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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 2017, at $77,800. Clark County had the lowest, at $33,800. The median was $53,400. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest77,800Blaine County
Lowest33,800Clark County
Median53,40044 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Ada County: 64,300 USDAdams County: 48,300 USDBannock County: 56,800 USDBear Lake County: 55,600 USDBenewah County: 44,500 USDBingham County: 58,400 USDBlaine County: 77,800 USDBoise County: 64,300 USDBonner County: 53,300 USDBonneville County: 59,600 USDBoundary County: 51,900 USDButte County: 50,700 USDCamas County: 50,800 USDCanyon County: 64,300 USDCaribou County: 66,800 USDCassia County: 54,600 USDClark County: 33,800 USDClearwater County: 48,900 USDCuster County: 60,600 USDElmore County: 52,700 USDFranklin County: 60,200 USDFremont County: 52,000 USDGem County: 51,500 USDGooding County: 48,600 USDIdaho County: 48,200 USDJefferson County: 59,600 USDJerome County: 49,200 USDKootenai County: 59,200 USDLatah County: 64,600 USDLemhi County: 53,500 USDLewis County: 51,500 USDLincoln County: 49,000 USDMadison County: 36,700 USDMinidoka County: 52,500 USDNez Perce County: 54,200 USDOneida County: 51,100 USDOwyhee County: 64,300 USDPayette County: 54,600 USDPower County: 48,600 USDShoshone County: 51,100 USDTeton County: 63,800 USDTwin Falls County: 57,200 USDValley County: 61,100 USDWashington County: 48,000 USD
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  • 49K to 51K
  • 51K to 53K
  • 53K to 58K
  • 58K to 63K
  • 63K and over
USD, 2017. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Blaine County: 77,800 USDBlaine County77,800Caribou County: 66,800 USDCaribou County66,800Latah County: 64,600 USDLatah County64,600Ada County: 64,300 USDAda County64,300Boise County: 64,300 USDBoise County64,300Canyon County: 64,300 USDCanyon County64,300Owyhee County: 64,300 USDOwyhee County64,300Teton County: 63,800 USDTeton County63,800Valley County: 61,100 USDValley County61,100Custer County: 60,600 USDCuster County60,600Franklin County: 60,200 USDFranklin County60,200Bonneville County: 59,600 USDBonneville County59,600Jefferson County: 59,600 USDJefferson County59,600Kootenai County: 59,200 USDKootenai County59,200Bingham County: 58,400 USDBingham County58,400Twin Falls County: 57,200 USDTwin Falls County57,200Bannock County: 56,800 USDBannock County56,800Bear Lake County: 55,600 USDBear Lake County55,600Cassia County: 54,600 USDCassia County54,600Payette County: 54,600 USDPayette County54,600Nez Perce County: 54,200 USDNez Perce County54,200Lemhi County: 53,500 USDLemhi County53,500Bonner County: 53,300 USDBonner County53,300Elmore County: 52,700 USDElmore County52,700Minidoka County: 52,500 USDMinidoka County52,500Fremont County: 52,000 USDFremont County52,000Boundary County: 51,900 USDBoundary County51,900Gem County: 51,500 USDGem County51,500Lewis County: 51,500 USDLewis County51,500Oneida County: 51,100 USDOneida County51,100Shoshone County: 51,100 USDShoshone County51,100Camas County: 50,800 USDCamas County50,800Butte County: 50,700 USDButte County50,700Jerome County: 49,200 USDJerome County49,200Lincoln County: 49,000 USDLincoln County49,000Clearwater County: 48,900 USDClearwater County48,900Gooding County: 48,600 USDGooding County48,600Power County: 48,600 USDPower County48,600Adams County: 48,300 USDAdams County48,300Idaho County: 48,200 USDIdaho County48,200Washington County: 48,000 USDWashington County48,000Benewah County: 44,500 USDBenewah County44,500Madison County: 36,700 USDMadison County36,700Clark County: 33,800 USDClark County33,800Blaine County: 77,800 USDBlaine County77,800Caribou County: 66,800 USDCaribou County66,800Latah County: 64,600 USDLatah County64,600Ada County: 64,300 USDAda County64,300Boise County: 64,300 USDBoise County64,300Canyon County: 64,300 USDCanyon County64,300Owyhee County: 64,300 USDOwyhee County64,300Teton County: 63,800 USDTeton County63,800Valley County: 61,100 USDValley County61,100Custer County: 60,600 USDCuster County60,600Franklin County: 60,200 USDFranklin County60,200Bonneville County: 59,600 USDBonneville County59,600Jefferson County: 59,600 USDJefferson County59,600Kootenai County: 59,200 USDKootenai County59,200Bingham County: 58,400 USDBingham County58,400Twin Falls County: 57,200 USDTwin Falls County57,200Bannock County: 56,800 USDBannock County56,800Bear Lake County: 55,600 USDBear Lake County55,600Cassia County: 54,600 USDCassia County54,600Payette County: 54,600 USDPayette County54,600Nez Perce County: 54,200 USDNez Perce County54,200Lemhi County: 53,500 USDLemhi County53,500Bonner County: 53,300 USDBonner County53,300Elmore County: 52,700 USDElmore County52,700Minidoka County: 52,500 USDMinidoka County52,500Fremont County: 52,000 USDFremont County52,000Boundary County: 51,900 USDBoundary County51,900Gem County: 51,500 USDGem County51,500Lewis County: 51,500 USDLewis County51,500Oneida County: 51,100 USDOneida County51,100Shoshone County: 51,100 USDShoshone County51,100Camas County: 50,800 USDCamas County50,800Butte County: 50,700 USDButte County50,700Jerome County: 49,200 USDJerome County49,200Lincoln County: 49,000 USDLincoln County49,000Clearwater County: 48,900 USDClearwater County48,900Gooding County: 48,600 USDGooding County48,600Power County: 48,600 USDPower County48,600Adams County: 48,300 USDAdams County48,300Idaho County: 48,200 USDIdaho County48,200Washington County: 48,000 USDWashington County48,000Benewah County: 44,500 USDBenewah County44,500Madison County: 36,700 USDMadison County36,700Clark County: 33,800 USDClark County33,800
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Blaine County77,800-1%
2Caribou County66,800+2.5%
3Latah County64,600+3.4%
4Ada County64,300+3%
4Boise County64,300+3%
4Canyon County64,300+3%
4Owyhee County64,300+3%
8Teton County63,800-0.3%
9Valley County61,100-1%
10Custer County60,600-3.2%
11Franklin County60,200+4.3%
12Bonneville County59,600+6.4%
12Jefferson County59,600+6.4%
14Kootenai County59,200-5.3%
15Bingham County58,400+4.7%
16Twin Falls County57,200+1.1%
17Bannock County56,800-7.2%
18Bear Lake County55,600+10.3%
19Cassia County54,600+3%
19Payette County54,600+2.2%
21Nez Perce County54,200-8.8%
22Lemhi County53,500-2.9%
23Bonner County53,300+4.7%
24Elmore County52,700+4.4%
25Minidoka County52,500+2.9%
26Fremont County52,000-2.4%
27Boundary County51,900+13.8%
28Gem County51,500+0.6%
28Lewis County51,500+2.6%
30Oneida County51,100+6.5%
30Shoshone County51,100+4.3%
32Camas County50,800+6.3%
33Butte County50,700-1.2%
34Jerome County49,200+2.9%
35Lincoln County49,0000%
36Clearwater County48,900-3.4%
37Gooding County48,600+5%
37Power County48,600+3.4%
39Adams County48,300+9.5%
40Idaho County48,200+4.6%
41Washington County48,000+0.2%
42Benewah County44,500+5.5%
43Madison County36,700-4.4%
44Clark County33,800-2.9%

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/il17/Section8-FY17.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. (2017). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Idaho by area median family income (HUD), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Idaho by area median family income (HUD), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 7 Apr. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/idaho-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Idaho by area median family income (HUD), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/idaho-counties?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Idaho by area median family income (HUD), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/idaho-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Blaine County, with $77,800 in 2017, 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 $33,800 in 2017.

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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