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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 2025, at $101,800. Desha County had the lowest, at $48,300. The median was $70,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest101,800Benton County
Lowest48,300Desha County
Median70,10075 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Arkansas County: 78,300 USDAshley County: 65,100 USDBaxter County: 66,600 USDBenton County: 101,800 USDBoone County: 75,000 USDBradley County: 67,900 USDCalhoun County: 78,800 USDCarroll County: 79,800 USDChicot County: 60,000 USDClark County: 73,000 USDClay County: 62,000 USDCleburne County: 74,200 USDCleveland County: 75,200 USDColumbia County: 69,300 USDConway County: 66,700 USDCraighead County: 79,300 USDCrawford County: 80,600 USDCrittenden County: 91,100 USDCross County: 66,700 USDDallas County: 76,300 USDDesha County: 48,300 USDDrew County: 66,400 USDFaulkner County: 92,700 USDFranklin County: 68,500 USDFulton County: 52,500 USDGarland County: 73,100 USDGrant County: 100,800 USDGreene County: 72,200 USDHempstead County: 70,100 USDHot Spring County: 70,100 USDHoward County: 64,000 USDIndependence County: 71,100 USDIzard County: 64,000 USDJackson County: 59,700 USDJefferson County: 66,000 USDJohnson County: 64,800 USDLafayette County: 64,600 USDLawrence County: 66,600 USDLee County: 50,600 USDLincoln County: 67,000 USDLittle River County: 79,500 USDLogan County: 76,000 USDLonoke County: 92,700 USDMadison County: 101,800 USDMarion County: 63,700 USDMiller County: 71,500 USDMississippi County: 67,900 USDMonroe County: 74,200 USDMontgomery County: 64,200 USDNevada County: 53,400 USDNewton County: 70,700 USDOuachita County: 69,100 USDPerry County: 92,700 USDPhillips County: 54,500 USDPike County: 73,000 USDPoinsett County: 66,100 USDPolk County: 66,200 USDPope County: 76,000 USDPrairie County: 87,400 USDPulaski County: 92,700 USDRandolph County: 70,100 USDSt. Francis County: 55,400 USDSaline County: 92,700 USDScott County: 63,200 USDSearcy County: 57,300 USDSebastian County: 80,600 USDSevier County: 67,000 USDSharp County: 64,400 USDStone County: 56,800 USDUnion County: 72,300 USDVan Buren County: 64,000 USDWashington County: 101,800 USDWhite County: 76,600 USDWoodruff County: 68,500 USDYell County: 76,100 USD
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USD, 2025. 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, 2025

Benton County: 101,800 USDBenton County101,800Madison County: 101,800 USDMadison County101,800Washington County: 101,800 USDWashington County101,800Grant County: 100,800 USDGrant County100,800Faulkner County: 92,700 USDFaulkner County92,700Lonoke County: 92,700 USDLonoke County92,700Perry County: 92,700 USDPerry County92,700Pulaski County: 92,700 USDPulaski County92,700Saline County: 92,700 USDSaline County92,700Crittenden County: 91,100 USDCrittenden County91,100Prairie County: 87,400 USDPrairie County87,400Crawford County: 80,600 USDCrawford County80,600Sebastian County: 80,600 USDSebastian County80,600Carroll County: 79,800 USDCarroll County79,800Little River County: 79,500 USDLittle River County79,500Craighead County: 79,300 USDCraighead County79,300Calhoun County: 78,800 USDCalhoun County78,800Arkansas County: 78,300 USDArkansas County78,300White County: 76,600 USDWhite County76,600Dallas County: 76,300 USDDallas County76,300Yell County: 76,100 USDYell County76,100Logan County: 76,000 USDLogan County76,000Pope County: 76,000 USDPope County76,000Cleveland County: 75,200 USDCleveland County75,200Boone County: 75,000 USDBoone County75,000Cleburne County: 74,200 USDCleburne County74,200Monroe County: 74,200 USDMonroe County74,200Garland County: 73,100 USDGarland County73,100Clark County: 73,000 USDClark County73,000Pike County: 73,000 USDPike County73,000Union County: 72,300 USDUnion County72,300Greene County: 72,200 USDGreene County72,200Miller County: 71,500 USDMiller County71,500Independence County: 71,100 USDIndependence County71,100Newton County: 70,700 USDNewton County70,700Hempstead County: 70,100 USDHempstead County70,100Hot Spring County: 70,100 USDHot Spring County70,100Randolph County: 70,100 USDRandolph County70,100Columbia County: 69,300 USDColumbia County69,300Ouachita County: 69,100 USDOuachita County69,100Benton County: 101,800 USDBenton County101,800Madison County: 101,800 USDMadison County101,800Washington County: 101,800 USDWashington County101,800Grant County: 100,800 USDGrant County100,800Faulkner County: 92,700 USDFaulkner County92,700Lonoke County: 92,700 USDLonoke County92,700Perry County: 92,700 USDPerry County92,700Pulaski County: 92,700 USDPulaski County92,700Saline County: 92,700 USDSaline County92,700Crittenden County: 91,100 USDCrittenden County91,100Prairie County: 87,400 USDPrairie County87,400Crawford County: 80,600 USDCrawford County80,600Sebastian County: 80,600 USDSebastian County80,600Carroll County: 79,800 USDCarroll County79,800Little River County: 79,500 USDLittle River County79,500Craighead County: 79,300 USDCraighead County79,300Calhoun County: 78,800 USDCalhoun County78,800Arkansas County: 78,300 USDArkansas County78,300White County: 76,600 USDWhite County76,600Dallas County: 76,300 USDDallas County76,300Yell County: 76,100 USDYell County76,100Logan County: 76,000 USDLogan County76,000Pope County: 76,000 USDPope County76,000Cleveland County: 75,200 USDCleveland County75,200Boone County: 75,000 USDBoone County75,000Cleburne County: 74,200 USDCleburne County74,200Monroe County: 74,200 USDMonroe County74,200Garland County: 73,100 USDGarland County73,100Clark County: 73,000 USDClark County73,000Pike County: 73,000 USDPike County73,000Union County: 72,300 USDUnion County72,300Greene County: 72,200 USDGreene County72,200Miller County: 71,500 USDMiller County71,500Independence County: 71,100 USDIndependence County71,100Newton County: 70,700 USDNewton County70,700Hempstead County: 70,100 USDHempstead County70,100Hot Spring County: 70,100 USDHot Spring County70,100Randolph County: 70,100 USDRandolph County70,100Columbia County: 69,300 USDColumbia County69,300Ouachita County: 69,100 USDOuachita County69,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Benton County101,800+7.8%
1Madison County101,800+7.8%
1Washington County101,800+7.8%
4Grant County100,800+10.9%
5Faulkner County92,700+7.2%
5Lonoke County92,700+7.2%
5Perry County92,700+7.2%
5Pulaski County92,700+7.2%
5Saline County92,700+7.2%
10Crittenden County91,100+6.9%
11Prairie County87,400+7%
12Crawford County80,600+21.2%
12Sebastian County80,600+21.2%
14Carroll County79,800+8.9%
15Little River County79,500-2.5%
16Craighead County79,300-8.6%
17Calhoun County78,800+12.7%
18Arkansas County78,300+2.6%
19White County76,600+5.1%
20Dallas County76,300-0.1%
21Yell County76,100+11.1%
22Logan County76,000+10.3%
22Pope County76,000+11.6%
24Cleveland County75,200+22.5%
25Boone County75,000+6.1%
26Cleburne County74,200+9.1%
26Monroe County74,200+3.3%
28Garland County73,100+3.1%
29Clark County73,000+3.3%
29Pike County73,000+5.6%
31Union County72,300+5.5%
32Greene County72,200+6.6%
33Miller County71,500+2.7%
34Independence County71,100+6.9%
35Newton County70,700+0.9%
36Hempstead County70,100+9.7%
36Hot Spring County70,100+4%
36Randolph County70,100+11.3%
39Columbia County69,300+10.9%
40Ouachita County69,100+4.5%
41Franklin County68,500-4.3%
41Woodruff County68,500+1%
43Bradley County67,900+5.8%
43Mississippi County67,900+2%
45Lincoln County67,000+9.1%
45Sevier County67,000+6.2%
47Conway County66,700+1.5%
47Cross County66,700+2.5%
49Baxter County66,600+4.6%
49Lawrence County66,600+8.5%
51Drew County66,400-1%
52Polk County66,200+3%
53Poinsett County66,100+10.5%
54Jefferson County66,000+7.5%
55Ashley County65,100+2.2%
56Johnson County64,800+15.5%
57Lafayette County64,600+4.4%
58Sharp County64,400+9%
59Montgomery County64,200+6.3%
60Howard County64,000+7.6%
60Izard County64,000+3.4%
60Van Buren County64,000+1.1%
63Marion County63,700+11.2%
64Scott County63,200-2.8%
65Clay County62,000-1.3%
66Chicot County60,000+5.6%
67Jackson County59,700-2%
68Searcy County57,300+2.1%
69Stone County56,800+3.1%
70St. Francis County55,400+9.5%
71Phillips County54,500+0.7%
72Nevada County53,400+6.8%
73Fulton County52,500-2.8%
74Lee County50,600-5.2%
75Desha County48,300-9%

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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/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2025). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arkansas-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arkansas-counties?period=2025.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arkansas-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Benton County, with $101,800 in 2025, 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)?

Desha County, with $48,300 in 2025.

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