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

All 58 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/california-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Santa Clara County | 205,500 |
| 2 | Marin County | 200,800 |
| 2 | San Francisco County | 200,800 |
| 2 | San Mateo County | 200,800 |
| 5 | Napa County | 165,400 |
| 6 | Alameda County | 162,800 |
| 6 | Contra Costa County | 162,800 |
| 8 | Nevada County | 140,400 |
| 9 | Orange County | 138,600 |
| 10 | Santa Cruz County | 137,200 |
| 11 | Ventura County | 135,600 |
| 12 | Sonoma County | 133,400 |
| 13 | San Diego County | 130,900 |
| 14 | San Luis Obispo County | 129,600 |
| 14 | Yolo County | 129,600 |
| 16 | Alpine County | 124,800 |
| 17 | El Dorado County | 124,000 |
| 17 | Placer County | 124,000 |
| 17 | Sacramento County | 124,000 |
| 20 | San Benito County | 121,800 |
| 21 | Mono County | 120,400 |
| 22 | Solano County | 120,300 |
| 23 | Santa Barbara County | 118,600 |
| 24 | Amador County | 110,500 |
| 24 | Monterey County | 110,500 |
| 26 | Los Angeles County | 108,100 |
| 26 | San Joaquin County | 108,100 |
| 28 | Riverside County | 106,500 |
| 28 | San Bernardino County | 106,500 |
| 30 | Calaveras County | 102,600 |
| 31 | Tuolumne County | 102,200 |
| 32 | Sutter County | 101,900 |
| 32 | Yuba County | 101,900 |
| 34 | Mendocino County | 99,100 |
| 35 | Shasta County | 97,100 |
| 36 | Inyo County | 96,300 |
| 37 | Mariposa County | 95,600 |
| 38 | Stanislaus County | 94,600 |
| 39 | Plumas County | 93,500 |
| 40 | Colusa County | 91,400 |
| 41 | Del Norte County | 91,300 |
| 41 | Fresno County | 91,300 |
| 43 | Butte County | 89,400 |
| 44 | Sierra County | 88,000 |
| 45 | Tehama County | 86,500 |
| 46 | Lassen County | 86,200 |
| 47 | Humboldt County | 85,700 |
| 48 | Kings County | 84,900 |
| 49 | Glenn County | 84,100 |
| 50 | Madera County | 82,200 |
| 51 | Kern County | 81,900 |
| 52 | Trinity County | 79,200 |
| 53 | Siskiyou County | 78,500 |
| 54 | Tulare County | 76,400 |
| 55 | Merced County | 75,800 |
| 56 | Imperial County | 75,500 |
| 57 | Modoc County | 75,300 |
| 58 | Lake County | 72,400 |