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

Boulder County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 64 counties in 2026, at $150,000. Costilla County had the lowest, at $52,800. The median was $94,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest150,000Boulder County
Lowest52,800Costilla County
Median94,70064 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Adams County: 144,000 USDAlamosa County: 69,600 USDArapahoe County: 144,000 USDArchuleta County: 98,300 USDBaca County: 70,600 USDBent County: 67,100 USDBoulder County: 150,000 USDBroomfield County: 144,000 USDChaffee County: 111,100 USDCheyenne County: 84,500 USDClear Creek County: 144,000 USDConejos County: 75,700 USDCostilla County: 52,800 USDCrowley County: 69,500 USDCuster County: 85,600 USDDelta County: 78,600 USDDenver County: 144,000 USDDolores County: 88,100 USDDouglas County: 144,000 USDEagle County: 125,600 USDElbert County: 144,000 USDEl Paso County: 116,400 USDFremont County: 87,700 USDGarfield County: 114,100 USDGilpin County: 144,000 USDGrand County: 123,600 USDGunnison County: 130,800 USDHinsdale County: 87,500 USDHuerfano County: 71,000 USDJackson County: 97,400 USDJefferson County: 144,000 USDKiowa County: 76,900 USDKit Carson County: 89,000 USDLake County: 124,600 USDLa Plata County: 114,700 USDLarimer County: 130,400 USDLas Animas County: 74,400 USDLincoln County: 87,700 USDLogan County: 83,000 USDMesa County: 100,600 USDMineral County: 76,400 USDMoffat County: 96,100 USDMontezuma County: 84,800 USDMontrose County: 89,900 USDMorgan County: 87,100 USDOtero County: 68,500 USDOuray County: 112,400 USDPark County: 144,000 USDPhillips County: 103,100 USDPitkin County: 142,100 USDProwers County: 72,600 USDPueblo County: 87,700 USDRio Blanco County: 84,000 USDRio Grande County: 87,800 USDRoutt County: 138,700 USDSaguache County: 63,200 USDSan Juan County: 90,000 USDSan Miguel County: 131,100 USDSedgwick County: 78,700 USDSummit County: 145,800 USDTeller County: 112,600 USDWashington County: 93,300 USDWeld County: 128,000 USDYuma County: 92,600 USD
  • Under 76K
  • 76K to 88K
  • 88K to 95K
  • 95K to 120K
  • 120K to 140K
  • 140K and over
USD, 2026. 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, 2026

Boulder County: 150,000 USDBoulder County150,000Summit County: 145,800 USDSummit County145,800Adams County: 144,000 USDAdams County144,000Arapahoe County: 144,000 USDArapahoe County144,000Broomfield County: 144,000 USDBroomfield County144,000Clear Creek County: 144,000 USDClear Creek County144,000Denver County: 144,000 USDDenver County144,000Douglas County: 144,000 USDDouglas County144,000Elbert County: 144,000 USDElbert County144,000Gilpin County: 144,000 USDGilpin County144,000Jefferson County: 144,000 USDJefferson County144,000Park County: 144,000 USDPark County144,000Pitkin County: 142,100 USDPitkin County142,100Routt County: 138,700 USDRoutt County138,700San Miguel County: 131,100 USDSan Miguel County131,100Gunnison County: 130,800 USDGunnison County130,800Larimer County: 130,400 USDLarimer County130,400Weld County: 128,000 USDWeld County128,000Eagle County: 125,600 USDEagle County125,600Lake County: 124,600 USDLake County124,600Grand County: 123,600 USDGrand County123,600El Paso County: 116,400 USDEl Paso County116,400La Plata County: 114,700 USDLa Plata County114,700Garfield County: 114,100 USDGarfield County114,100Teller County: 112,600 USDTeller County112,600Ouray County: 112,400 USDOuray County112,400Chaffee County: 111,100 USDChaffee County111,100Phillips County: 103,100 USDPhillips County103,100Mesa County: 100,600 USDMesa County100,600Archuleta County: 98,300 USDArchuleta County98,300Jackson County: 97,400 USDJackson County97,400Moffat County: 96,100 USDMoffat County96,100Washington County: 93,300 USDWashington County93,300Yuma County: 92,600 USDYuma County92,600San Juan County: 90,000 USDSan Juan County90,000Montrose County: 89,900 USDMontrose County89,900Kit Carson County: 89,000 USDKit Carson County89,000Dolores County: 88,100 USDDolores County88,100Rio Grande County: 87,800 USDRio Grande County87,800Fremont County: 87,700 USDFremont County87,700Boulder County: 150,000 USDBoulder County150,000Summit County: 145,800 USDSummit County145,800Adams County: 144,000 USDAdams County144,000Arapahoe County: 144,000 USDArapahoe County144,000Broomfield County: 144,000 USDBroomfield County144,000Clear Creek County: 144,000 USDClear Creek County144,000Denver County: 144,000 USDDenver County144,000Douglas County: 144,000 USDDouglas County144,000Elbert County: 144,000 USDElbert County144,000Gilpin County: 144,000 USDGilpin County144,000Jefferson County: 144,000 USDJefferson County144,000Park County: 144,000 USDPark County144,000Pitkin County: 142,100 USDPitkin County142,100Routt County: 138,700 USDRoutt County138,700San Miguel County: 131,100 USDSan Miguel County131,100Gunnison County: 130,800 USDGunnison County130,800Larimer County: 130,400 USDLarimer County130,400Weld County: 128,000 USDWeld County128,000Eagle County: 125,600 USDEagle County125,600Lake County: 124,600 USDLake County124,600Grand County: 123,600 USDGrand County123,600El Paso County: 116,400 USDEl Paso County116,400La Plata County: 114,700 USDLa Plata County114,700Garfield County: 114,100 USDGarfield County114,100Teller County: 112,600 USDTeller County112,600Ouray County: 112,400 USDOuray County112,400Chaffee County: 111,100 USDChaffee County111,100Phillips County: 103,100 USDPhillips County103,100Mesa County: 100,600 USDMesa County100,600Archuleta County: 98,300 USDArchuleta County98,300Jackson County: 97,400 USDJackson County97,400Moffat County: 96,100 USDMoffat County96,100Washington County: 93,300 USDWashington County93,300Yuma County: 92,600 USDYuma County92,600San Juan County: 90,000 USDSan Juan County90,000Montrose County: 89,900 USDMontrose County89,900Kit Carson County: 89,000 USDKit Carson County89,000Dolores County: 88,100 USDDolores County88,100Rio Grande County: 87,800 USDRio Grande County87,800Fremont County: 87,700 USDFremont County87,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1Boulder County150,000-0.4%
2Summit County145,800+4.4%
3Adams County144,000+2.8%
3Arapahoe County144,000+2.8%
3Broomfield County144,000+2.8%
3Clear Creek County144,000+2.8%
3Denver County144,000+2.8%
3Douglas County144,000+2.8%
3Elbert County144,000+2.8%
3Gilpin County144,000+2.8%
3Jefferson County144,000+2.8%
3Park County144,000+2.8%
13Pitkin County142,100+2.6%
14Routt County138,700+2%
15San Miguel County131,100+9.7%
16Gunnison County130,800+1%
17Larimer County130,400+2.2%
18Weld County128,000+12.7%
19Eagle County125,600-5.7%
20Lake County124,600-3.2%
21Grand County123,600-2.4%
22El Paso County116,400+3.5%
23La Plata County114,700-2.4%
24Garfield County114,100+8%
25Teller County112,600+1.2%
26Ouray County112,400+7.6%
27Chaffee County111,100+7.9%
28Phillips County103,100+11%
29Mesa County100,600+6.9%
30Archuleta County98,300+3.1%
31Jackson County97,400-4.5%
32Moffat County96,100-5.1%
33Washington County93,300+6.8%
34Yuma County92,600+16%
35San Juan County90,000+1.2%
36Montrose County89,900+2%
37Kit Carson County89,000+1.3%
38Dolores County88,100-14.2%
39Rio Grande County87,800-4%
40Fremont County87,700+1.3%
40Lincoln County87,700-13.8%
40Pueblo County87,700+4.4%
43Hinsdale County87,500+9%
44Morgan County87,100-5.8%
45Custer County85,600-1%
46Montezuma County84,800+1.9%
47Cheyenne County84,500-2.9%
48Rio Blanco County84,000-13%
49Logan County83,000-3.7%
50Sedgwick County78,700-5.6%
51Delta County78,600-2.1%
52Kiowa County76,900-0.6%
53Mineral County76,400+1.1%
54Conejos County75,700+6.3%
55Las Animas County74,400-2.4%
56Prowers County72,600-4.3%
57Huerfano County71,000-3.4%
58Baca County70,600+14.8%
59Alamosa County69,600+2.5%
60Crowley County69,500-2.5%
61Otero County68,500-10.7%
62Bent County67,100-1.9%
63Saguache County63,200-4.4%
64Costilla County52,800-12%

Other periods

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/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Boulder County, with $150,000 in 2026, 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)?

Costilla County, with $52,800 in 2026.

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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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