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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 2017, at $98,200. Custer County had the lowest, at $42,700. The median was $63,550. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest98,200Boulder County
Lowest42,700Custer County
Median63,55064 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 83,900 USDAlamosa County: 47,900 USDArapahoe County: 83,900 USDArchuleta County: 60,800 USDBaca County: 46,600 USDBent County: 44,100 USDBoulder County: 98,200 USDBroomfield County: 83,900 USDChaffee County: 59,800 USDCheyenne County: 67,900 USDClear Creek County: 83,900 USDConejos County: 50,600 USDCostilla County: 43,400 USDCrowley County: 43,300 USDCuster County: 42,700 USDDelta County: 53,800 USDDenver County: 83,900 USDDolores County: 46,700 USDDouglas County: 83,900 USDEagle County: 89,500 USDElbert County: 83,900 USDEl Paso County: 73,600 USDFremont County: 52,000 USDGarfield County: 70,400 USDGilpin County: 83,900 USDGrand County: 74,300 USDGunnison County: 70,800 USDHinsdale County: 73,500 USDHuerfano County: 46,100 USDJackson County: 59,900 USDJefferson County: 83,900 USDKiowa County: 53,100 USDKit Carson County: 53,800 USDLake County: 69,500 USDLa Plata County: 73,300 USDLarimer County: 76,800 USDLas Animas County: 58,000 USDLincoln County: 60,700 USDLogan County: 55,400 USDMesa County: 66,300 USDMineral County: 72,900 USDMoffat County: 69,000 USDMontezuma County: 53,100 USDMontrose County: 56,100 USDMorgan County: 54,000 USDOtero County: 43,500 USDOuray County: 73,300 USDPark County: 83,900 USDPhillips County: 60,100 USDPitkin County: 98,000 USDProwers County: 46,800 USDPueblo County: 50,500 USDRio Blanco County: 78,100 USDRio Grande County: 49,600 USDRoutt County: 79,300 USDSaguache County: 43,100 USDSan Juan County: 54,900 USDSan Miguel County: 79,000 USDSedgwick County: 57,400 USDSummit County: 88,600 USDTeller County: 79,100 USDWashington County: 53,600 USDWeld County: 75,700 USDYuma County: 57,300 USD
  • Under 49K
  • 49K to 55K
  • 55K to 64K
  • 64K to 74K
  • 74K to 84K
  • 84K and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Boulder County: 98,200 USDBoulder County98,200Pitkin County: 98,000 USDPitkin County98,000Eagle County: 89,500 USDEagle County89,500Summit County: 88,600 USDSummit County88,600Adams County: 83,900 USDAdams County83,900Arapahoe County: 83,900 USDArapahoe County83,900Broomfield County: 83,900 USDBroomfield County83,900Clear Creek County: 83,900 USDClear Creek County83,900Denver County: 83,900 USDDenver County83,900Douglas County: 83,900 USDDouglas County83,900Elbert County: 83,900 USDElbert County83,900Gilpin County: 83,900 USDGilpin County83,900Jefferson County: 83,900 USDJefferson County83,900Park County: 83,900 USDPark County83,900Routt County: 79,300 USDRoutt County79,300Teller County: 79,100 USDTeller County79,100San Miguel County: 79,000 USDSan Miguel County79,000Rio Blanco County: 78,100 USDRio Blanco County78,100Larimer County: 76,800 USDLarimer County76,800Weld County: 75,700 USDWeld County75,700Grand County: 74,300 USDGrand County74,300El Paso County: 73,600 USDEl Paso County73,600Hinsdale County: 73,500 USDHinsdale County73,500La Plata County: 73,300 USDLa Plata County73,300Ouray County: 73,300 USDOuray County73,300Mineral County: 72,900 USDMineral County72,900Gunnison County: 70,800 USDGunnison County70,800Garfield County: 70,400 USDGarfield County70,400Lake County: 69,500 USDLake County69,500Moffat County: 69,000 USDMoffat County69,000Cheyenne County: 67,900 USDCheyenne County67,900Mesa County: 66,300 USDMesa County66,300Archuleta County: 60,800 USDArchuleta County60,800Lincoln County: 60,700 USDLincoln County60,700Phillips County: 60,100 USDPhillips County60,100Jackson County: 59,900 USDJackson County59,900Chaffee County: 59,800 USDChaffee County59,800Las Animas County: 58,000 USDLas Animas County58,000Sedgwick County: 57,400 USDSedgwick County57,400Yuma County: 57,300 USDYuma County57,300Boulder County: 98,200 USDBoulder County98,200Pitkin County: 98,000 USDPitkin County98,000Eagle County: 89,500 USDEagle County89,500Summit County: 88,600 USDSummit County88,600Adams County: 83,900 USDAdams County83,900Arapahoe County: 83,900 USDArapahoe County83,900Broomfield County: 83,900 USDBroomfield County83,900Clear Creek County: 83,900 USDClear Creek County83,900Denver County: 83,900 USDDenver County83,900Douglas County: 83,900 USDDouglas County83,900Elbert County: 83,900 USDElbert County83,900Gilpin County: 83,900 USDGilpin County83,900Jefferson County: 83,900 USDJefferson County83,900Park County: 83,900 USDPark County83,900Routt County: 79,300 USDRoutt County79,300Teller County: 79,100 USDTeller County79,100San Miguel County: 79,000 USDSan Miguel County79,000Rio Blanco County: 78,100 USDRio Blanco County78,100Larimer County: 76,800 USDLarimer County76,800Weld County: 75,700 USDWeld County75,700Grand County: 74,300 USDGrand County74,300El Paso County: 73,600 USDEl Paso County73,600Hinsdale County: 73,500 USDHinsdale County73,500La Plata County: 73,300 USDLa Plata County73,300Ouray County: 73,300 USDOuray County73,300Mineral County: 72,900 USDMineral County72,900Gunnison County: 70,800 USDGunnison County70,800Garfield County: 70,400 USDGarfield County70,400Lake County: 69,500 USDLake County69,500Moffat County: 69,000 USDMoffat County69,000Cheyenne County: 67,900 USDCheyenne County67,900Mesa County: 66,300 USDMesa County66,300Archuleta County: 60,800 USDArchuleta County60,800Lincoln County: 60,700 USDLincoln County60,700Phillips County: 60,100 USDPhillips County60,100Jackson County: 59,900 USDJackson County59,900Chaffee County: 59,800 USDChaffee County59,800Las Animas County: 58,000 USDLas Animas County58,000Sedgwick County: 57,400 USDSedgwick County57,400Yuma County: 57,300 USDYuma County57,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Boulder County98,200+3.6%
2Pitkin County98,000+1.6%
3Eagle County89,500+1.2%
4Summit County88,600+8.7%
5Adams County83,900+4.7%
5Arapahoe County83,900+4.7%
5Broomfield County83,900+4.7%
5Clear Creek County83,900+4.7%
5Denver County83,900+4.7%
5Douglas County83,900+4.7%
5Elbert County83,900+4.7%
5Gilpin County83,900+4.7%
5Jefferson County83,900+4.7%
5Park County83,900+4.7%
15Routt County79,300+3.7%
16Teller County79,100+5%
17San Miguel County79,000-1%
18Rio Blanco County78,100+0.1%
19Larimer County76,800-1.8%
20Weld County75,700+10.3%
21Grand County74,300-2.7%
22El Paso County73,600+3.7%
23Hinsdale County73,500-5.8%
24La Plata County73,300+5.5%
24Ouray County73,300-1.1%
26Mineral County72,900+3.8%
27Gunnison County70,800+2.9%
28Garfield County70,400+2.5%
29Lake County69,500+18.2%
30Moffat County69,000-2.3%
31Cheyenne County67,900+3.5%
32Mesa County66,300+16.5%
33Archuleta County60,800+1.7%
34Lincoln County60,700+14.1%
35Phillips County60,100+7.3%
36Jackson County59,900-3.9%
37Chaffee County59,800-2.3%
38Las Animas County58,000+6.4%
39Sedgwick County57,400+4.6%
40Yuma County57,300+4.4%
41Montrose County56,100-2.1%
42Logan County55,400+8%
43San Juan County54,900+0.5%
44Morgan County54,000+4.9%
45Delta County53,800+1.7%
45Kit Carson County53,800-9%
47Washington County53,600-6.1%
48Kiowa County53,100-7.5%
48Montezuma County53,100+5.1%
50Fremont County52,000+4.2%
51Conejos County50,600+11.2%
52Pueblo County50,500-0.2%
53Rio Grande County49,600+6.7%
54Alamosa County47,900-6.4%
55Prowers County46,800+2.4%
56Dolores County46,700-12.2%
57Baca County46,600-5.5%
58Huerfano County46,100+7.2%
59Bent County44,100+0.9%
60Otero County43,500+1.2%
61Costilla County43,400+1.9%
62Crowley County43,300+2.1%
63Saguache County43,100+2.1%
64Custer County42,700-16.8%

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/il17/Section8-FY17.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. (2017). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 7 Apr. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Boulder County, with $98,200 in 2017, 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)?

Custer County, with $42,700 in 2017.

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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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