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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 2022, at $125,400. Costilla County had the lowest, at $44,400. The median was $73,150. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest125,400Boulder County
Lowest44,400Costilla County
Median73,15064 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 117,800 USDAlamosa County: 53,400 USDArapahoe County: 117,800 USDArchuleta County: 69,000 USDBaca County: 53,600 USDBent County: 45,100 USDBoulder County: 125,400 USDBroomfield County: 117,800 USDChaffee County: 79,800 USDCheyenne County: 90,200 USDClear Creek County: 117,800 USDConejos County: 52,000 USDCostilla County: 44,400 USDCrowley County: 60,500 USDCuster County: 70,500 USDDelta County: 68,300 USDDenver County: 117,800 USDDolores County: 58,600 USDDouglas County: 117,800 USDEagle County: 104,700 USDElbert County: 117,800 USDEl Paso County: 96,100 USDFremont County: 68,100 USDGarfield County: 94,200 USDGilpin County: 117,800 USDGrand County: 95,000 USDGunnison County: 98,100 USDHinsdale County: 71,400 USDHuerfano County: 56,800 USDJackson County: 63,600 USDJefferson County: 117,800 USDKiowa County: 57,700 USDKit Carson County: 66,900 USDLake County: 70,400 USDLa Plata County: 101,300 USDLarimer County: 111,300 USDLas Animas County: 61,400 USDLincoln County: 77,900 USDLogan County: 73,900 USDMesa County: 83,500 USDMineral County: 72,400 USDMoffat County: 79,700 USDMontezuma County: 64,300 USDMontrose County: 70,000 USDMorgan County: 70,400 USDOtero County: 59,200 USDOuray County: 87,900 USDPark County: 117,800 USDPhillips County: 68,900 USDPitkin County: 108,000 USDProwers County: 55,200 USDPueblo County: 68,600 USDRio Blanco County: 84,300 USDRio Grande County: 64,600 USDRoutt County: 105,600 USDSaguache County: 57,200 USDSan Juan County: 68,900 USDSan Miguel County: 104,800 USDSedgwick County: 69,500 USDSummit County: 99,800 USDTeller County: 88,400 USDWashington County: 70,200 USDWeld County: 102,500 USDYuma County: 59,200 USD
  • Under 59K
  • 59K to 69K
  • 69K to 73K
  • 73K to 95K
  • 95K to 110K
  • 110K and over
USD, 2022. 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, 2022

Boulder County: 125,400 USDBoulder County125,400Adams County: 117,800 USDAdams County117,800Arapahoe County: 117,800 USDArapahoe County117,800Broomfield County: 117,800 USDBroomfield County117,800Clear Creek County: 117,800 USDClear Creek County117,800Denver County: 117,800 USDDenver County117,800Douglas County: 117,800 USDDouglas County117,800Elbert County: 117,800 USDElbert County117,800Gilpin County: 117,800 USDGilpin County117,800Jefferson County: 117,800 USDJefferson County117,800Park County: 117,800 USDPark County117,800Larimer County: 111,300 USDLarimer County111,300Pitkin County: 108,000 USDPitkin County108,000Routt County: 105,600 USDRoutt County105,600San Miguel County: 104,800 USDSan Miguel County104,800Eagle County: 104,700 USDEagle County104,700Weld County: 102,500 USDWeld County102,500La Plata County: 101,300 USDLa Plata County101,300Summit County: 99,800 USDSummit County99,800Gunnison County: 98,100 USDGunnison County98,100El Paso County: 96,100 USDEl Paso County96,100Grand County: 95,000 USDGrand County95,000Garfield County: 94,200 USDGarfield County94,200Cheyenne County: 90,200 USDCheyenne County90,200Teller County: 88,400 USDTeller County88,400Ouray County: 87,900 USDOuray County87,900Rio Blanco County: 84,300 USDRio Blanco County84,300Mesa County: 83,500 USDMesa County83,500Chaffee County: 79,800 USDChaffee County79,800Moffat County: 79,700 USDMoffat County79,700Lincoln County: 77,900 USDLincoln County77,900Logan County: 73,900 USDLogan County73,900Mineral County: 72,400 USDMineral County72,400Hinsdale County: 71,400 USDHinsdale County71,400Custer County: 70,500 USDCuster County70,500Lake County: 70,400 USDLake County70,400Morgan County: 70,400 USDMorgan County70,400Washington County: 70,200 USDWashington County70,200Montrose County: 70,000 USDMontrose County70,000Sedgwick County: 69,500 USDSedgwick County69,500Boulder County: 125,400 USDBoulder County125,400Adams County: 117,800 USDAdams County117,800Arapahoe County: 117,800 USDArapahoe County117,800Broomfield County: 117,800 USDBroomfield County117,800Clear Creek County: 117,800 USDClear Creek County117,800Denver County: 117,800 USDDenver County117,800Douglas County: 117,800 USDDouglas County117,800Elbert County: 117,800 USDElbert County117,800Gilpin County: 117,800 USDGilpin County117,800Jefferson County: 117,800 USDJefferson County117,800Park County: 117,800 USDPark County117,800Larimer County: 111,300 USDLarimer County111,300Pitkin County: 108,000 USDPitkin County108,000Routt County: 105,600 USDRoutt County105,600San Miguel County: 104,800 USDSan Miguel County104,800Eagle County: 104,700 USDEagle County104,700Weld County: 102,500 USDWeld County102,500La Plata County: 101,300 USDLa Plata County101,300Summit County: 99,800 USDSummit County99,800Gunnison County: 98,100 USDGunnison County98,100El Paso County: 96,100 USDEl Paso County96,100Grand County: 95,000 USDGrand County95,000Garfield County: 94,200 USDGarfield County94,200Cheyenne County: 90,200 USDCheyenne County90,200Teller County: 88,400 USDTeller County88,400Ouray County: 87,900 USDOuray County87,900Rio Blanco County: 84,300 USDRio Blanco County84,300Mesa County: 83,500 USDMesa County83,500Chaffee County: 79,800 USDChaffee County79,800Moffat County: 79,700 USDMoffat County79,700Lincoln County: 77,900 USDLincoln County77,900Logan County: 73,900 USDLogan County73,900Mineral County: 72,400 USDMineral County72,400Hinsdale County: 71,400 USDHinsdale County71,400Custer County: 70,500 USDCuster County70,500Lake County: 70,400 USDLake County70,400Morgan County: 70,400 USDMorgan County70,400Washington County: 70,200 USDWashington County70,200Montrose County: 70,000 USDMontrose County70,000Sedgwick County: 69,500 USDSedgwick County69,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Boulder County125,400+7.3%
2Adams County117,800+12.4%
2Arapahoe County117,800+12.4%
2Broomfield County117,800+12.4%
2Clear Creek County117,800+12.4%
2Denver County117,800+12.4%
2Douglas County117,800+12.4%
2Elbert County117,800+12.4%
2Gilpin County117,800+12.4%
2Jefferson County117,800+12.4%
2Park County117,800+12.4%
12Larimer County111,300+16.1%
13Pitkin County108,000+1.5%
14Routt County105,600+13.5%
15San Miguel County104,800+19.4%
16Eagle County104,700+6.5%
17Weld County102,500+14.3%
18La Plata County101,300+13.4%
19Summit County99,800+3.9%
20Gunnison County98,100+21.7%
21El Paso County96,100+16.6%
22Grand County95,000+20.6%
23Garfield County94,200+6.7%
24Cheyenne County90,200+17.8%
25Teller County88,400+10.6%
26Ouray County87,900+13.1%
27Rio Blanco County84,300+7.7%
28Mesa County83,500+19.1%
29Chaffee County79,800+9.6%
30Moffat County79,700+9.8%
31Lincoln County77,900+7.7%
32Logan County73,900+13.7%
33Mineral County72,400+9.2%
34Hinsdale County71,400+9%
35Custer County70,500+9.8%
36Lake County70,400+5.7%
36Morgan County70,400+13.2%
38Washington County70,200+10%
39Montrose County70,000+12.7%
40Sedgwick County69,500+7.8%
41Archuleta County69,000+7.6%
42Phillips County68,900+1.8%
42San Juan County68,900+4.2%
44Pueblo County68,600+11.7%
45Delta County68,300+12.2%
46Fremont County68,100+11.8%
47Kit Carson County66,900+4.7%
48Rio Grande County64,600+14.5%
49Montezuma County64,300+7.3%
50Jackson County63,600+13.2%
51Las Animas County61,400+7.3%
52Crowley County60,500+7.7%
53Otero County59,200+24.1%
53Yuma County59,200+5.5%
55Dolores County58,600+10.4%
56Kiowa County57,700+16.3%
57Saguache County57,200+14.4%
58Huerfano County56,800+4.2%
59Prowers County55,200+8.7%
60Baca County53,600+3.9%
61Alamosa County53,400+2.1%
62Conejos County52,000+5.3%
63Bent County45,100+0.7%
64Costilla County44,400+23.7%

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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Boulder County, with $125,400 in 2022, 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 $44,400 in 2022.

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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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