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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 2018, at $108,600. Dolores County had the lowest, at $41,000. The median was $64,800. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest108,600Boulder County
Lowest41,000Dolores County
Median64,80064 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 89,900 USDAlamosa County: 51,500 USDArapahoe County: 89,900 USDArchuleta County: 63,100 USDBaca County: 47,400 USDBent County: 44,100 USDBoulder County: 108,600 USDBroomfield County: 89,900 USDChaffee County: 65,700 USDCheyenne County: 66,500 USDClear Creek County: 89,900 USDConejos County: 51,200 USDCostilla County: 42,900 USDCrowley County: 43,900 USDCuster County: 48,300 USDDelta County: 54,700 USDDenver County: 89,900 USDDolores County: 41,000 USDDouglas County: 89,900 USDEagle County: 86,900 USDElbert County: 89,900 USDEl Paso County: 77,700 USDFremont County: 51,600 USDGarfield County: 71,500 USDGilpin County: 89,900 USDGrand County: 75,900 USDGunnison County: 69,200 USDHinsdale County: 77,300 USDHuerfano County: 46,300 USDJackson County: 63,000 USDJefferson County: 89,900 USDKiowa County: 54,200 USDKit Carson County: 55,400 USDLake County: 67,200 USDLa Plata County: 78,500 USDLarimer County: 85,100 USDLas Animas County: 57,800 USDLincoln County: 58,700 USDLogan County: 59,200 USDMesa County: 63,900 USDMineral County: 73,700 USDMoffat County: 70,700 USDMontezuma County: 54,800 USDMontrose County: 57,300 USDMorgan County: 55,900 USDOtero County: 44,400 USDOuray County: 79,300 USDPark County: 89,900 USDPhillips County: 61,400 USDPitkin County: 107,900 USDProwers County: 50,200 USDPueblo County: 55,300 USDRio Blanco County: 78,800 USDRio Grande County: 52,700 USDRoutt County: 86,700 USDSaguache County: 46,800 USDSan Juan County: 57,000 USDSan Miguel County: 77,000 USDSedgwick County: 58,700 USDSummit County: 90,600 USDTeller County: 80,700 USDWashington County: 59,700 USDWeld County: 82,400 USDYuma County: 58,400 USD
  • Under 51K
  • 51K to 57K
  • 57K to 65K
  • 65K to 78K
  • 78K to 90K
  • 90K and over
USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Boulder County: 108,600 USDBoulder County108,600Pitkin County: 107,900 USDPitkin County107,900Summit County: 90,600 USDSummit County90,600Adams County: 89,900 USDAdams County89,900Arapahoe County: 89,900 USDArapahoe County89,900Broomfield County: 89,900 USDBroomfield County89,900Clear Creek County: 89,900 USDClear Creek County89,900Denver County: 89,900 USDDenver County89,900Douglas County: 89,900 USDDouglas County89,900Elbert County: 89,900 USDElbert County89,900Gilpin County: 89,900 USDGilpin County89,900Jefferson County: 89,900 USDJefferson County89,900Park County: 89,900 USDPark County89,900Eagle County: 86,900 USDEagle County86,900Routt County: 86,700 USDRoutt County86,700Larimer County: 85,100 USDLarimer County85,100Weld County: 82,400 USDWeld County82,400Teller County: 80,700 USDTeller County80,700Ouray County: 79,300 USDOuray County79,300Rio Blanco County: 78,800 USDRio Blanco County78,800La Plata County: 78,500 USDLa Plata County78,500El Paso County: 77,700 USDEl Paso County77,700Hinsdale County: 77,300 USDHinsdale County77,300San Miguel County: 77,000 USDSan Miguel County77,000Grand County: 75,900 USDGrand County75,900Mineral County: 73,700 USDMineral County73,700Garfield County: 71,500 USDGarfield County71,500Moffat County: 70,700 USDMoffat County70,700Gunnison County: 69,200 USDGunnison County69,200Lake County: 67,200 USDLake County67,200Cheyenne County: 66,500 USDCheyenne County66,500Chaffee County: 65,700 USDChaffee County65,700Mesa County: 63,900 USDMesa County63,900Archuleta County: 63,100 USDArchuleta County63,100Jackson County: 63,000 USDJackson County63,000Phillips County: 61,400 USDPhillips County61,400Washington County: 59,700 USDWashington County59,700Logan County: 59,200 USDLogan County59,200Lincoln County: 58,700 USDLincoln County58,700Sedgwick County: 58,700 USDSedgwick County58,700Boulder County: 108,600 USDBoulder County108,600Pitkin County: 107,900 USDPitkin County107,900Summit County: 90,600 USDSummit County90,600Adams County: 89,900 USDAdams County89,900Arapahoe County: 89,900 USDArapahoe County89,900Broomfield County: 89,900 USDBroomfield County89,900Clear Creek County: 89,900 USDClear Creek County89,900Denver County: 89,900 USDDenver County89,900Douglas County: 89,900 USDDouglas County89,900Elbert County: 89,900 USDElbert County89,900Gilpin County: 89,900 USDGilpin County89,900Jefferson County: 89,900 USDJefferson County89,900Park County: 89,900 USDPark County89,900Eagle County: 86,900 USDEagle County86,900Routt County: 86,700 USDRoutt County86,700Larimer County: 85,100 USDLarimer County85,100Weld County: 82,400 USDWeld County82,400Teller County: 80,700 USDTeller County80,700Ouray County: 79,300 USDOuray County79,300Rio Blanco County: 78,800 USDRio Blanco County78,800La Plata County: 78,500 USDLa Plata County78,500El Paso County: 77,700 USDEl Paso County77,700Hinsdale County: 77,300 USDHinsdale County77,300San Miguel County: 77,000 USDSan Miguel County77,000Grand County: 75,900 USDGrand County75,900Mineral County: 73,700 USDMineral County73,700Garfield County: 71,500 USDGarfield County71,500Moffat County: 70,700 USDMoffat County70,700Gunnison County: 69,200 USDGunnison County69,200Lake County: 67,200 USDLake County67,200Cheyenne County: 66,500 USDCheyenne County66,500Chaffee County: 65,700 USDChaffee County65,700Mesa County: 63,900 USDMesa County63,900Archuleta County: 63,100 USDArchuleta County63,100Jackson County: 63,000 USDJackson County63,000Phillips County: 61,400 USDPhillips County61,400Washington County: 59,700 USDWashington County59,700Logan County: 59,200 USDLogan County59,200Lincoln County: 58,700 USDLincoln County58,700Sedgwick County: 58,700 USDSedgwick County58,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Boulder County108,600+10.6%
2Pitkin County107,900+10.1%
3Summit County90,600+2.3%
4Adams County89,900+7.2%
4Arapahoe County89,900+7.2%
4Broomfield County89,900+7.2%
4Clear Creek County89,900+7.2%
4Denver County89,900+7.2%
4Douglas County89,900+7.2%
4Elbert County89,900+7.2%
4Gilpin County89,900+7.2%
4Jefferson County89,900+7.2%
4Park County89,900+7.2%
14Eagle County86,900-2.9%
15Routt County86,700+9.3%
16Larimer County85,100+10.8%
17Weld County82,400+8.9%
18Teller County80,700+2%
19Ouray County79,300+8.2%
20Rio Blanco County78,800+0.9%
21La Plata County78,500+7.1%
22El Paso County77,700+5.6%
23Hinsdale County77,300+5.2%
24San Miguel County77,000-2.5%
25Grand County75,900+2.2%
26Mineral County73,700+1.1%
27Garfield County71,500+1.6%
28Moffat County70,700+2.5%
29Gunnison County69,200-2.3%
30Lake County67,200-3.3%
31Cheyenne County66,500-2.1%
32Chaffee County65,700+9.9%
33Mesa County63,900-3.6%
34Archuleta County63,100+3.8%
35Jackson County63,000+5.2%
36Phillips County61,400+2.2%
37Washington County59,700+11.4%
38Logan County59,200+6.9%
39Lincoln County58,700-3.3%
39Sedgwick County58,700+2.3%
41Yuma County58,400+1.9%
42Las Animas County57,800-0.3%
43Montrose County57,300+2.1%
44San Juan County57,000+3.8%
45Morgan County55,900+3.5%
46Kit Carson County55,400+3%
47Pueblo County55,300+9.5%
48Montezuma County54,800+3.2%
49Delta County54,700+1.7%
50Kiowa County54,200+2.1%
51Rio Grande County52,700+6.3%
52Fremont County51,600-0.8%
53Alamosa County51,500+7.5%
54Conejos County51,200+1.2%
55Prowers County50,200+7.3%
56Custer County48,300+13.1%
57Baca County47,400+1.7%
58Saguache County46,800+8.6%
59Huerfano County46,300+0.4%
60Otero County44,400+2.1%
61Bent County44,1000%
62Crowley County43,900+1.4%
63Costilla County42,900-1.2%
64Dolores County41,000-12.2%

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/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2018). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 27 Mar. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2018}},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Boulder County, with $108,600 in 2018, 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)?

Dolores County, with $41,000 in 2018.

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