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Counties in Illinois by area median family income (HUD)

Kendall County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 102 counties in 2017, at $99,600. Pulaski County had the lowest, at $49,800. The median was $63,250. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest99,600Kendall County
Lowest49,800Pulaski County
Median63,250102 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 61,800 USDAlexander County: 59,000 USDBond County: 64,400 USDBoone County: 60,700 USDBrown County: 66,700 USDBureau County: 64,000 USDCalhoun County: 74,500 USDCarroll County: 61,400 USDCass County: 58,500 USDChampaign County: 69,500 USDChristian County: 58,500 USDClark County: 58,100 USDClay County: 55,400 USDClinton County: 74,500 USDColes County: 55,300 USDCook County: 79,000 USDCrawford County: 64,200 USDCumberland County: 59,700 USDDeKalb County: 75,800 USDDe Witt County: 70,500 USDDouglas County: 67,000 USDDuPage County: 79,000 USDEdgar County: 53,700 USDEdwards County: 54,700 USDEffingham County: 66,300 USDFayette County: 55,200 USDFord County: 69,500 USDFranklin County: 49,900 USDFulton County: 58,500 USDGallatin County: 52,700 USDGreene County: 54,800 USDGrundy County: 82,000 USDHamilton County: 59,400 USDHancock County: 56,400 USDHardin County: 50,200 USDHenderson County: 60,600 USDHenry County: 67,100 USDIroquois County: 60,000 USDJackson County: 54,000 USDJasper County: 63,800 USDJefferson County: 57,600 USDJersey County: 74,500 USDJo Daviess County: 67,600 USDJohnson County: 53,500 USDKane County: 79,000 USDKankakee County: 74,300 USDKendall County: 99,600 USDKnox County: 53,800 USDLake County: 79,000 USDLaSalle County: 65,500 USDLawrence County: 51,000 USDLee County: 65,800 USDLivingston County: 68,200 USDLogan County: 65,700 USDMcDonough County: 60,700 USDMcHenry County: 79,000 USDMcLean County: 79,600 USDMacon County: 67,000 USDMacoupin County: 63,000 USDMadison County: 74,500 USDMarion County: 56,000 USDMarshall County: 72,500 USDMason County: 58,600 USDMassac County: 53,800 USDMenard County: 75,500 USDMercer County: 67,100 USDMonroe County: 74,500 USDMontgomery County: 57,100 USDMorgan County: 66,200 USDMoultrie County: 58,400 USDOgle County: 71,600 USDPeoria County: 72,500 USDPerry County: 56,800 USDPiatt County: 69,500 USDPike County: 51,800 USDPope County: 54,000 USDPulaski County: 49,800 USDPutnam County: 71,100 USDRandolph County: 63,500 USDRichland County: 58,500 USDRock Island County: 67,100 USDSt. Clair County: 74,500 USDSaline County: 51,500 USDSangamon County: 75,500 USDSchuyler County: 60,300 USDScott County: 63,600 USDShelby County: 59,000 USDStark County: 72,500 USDStephenson County: 57,900 USDTazewell County: 72,500 USDUnion County: 51,900 USDVermilion County: 54,700 USDWabash County: 62,500 USDWarren County: 55,800 USDWashington County: 68,900 USDWayne County: 55,700 USDWhite County: 61,300 USDWhiteside County: 61,500 USDWill County: 79,000 USDWilliamson County: 65,700 USDWinnebago County: 60,700 USDWoodford County: 72,500 USD
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  • 59K to 63K
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  • 67K to 75K
  • 75K 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.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Kendall County: 99,600 USDKendall County99,600Grundy County: 82,000 USDGrundy County82,000McLean County: 79,600 USDMcLean County79,600Cook County: 79,000 USDCook County79,000DuPage County: 79,000 USDDuPage County79,000Kane County: 79,000 USDKane County79,000Lake County: 79,000 USDLake County79,000McHenry County: 79,000 USDMcHenry County79,000Will County: 79,000 USDWill County79,000DeKalb County: 75,800 USDDeKalb County75,800Menard County: 75,500 USDMenard County75,500Sangamon County: 75,500 USDSangamon County75,500Calhoun County: 74,500 USDCalhoun County74,500Clinton County: 74,500 USDClinton County74,500Jersey County: 74,500 USDJersey County74,500Madison County: 74,500 USDMadison County74,500Monroe County: 74,500 USDMonroe County74,500St. Clair County: 74,500 USDSt. Clair County74,500Kankakee County: 74,300 USDKankakee County74,300Marshall County: 72,500 USDMarshall County72,500Peoria County: 72,500 USDPeoria County72,500Stark County: 72,500 USDStark County72,500Tazewell County: 72,500 USDTazewell County72,500Woodford County: 72,500 USDWoodford County72,500Ogle County: 71,600 USDOgle County71,600Putnam County: 71,100 USDPutnam County71,100De Witt County: 70,500 USDDe Witt County70,500Champaign County: 69,500 USDChampaign County69,500Ford County: 69,500 USDFord County69,500Piatt County: 69,500 USDPiatt County69,500Washington County: 68,900 USDWashington County68,900Livingston County: 68,200 USDLivingston County68,200Jo Daviess County: 67,600 USDJo Daviess County67,600Henry County: 67,100 USDHenry County67,100Mercer County: 67,100 USDMercer County67,100Rock Island County: 67,100 USDRock Island County67,100Douglas County: 67,000 USDDouglas County67,000Macon County: 67,000 USDMacon County67,000Brown County: 66,700 USDBrown County66,700Effingham County: 66,300 USDEffingham County66,300Kendall County: 99,600 USDKendall County99,600Grundy County: 82,000 USDGrundy County82,000McLean County: 79,600 USDMcLean County79,600Cook County: 79,000 USDCook County79,000DuPage County: 79,000 USDDuPage County79,000Kane County: 79,000 USDKane County79,000Lake County: 79,000 USDLake County79,000McHenry County: 79,000 USDMcHenry County79,000Will County: 79,000 USDWill County79,000DeKalb County: 75,800 USDDeKalb County75,800Menard County: 75,500 USDMenard County75,500Sangamon County: 75,500 USDSangamon County75,500Calhoun County: 74,500 USDCalhoun County74,500Clinton County: 74,500 USDClinton County74,500Jersey County: 74,500 USDJersey County74,500Madison County: 74,500 USDMadison County74,500Monroe County: 74,500 USDMonroe County74,500St. Clair County: 74,500 USDSt. Clair County74,500Kankakee County: 74,300 USDKankakee County74,300Marshall County: 72,500 USDMarshall County72,500Peoria County: 72,500 USDPeoria County72,500Stark County: 72,500 USDStark County72,500Tazewell County: 72,500 USDTazewell County72,500Woodford County: 72,500 USDWoodford County72,500Ogle County: 71,600 USDOgle County71,600Putnam County: 71,100 USDPutnam County71,100De Witt County: 70,500 USDDe Witt County70,500Champaign County: 69,500 USDChampaign County69,500Ford County: 69,500 USDFord County69,500Piatt County: 69,500 USDPiatt County69,500Washington County: 68,900 USDWashington County68,900Livingston County: 68,200 USDLivingston County68,200Jo Daviess County: 67,600 USDJo Daviess County67,600Henry County: 67,100 USDHenry County67,100Mercer County: 67,100 USDMercer County67,100Rock Island County: 67,100 USDRock Island County67,100Douglas County: 67,000 USDDouglas County67,000Macon County: 67,000 USDMacon County67,000Brown County: 66,700 USDBrown County66,700Effingham County: 66,300 USDEffingham County66,300
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
1Kendall County99,600+19.7%
2Grundy County82,000+1.2%
3McLean County79,600-10.9%
4Cook County79,000+2.7%
4DuPage County79,000+2.7%
4Kane County79,000+2.7%
4Lake County79,000+2.7%
4McHenry County79,000+2.7%
4Will County79,000+2.7%
10DeKalb County75,800+11.1%
11Menard County75,500+3%
11Sangamon County75,500+3%
13Calhoun County74,500+6%
13Clinton County74,500+6%
13Jersey County74,500+6%
13Madison County74,500+6%
13Monroe County74,500+6%
13St. Clair County74,500+6%
19Kankakee County74,300+22.8%
20Marshall County72,500+4.3%
20Peoria County72,500+4.3%
20Stark County72,500+4.3%
20Tazewell County72,500+4.3%
20Woodford County72,500+4.3%
25Ogle County71,600+0.8%
26Putnam County71,100+1.6%
27De Witt County70,500+6.7%
28Champaign County69,500-0.6%
28Ford County69,500-0.6%
28Piatt County69,500-0.6%
31Washington County68,900+3.3%
32Livingston County68,200+2.2%
33Jo Daviess County67,600+3.7%
34Henry County67,100-2.5%
34Mercer County67,100-2.5%
34Rock Island County67,100-2.5%
37Douglas County67,000+0.1%
37Macon County67,000+14.3%
39Brown County66,700+1.1%
40Effingham County66,300+0.6%
41Morgan County66,200+3.6%
42Lee County65,800+3.1%
43Logan County65,700+2%
43Williamson County65,700+18%
45LaSalle County65,500+4.1%
46Bond County64,400+2.4%
47Crawford County64,200+5.6%
48Bureau County64,000+3.1%
49Jasper County63,800+4.6%
50Scott County63,600+0.6%
51Randolph County63,500+2.8%
52Macoupin County63,000+1.8%
53Wabash County62,500-0.8%
54Adams County61,800+8%
55Whiteside County61,500+2.8%
56Carroll County61,400+6.8%
57White County61,300+6.4%
58Boone County60,700+4.7%
58McDonough County60,700+9.4%
58Winnebago County60,700+4.7%
61Henderson County60,600-1.6%
62Schuyler County60,300+0.3%
63Iroquois County60,000-0.8%
64Cumberland County59,700+6.8%
65Hamilton County59,400+2.9%
66Alexander County59,000+7.1%
66Shelby County59,000+2.4%
68Mason County58,600+1.6%
69Cass County58,500+5.8%
69Christian County58,500+1.7%
69Fulton County58,500+1.4%
69Richland County58,5000%
73Moultrie County58,400+2.3%
74Clark County58,100+2.1%
75Stephenson County57,900+3.8%
76Jefferson County57,600+1.8%
77Montgomery County57,100+2%
78Perry County56,800+3.1%
79Hancock County56,400+0.5%
80Marion County56,000+4.1%
81Warren County55,800+0.9%
82Wayne County55,700+0.4%
83Clay County55,400+3.7%
84Coles County55,300+0.7%
85Fayette County55,200+2%
86Greene County54,800-0.5%
87Edwards County54,700+8.1%
87Vermilion County54,700-6%
89Jackson County54,000-0.2%
89Pope County54,000+15.4%
91Knox County53,800-0.2%
91Massac County53,800-5.1%
93Edgar County53,700+1.3%
94Johnson County53,500+2.7%
95Gallatin County52,700-3.7%
96Union County51,900+3.4%
97Pike County51,800+2%
98Saline County51,500+6.6%
99Lawrence County51,000+3%
100Hardin County50,200+4.1%
101Franklin County49,900+0.4%
102Pulaski County49,800+6%

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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.

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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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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 Illinois 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

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Illinois 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/illinois-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Illinois 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/illinois-counties?period=2017.

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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 Illinois 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/illinois-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Kendall County, with $99,600 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)?

Pulaski County, with $49,800 in 2017.

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