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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 2023, at $144,100. Costilla County had the lowest, at $52,400. The median was $83,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest144,100Boulder County
Lowest52,400Costilla County
Median83,20064 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 125,500 USDAlamosa County: 62,300 USDArapahoe County: 125,500 USDArchuleta County: 80,400 USDBaca County: 68,400 USDBent County: 57,100 USDBoulder County: 144,100 USDBroomfield County: 125,500 USDChaffee County: 86,100 USDCheyenne County: 96,000 USDClear Creek County: 125,500 USDConejos County: 60,400 USDCostilla County: 52,400 USDCrowley County: 62,800 USDCuster County: 79,700 USDDelta County: 75,900 USDDenver County: 125,500 USDDolores County: 85,900 USDDouglas County: 125,500 USDEagle County: 117,800 USDElbert County: 125,500 USDEl Paso County: 105,100 USDFremont County: 78,100 USDGarfield County: 99,200 USDGilpin County: 125,500 USDGrand County: 103,700 USDGunnison County: 100,000 USDHinsdale County: 71,800 USDHuerfano County: 67,300 USDJackson County: 72,300 USDJefferson County: 125,500 USDKiowa County: 65,600 USDKit Carson County: 78,700 USDLake County: 89,800 USDLa Plata County: 104,700 USDLarimer County: 118,700 USDLas Animas County: 66,800 USDLincoln County: 83,700 USDLogan County: 82,500 USDMesa County: 91,600 USDMineral County: 76,700 USDMoffat County: 81,400 USDMontezuma County: 76,500 USDMontrose County: 81,300 USDMorgan County: 80,800 USDOtero County: 65,800 USDOuray County: 89,100 USDPark County: 125,500 USDPhillips County: 71,800 USDPitkin County: 136,000 USDProwers County: 62,900 USDPueblo County: 82,700 USDRio Blanco County: 89,700 USDRio Grande County: 82,700 USDRoutt County: 119,900 USDSaguache County: 64,500 USDSan Juan County: 79,000 USDSan Miguel County: 98,000 USDSedgwick County: 75,300 USDSummit County: 128,300 USDTeller County: 95,200 USDWashington County: 71,200 USDWeld County: 109,300 USDYuma County: 73,700 USD
  • Under 68K
  • 68K to 78K
  • 78K to 83K
  • 83K to 99K
  • 99K to 130K
  • 130K and over
USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Boulder County: 144,100 USDBoulder County144,100Pitkin County: 136,000 USDPitkin County136,000Summit County: 128,300 USDSummit County128,300Adams County: 125,500 USDAdams County125,500Arapahoe County: 125,500 USDArapahoe County125,500Broomfield County: 125,500 USDBroomfield County125,500Clear Creek County: 125,500 USDClear Creek County125,500Denver County: 125,500 USDDenver County125,500Douglas County: 125,500 USDDouglas County125,500Elbert County: 125,500 USDElbert County125,500Gilpin County: 125,500 USDGilpin County125,500Jefferson County: 125,500 USDJefferson County125,500Park County: 125,500 USDPark County125,500Routt County: 119,900 USDRoutt County119,900Larimer County: 118,700 USDLarimer County118,700Eagle County: 117,800 USDEagle County117,800Weld County: 109,300 USDWeld County109,300El Paso County: 105,100 USDEl Paso County105,100La Plata County: 104,700 USDLa Plata County104,700Grand County: 103,700 USDGrand County103,700Gunnison County: 100,000 USDGunnison County100,000Garfield County: 99,200 USDGarfield County99,200San Miguel County: 98,000 USDSan Miguel County98,000Cheyenne County: 96,000 USDCheyenne County96,000Teller County: 95,200 USDTeller County95,200Mesa County: 91,600 USDMesa County91,600Lake County: 89,800 USDLake County89,800Rio Blanco County: 89,700 USDRio Blanco County89,700Ouray County: 89,100 USDOuray County89,100Chaffee County: 86,100 USDChaffee County86,100Dolores County: 85,900 USDDolores County85,900Lincoln County: 83,700 USDLincoln County83,700Pueblo County: 82,700 USDPueblo County82,700Rio Grande County: 82,700 USDRio Grande County82,700Logan County: 82,500 USDLogan County82,500Moffat County: 81,400 USDMoffat County81,400Montrose County: 81,300 USDMontrose County81,300Morgan County: 80,800 USDMorgan County80,800Archuleta County: 80,400 USDArchuleta County80,400Custer County: 79,700 USDCuster County79,700Boulder County: 144,100 USDBoulder County144,100Pitkin County: 136,000 USDPitkin County136,000Summit County: 128,300 USDSummit County128,300Adams County: 125,500 USDAdams County125,500Arapahoe County: 125,500 USDArapahoe County125,500Broomfield County: 125,500 USDBroomfield County125,500Clear Creek County: 125,500 USDClear Creek County125,500Denver County: 125,500 USDDenver County125,500Douglas County: 125,500 USDDouglas County125,500Elbert County: 125,500 USDElbert County125,500Gilpin County: 125,500 USDGilpin County125,500Jefferson County: 125,500 USDJefferson County125,500Park County: 125,500 USDPark County125,500Routt County: 119,900 USDRoutt County119,900Larimer County: 118,700 USDLarimer County118,700Eagle County: 117,800 USDEagle County117,800Weld County: 109,300 USDWeld County109,300El Paso County: 105,100 USDEl Paso County105,100La Plata County: 104,700 USDLa Plata County104,700Grand County: 103,700 USDGrand County103,700Gunnison County: 100,000 USDGunnison County100,000Garfield County: 99,200 USDGarfield County99,200San Miguel County: 98,000 USDSan Miguel County98,000Cheyenne County: 96,000 USDCheyenne County96,000Teller County: 95,200 USDTeller County95,200Mesa County: 91,600 USDMesa County91,600Lake County: 89,800 USDLake County89,800Rio Blanco County: 89,700 USDRio Blanco County89,700Ouray County: 89,100 USDOuray County89,100Chaffee County: 86,100 USDChaffee County86,100Dolores County: 85,900 USDDolores County85,900Lincoln County: 83,700 USDLincoln County83,700Pueblo County: 82,700 USDPueblo County82,700Rio Grande County: 82,700 USDRio Grande County82,700Logan County: 82,500 USDLogan County82,500Moffat County: 81,400 USDMoffat County81,400Montrose County: 81,300 USDMontrose County81,300Morgan County: 80,800 USDMorgan County80,800Archuleta County: 80,400 USDArchuleta County80,400Custer County: 79,700 USDCuster County79,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Boulder County144,100+14.9%
2Pitkin County136,000+25.9%
3Summit County128,300+28.6%
4Adams County125,500+6.5%
4Arapahoe County125,500+6.5%
4Broomfield County125,500+6.5%
4Clear Creek County125,500+6.5%
4Denver County125,500+6.5%
4Douglas County125,500+6.5%
4Elbert County125,500+6.5%
4Gilpin County125,500+6.5%
4Jefferson County125,500+6.5%
4Park County125,500+6.5%
14Routt County119,900+13.5%
15Larimer County118,700+6.6%
16Eagle County117,800+12.5%
17Weld County109,300+6.6%
18El Paso County105,100+9.4%
19La Plata County104,700+3.4%
20Grand County103,700+9.2%
21Gunnison County100,000+1.9%
22Garfield County99,200+5.3%
23San Miguel County98,000-6.5%
24Cheyenne County96,000+6.4%
25Teller County95,200+7.7%
26Mesa County91,600+9.7%
27Lake County89,800+27.6%
28Rio Blanco County89,700+6.4%
29Ouray County89,100+1.4%
30Chaffee County86,100+7.9%
31Dolores County85,900+46.6%
32Lincoln County83,700+7.4%
33Pueblo County82,700+20.6%
33Rio Grande County82,700+28%
35Logan County82,500+11.6%
36Moffat County81,400+2.1%
37Montrose County81,300+16.1%
38Morgan County80,800+14.8%
39Archuleta County80,400+16.5%
40Custer County79,700+13%
41San Juan County79,000+14.7%
42Kit Carson County78,700+17.6%
43Fremont County78,100+14.7%
44Mineral County76,700+5.9%
45Montezuma County76,500+19%
46Delta County75,900+11.1%
47Sedgwick County75,300+8.3%
48Yuma County73,700+24.5%
49Jackson County72,300+13.7%
50Hinsdale County71,800+0.6%
50Phillips County71,800+4.2%
52Washington County71,200+1.4%
53Baca County68,400+27.6%
54Huerfano County67,300+18.5%
55Las Animas County66,800+8.8%
56Otero County65,800+11.1%
57Kiowa County65,600+13.7%
58Saguache County64,500+12.8%
59Prowers County62,900+13.9%
60Crowley County62,800+3.8%
61Alamosa County62,300+16.7%
62Conejos County60,400+16.2%
63Bent County57,100+26.6%
64Costilla County52,400+18%

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/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.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), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Boulder County, with $144,100 in 2023, 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 $52,400 in 2023.

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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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