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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 2025, at $150,600. Costilla County had the lowest, at $60,000. The median was $95,900. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest150,600Boulder County
Lowest60,000Costilla County
Median95,90064 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Adams County: 140,100 USDAlamosa County: 67,900 USDArapahoe County: 140,100 USDArchuleta County: 95,300 USDBaca County: 61,500 USDBent County: 68,400 USDBoulder County: 150,600 USDBroomfield County: 140,100 USDChaffee County: 103,000 USDCheyenne County: 87,000 USDClear Creek County: 140,100 USDConejos County: 71,200 USDCostilla County: 60,000 USDCrowley County: 71,300 USDCuster County: 86,500 USDDelta County: 80,300 USDDenver County: 140,100 USDDolores County: 102,700 USDDouglas County: 140,100 USDEagle County: 133,200 USDElbert County: 140,100 USDEl Paso County: 112,500 USDFremont County: 86,600 USDGarfield County: 105,600 USDGilpin County: 140,100 USDGrand County: 126,700 USDGunnison County: 129,500 USDHinsdale County: 80,300 USDHuerfano County: 73,500 USDJackson County: 102,000 USDJefferson County: 140,100 USDKiowa County: 77,400 USDKit Carson County: 87,900 USDLake County: 128,700 USDLa Plata County: 117,500 USDLarimer County: 127,600 USDLas Animas County: 76,200 USDLincoln County: 101,700 USDLogan County: 86,200 USDMesa County: 94,100 USDMineral County: 75,600 USDMoffat County: 101,300 USDMontezuma County: 83,200 USDMontrose County: 88,100 USDMorgan County: 92,500 USDOtero County: 76,700 USDOuray County: 104,500 USDPark County: 140,100 USDPhillips County: 92,900 USDPitkin County: 138,500 USDProwers County: 75,900 USDPueblo County: 84,000 USDRio Blanco County: 96,500 USDRio Grande County: 91,500 USDRoutt County: 136,000 USDSaguache County: 66,100 USDSan Juan County: 88,900 USDSan Miguel County: 119,500 USDSedgwick County: 83,400 USDSummit County: 139,600 USDTeller County: 111,300 USDWashington County: 87,400 USDWeld County: 113,600 USDYuma County: 79,800 USD
  • Under 76K
  • 76K to 87K
  • 87K to 96K
  • 96K to 110K
  • 110K to 140K
  • 140K and over
USD, 2025. 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, 2025

Boulder County: 150,600 USDBoulder County150,600Adams County: 140,100 USDAdams County140,100Arapahoe County: 140,100 USDArapahoe County140,100Broomfield County: 140,100 USDBroomfield County140,100Clear Creek County: 140,100 USDClear Creek County140,100Denver County: 140,100 USDDenver County140,100Douglas County: 140,100 USDDouglas County140,100Elbert County: 140,100 USDElbert County140,100Gilpin County: 140,100 USDGilpin County140,100Jefferson County: 140,100 USDJefferson County140,100Park County: 140,100 USDPark County140,100Summit County: 139,600 USDSummit County139,600Pitkin County: 138,500 USDPitkin County138,500Routt County: 136,000 USDRoutt County136,000Eagle County: 133,200 USDEagle County133,200Gunnison County: 129,500 USDGunnison County129,500Lake County: 128,700 USDLake County128,700Larimer County: 127,600 USDLarimer County127,600Grand County: 126,700 USDGrand County126,700San Miguel County: 119,500 USDSan Miguel County119,500La Plata County: 117,500 USDLa Plata County117,500Weld County: 113,600 USDWeld County113,600El Paso County: 112,500 USDEl Paso County112,500Teller County: 111,300 USDTeller County111,300Garfield County: 105,600 USDGarfield County105,600Ouray County: 104,500 USDOuray County104,500Chaffee County: 103,000 USDChaffee County103,000Dolores County: 102,700 USDDolores County102,700Jackson County: 102,000 USDJackson County102,000Lincoln County: 101,700 USDLincoln County101,700Moffat County: 101,300 USDMoffat County101,300Rio Blanco County: 96,500 USDRio Blanco County96,500Archuleta County: 95,300 USDArchuleta County95,300Mesa County: 94,100 USDMesa County94,100Phillips County: 92,900 USDPhillips County92,900Morgan County: 92,500 USDMorgan County92,500Rio Grande County: 91,500 USDRio Grande County91,500San Juan County: 88,900 USDSan Juan County88,900Montrose County: 88,100 USDMontrose County88,100Kit Carson County: 87,900 USDKit Carson County87,900Boulder County: 150,600 USDBoulder County150,600Adams County: 140,100 USDAdams County140,100Arapahoe County: 140,100 USDArapahoe County140,100Broomfield County: 140,100 USDBroomfield County140,100Clear Creek County: 140,100 USDClear Creek County140,100Denver County: 140,100 USDDenver County140,100Douglas County: 140,100 USDDouglas County140,100Elbert County: 140,100 USDElbert County140,100Gilpin County: 140,100 USDGilpin County140,100Jefferson County: 140,100 USDJefferson County140,100Park County: 140,100 USDPark County140,100Summit County: 139,600 USDSummit County139,600Pitkin County: 138,500 USDPitkin County138,500Routt County: 136,000 USDRoutt County136,000Eagle County: 133,200 USDEagle County133,200Gunnison County: 129,500 USDGunnison County129,500Lake County: 128,700 USDLake County128,700Larimer County: 127,600 USDLarimer County127,600Grand County: 126,700 USDGrand County126,700San Miguel County: 119,500 USDSan Miguel County119,500La Plata County: 117,500 USDLa Plata County117,500Weld County: 113,600 USDWeld County113,600El Paso County: 112,500 USDEl Paso County112,500Teller County: 111,300 USDTeller County111,300Garfield County: 105,600 USDGarfield County105,600Ouray County: 104,500 USDOuray County104,500Chaffee County: 103,000 USDChaffee County103,000Dolores County: 102,700 USDDolores County102,700Jackson County: 102,000 USDJackson County102,000Lincoln County: 101,700 USDLincoln County101,700Moffat County: 101,300 USDMoffat County101,300Rio Blanco County: 96,500 USDRio Blanco County96,500Archuleta County: 95,300 USDArchuleta County95,300Mesa County: 94,100 USDMesa County94,100Phillips County: 92,900 USDPhillips County92,900Morgan County: 92,500 USDMorgan County92,500Rio Grande County: 91,500 USDRio Grande County91,500San Juan County: 88,900 USDSan Juan County88,900Montrose County: 88,100 USDMontrose County88,100Kit Carson County: 87,900 USDKit Carson County87,900
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Boulder County150,600+1.5%
2Adams County140,100+7.4%
2Arapahoe County140,100+7.4%
2Broomfield County140,100+7.4%
2Clear Creek County140,100+7.4%
2Denver County140,100+7.4%
2Douglas County140,100+7.4%
2Elbert County140,100+7.4%
2Gilpin County140,100+7.4%
2Jefferson County140,100+7.4%
2Park County140,100+7.4%
12Summit County139,600+8.9%
13Pitkin County138,500+6.1%
14Routt County136,000+10.2%
15Eagle County133,200+9.7%
16Gunnison County129,500+7.8%
17Lake County128,700+27.7%
18Larimer County127,600+7.4%
19Grand County126,700+14.1%
20San Miguel County119,500+15.5%
21La Plata County117,500+6.3%
22Weld County113,600-0.8%
23El Paso County112,500+8.2%
24Teller County111,300+18%
25Garfield County105,600+3.1%
26Ouray County104,500+10.5%
27Chaffee County103,000+15.7%
28Dolores County102,700+5.1%
29Jackson County102,000+38.8%
30Lincoln County101,700+7.1%
31Moffat County101,300+19.7%
32Rio Blanco County96,500+7.3%
33Archuleta County95,300+13.7%
34Mesa County94,100+8.9%
35Phillips County92,900+25.5%
36Morgan County92,500+7.4%
37Rio Grande County91,500+5.2%
38San Juan County88,900+9.1%
39Montrose County88,100+6.3%
40Kit Carson County87,900+14.9%
41Washington County87,400+18.3%
42Cheyenne County87,000-7.1%
43Fremont County86,600+10.3%
44Custer County86,500+12.6%
45Logan County86,200+2%
46Pueblo County84,000+9.2%
47Sedgwick County83,400+9%
48Montezuma County83,200+7.5%
49Delta County80,300+4.4%
49Hinsdale County80,300+9.5%
51Yuma County79,800+5.4%
52Kiowa County77,400+15%
53Otero County76,700+16.6%
54Las Animas County76,200+12.6%
55Prowers County75,900+15.7%
56Mineral County75,600-0.3%
57Huerfano County73,500+6.2%
58Crowley County71,300+8%
59Conejos County71,200+7.6%
60Bent County68,400+20.4%
61Alamosa County67,900-2.7%
62Saguache County66,100+6.3%
63Baca County61,500-11.9%
64Costilla County60,000+14.9%

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/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2025). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2025.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Colorado by area median family income (HUD), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/colorado-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Boulder County, with $150,600 in 2025, 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 $60,000 in 2025.

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