# Counties in Illinois by area median family income (HUD), 2026

All 102 values come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research for 2026, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `area_median_family_income`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: 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. 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/illinois-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Kendall County | 135,800 |
| 2 | Cook County | 121,500 |
| 2 | DuPage County | 121,500 |
| 2 | Kane County | 121,500 |
| 2 | Lake County | 121,500 |
| 2 | McHenry County | 121,500 |
| 2 | Will County | 121,500 |
| 8 | McLean County | 117,000 |
| 9 | Grundy County | 116,100 |
| 10 | Menard County | 114,900 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 114,900 |
| 12 | Champaign County | 114,300 |
| 12 | Piatt County | 114,300 |
| 14 | Calhoun County | 113,500 |
| 14 | Clinton County | 113,500 |
| 14 | Jersey County | 113,500 |
| 14 | Madison County | 113,500 |
| 14 | Monroe County | 113,500 |
| 14 | St. Clair County | 113,500 |
| 20 | DeKalb County | 112,500 |
| 21 | Marshall County | 106,100 |
| 21 | Peoria County | 106,100 |
| 21 | Stark County | 106,100 |
| 21 | Tazewell County | 106,100 |
| 21 | Woodford County | 106,100 |
| 26 | LaSalle County | 105,200 |
| 27 | Effingham County | 104,900 |
| 28 | De Witt County | 104,100 |
| 29 | Bond County | 102,700 |
| 30 | Kankakee County | 102,200 |
| 31 | Ogle County | 101,200 |
| 32 | Cumberland County | 101,100 |
| 33 | Jo Daviess County | 99,600 |
| 34 | Moultrie County | 99,400 |
| 34 | Washington County | 99,400 |
| 36 | Crawford County | 99,000 |
| 37 | Jasper County | 98,800 |
| 38 | Douglas County | 97,900 |
| 39 | Henry County | 97,500 |
| 39 | Mercer County | 97,500 |
| 39 | Rock Island County | 97,500 |
| 42 | Livingston County | 96,500 |
| 42 | Scott County | 96,500 |
| 44 | Macoupin County | 96,200 |
| 45 | Macon County | 95,100 |
| 46 | Williamson County | 95,000 |
| 47 | Randolph County | 93,900 |
| 48 | Montgomery County | 93,600 |
| 49 | Putnam County | 93,300 |
| 50 | Clark County | 93,200 |
| 51 | Lee County | 93,100 |
| 52 | Logan County | 93,000 |
| 53 | Ford County | 92,500 |
| 54 | Hamilton County | 92,100 |
| 55 | Bureau County | 91,900 |
| 56 | Morgan County | 91,500 |
| 57 | Shelby County | 91,400 |
| 58 | Adams County | 91,100 |
| 58 | Iroquois County | 91,100 |
| 60 | Whiteside County | 90,900 |
| 61 | Christian County | 90,600 |
| 62 | Hancock County | 90,300 |
| 63 | Alexander County | 90,200 |
| 64 | Brown County | 90,000 |
| 65 | Union County | 89,500 |
| 66 | Boone County | 89,400 |
| 66 | Winnebago County | 89,400 |
| 68 | Wabash County | 88,100 |
| 68 | Warren County | 88,100 |
| 70 | Schuyler County | 87,800 |
| 71 | Knox County | 86,900 |
| 72 | Stephenson County | 86,300 |
| 73 | Greene County | 85,700 |
| 73 | Pike County | 85,700 |
| 75 | Jackson County | 85,200 |
| 76 | Fulton County | 84,900 |
| 76 | Henderson County | 84,900 |
| 76 | McDonough County | 84,900 |
| 79 | Massac County | 84,400 |
| 79 | Richland County | 84,400 |
| 81 | Mason County | 84,100 |
| 82 | Johnson County | 83,800 |
| 83 | Cass County | 83,400 |
| 84 | Jefferson County | 83,300 |
| 84 | Pope County | 83,300 |
| 86 | Carroll County | 82,900 |
| 86 | Perry County | 82,900 |
| 86 | Vermilion County | 82,900 |
| 89 | Fayette County | 82,500 |
| 90 | Marion County | 81,500 |
| 91 | Lawrence County | 81,400 |
| 92 | Edgar County | 80,300 |
| 93 | Gallatin County | 79,500 |
| 94 | Wayne County | 78,700 |
| 95 | Edwards County | 78,500 |
| 96 | Coles County | 78,300 |
| 97 | Clay County | 77,900 |
| 98 | White County | 77,300 |
| 99 | Franklin County | 75,100 |
| 100 | Saline County | 75,000 |
| 101 | Hardin County | 72,700 |
| 102 | Pulaski County | 65,900 |