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Counties in Idaho by area median family income (HUD)

Blaine County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 44 counties in 2015, at $78,700. Clark County had the lowest, at $37,300. The median was $53,600. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest78,700Blaine County
Lowest37,300Clark County
Median53,60044 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Ada County: 61,300 USDAdams County: 44,100 USDBannock County: 59,400 USDBear Lake County: 48,100 USDBenewah County: 44,200 USDBingham County: 57,100 USDBlaine County: 78,700 USDBoise County: 61,300 USDBonner County: 51,500 USDBonneville County: 61,700 USDBoundary County: 44,700 USDButte County: 51,100 USDCamas County: 45,900 USDCanyon County: 61,300 USDCaribou County: 65,900 USDCassia County: 54,800 USDClark County: 37,300 USDClearwater County: 48,700 USDCuster County: 65,300 USDElmore County: 50,900 USDFranklin County: 57,200 USDFremont County: 53,000 USDGem County: 52,200 USDGooding County: 50,100 USDIdaho County: 44,800 USDJefferson County: 61,700 USDJerome County: 50,200 USDKootenai County: 58,500 USDLatah County: 61,100 USDLemhi County: 55,900 USDLewis County: 50,300 USDLincoln County: 52,100 USDMadison County: 39,600 USDMinidoka County: 53,500 USDNez Perce County: 60,100 USDOneida County: 53,700 USDOwyhee County: 61,300 USDPayette County: 55,200 USDPower County: 59,400 USDShoshone County: 51,100 USDTeton County: 64,000 USDTwin Falls County: 48,200 USDValley County: 66,100 USDWashington County: 47,600 USD
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  • 48K to 51K
  • 51K to 54K
  • 54K to 59K
  • 59K to 61K
  • 61K and over
USD, 2015. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Blaine County: 78,700 USDBlaine County78,700Valley County: 66,100 USDValley County66,100Caribou County: 65,900 USDCaribou County65,900Custer County: 65,300 USDCuster County65,300Teton County: 64,000 USDTeton County64,000Bonneville County: 61,700 USDBonneville County61,700Jefferson County: 61,700 USDJefferson County61,700Ada County: 61,300 USDAda County61,300Boise County: 61,300 USDBoise County61,300Canyon County: 61,300 USDCanyon County61,300Owyhee County: 61,300 USDOwyhee County61,300Latah County: 61,100 USDLatah County61,100Nez Perce County: 60,100 USDNez Perce County60,100Bannock County: 59,400 USDBannock County59,400Power County: 59,400 USDPower County59,400Kootenai County: 58,500 USDKootenai County58,500Franklin County: 57,200 USDFranklin County57,200Bingham County: 57,100 USDBingham County57,100Lemhi County: 55,900 USDLemhi County55,900Payette County: 55,200 USDPayette County55,200Cassia County: 54,800 USDCassia County54,800Oneida County: 53,700 USDOneida County53,700Minidoka County: 53,500 USDMinidoka County53,500Fremont County: 53,000 USDFremont County53,000Gem County: 52,200 USDGem County52,200Lincoln County: 52,100 USDLincoln County52,100Bonner County: 51,500 USDBonner County51,500Butte County: 51,100 USDButte County51,100Shoshone County: 51,100 USDShoshone County51,100Elmore County: 50,900 USDElmore County50,900Lewis County: 50,300 USDLewis County50,300Jerome County: 50,200 USDJerome County50,200Gooding County: 50,100 USDGooding County50,100Clearwater County: 48,700 USDClearwater County48,700Twin Falls County: 48,200 USDTwin Falls County48,200Bear Lake County: 48,100 USDBear Lake County48,100Washington County: 47,600 USDWashington County47,600Camas County: 45,900 USDCamas County45,900Idaho County: 44,800 USDIdaho County44,800Boundary County: 44,700 USDBoundary County44,700Benewah County: 44,200 USDBenewah County44,200Adams County: 44,100 USDAdams County44,100Madison County: 39,600 USDMadison County39,600Clark County: 37,300 USDClark County37,300Blaine County: 78,700 USDBlaine County78,700Valley County: 66,100 USDValley County66,100Caribou County: 65,900 USDCaribou County65,900Custer County: 65,300 USDCuster County65,300Teton County: 64,000 USDTeton County64,000Bonneville County: 61,700 USDBonneville County61,700Jefferson County: 61,700 USDJefferson County61,700Ada County: 61,300 USDAda County61,300Boise County: 61,300 USDBoise County61,300Canyon County: 61,300 USDCanyon County61,300Owyhee County: 61,300 USDOwyhee County61,300Latah County: 61,100 USDLatah County61,100Nez Perce County: 60,100 USDNez Perce County60,100Bannock County: 59,400 USDBannock County59,400Power County: 59,400 USDPower County59,400Kootenai County: 58,500 USDKootenai County58,500Franklin County: 57,200 USDFranklin County57,200Bingham County: 57,100 USDBingham County57,100Lemhi County: 55,900 USDLemhi County55,900Payette County: 55,200 USDPayette County55,200Cassia County: 54,800 USDCassia County54,800Oneida County: 53,700 USDOneida County53,700Minidoka County: 53,500 USDMinidoka County53,500Fremont County: 53,000 USDFremont County53,000Gem County: 52,200 USDGem County52,200Lincoln County: 52,100 USDLincoln County52,100Bonner County: 51,500 USDBonner County51,500Butte County: 51,100 USDButte County51,100Shoshone County: 51,100 USDShoshone County51,100Elmore County: 50,900 USDElmore County50,900Lewis County: 50,300 USDLewis County50,300Jerome County: 50,200 USDJerome County50,200Gooding County: 50,100 USDGooding County50,100Clearwater County: 48,700 USDClearwater County48,700Twin Falls County: 48,200 USDTwin Falls County48,200Bear Lake County: 48,100 USDBear Lake County48,100Washington County: 47,600 USDWashington County47,600Camas County: 45,900 USDCamas County45,900Idaho County: 44,800 USDIdaho County44,800Boundary County: 44,700 USDBoundary County44,700Benewah County: 44,200 USDBenewah County44,200Adams County: 44,100 USDAdams County44,100Madison County: 39,600 USDMadison County39,600Clark County: 37,300 USDClark County37,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Blaine County78,700-2.4%
2Valley County66,100-2.4%
3Caribou County65,900+5.9%
4Custer County65,300+4.8%
5Teton County64,000+7.7%
6Bonneville County61,700+8.2%
6Jefferson County61,700+8.2%
8Ada County61,300+10.3%
8Boise County61,300+10.3%
8Canyon County61,300+10.3%
8Owyhee County61,300+10.3%
12Latah County61,100+2.2%
13Nez Perce County60,100+5.8%
14Bannock County59,400+9.6%
14Power County59,400+9.6%
16Kootenai County58,500+4.8%
17Franklin County57,200-1.9%
18Bingham County57,100+1.8%
19Lemhi County55,900+3.1%
20Payette County55,200+1.5%
21Cassia County54,800+4.4%
22Oneida County53,700-6%
23Minidoka County53,500+3.1%
24Fremont County53,000+2.1%
25Gem County52,200-1.1%
26Lincoln County52,100-0.6%
27Bonner County51,500-4.3%
28Butte County51,100+3.9%
28Shoshone County51,100+5.8%
30Elmore County50,900+1%
31Lewis County50,300+14.6%
32Jerome County50,200+6.4%
33Gooding County50,100-1.4%
34Clearwater County48,700-0.8%
35Twin Falls County48,200-6.8%
36Bear Lake County48,100-4.2%
37Washington County47,600-5%
38Camas County45,900-1.9%
39Idaho County44,800+5.9%
40Boundary County44,700-5.1%
41Benewah County44,200+5.2%
42Adams County44,100-6%
43Madison County39,600-5%
44Clark County37,300-9%

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/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2015). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Idaho by area median family income (HUD), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Idaho by area median family income (HUD), 2015. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2015, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/idaho-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2015. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Idaho by area median family income (HUD), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/idaho-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2015) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Idaho by area median family income (HUD), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/idaho-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Blaine County, with $78,700 in 2015, 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)?

Clark County, with $37,300 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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