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

All 64 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/colorado-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Boulder County | 150,000 |
| 2 | Summit County | 145,800 |
| 3 | Adams County | 144,000 |
| 3 | Arapahoe County | 144,000 |
| 3 | Broomfield County | 144,000 |
| 3 | Clear Creek County | 144,000 |
| 3 | Denver County | 144,000 |
| 3 | Douglas County | 144,000 |
| 3 | Elbert County | 144,000 |
| 3 | Gilpin County | 144,000 |
| 3 | Jefferson County | 144,000 |
| 3 | Park County | 144,000 |
| 13 | Pitkin County | 142,100 |
| 14 | Routt County | 138,700 |
| 15 | San Miguel County | 131,100 |
| 16 | Gunnison County | 130,800 |
| 17 | Larimer County | 130,400 |
| 18 | Weld County | 128,000 |
| 19 | Eagle County | 125,600 |
| 20 | Lake County | 124,600 |
| 21 | Grand County | 123,600 |
| 22 | El Paso County | 116,400 |
| 23 | La Plata County | 114,700 |
| 24 | Garfield County | 114,100 |
| 25 | Teller County | 112,600 |
| 26 | Ouray County | 112,400 |
| 27 | Chaffee County | 111,100 |
| 28 | Phillips County | 103,100 |
| 29 | Mesa County | 100,600 |
| 30 | Archuleta County | 98,300 |
| 31 | Jackson County | 97,400 |
| 32 | Moffat County | 96,100 |
| 33 | Washington County | 93,300 |
| 34 | Yuma County | 92,600 |
| 35 | San Juan County | 90,000 |
| 36 | Montrose County | 89,900 |
| 37 | Kit Carson County | 89,000 |
| 38 | Dolores County | 88,100 |
| 39 | Rio Grande County | 87,800 |
| 40 | Fremont County | 87,700 |
| 40 | Lincoln County | 87,700 |
| 40 | Pueblo County | 87,700 |
| 43 | Hinsdale County | 87,500 |
| 44 | Morgan County | 87,100 |
| 45 | Custer County | 85,600 |
| 46 | Montezuma County | 84,800 |
| 47 | Cheyenne County | 84,500 |
| 48 | Rio Blanco County | 84,000 |
| 49 | Logan County | 83,000 |
| 50 | Sedgwick County | 78,700 |
| 51 | Delta County | 78,600 |
| 52 | Kiowa County | 76,900 |
| 53 | Mineral County | 76,400 |
| 54 | Conejos County | 75,700 |
| 55 | Las Animas County | 74,400 |
| 56 | Prowers County | 72,600 |
| 57 | Huerfano County | 71,000 |
| 58 | Baca County | 70,600 |
| 59 | Alamosa County | 69,600 |
| 60 | Crowley County | 69,500 |
| 61 | Otero County | 68,500 |
| 62 | Bent County | 67,100 |
| 63 | Saguache County | 63,200 |
| 64 | Costilla County | 52,800 |