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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 2024, at $94,400. Nevada County had the lowest, at $50,000. The median was $66,500. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest94,400Benton County
Lowest50,000Nevada County
Median66,50075 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Arkansas County: 76,300 USDAshley County: 63,700 USDBaxter County: 63,700 USDBenton County: 94,400 USDBoone County: 70,700 USDBradley County: 64,200 USDCalhoun County: 69,900 USDCarroll County: 73,300 USDChicot County: 56,800 USDClark County: 70,700 USDClay County: 62,800 USDCleburne County: 68,000 USDCleveland County: 61,400 USDColumbia County: 62,500 USDConway County: 65,700 USDCraighead County: 86,800 USDCrawford County: 66,500 USDCrittenden County: 85,200 USDCross County: 65,100 USDDallas County: 76,400 USDDesha County: 53,100 USDDrew County: 67,100 USDFaulkner County: 86,500 USDFranklin County: 71,600 USDFulton County: 54,000 USDGarland County: 70,900 USDGrant County: 90,900 USDGreene County: 67,700 USDHempstead County: 63,900 USDHot Spring County: 67,400 USDHoward County: 59,500 USDIndependence County: 66,500 USDIzard County: 61,900 USDJackson County: 60,900 USDJefferson County: 61,400 USDJohnson County: 56,100 USDLafayette County: 61,900 USDLawrence County: 61,400 USDLee County: 53,400 USDLincoln County: 61,400 USDLittle River County: 81,500 USDLogan County: 68,900 USDLonoke County: 86,500 USDMadison County: 94,400 USDMarion County: 57,300 USDMiller County: 69,600 USDMississippi County: 66,600 USDMonroe County: 71,800 USDMontgomery County: 60,400 USDNevada County: 50,000 USDNewton County: 70,100 USDOuachita County: 66,100 USDPerry County: 86,500 USDPhillips County: 54,100 USDPike County: 69,100 USDPoinsett County: 59,800 USDPolk County: 64,300 USDPope County: 68,100 USDPrairie County: 81,700 USDPulaski County: 86,500 USDRandolph County: 63,000 USDSt. Francis County: 50,600 USDSaline County: 86,500 USDScott County: 65,000 USDSearcy County: 56,100 USDSebastian County: 66,500 USDSevier County: 63,100 USDSharp County: 59,100 USDStone County: 55,100 USDUnion County: 68,500 USDVan Buren County: 63,300 USDWashington County: 94,400 USDWhite County: 72,900 USDWoodruff County: 67,800 USDYell County: 68,500 USD
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USD, 2024. 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, 2024

Benton County: 94,400 USDBenton County94,400Madison County: 94,400 USDMadison County94,400Washington County: 94,400 USDWashington County94,400Grant County: 90,900 USDGrant County90,900Craighead County: 86,800 USDCraighead County86,800Faulkner County: 86,500 USDFaulkner County86,500Lonoke County: 86,500 USDLonoke County86,500Perry County: 86,500 USDPerry County86,500Pulaski County: 86,500 USDPulaski County86,500Saline County: 86,500 USDSaline County86,500Crittenden County: 85,200 USDCrittenden County85,200Prairie County: 81,700 USDPrairie County81,700Little River County: 81,500 USDLittle River County81,500Dallas County: 76,400 USDDallas County76,400Arkansas County: 76,300 USDArkansas County76,300Carroll County: 73,300 USDCarroll County73,300White County: 72,900 USDWhite County72,900Monroe County: 71,800 USDMonroe County71,800Franklin County: 71,600 USDFranklin County71,600Garland County: 70,900 USDGarland County70,900Boone County: 70,700 USDBoone County70,700Clark County: 70,700 USDClark County70,700Newton County: 70,100 USDNewton County70,100Calhoun County: 69,900 USDCalhoun County69,900Miller County: 69,600 USDMiller County69,600Pike County: 69,100 USDPike County69,100Logan County: 68,900 USDLogan County68,900Union County: 68,500 USDUnion County68,500Yell County: 68,500 USDYell County68,500Pope County: 68,100 USDPope County68,100Cleburne County: 68,000 USDCleburne County68,000Woodruff County: 67,800 USDWoodruff County67,800Greene County: 67,700 USDGreene County67,700Hot Spring County: 67,400 USDHot Spring County67,400Drew County: 67,100 USDDrew County67,100Mississippi County: 66,600 USDMississippi County66,600Crawford County: 66,500 USDCrawford County66,500Independence County: 66,500 USDIndependence County66,500Sebastian County: 66,500 USDSebastian County66,500Ouachita County: 66,100 USDOuachita County66,100Benton County: 94,400 USDBenton County94,400Madison County: 94,400 USDMadison County94,400Washington County: 94,400 USDWashington County94,400Grant County: 90,900 USDGrant County90,900Craighead County: 86,800 USDCraighead County86,800Faulkner County: 86,500 USDFaulkner County86,500Lonoke County: 86,500 USDLonoke County86,500Perry County: 86,500 USDPerry County86,500Pulaski County: 86,500 USDPulaski County86,500Saline County: 86,500 USDSaline County86,500Crittenden County: 85,200 USDCrittenden County85,200Prairie County: 81,700 USDPrairie County81,700Little River County: 81,500 USDLittle River County81,500Dallas County: 76,400 USDDallas County76,400Arkansas County: 76,300 USDArkansas County76,300Carroll County: 73,300 USDCarroll County73,300White County: 72,900 USDWhite County72,900Monroe County: 71,800 USDMonroe County71,800Franklin County: 71,600 USDFranklin County71,600Garland County: 70,900 USDGarland County70,900Boone County: 70,700 USDBoone County70,700Clark County: 70,700 USDClark County70,700Newton County: 70,100 USDNewton County70,100Calhoun County: 69,900 USDCalhoun County69,900Miller County: 69,600 USDMiller County69,600Pike County: 69,100 USDPike County69,100Logan County: 68,900 USDLogan County68,900Union County: 68,500 USDUnion County68,500Yell County: 68,500 USDYell County68,500Pope County: 68,100 USDPope County68,100Cleburne County: 68,000 USDCleburne County68,000Woodruff County: 67,800 USDWoodruff County67,800Greene County: 67,700 USDGreene County67,700Hot Spring County: 67,400 USDHot Spring County67,400Drew County: 67,100 USDDrew County67,100Mississippi County: 66,600 USDMississippi County66,600Crawford County: 66,500 USDCrawford County66,500Independence County: 66,500 USDIndependence County66,500Sebastian County: 66,500 USDSebastian County66,500Ouachita County: 66,100 USDOuachita County66,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Benton County94,400+2.2%
1Madison County94,400+2.2%
1Washington County94,400+2.2%
4Grant County90,900+3.2%
5Craighead County86,800+13%
6Faulkner County86,500+4.2%
6Lonoke County86,500+4.2%
6Perry County86,500+4.2%
6Pulaski County86,500+4.2%
6Saline County86,500+4.2%
11Crittenden County85,200+5.2%
12Prairie County81,700+8.2%
13Little River County81,500+4.2%
14Dallas County76,400+1.9%
15Arkansas County76,300+0.4%
16Carroll County73,300-0.4%
17White County72,900+4.6%
18Monroe County71,800+0.7%
19Franklin County71,600+12.2%
20Garland County70,900-2.2%
21Boone County70,700+5.5%
21Clark County70,700+1.9%
23Newton County70,100+7.4%
24Calhoun County69,900-4.6%
25Miller County69,600+1.5%
26Pike County69,100+3.9%
27Logan County68,900+11.3%
28Union County68,500-0.6%
28Yell County68,500+1.8%
30Pope County68,100+4%
31Cleburne County68,000+6.3%
32Woodruff County67,800-10.9%
33Greene County67,700+3.8%
34Hot Spring County67,400-0.4%
35Drew County67,100+0.1%
36Mississippi County66,600+9.5%
37Crawford County66,500+1.2%
37Independence County66,500-1.2%
37Sebastian County66,500+1.2%
40Ouachita County66,100+5.1%
41Conway County65,700+1.9%
42Cross County65,100-6.1%
43Scott County65,000+3%
44Polk County64,300+7.3%
45Bradley County64,200+7.5%
46Hempstead County63,900-3%
47Ashley County63,700+1%
47Baxter County63,700+5.5%
49Van Buren County63,300+7.1%
50Sevier County63,100-5.1%
51Randolph County63,000+1.6%
52Clay County62,800+5%
53Columbia County62,500+1%
54Izard County61,900-0.5%
54Lafayette County61,900+6.9%
56Cleveland County61,400-16%
56Jefferson County61,400-16%
56Lawrence County61,400-1.4%
56Lincoln County61,400-16%
60Jackson County60,900+2.2%
61Montgomery County60,400+8.1%
62Poinsett County59,800+2.2%
63Howard County59,500-2.9%
64Sharp County59,100+7.1%
65Marion County57,300+4%
66Chicot County56,800+14.1%
67Johnson County56,100+4.7%
67Searcy County56,100+0.5%
69Stone County55,100-2.3%
70Phillips County54,100+2.9%
71Fulton County54,000+0.9%
72Lee County53,400+1.7%
73Desha County53,100+4.5%
74St. Francis County50,600+3.1%
75Nevada County50,000-6.2%

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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/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arkansas-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arkansas-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arkansas-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Benton County, with $94,400 in 2024, 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)?

Nevada County, with $50,000 in 2024.

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