,000+5.5%
5Lonoke County83,000+5.5%
5Perry County83,000+5.5%
5Pulaski County83,000+5.5%
5Saline County83,000+5.5%
10Crittenden County81,000+4.8%
11Little River County78,200+17.6%
12Craighead County76,800+8%
13Woodruff County76,100+29%
14Arkansas County76,000+19.5%
15Prairie County75,500+21.2%
16Dallas County75,000+30.4%
17Carroll County73,600+14.8%
18Calhoun County73,300+10.7%
19Cleveland County73,100+21.8%
19Jefferson County73,100+21.8%
19Lincoln County73,100+21.8%
22Garland County72,500+19.8%
23Monroe County71,300+26.6%
24White County69,700+14.4%
25Clark County69,400+6.3%
26Cross County69,300+2.2%
27Union County68,900+10.4%
28Miller County68,600-3.8%
29Hot Spring County67,700+12.5%
30Independence County67,300+11.1%
30Yell County67,300+19.1%
32Boone County67,000+13.8%
32Drew County67,000-5.1%
34Pike County66,500+15.5%
34Sevier County66,500+8.7%
36Hempstead County65,900+10.9%
37Crawford County65,700+5%
37Sebastian County65,700+5%
39Pope County65,500+7.6%
40Newton County65,300+13.8%
41Greene County65,200+3.5%
42Conway County64,500+5.4%
43Cleburne County64,000+4.6%
44Franklin County63,800+10.4%
45Ashley County63,100+1.4%
45Scott County63,100+21.1%
47Ouachita County62,900+16.9%
48Lawrence County62,300+10.1%
49Izard County62,200+3%
50Randolph County62,000+25%
51Columbia County61,900+15.9%
51Logan County61,900+13%
53Howard County61,300+9.3%
54Mississippi County60,800+11.6%
55Baxter County60,400+7.3%
56Polk County59,900+21.5%
57Clay County59,800+6.2%
58Bradley County59,700+1.2%
59Jackson County59,600+21.1%
60Van Buren County59,100+10.5%
61Poinsett County58,500+6.2%
62Lafayette County57,900+19.1%
63Stone County56,400+2.5%
64Montgomery County55,900+6.3%
65Searcy County55,800+16%
66Sharp County55,200+12.4%
67Marion County55,100+6.6%
68Johnson County53,600+4.9%
69Fulton County53,500+4.3%
70Nevada County53,300+5.8%
71Phillips County52,600+22%
72Lee County52,500-6.3%
73Desha County50,800+10.2%
74Chicot County49,800+5.5%
75St. Francis County49,100+2.5%

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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/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arkansas-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arkansas-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arkansas-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Benton County, with $92,400 in 2023, 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)?

St. Francis County, with $49,100 in 2023.

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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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