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Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD)

Boulder County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 64 counties in 2015, at $99,400. Costilla County had the lowest, at $42,400. The median was $63,400. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest99,400Boulder County
Lowest42,400Costilla County
Median63,40064 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 79,900 USDAlamosa County: 51,800 USDArapahoe County: 79,900 USDArchuleta County: 67,100 USDBaca County: 49,500 USDBent County: 44,700 USDBoulder County: 99,400 USDBroomfield County: 79,900 USDChaffee County: 61,200 USDCheyenne County: 68,200 USDClear Creek County: 79,900 USDConejos County: 46,300 USDCostilla County: 42,400 USDCrowley County: 45,100 USDCuster County: 55,400 USDDelta County: 53,200 USDDenver County: 79,900 USDDolores County: 58,400 USDDouglas County: 79,900 USDEagle County: 86,200 USDElbert County: 79,900 USDEl Paso County: 73,000 USDFremont County: 52,300 USDGarfield County: 73,300 USDGilpin County: 79,900 USDGrand County: 78,000 USDGunnison County: 71,700 USDHinsdale County: 83,000 USDHuerfano County: 44,400 USDJackson County: 65,200 USDJefferson County: 79,900 USDKiowa County: 59,600 USDKit Carson County: 61,300 USDLake County: 54,600 USDLa Plata County: 74,400 USDLarimer County: 79,300 USDLas Animas County: 55,400 USDLincoln County: 60,900 USDLogan County: 54,100 USDMesa County: 57,800 USDMineral County: 70,600 USDMoffat County: 67,700 USDMontezuma County: 52,500 USDMontrose County: 57,300 USDMorgan County: 51,300 USDOtero County: 42,700 USDOuray County: 75,200 USDPark County: 79,900 USDPhillips County: 61,600 USDPitkin County: 97,200 USDProwers County: 49,000 USDPueblo County: 52,800 USDRio Blanco County: 80,900 USDRio Grande County: 50,200 USDRoutt County: 78,800 USDSaguache County: 43,200 USDSan Juan County: 49,600 USDSan Miguel County: 84,100 USDSedgwick County: 58,600 USDSummit County: 86,600 USDTeller County: 72,900 USDWashington County: 55,900 USDWeld County: 69,600 USDYuma County: 55,500 USD
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  • 51K to 56K
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  • 63K to 74K
  • 74K to 80K
  • 80K and over
USD, 2015. 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, 2015

Boulder County: 99,400 USDBoulder County99,400Pitkin County: 97,200 USDPitkin County97,200Summit County: 86,600 USDSummit County86,600Eagle County: 86,200 USDEagle County86,200San Miguel County: 84,100 USDSan Miguel County84,100Hinsdale County: 83,000 USDHinsdale County83,000Rio Blanco County: 80,900 USDRio Blanco County80,900Adams County: 79,900 USDAdams County79,900Arapahoe County: 79,900 USDArapahoe County79,900Broomfield County: 79,900 USDBroomfield County79,900Clear Creek County: 79,900 USDClear Creek County79,900Denver County: 79,900 USDDenver County79,900Douglas County: 79,900 USDDouglas County79,900Elbert County: 79,900 USDElbert County79,900Gilpin County: 79,900 USDGilpin County79,900Jefferson County: 79,900 USDJefferson County79,900Park County: 79,900 USDPark County79,900Larimer County: 79,300 USDLarimer County79,300Routt County: 78,800 USDRoutt County78,800Grand County: 78,000 USDGrand County78,000Ouray County: 75,200 USDOuray County75,200La Plata County: 74,400 USDLa Plata County74,400Garfield County: 73,300 USDGarfield County73,300El Paso County: 73,000 USDEl Paso County73,000Teller County: 72,900 USDTeller County72,900Gunnison County: 71,700 USDGunnison County71,700Mineral County: 70,600 USDMineral County70,600Weld County: 69,600 USDWeld County69,600Cheyenne County: 68,200 USDCheyenne County68,200Moffat County: 67,700 USDMoffat County67,700Archuleta County: 67,100 USDArchuleta County67,100Jackson County: 65,200 USDJackson County65,200Phillips County: 61,600 USDPhillips County61,600Kit Carson County: 61,300 USDKit Carson County61,300Chaffee County: 61,200 USDChaffee County61,200Lincoln County: 60,900 USDLincoln County60,900Kiowa County: 59,600 USDKiowa County59,600Sedgwick County: 58,600 USDSedgwick County58,600Dolores County: 58,400 USDDolores County58,400Mesa County: 57,800 USDMesa County57,800Boulder County: 99,400 USDBoulder County99,400Pitkin County: 97,200 USDPitkin County97,200Summit County: 86,600 USDSummit County86,600Eagle County: 86,200 USDEagle County86,200San Miguel County: 84,100 USDSan Miguel County84,100Hinsdale County: 83,000 USDHinsdale County83,000Rio Blanco County: 80,900 USDRio Blanco County80,900Adams County: 79,900 USDAdams County79,900Arapahoe County: 79,900 USDArapahoe County79,900Broomfield County: 79,900 USDBroomfield County79,900Clear Creek County: 79,900 USDClear Creek County79,900Denver County: 79,900 USDDenver County79,900Douglas County: 79,900 USDDouglas County79,900Elbert County: 79,900 USDElbert County79,900Gilpin County: 79,900 USDGilpin County79,900Jefferson County: 79,900 USDJefferson County79,900Park County: 79,900 USDPark County79,900Larimer County: 79,300 USDLarimer County79,300Routt County: 78,800 USDRoutt County78,800Grand County: 78,000 USDGrand County78,000Ouray County: 75,200 USDOuray County75,200La Plata County: 74,400 USDLa Plata County74,400Garfield County: 73,300 USDGarfield County73,300El Paso County: 73,000 USDEl Paso County73,000Teller County: 72,900 USDTeller County72,900Gunnison County: 71,700 USDGunnison County71,700Mineral County: 70,600 USDMineral County70,600Weld County: 69,600 USDWeld County69,600Cheyenne County: 68,200 USDCheyenne County68,200Moffat County: 67,700 USDMoffat County67,700Archuleta County: 67,100 USDArchuleta County67,100Jackson County: 65,200 USDJackson County65,200Phillips County: 61,600 USDPhillips County61,600Kit Carson County: 61,300 USDKit Carson County61,300Chaffee County: 61,200 USDChaffee County61,200Lincoln County: 60,900 USDLincoln County60,900Kiowa County: 59,600 USDKiowa County59,600Sedgwick County: 58,600 USDSedgwick County58,600Dolores County: 58,400 USDDolores County58,400Mesa County: 57,800 USDMesa County57,800
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Boulder County99,400+2.7%
2Pitkin County97,200-5.3%
3Summit County86,600-4.6%
4Eagle County86,200-0.8%
5San Miguel County84,100-3.8%
6Hinsdale County83,000-9.5%
7Rio Blanco County80,900+5.8%
8Adams County79,900+4.2%
8Arapahoe County79,900+4.2%
8Broomfield County79,900+4.2%
8Clear Creek County79,900+4.2%
8Denver County79,900+4.2%
8Douglas County79,900+4.2%
8Elbert County79,900+4.2%
8Gilpin County79,900+4.2%
8Jefferson County79,900+4.2%
8Park County79,900+4.2%
18Larimer County79,300+7.9%
19Routt County78,800+1.7%
20Grand County78,000+2.6%
21Ouray County75,200+5%
22La Plata County74,400+2.1%
23Garfield County73,300-0.8%
24El Paso County73,000+4.3%
25Teller County72,900+1.3%
26Gunnison County71,700-0.4%
27Mineral County70,600+2.9%
28Weld County69,600+12.3%
29Cheyenne County68,200-4.3%
30Moffat County67,700+2.3%
31Archuleta County67,100-8.3%
32Jackson County65,200-0.2%
33Phillips County61,600+7.7%
34Kit Carson County61,300-0.6%
35Chaffee County61,200+5.3%
36Lincoln County60,900+1%
37Kiowa County59,600-3.2%
38Sedgwick County58,600+1.9%
39Dolores County58,400+3.9%
40Mesa County57,800-6.5%
41Montrose County57,300+2.1%
42Washington County55,900+0.9%
43Yuma County55,500+2.2%
44Custer County55,400+3.4%
44Las Animas County55,400+1.5%
46Lake County54,600+20.3%
47Logan County54,100-4.8%
48Delta County53,200+1.3%
49Pueblo County52,800-4.7%
50Montezuma County52,500-2.4%
51Fremont County52,300+3.8%
52Alamosa County51,800+5.5%
53Morgan County51,300+0.4%
54Rio Grande County50,200+3.9%
55San Juan County49,600-12.1%
56Baca County49,500+6.5%
57Prowers County49,000+0.4%
58Conejos County46,300+5%
59Crowley County45,100-4.2%
60Bent County44,700+5.4%
61Huerfano County44,400+2.1%
62Saguache County43,200+6.9%
63Otero County42,700+3.1%
64Costilla County42,400-0.7%

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/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2015). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.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), 2015. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2015, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2015. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2015) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Boulder County, with $99,400 in 2015, 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 $42,400 in 2015.

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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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