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Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD)

Pitkin County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 64 counties in 2016, at $96,500. Saguache County had the lowest, at $42,200. The median was $60,500. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest96,500Pitkin County
Lowest42,200Saguache County
Median60,50064 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 80,100 USDAlamosa County: 51,200 USDArapahoe County: 80,100 USDArchuleta County: 59,800 USDBaca County: 49,300 USDBent County: 43,700 USDBoulder County: 94,800 USDBroomfield County: 80,100 USDChaffee County: 61,200 USDCheyenne County: 65,600 USDClear Creek County: 80,100 USDConejos County: 45,500 USDCostilla County: 42,600 USDCrowley County: 42,400 USDCuster County: 51,300 USDDelta County: 52,900 USDDenver County: 80,100 USDDolores County: 53,200 USDDouglas County: 80,100 USDEagle County: 88,400 USDElbert County: 80,100 USDEl Paso County: 71,000 USDFremont County: 49,900 USDGarfield County: 68,700 USDGilpin County: 80,100 USDGrand County: 76,400 USDGunnison County: 68,800 USDHinsdale County: 78,000 USDHuerfano County: 43,000 USDJackson County: 62,300 USDJefferson County: 80,100 USDKiowa County: 57,400 USDKit Carson County: 59,100 USDLake County: 58,800 USDLa Plata County: 69,500 USDLarimer County: 78,200 USDLas Animas County: 54,500 USDLincoln County: 53,200 USDLogan County: 51,300 USDMesa County: 56,900 USDMineral County: 70,200 USDMoffat County: 70,600 USDMontezuma County: 50,500 USDMontrose County: 57,300 USDMorgan County: 51,500 USDOtero County: 43,000 USDOuray County: 74,100 USDPark County: 80,100 USDPhillips County: 56,000 USDPitkin County: 96,500 USDProwers County: 45,700 USDPueblo County: 50,600 USDRio Blanco County: 78,000 USDRio Grande County: 46,500 USDRoutt County: 76,500 USDSaguache County: 42,200 USDSan Juan County: 54,600 USDSan Miguel County: 79,800 USDSedgwick County: 54,900 USDSummit County: 81,500 USDTeller County: 75,300 USDWashington County: 57,100 USDWeld County: 68,600 USDYuma County: 54,900 USD
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  • 50K to 55K
  • 55K to 61K
  • 61K to 74K
  • 74K to 80K
  • 80K and over
USD, 2016. 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, 2016

Pitkin County: 96,500 USDPitkin County96,500Boulder County: 94,800 USDBoulder County94,800Eagle County: 88,400 USDEagle County88,400Summit County: 81,500 USDSummit County81,500Adams County: 80,100 USDAdams County80,100Arapahoe County: 80,100 USDArapahoe County80,100Broomfield County: 80,100 USDBroomfield County80,100Clear Creek County: 80,100 USDClear Creek County80,100Denver County: 80,100 USDDenver County80,100Douglas County: 80,100 USDDouglas County80,100Elbert County: 80,100 USDElbert County80,100Gilpin County: 80,100 USDGilpin County80,100Jefferson County: 80,100 USDJefferson County80,100Park County: 80,100 USDPark County80,100San Miguel County: 79,800 USDSan Miguel County79,800Larimer County: 78,200 USDLarimer County78,200Hinsdale County: 78,000 USDHinsdale County78,000Rio Blanco County: 78,000 USDRio Blanco County78,000Routt County: 76,500 USDRoutt County76,500Grand County: 76,400 USDGrand County76,400Teller County: 75,300 USDTeller County75,300Ouray County: 74,100 USDOuray County74,100El Paso County: 71,000 USDEl Paso County71,000Moffat County: 70,600 USDMoffat County70,600Mineral County: 70,200 USDMineral County70,200La Plata County: 69,500 USDLa Plata County69,500Gunnison County: 68,800 USDGunnison County68,800Garfield County: 68,700 USDGarfield County68,700Weld County: 68,600 USDWeld County68,600Cheyenne County: 65,600 USDCheyenne County65,600Jackson County: 62,300 USDJackson County62,300Chaffee County: 61,200 USDChaffee County61,200Archuleta County: 59,800 USDArchuleta County59,800Kit Carson County: 59,100 USDKit Carson County59,100Lake County: 58,800 USDLake County58,800Kiowa County: 57,400 USDKiowa County57,400Montrose County: 57,300 USDMontrose County57,300Washington County: 57,100 USDWashington County57,100Mesa County: 56,900 USDMesa County56,900Phillips County: 56,000 USDPhillips County56,000Pitkin County: 96,500 USDPitkin County96,500Boulder County: 94,800 USDBoulder County94,800Eagle County: 88,400 USDEagle County88,400Summit County: 81,500 USDSummit County81,500Adams County: 80,100 USDAdams County80,100Arapahoe County: 80,100 USDArapahoe County80,100Broomfield County: 80,100 USDBroomfield County80,100Clear Creek County: 80,100 USDClear Creek County80,100Denver County: 80,100 USDDenver County80,100Douglas County: 80,100 USDDouglas County80,100Elbert County: 80,100 USDElbert County80,100Gilpin County: 80,100 USDGilpin County80,100Jefferson County: 80,100 USDJefferson County80,100Park County: 80,100 USDPark County80,100San Miguel County: 79,800 USDSan Miguel County79,800Larimer County: 78,200 USDLarimer County78,200Hinsdale County: 78,000 USDHinsdale County78,000Rio Blanco County: 78,000 USDRio Blanco County78,000Routt County: 76,500 USDRoutt County76,500Grand County: 76,400 USDGrand County76,400Teller County: 75,300 USDTeller County75,300Ouray County: 74,100 USDOuray County74,100El Paso County: 71,000 USDEl Paso County71,000Moffat County: 70,600 USDMoffat County70,600Mineral County: 70,200 USDMineral County70,200La Plata County: 69,500 USDLa Plata County69,500Gunnison County: 68,800 USDGunnison County68,800Garfield County: 68,700 USDGarfield County68,700Weld County: 68,600 USDWeld County68,600Cheyenne County: 65,600 USDCheyenne County65,600Jackson County: 62,300 USDJackson County62,300Chaffee County: 61,200 USDChaffee County61,200Archuleta County: 59,800 USDArchuleta County59,800Kit Carson County: 59,100 USDKit Carson County59,100Lake County: 58,800 USDLake County58,800Kiowa County: 57,400 USDKiowa County57,400Montrose County: 57,300 USDMontrose County57,300Washington County: 57,100 USDWashington County57,100Mesa County: 56,900 USDMesa County56,900Phillips County: 56,000 USDPhillips County56,000
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Pitkin County96,500-0.7%
2Boulder County94,800-4.6%
3Eagle County88,400+2.6%
4Summit County81,500-5.9%
5Adams County80,100+0.3%
5Arapahoe County80,100+0.3%
5Broomfield County80,100+0.3%
5Clear Creek County80,100+0.3%
5Denver County80,100+0.3%
5Douglas County80,100+0.3%
5Elbert County80,100+0.3%
5Gilpin County80,100+0.3%
5Jefferson County80,100+0.3%
5Park County80,100+0.3%
15San Miguel County79,800-5.1%
16Larimer County78,200-1.4%
17Hinsdale County78,000-6%
17Rio Blanco County78,000-3.6%
19Routt County76,500-2.9%
20Grand County76,400-2.1%
21Teller County75,300+3.3%
22Ouray County74,100-1.5%
23El Paso County71,000-2.7%
24Moffat County70,600+4.3%
25Mineral County70,200-0.6%
26La Plata County69,500-6.6%
27Gunnison County68,800-4%
28Garfield County68,700-6.3%
29Weld County68,600-1.4%
30Cheyenne County65,600-3.8%
31Jackson County62,300-4.4%
32Chaffee County61,2000%
33Archuleta County59,800-10.9%
34Kit Carson County59,100-3.6%
35Lake County58,800+7.7%
36Kiowa County57,400-3.7%
37Montrose County57,3000%
38Washington County57,100+2.1%
39Mesa County56,900-1.6%
40Phillips County56,000-9.1%
41Sedgwick County54,900-6.3%
41Yuma County54,900-1.1%
43San Juan County54,600+10.1%
44Las Animas County54,500-1.6%
45Dolores County53,200-8.9%
45Lincoln County53,200-12.6%
47Delta County52,900-0.6%
48Morgan County51,500+0.4%
49Custer County51,300-7.4%
49Logan County51,300-5.2%
51Alamosa County51,200-1.2%
52Pueblo County50,600-4.2%
53Montezuma County50,500-3.8%
54Fremont County49,900-4.6%
55Baca County49,300-0.4%
56Rio Grande County46,500-7.4%
57Prowers County45,700-6.7%
58Conejos County45,500-1.7%
59Bent County43,700-2.2%
60Huerfano County43,000-3.2%
60Otero County43,000+0.7%
62Costilla County42,600+0.5%
63Crowley County42,400-6%
64Saguache County42,200-2.3%

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/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 Mar. 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pitkin County, with $96,500 in 2016, 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)?

Saguache County, with $42,200 in 2016.

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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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