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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 2021, at $116,900. Costilla County had the lowest, at $35,900. The median was $67,150. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest116,900Boulder County
Lowest35,900Costilla County
Median67,15064 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 104,800 USDAlamosa County: 52,300 USDArapahoe County: 104,800 USDArchuleta County: 64,100 USDBaca County: 51,600 USDBent County: 44,800 USDBoulder County: 116,900 USDBroomfield County: 104,800 USDChaffee County: 72,800 USDCheyenne County: 76,600 USDClear Creek County: 104,800 USDConejos County: 49,400 USDCostilla County: 35,900 USDCrowley County: 56,200 USDCuster County: 64,200 USDDelta County: 60,900 USDDenver County: 104,800 USDDolores County: 53,100 USDDouglas County: 104,800 USDEagle County: 98,300 USDElbert County: 104,800 USDEl Paso County: 82,400 USDFremont County: 60,900 USDGarfield County: 88,300 USDGilpin County: 104,800 USDGrand County: 78,800 USDGunnison County: 80,600 USDHinsdale County: 65,500 USDHuerfano County: 54,500 USDJackson County: 56,200 USDJefferson County: 104,800 USDKiowa County: 49,600 USDKit Carson County: 63,900 USDLake County: 66,600 USDLa Plata County: 89,300 USDLarimer County: 95,900 USDLas Animas County: 57,200 USDLincoln County: 72,300 USDLogan County: 65,000 USDMesa County: 70,100 USDMineral County: 66,300 USDMoffat County: 72,600 USDMontezuma County: 59,900 USDMontrose County: 62,100 USDMorgan County: 62,200 USDOtero County: 47,700 USDOuray County: 77,700 USDPark County: 104,800 USDPhillips County: 67,700 USDPitkin County: 106,400 USDProwers County: 50,800 USDPueblo County: 61,400 USDRio Blanco County: 78,300 USDRio Grande County: 56,400 USDRoutt County: 93,000 USDSaguache County: 50,000 USDSan Juan County: 66,100 USDSan Miguel County: 87,800 USDSedgwick County: 64,500 USDSummit County: 96,100 USDTeller County: 79,900 USDWashington County: 63,800 USDWeld County: 89,700 USDYuma County: 56,100 USD
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  • 55K to 62K
  • 62K to 67K
  • 67K to 81K
  • 81K to 100K
  • 100K and over
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Boulder County: 116,900 USDBoulder County116,900Pitkin County: 106,400 USDPitkin County106,400Adams County: 104,800 USDAdams County104,800Arapahoe County: 104,800 USDArapahoe County104,800Broomfield County: 104,800 USDBroomfield County104,800Clear Creek County: 104,800 USDClear Creek County104,800Denver County: 104,800 USDDenver County104,800Douglas County: 104,800 USDDouglas County104,800Elbert County: 104,800 USDElbert County104,800Gilpin County: 104,800 USDGilpin County104,800Jefferson County: 104,800 USDJefferson County104,800Park County: 104,800 USDPark County104,800Eagle County: 98,300 USDEagle County98,300Summit County: 96,100 USDSummit County96,100Larimer County: 95,900 USDLarimer County95,900Routt County: 93,000 USDRoutt County93,000Weld County: 89,700 USDWeld County89,700La Plata County: 89,300 USDLa Plata County89,300Garfield County: 88,300 USDGarfield County88,300San Miguel County: 87,800 USDSan Miguel County87,800El Paso County: 82,400 USDEl Paso County82,400Gunnison County: 80,600 USDGunnison County80,600Teller County: 79,900 USDTeller County79,900Grand County: 78,800 USDGrand County78,800Rio Blanco County: 78,300 USDRio Blanco County78,300Ouray County: 77,700 USDOuray County77,700Cheyenne County: 76,600 USDCheyenne County76,600Chaffee County: 72,800 USDChaffee County72,800Moffat County: 72,600 USDMoffat County72,600Lincoln County: 72,300 USDLincoln County72,300Mesa County: 70,100 USDMesa County70,100Phillips County: 67,700 USDPhillips County67,700Lake County: 66,600 USDLake County66,600Mineral County: 66,300 USDMineral County66,300San Juan County: 66,100 USDSan Juan County66,100Hinsdale County: 65,500 USDHinsdale County65,500Logan County: 65,000 USDLogan County65,000Sedgwick County: 64,500 USDSedgwick County64,500Custer County: 64,200 USDCuster County64,200Archuleta County: 64,100 USDArchuleta County64,100Boulder County: 116,900 USDBoulder County116,900Pitkin County: 106,400 USDPitkin County106,400Adams County: 104,800 USDAdams County104,800Arapahoe County: 104,800 USDArapahoe County104,800Broomfield County: 104,800 USDBroomfield County104,800Clear Creek County: 104,800 USDClear Creek County104,800Denver County: 104,800 USDDenver County104,800Douglas County: 104,800 USDDouglas County104,800Elbert County: 104,800 USDElbert County104,800Gilpin County: 104,800 USDGilpin County104,800Jefferson County: 104,800 USDJefferson County104,800Park County: 104,800 USDPark County104,800Eagle County: 98,300 USDEagle County98,300Summit County: 96,100 USDSummit County96,100Larimer County: 95,900 USDLarimer County95,900Routt County: 93,000 USDRoutt County93,000Weld County: 89,700 USDWeld County89,700La Plata County: 89,300 USDLa Plata County89,300Garfield County: 88,300 USDGarfield County88,300San Miguel County: 87,800 USDSan Miguel County87,800El Paso County: 82,400 USDEl Paso County82,400Gunnison County: 80,600 USDGunnison County80,600Teller County: 79,900 USDTeller County79,900Grand County: 78,800 USDGrand County78,800Rio Blanco County: 78,300 USDRio Blanco County78,300Ouray County: 77,700 USDOuray County77,700Cheyenne County: 76,600 USDCheyenne County76,600Chaffee County: 72,800 USDChaffee County72,800Moffat County: 72,600 USDMoffat County72,600Lincoln County: 72,300 USDLincoln County72,300Mesa County: 70,100 USDMesa County70,100Phillips County: 67,700 USDPhillips County67,700Lake County: 66,600 USDLake County66,600Mineral County: 66,300 USDMineral County66,300San Juan County: 66,100 USDSan Juan County66,100Hinsdale County: 65,500 USDHinsdale County65,500Logan County: 65,000 USDLogan County65,000Sedgwick County: 64,500 USDSedgwick County64,500Custer County: 64,200 USDCuster County64,200Archuleta County: 64,100 USDArchuleta County64,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Boulder County116,900+1.6%
2Pitkin County106,400-3.7%
3Adams County104,800+4.8%
3Arapahoe County104,800+4.8%
3Broomfield County104,800+4.8%
3Clear Creek County104,800+4.8%
3Denver County104,800+4.8%
3Douglas County104,800+4.8%
3Elbert County104,800+4.8%
3Gilpin County104,800+4.8%
3Jefferson County104,800+4.8%
3Park County104,800+4.8%
13Eagle County98,300-1.6%
14Summit County96,100+0.2%
15Larimer County95,900-3.5%
16Routt County93,000+6.7%
17Weld County89,700+6.4%
18La Plata County89,300+6.8%
19Garfield County88,300+4.5%
20San Miguel County87,800+7.7%
21El Paso County82,400+1%
22Gunnison County80,600+6.9%
23Teller County79,900-2.3%
24Grand County78,8000%
25Rio Blanco County78,300-6.1%
26Ouray County77,700+1.8%
27Cheyenne County76,600+5.2%
28Chaffee County72,800+2.1%
29Moffat County72,600-0.1%
30Lincoln County72,300+13%
31Mesa County70,100+3.5%
32Phillips County67,700-0.7%
33Lake County66,600-0.3%
34Mineral County66,300-12.2%
35San Juan County66,100+2.3%
36Hinsdale County65,500-14.6%
37Logan County65,000+6.9%
38Sedgwick County64,500+1.1%
39Custer County64,200+11.3%
40Archuleta County64,100+9.8%
41Kit Carson County63,900+5.8%
42Washington County63,800-0.6%
43Morgan County62,200+2%
44Montrose County62,100+2%
45Pueblo County61,400+0.3%
46Delta County60,900+4.8%
46Fremont County60,900+2.4%
48Montezuma County59,900+1.2%
49Las Animas County57,200+1.8%
50Rio Grande County56,400+1.1%
51Crowley County56,200+6.2%
51Jackson County56,200-12.1%
53Yuma County56,100+3.7%
54Huerfano County54,500+3.6%
55Dolores County53,100+3.3%
56Alamosa County52,300+6.5%
57Baca County51,600+5.7%
58Prowers County50,800-4.9%
59Saguache County50,000+3.7%
60Kiowa County49,600-7.3%
61Conejos County49,400-7.1%
62Otero County47,700-1.4%
63Bent County44,800+3.2%
64Costilla County35,900-2.4%

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/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 24 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Boulder County, with $116,900 in 2021, 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 $35,900 in 2021.

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