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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 2019, at $103,400. Pulaski County had the lowest, at $50,400. The median was $66,150. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest103,400Kendall County
Lowest50,400Pulaski County
Median66,150102 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 66,200 USDAlexander County: 63,600 USDBond County: 70,000 USDBoone County: 63,600 USDBrown County: 73,500 USDBureau County: 69,200 USDCalhoun County: 81,300 USDCarroll County: 66,000 USDCass County: 62,200 USDChampaign County: 79,500 USDChristian County: 60,600 USDClark County: 59,400 USDClay County: 60,000 USDClinton County: 81,300 USDColes County: 59,400 USDCook County: 89,100 USDCrawford County: 66,100 USDCumberland County: 64,000 USDDeKalb County: 77,400 USDDe Witt County: 73,800 USDDouglas County: 70,500 USDDuPage County: 89,100 USDEdgar County: 58,500 USDEdwards County: 64,400 USDEffingham County: 72,400 USDFayette County: 55,900 USDFord County: 79,500 USDFranklin County: 54,300 USDFulton County: 60,800 USDGallatin County: 52,900 USDGreene County: 56,000 USDGrundy County: 85,300 USDHamilton County: 62,000 USDHancock County: 63,200 USDHardin County: 59,000 USDHenderson County: 56,700 USDHenry County: 72,700 USDIroquois County: 61,800 USDJackson County: 60,000 USDJasper County: 74,100 USDJefferson County: 60,600 USDJersey County: 81,300 USDJo Daviess County: 75,600 USDJohnson County: 62,000 USDKane County: 89,100 USDKankakee County: 69,200 USDKendall County: 103,400 USDKnox County: 58,500 USDLake County: 89,100 USDLaSalle County: 75,000 USDLawrence County: 58,000 USDLee County: 70,900 USDLivingston County: 73,500 USDLogan County: 68,800 USDMcDonough County: 69,200 USDMcHenry County: 89,100 USDMcLean County: 88,300 USDMacon County: 66,900 USDMacoupin County: 67,200 USDMadison County: 81,300 USDMarion County: 58,900 USDMarshall County: 76,900 USDMason County: 59,600 USDMassac County: 58,400 USDMenard County: 76,400 USDMercer County: 72,700 USDMonroe County: 81,300 USDMontgomery County: 59,000 USDMorgan County: 64,300 USDMoultrie County: 65,300 USDOgle County: 73,400 USDPeoria County: 76,900 USDPerry County: 64,600 USDPiatt County: 79,500 USDPike County: 54,000 USDPope County: 60,300 USDPulaski County: 50,400 USDPutnam County: 84,100 USDRandolph County: 67,900 USDRichland County: 60,400 USDRock Island County: 72,700 USDSt. Clair County: 81,300 USDSaline County: 55,900 USDSangamon County: 76,400 USDSchuyler County: 62,100 USDScott County: 63,600 USDShelby County: 61,900 USDStark County: 76,900 USDStephenson County: 60,200 USDTazewell County: 76,900 USDUnion County: 60,500 USDVermilion County: 59,300 USDWabash County: 66,100 USDWarren County: 57,100 USDWashington County: 73,300 USDWayne County: 59,700 USDWhite County: 59,700 USDWhiteside County: 64,900 USDWill County: 89,100 USDWilliamson County: 69,500 USDWinnebago County: 63,600 USDWoodford County: 76,900 USD
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  • 80K and over
USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Kendall County: 103,400 USDKendall County103,400Cook County: 89,100 USDCook County89,100DuPage County: 89,100 USDDuPage County89,100Kane County: 89,100 USDKane County89,100Lake County: 89,100 USDLake County89,100McHenry County: 89,100 USDMcHenry County89,100Will County: 89,100 USDWill County89,100McLean County: 88,300 USDMcLean County88,300Grundy County: 85,300 USDGrundy County85,300Putnam County: 84,100 USDPutnam County84,100Calhoun County: 81,300 USDCalhoun County81,300Clinton County: 81,300 USDClinton County81,300Jersey County: 81,300 USDJersey County81,300Madison County: 81,300 USDMadison County81,300Monroe County: 81,300 USDMonroe County81,300St. Clair County: 81,300 USDSt. Clair County81,300Champaign County: 79,500 USDChampaign County79,500Ford County: 79,500 USDFord County79,500Piatt County: 79,500 USDPiatt County79,500DeKalb County: 77,400 USDDeKalb County77,400Marshall County: 76,900 USDMarshall County76,900Peoria County: 76,900 USDPeoria County76,900Stark County: 76,900 USDStark County76,900Tazewell County: 76,900 USDTazewell County76,900Woodford County: 76,900 USDWoodford County76,900Menard County: 76,400 USDMenard County76,400Sangamon County: 76,400 USDSangamon County76,400Jo Daviess County: 75,600 USDJo Daviess County75,600LaSalle County: 75,000 USDLaSalle County75,000Jasper County: 74,100 USDJasper County74,100De Witt County: 73,800 USDDe Witt County73,800Brown County: 73,500 USDBrown County73,500Livingston County: 73,500 USDLivingston County73,500Ogle County: 73,400 USDOgle County73,400Washington County: 73,300 USDWashington County73,300Henry County: 72,700 USDHenry County72,700Mercer County: 72,700 USDMercer County72,700Rock Island County: 72,700 USDRock Island County72,700Effingham County: 72,400 USDEffingham County72,400Lee County: 70,900 USDLee County70,900Kendall County: 103,400 USDKendall County103,400Cook County: 89,100 USDCook County89,100DuPage County: 89,100 USDDuPage County89,100Kane County: 89,100 USDKane County89,100Lake County: 89,100 USDLake County89,100McHenry County: 89,100 USDMcHenry County89,100Will County: 89,100 USDWill County89,100McLean County: 88,300 USDMcLean County88,300Grundy County: 85,300 USDGrundy County85,300Putnam County: 84,100 USDPutnam County84,100Calhoun County: 81,300 USDCalhoun County81,300Clinton County: 81,300 USDClinton County81,300Jersey County: 81,300 USDJersey County81,300Madison County: 81,300 USDMadison County81,300Monroe County: 81,300 USDMonroe County81,300St. Clair County: 81,300 USDSt. Clair County81,300Champaign County: 79,500 USDChampaign County79,500Ford County: 79,500 USDFord County79,500Piatt County: 79,500 USDPiatt County79,500DeKalb County: 77,400 USDDeKalb County77,400Marshall County: 76,900 USDMarshall County76,900Peoria County: 76,900 USDPeoria County76,900Stark County: 76,900 USDStark County76,900Tazewell County: 76,900 USDTazewell County76,900Woodford County: 76,900 USDWoodford County76,900Menard County: 76,400 USDMenard County76,400Sangamon County: 76,400 USDSangamon County76,400Jo Daviess County: 75,600 USDJo Daviess County75,600LaSalle County: 75,000 USDLaSalle County75,000Jasper County: 74,100 USDJasper County74,100De Witt County: 73,800 USDDe Witt County73,800Brown County: 73,500 USDBrown County73,500Livingston County: 73,500 USDLivingston County73,500Ogle County: 73,400 USDOgle County73,400Washington County: 73,300 USDWashington County73,300Henry County: 72,700 USDHenry County72,700Mercer County: 72,700 USDMercer County72,700Rock Island County: 72,700 USDRock Island County72,700Effingham County: 72,400 USDEffingham County72,400Lee County: 70,900 USDLee County70,900
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Kendall County103,400+8%
2Cook County89,100+5.3%
2DuPage County89,100+5.3%
2Kane County89,100+5.3%
2Lake County89,100+5.3%
2McHenry County89,100+5.3%
2Will County89,100+5.3%
8McLean County88,300-3.6%
9Grundy County85,300+0.9%
10Putnam County84,100+8.1%
11Calhoun County81,300+5.9%
11Clinton County81,300+5.9%
11Jersey County81,300+5.9%
11Madison County81,300+5.9%
11Monroe County81,300+5.9%
11St. Clair County81,300+5.9%
17Champaign County79,500-0.4%
17Ford County79,500-0.4%
17Piatt County79,500-0.4%
20DeKalb County77,400+3.5%
21Marshall County76,900+0.9%
21Peoria County76,900+0.9%
21Stark County76,900+0.9%
21Tazewell County76,900+0.9%
21Woodford County76,900+0.9%
26Menard County76,400-2.7%
26Sangamon County76,400-2.7%
28Jo Daviess County75,600+9.2%
29LaSalle County75,000+10%
30Jasper County74,100+5.4%
31De Witt County73,800+3.4%
32Brown County73,500+2.7%
32Livingston County73,500+5%
34Ogle County73,400+1.7%
35Washington County73,300+4.3%
36Henry County72,700+0.6%
36Mercer County72,700+0.6%
36Rock Island County72,700+0.6%
39Effingham County72,400+3.9%
40Lee County70,900+3.2%
41Douglas County70,500+3.2%
42Bond County70,000+4.9%
43Williamson County69,500+8.4%
44Bureau County69,200+4.1%
44Kankakee County69,200+1.9%
44McDonough County69,200+4.1%
47Logan County68,800+1.6%
48Randolph County67,900+4.9%
49Macoupin County67,200+3.4%
50Macon County66,900+0.3%
51Adams County66,200+4.9%
52Crawford County66,100-4.5%
52Wabash County66,100+0.8%
54Carroll County66,000+4.8%
55Moultrie County65,300+6.7%
56Whiteside County64,900+2.5%
57Perry County64,600+6.1%
58Edwards County64,400+11.2%
59Morgan County64,300-1.7%
60Cumberland County64,000+2.7%
61Alexander County63,600-1.5%
61Boone County63,600-3.9%
61Scott County63,600-0.9%
61Winnebago County63,600-3.9%
65Hancock County63,200+5.3%
66Cass County62,200+1.1%
67Schuyler County62,100+2%
68Hamilton County62,000-1.9%
68Johnson County62,000+12.3%
70Shelby County61,900+4.6%
71Iroquois County61,800+0.2%
72Fulton County60,800+1.8%
73Christian County60,600+1.7%
73Jefferson County60,600+1.5%
75Union County60,500+7.8%
76Richland County60,400+2.5%
77Pope County60,300+0.5%
78Stephenson County60,200+1.9%
79Clay County60,000+6.2%
79Jackson County60,000+5.3%
81Wayne County59,700+2.4%
81White County59,700-2.9%
83Mason County59,600+0.3%
84Clark County59,400-0.8%
84Coles County59,400+1.2%
86Vermilion County59,300+1.7%
87Hardin County59,000+8.7%
87Montgomery County59,000-5.4%
89Marion County58,900+3.5%
90Edgar County58,500+2.8%
90Knox County58,500+4.3%
92Massac County58,400+8.8%
93Lawrence County58,000+4.9%
94Warren County57,100+0.2%
95Henderson County56,700-4.7%
96Greene County56,000+3.5%
97Fayette County55,900+3.9%
97Saline County55,900+3.1%
99Franklin County54,300-0.7%
100Pike County54,000-0.9%
101Gallatin County52,900+2.7%
102Pulaski County50,400+7.2%

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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/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2019). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Illinois by area median family income (HUD), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.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), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/illinois-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2019. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Illinois by area median family income (HUD), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/illinois-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2019) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Illinois by area median family income (HUD), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/illinois-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Kendall County, with $103,400 in 2019, 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 $50,400 in 2019.

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