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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 2019, at $113,600. Costilla County had the lowest, at $34,900. The median was $67,250. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest113,600Boulder County
Lowest34,900Costilla County
Median67,25064 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 92,800 USDAlamosa County: 49,100 USDArapahoe County: 92,800 USDArchuleta County: 61,700 USDBaca County: 49,400 USDBent County: 44,000 USDBoulder County: 113,600 USDBroomfield County: 92,800 USDChaffee County: 67,300 USDCheyenne County: 67,200 USDClear Creek County: 92,800 USDConejos County: 52,500 USDCostilla County: 34,900 USDCrowley County: 43,000 USDCuster County: 54,500 USDDelta County: 57,100 USDDenver County: 92,800 USDDolores County: 43,100 USDDouglas County: 92,800 USDEagle County: 94,000 USDElbert County: 92,800 USDEl Paso County: 81,400 USDFremont County: 54,200 USDGarfield County: 79,600 USDGilpin County: 92,800 USDGrand County: 78,500 USDGunnison County: 71,000 USDHinsdale County: 75,300 USDHuerfano County: 52,400 USDJackson County: 62,100 USDJefferson County: 92,800 USDKiowa County: 53,300 USDKit Carson County: 56,900 USDLake County: 68,100 USDLa Plata County: 82,600 USDLarimer County: 87,200 USDLas Animas County: 57,500 USDLincoln County: 54,900 USDLogan County: 58,900 USDMesa County: 69,700 USDMineral County: 73,700 USDMoffat County: 73,500 USDMontezuma County: 57,100 USDMontrose County: 59,100 USDMorgan County: 58,200 USDOtero County: 46,100 USDOuray County: 78,600 USDPark County: 92,800 USDPhillips County: 65,600 USDPitkin County: 103,400 USDProwers County: 54,000 USDPueblo County: 65,200 USDRio Blanco County: 78,800 USDRio Grande County: 55,500 USDRoutt County: 86,100 USDSaguache County: 46,400 USDSan Juan County: 62,900 USDSan Miguel County: 78,800 USDSedgwick County: 59,600 USDSummit County: 89,100 USDTeller County: 79,800 USDWashington County: 61,200 USDWeld County: 79,200 USDYuma County: 55,900 USD
  • Under 54K
  • 54K to 58K
  • 58K to 67K
  • 67K to 79K
  • 79K to 93K
  • 93K and over
USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Boulder County: 113,600 USDBoulder County113,600Pitkin County: 103,400 USDPitkin County103,400Eagle County: 94,000 USDEagle County94,000Adams County: 92,800 USDAdams County92,800Arapahoe County: 92,800 USDArapahoe County92,800Broomfield County: 92,800 USDBroomfield County92,800Clear Creek County: 92,800 USDClear Creek County92,800Denver County: 92,800 USDDenver County92,800Douglas County: 92,800 USDDouglas County92,800Elbert County: 92,800 USDElbert County92,800Gilpin County: 92,800 USDGilpin County92,800Jefferson County: 92,800 USDJefferson County92,800Park County: 92,800 USDPark County92,800Summit County: 89,100 USDSummit County89,100Larimer County: 87,200 USDLarimer County87,200Routt County: 86,100 USDRoutt County86,100La Plata County: 82,600 USDLa Plata County82,600El Paso County: 81,400 USDEl Paso County81,400Teller County: 79,800 USDTeller County79,800Garfield County: 79,600 USDGarfield County79,600Weld County: 79,200 USDWeld County79,200Rio Blanco County: 78,800 USDRio Blanco County78,800San Miguel County: 78,800 USDSan Miguel County78,800Ouray County: 78,600 USDOuray County78,600Grand County: 78,500 USDGrand County78,500Hinsdale County: 75,300 USDHinsdale County75,300Mineral County: 73,700 USDMineral County73,700Moffat County: 73,500 USDMoffat County73,500Gunnison County: 71,000 USDGunnison County71,000Mesa County: 69,700 USDMesa County69,700Lake County: 68,100 USDLake County68,100Chaffee County: 67,300 USDChaffee County67,300Cheyenne County: 67,200 USDCheyenne County67,200Phillips County: 65,600 USDPhillips County65,600Pueblo County: 65,200 USDPueblo County65,200San Juan County: 62,900 USDSan Juan County62,900Jackson County: 62,100 USDJackson County62,100Archuleta County: 61,700 USDArchuleta County61,700Washington County: 61,200 USDWashington County61,200Sedgwick County: 59,600 USDSedgwick County59,600Boulder County: 113,600 USDBoulder County113,600Pitkin County: 103,400 USDPitkin County103,400Eagle County: 94,000 USDEagle County94,000Adams County: 92,800 USDAdams County92,800Arapahoe County: 92,800 USDArapahoe County92,800Broomfield County: 92,800 USDBroomfield County92,800Clear Creek County: 92,800 USDClear Creek County92,800Denver County: 92,800 USDDenver County92,800Douglas County: 92,800 USDDouglas County92,800Elbert County: 92,800 USDElbert County92,800Gilpin County: 92,800 USDGilpin County92,800Jefferson County: 92,800 USDJefferson County92,800Park County: 92,800 USDPark County92,800Summit County: 89,100 USDSummit County89,100Larimer County: 87,200 USDLarimer County87,200Routt County: 86,100 USDRoutt County86,100La Plata County: 82,600 USDLa Plata County82,600El Paso County: 81,400 USDEl Paso County81,400Teller County: 79,800 USDTeller County79,800Garfield County: 79,600 USDGarfield County79,600Weld County: 79,200 USDWeld County79,200Rio Blanco County: 78,800 USDRio Blanco County78,800San Miguel County: 78,800 USDSan Miguel County78,800Ouray County: 78,600 USDOuray County78,600Grand County: 78,500 USDGrand County78,500Hinsdale County: 75,300 USDHinsdale County75,300Mineral County: 73,700 USDMineral County73,700Moffat County: 73,500 USDMoffat County73,500Gunnison County: 71,000 USDGunnison County71,000Mesa County: 69,700 USDMesa County69,700Lake County: 68,100 USDLake County68,100Chaffee County: 67,300 USDChaffee County67,300Cheyenne County: 67,200 USDCheyenne County67,200Phillips County: 65,600 USDPhillips County65,600Pueblo County: 65,200 USDPueblo County65,200San Juan County: 62,900 USDSan Juan County62,900Jackson County: 62,100 USDJackson County62,100Archuleta County: 61,700 USDArchuleta County61,700Washington County: 61,200 USDWashington County61,200Sedgwick County: 59,600 USDSedgwick County59,600
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Boulder County113,600+4.6%
2Pitkin County103,400-4.2%
3Eagle County94,000+8.2%
4Adams County92,800+3.2%
4Arapahoe County92,800+3.2%
4Broomfield County92,800+3.2%
4Clear Creek County92,800+3.2%
4Denver County92,800+3.2%
4Douglas County92,800+3.2%
4Elbert County92,800+3.2%
4Gilpin County92,800+3.2%
4Jefferson County92,800+3.2%
4Park County92,800+3.2%
14Summit County89,100-1.7%
15Larimer County87,200+2.5%
16Routt County86,100-0.7%
17La Plata County82,600+5.2%
18El Paso County81,400+4.8%
19Teller County79,800-1.1%
20Garfield County79,600+11.3%
21Weld County79,200-3.9%
22Rio Blanco County78,8000%
22San Miguel County78,800+2.3%
24Ouray County78,600-0.9%
25Grand County78,500+3.4%
26Hinsdale County75,300-2.6%
27Mineral County73,7000%
28Moffat County73,500+4%
29Gunnison County71,000+2.6%
30Mesa County69,700+9.1%
31Lake County68,100+1.3%
32Chaffee County67,300+2.4%
33Cheyenne County67,200+1.1%
34Phillips County65,600+6.8%
35Pueblo County65,200+17.9%
36San Juan County62,900+10.4%
37Jackson County62,100-1.4%
38Archuleta County61,700-2.2%
39Washington County61,200+2.5%
40Sedgwick County59,600+1.5%
41Montrose County59,100+3.1%
42Logan County58,900-0.5%
43Morgan County58,200+4.1%
44Las Animas County57,500-0.5%
45Delta County57,100+4.4%
45Montezuma County57,100+4.2%
47Kit Carson County56,900+2.7%
48Yuma County55,900-4.3%
49Rio Grande County55,500+5.3%
50Lincoln County54,900-6.5%
51Custer County54,500+12.8%
52Fremont County54,200+5%
53Prowers County54,000+7.6%
54Kiowa County53,300-1.7%
55Conejos County52,500+2.5%
56Huerfano County52,400+13.2%
57Baca County49,400+4.2%
58Alamosa County49,100-4.7%
59Saguache County46,400-0.9%
60Otero County46,100+3.8%
61Bent County44,000-0.2%
62Dolores County43,100+5.1%
63Crowley County43,000-2.1%
64Costilla County34,900-18.6%

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/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2019). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2019. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2019) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Boulder County, with $113,600 in 2019, 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 $34,900 in 2019.

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