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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 2020, at $115,100. Costilla County had the lowest, at $36,800. The median was $67,950. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest115,100Boulder County
Lowest36,800Costilla County
Median67,95064 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 100,000 USDAlamosa County: 49,100 USDArapahoe County: 100,000 USDArchuleta County: 58,400 USDBaca County: 48,800 USDBent County: 43,400 USDBoulder County: 115,100 USDBroomfield County: 100,000 USDChaffee County: 71,300 USDCheyenne County: 72,800 USDClear Creek County: 100,000 USDConejos County: 53,200 USDCostilla County: 36,800 USDCrowley County: 52,900 USDCuster County: 57,700 USDDelta County: 58,100 USDDenver County: 100,000 USDDolores County: 51,400 USDDouglas County: 100,000 USDEagle County: 99,900 USDElbert County: 100,000 USDEl Paso County: 81,600 USDFremont County: 59,500 USDGarfield County: 84,500 USDGilpin County: 100,000 USDGrand County: 78,800 USDGunnison County: 75,400 USDHinsdale County: 76,700 USDHuerfano County: 52,600 USDJackson County: 63,900 USDJefferson County: 100,000 USDKiowa County: 53,500 USDKit Carson County: 60,400 USDLake County: 66,800 USDLa Plata County: 83,600 USDLarimer County: 99,400 USDLas Animas County: 56,200 USDLincoln County: 64,000 USDLogan County: 60,800 USDMesa County: 67,700 USDMineral County: 75,500 USDMoffat County: 72,700 USDMontezuma County: 59,200 USDMontrose County: 60,900 USDMorgan County: 61,000 USDOtero County: 48,400 USDOuray County: 76,300 USDPark County: 100,000 USDPhillips County: 68,200 USDPitkin County: 110,500 USDProwers County: 53,400 USDPueblo County: 61,200 USDRio Blanco County: 83,400 USDRio Grande County: 55,800 USDRoutt County: 87,200 USDSaguache County: 48,200 USDSan Juan County: 64,600 USDSan Miguel County: 81,500 USDSedgwick County: 63,800 USDSummit County: 95,900 USDTeller County: 81,800 USDWashington County: 64,200 USDWeld County: 84,300 USDYuma County: 54,100 USD
  • Under 53K
  • 53K to 61K
  • 61K to 68K
  • 68K to 82K
  • 82K to 100K
  • 100K and over
USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Boulder County: 115,100 USDBoulder County115,100Pitkin County: 110,500 USDPitkin County110,500Adams County: 100,000 USDAdams County100,000Arapahoe County: 100,000 USDArapahoe County100,000Broomfield County: 100,000 USDBroomfield County100,000Clear Creek County: 100,000 USDClear Creek County100,000Denver County: 100,000 USDDenver County100,000Douglas County: 100,000 USDDouglas County100,000Elbert County: 100,000 USDElbert County100,000Gilpin County: 100,000 USDGilpin County100,000Jefferson County: 100,000 USDJefferson County100,000Park County: 100,000 USDPark County100,000Eagle County: 99,900 USDEagle County99,900Larimer County: 99,400 USDLarimer County99,400Summit County: 95,900 USDSummit County95,900Routt County: 87,200 USDRoutt County87,200Garfield County: 84,500 USDGarfield County84,500Weld County: 84,300 USDWeld County84,300La Plata County: 83,600 USDLa Plata County83,600Rio Blanco County: 83,400 USDRio Blanco County83,400Teller County: 81,800 USDTeller County81,800El Paso County: 81,600 USDEl Paso County81,600San Miguel County: 81,500 USDSan Miguel County81,500Grand County: 78,800 USDGrand County78,800Hinsdale County: 76,700 USDHinsdale County76,700Ouray County: 76,300 USDOuray County76,300Mineral County: 75,500 USDMineral County75,500Gunnison County: 75,400 USDGunnison County75,400Cheyenne County: 72,800 USDCheyenne County72,800Moffat County: 72,700 USDMoffat County72,700Chaffee County: 71,300 USDChaffee County71,300Phillips County: 68,200 USDPhillips County68,200Mesa County: 67,700 USDMesa County67,700Lake County: 66,800 USDLake County66,800San Juan County: 64,600 USDSan Juan County64,600Washington County: 64,200 USDWashington County64,200Lincoln County: 64,000 USDLincoln County64,000Jackson County: 63,900 USDJackson County63,900Sedgwick County: 63,800 USDSedgwick County63,800Pueblo County: 61,200 USDPueblo County61,200Boulder County: 115,100 USDBoulder County115,100Pitkin County: 110,500 USDPitkin County110,500Adams County: 100,000 USDAdams County100,000Arapahoe County: 100,000 USDArapahoe County100,000Broomfield County: 100,000 USDBroomfield County100,000Clear Creek County: 100,000 USDClear Creek County100,000Denver County: 100,000 USDDenver County100,000Douglas County: 100,000 USDDouglas County100,000Elbert County: 100,000 USDElbert County100,000Gilpin County: 100,000 USDGilpin County100,000Jefferson County: 100,000 USDJefferson County100,000Park County: 100,000 USDPark County100,000Eagle County: 99,900 USDEagle County99,900Larimer County: 99,400 USDLarimer County99,400Summit County: 95,900 USDSummit County95,900Routt County: 87,200 USDRoutt County87,200Garfield County: 84,500 USDGarfield County84,500Weld County: 84,300 USDWeld County84,300La Plata County: 83,600 USDLa Plata County83,600Rio Blanco County: 83,400 USDRio Blanco County83,400Teller County: 81,800 USDTeller County81,800El Paso County: 81,600 USDEl Paso County81,600San Miguel County: 81,500 USDSan Miguel County81,500Grand County: 78,800 USDGrand County78,800Hinsdale County: 76,700 USDHinsdale County76,700Ouray County: 76,300 USDOuray County76,300Mineral County: 75,500 USDMineral County75,500Gunnison County: 75,400 USDGunnison County75,400Cheyenne County: 72,800 USDCheyenne County72,800Moffat County: 72,700 USDMoffat County72,700Chaffee County: 71,300 USDChaffee County71,300Phillips County: 68,200 USDPhillips County68,200Mesa County: 67,700 USDMesa County67,700Lake County: 66,800 USDLake County66,800San Juan County: 64,600 USDSan Juan County64,600Washington County: 64,200 USDWashington County64,200Lincoln County: 64,000 USDLincoln County64,000Jackson County: 63,900 USDJackson County63,900Sedgwick County: 63,800 USDSedgwick County63,800Pueblo County: 61,200 USDPueblo County61,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Boulder County115,100+1.3%
2Pitkin County110,500+6.9%
3Adams County100,000+7.8%
3Arapahoe County100,000+7.8%
3Broomfield County100,000+7.8%
3Clear Creek County100,000+7.8%
3Denver County100,000+7.8%
3Douglas County100,000+7.8%
3Elbert County100,000+7.8%
3Gilpin County100,000+7.8%
3Jefferson County100,000+7.8%
3Park County100,000+7.8%
13Eagle County99,900+6.3%
14Larimer County99,400+14%
15Summit County95,900+7.6%
16Routt County87,200+1.3%
17Garfield County84,500+6.2%
18Weld County84,300+6.4%
19La Plata County83,600+1.2%
20Rio Blanco County83,400+5.8%
21Teller County81,800+2.5%
22El Paso County81,600+0.2%
23San Miguel County81,500+3.4%
24Grand County78,800+0.4%
25Hinsdale County76,700+1.9%
26Ouray County76,300-2.9%
27Mineral County75,500+2.4%
28Gunnison County75,400+6.2%
29Cheyenne County72,800+8.3%
30Moffat County72,700-1.1%
31Chaffee County71,300+5.9%
32Phillips County68,200+4%
33Mesa County67,700-2.9%
34Lake County66,800-1.9%
35San Juan County64,600+2.7%
36Washington County64,200+4.9%
37Lincoln County64,000+16.6%
38Jackson County63,900+2.9%
39Sedgwick County63,800+7%
40Pueblo County61,200-6.1%
41Morgan County61,000+4.8%
42Montrose County60,900+3%
43Logan County60,800+3.2%
44Kit Carson County60,400+6.2%
45Fremont County59,500+9.8%
46Montezuma County59,200+3.7%
47Archuleta County58,400-5.3%
48Delta County58,100+1.8%
49Custer County57,700+5.9%
50Las Animas County56,200-2.3%
51Rio Grande County55,800+0.5%
52Yuma County54,100-3.2%
53Kiowa County53,500+0.4%
54Prowers County53,400-1.1%
55Conejos County53,200+1.3%
56Crowley County52,900+23%
57Huerfano County52,600+0.4%
58Dolores County51,400+19.3%
59Alamosa County49,1000%
60Baca County48,800-1.2%
61Otero County48,400+5%
62Saguache County48,200+3.9%
63Bent County43,400-1.4%
64Costilla County36,800+5.4%

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/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2020). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Boulder County, with $115,100 in 2020, 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 $36,800 in 2020.

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