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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 2022, at $135,200. Pulaski County had the lowest, at $52,900. The median was $78,350. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest135,200Kendall County
Lowest52,900Pulaski County
Median78,350102 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 82,200 USDAlexander County: 78,400 USDBond County: 84,800 USDBoone County: 80,500 USDBrown County: 88,900 USDBureau County: 78,500 USDCalhoun County: 97,200 USDCarroll County: 76,000 USDCass County: 68,200 USDChampaign County: 91,300 USDChristian County: 72,100 USDClark County: 74,100 USDClay County: 63,700 USDClinton County: 97,200 USDColes County: 68,000 USDCook County: 107,800 USDCrawford County: 71,100 USDCumberland County: 79,000 USDDeKalb County: 96,800 USDDe Witt County: 77,100 USDDouglas County: 76,700 USDDuPage County: 107,800 USDEdgar County: 72,400 USDEdwards County: 78,800 USDEffingham County: 81,400 USDFayette County: 64,300 USDFord County: 74,200 USDFranklin County: 60,600 USDFulton County: 70,400 USDGallatin County: 61,900 USDGreene County: 65,600 USDGrundy County: 97,600 USDHamilton County: 69,400 USDHancock County: 73,000 USDHardin County: 75,300 USDHenderson County: 67,100 USDHenry County: 87,200 USDIroquois County: 74,700 USDJackson County: 66,100 USDJasper County: 75,100 USDJefferson County: 69,000 USDJersey County: 97,200 USDJo Daviess County: 83,300 USDJohnson County: 70,500 USDKane County: 107,800 USDKankakee County: 85,200 USDKendall County: 135,200 USDKnox County: 70,400 USDLake County: 107,800 USDLaSalle County: 83,500 USDLawrence County: 67,100 USDLee County: 84,100 USDLivingston County: 79,000 USDLogan County: 82,800 USDMcDonough County: 78,300 USDMcHenry County: 107,800 USDMcLean County: 108,500 USDMacon County: 84,100 USDMacoupin County: 74,900 USDMadison County: 97,200 USDMarion County: 67,400 USDMarshall County: 89,900 USDMason County: 68,500 USDMassac County: 67,800 USDMenard County: 95,400 USDMercer County: 87,200 USDMonroe County: 97,200 USDMontgomery County: 74,300 USDMorgan County: 70,000 USDMoultrie County: 79,600 USDOgle County: 83,300 USDPeoria County: 89,900 USDPerry County: 71,800 USDPiatt County: 91,300 USDPike County: 69,500 USDPope County: 71,400 USDPulaski County: 52,900 USDPutnam County: 86,100 USDRandolph County: 76,900 USDRichland County: 72,900 USDRock Island County: 87,200 USDSt. Clair County: 97,200 USDSaline County: 60,600 USDSangamon County: 95,400 USDSchuyler County: 72,100 USDScott County: 77,800 USDShelby County: 72,800 USDStark County: 89,900 USDStephenson County: 69,300 USDTazewell County: 89,900 USDUnion County: 67,800 USDVermilion County: 62,500 USDWabash County: 78,700 USDWarren County: 68,600 USDWashington County: 87,400 USDWayne County: 68,300 USDWhite County: 68,000 USDWhiteside County: 75,800 USDWill County: 107,800 USDWilliamson County: 79,400 USDWinnebago County: 80,500 USDWoodford County: 89,900 USD
  • Under 68K
  • 68K to 73K
  • 73K to 78K
  • 78K to 84K
  • 84K to 95K
  • 95K and over
USD, 2022. 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, 2022

Kendall County: 135,200 USDKendall County135,200McLean County: 108,500 USDMcLean County108,500Cook County: 107,800 USDCook County107,800DuPage County: 107,800 USDDuPage County107,800Kane County: 107,800 USDKane County107,800Lake County: 107,800 USDLake County107,800McHenry County: 107,800 USDMcHenry County107,800Will County: 107,800 USDWill County107,800Grundy County: 97,600 USDGrundy County97,600Calhoun County: 97,200 USDCalhoun County97,200Clinton County: 97,200 USDClinton County97,200Jersey County: 97,200 USDJersey County97,200Madison County: 97,200 USDMadison County97,200Monroe County: 97,200 USDMonroe County97,200St. Clair County: 97,200 USDSt. Clair County97,200DeKalb County: 96,800 USDDeKalb County96,800Menard County: 95,400 USDMenard County95,400Sangamon County: 95,400 USDSangamon County95,400Champaign County: 91,300 USDChampaign County91,300Piatt County: 91,300 USDPiatt County91,300Marshall County: 89,900 USDMarshall County89,900Peoria County: 89,900 USDPeoria County89,900Stark County: 89,900 USDStark County89,900Tazewell County: 89,900 USDTazewell County89,900Woodford County: 89,900 USDWoodford County89,900Brown County: 88,900 USDBrown County88,900Washington County: 87,400 USDWashington County87,400Henry County: 87,200 USDHenry County87,200Mercer County: 87,200 USDMercer County87,200Rock Island County: 87,200 USDRock Island County87,200Putnam County: 86,100 USDPutnam County86,100Kankakee County: 85,200 USDKankakee County85,200Bond County: 84,800 USDBond County84,800Lee County: 84,100 USDLee County84,100Macon County: 84,100 USDMacon County84,100LaSalle County: 83,500 USDLaSalle County83,500Jo Daviess County: 83,300 USDJo Daviess County83,300Ogle County: 83,300 USDOgle County83,300Logan County: 82,800 USDLogan County82,800Adams County: 82,200 USDAdams County82,200Kendall County: 135,200 USDKendall County135,200McLean County: 108,500 USDMcLean County108,500Cook County: 107,800 USDCook County107,800DuPage County: 107,800 USDDuPage County107,800Kane County: 107,800 USDKane County107,800Lake County: 107,800 USDLake County107,800McHenry County: 107,800 USDMcHenry County107,800Will County: 107,800 USDWill County107,800Grundy County: 97,600 USDGrundy County97,600Calhoun County: 97,200 USDCalhoun County97,200Clinton County: 97,200 USDClinton County97,200Jersey County: 97,200 USDJersey County97,200Madison County: 97,200 USDMadison County97,200Monroe County: 97,200 USDMonroe County97,200St. Clair County: 97,200 USDSt. Clair County97,200DeKalb County: 96,800 USDDeKalb County96,800Menard County: 95,400 USDMenard County95,400Sangamon County: 95,400 USDSangamon County95,400Champaign County: 91,300 USDChampaign County91,300Piatt County: 91,300 USDPiatt County91,300Marshall County: 89,900 USDMarshall County89,900Peoria County: 89,900 USDPeoria County89,900Stark County: 89,900 USDStark County89,900Tazewell County: 89,900 USDTazewell County89,900Woodford County: 89,900 USDWoodford County89,900Brown County: 88,900 USDBrown County88,900Washington County: 87,400 USDWashington County87,400Henry County: 87,200 USDHenry County87,200Mercer County: 87,200 USDMercer County87,200Rock Island County: 87,200 USDRock Island County87,200Putnam County: 86,100 USDPutnam County86,100Kankakee County: 85,200 USDKankakee County85,200Bond County: 84,800 USDBond County84,800Lee County: 84,100 USDLee County84,100Macon County: 84,100 USDMacon County84,100LaSalle County: 83,500 USDLaSalle County83,500Jo Daviess County: 83,300 USDJo Daviess County83,300Ogle County: 83,300 USDOgle County83,300Logan County: 82,800 USDLogan County82,800Adams County: 82,200 USDAdams County82,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Kendall County135,200+37.8%
2McLean County108,500+16.4%
3Cook County107,800+15.7%
3DuPage County107,800+15.7%
3Kane County107,800+15.7%
3Lake County107,800+15.7%
3McHenry County107,800+15.7%
3Will County107,800+15.7%
9Grundy County97,600+8.1%
10Calhoun County97,200+14.5%
10Clinton County97,200+14.5%
10Jersey County97,200+14.5%
10Madison County97,200+14.5%
10Monroe County97,200+14.5%
10St. Clair County97,200+14.5%
16DeKalb County96,800+9.5%
17Menard County95,400+11.6%
17Sangamon County95,400+11.6%
19Champaign County91,300+5.7%
19Piatt County91,300+5.7%
21Marshall County89,900+17.8%
21Peoria County89,900+17.8%
21Stark County89,900+17.8%
21Tazewell County89,900+17.8%
21Woodford County89,900+17.8%
26Brown County88,900+9.6%
27Washington County87,400+10.9%
28Henry County87,200+14.3%
28Mercer County87,200+14.3%
28Rock Island County87,200+14.3%
31Putnam County86,100+5.9%
32Kankakee County85,200+14.4%
33Bond County84,800+10.1%
34Lee County84,100+8.2%
34Macon County84,100+22.4%
36LaSalle County83,500+20.5%
37Jo Daviess County83,300+9.7%
37Ogle County83,300+9.9%
39Logan County82,800+8%
40Adams County82,200+9.9%
41Effingham County81,400+7.1%
42Boone County80,500+9.8%
42Winnebago County80,500+9.8%
44Moultrie County79,600+10.4%
45Williamson County79,400+35.5%
46Cumberland County79,000+12.5%
46Livingston County79,000+6.6%
48Edwards County78,800+15.5%
49Wabash County78,700+10.8%
50Bureau County78,500+9.2%
51Alexander County78,400+24.8%
52McDonough County78,300+8.4%
53Scott County77,800+10.2%
54De Witt County77,100+6.5%
55Randolph County76,900+10%
56Douglas County76,700+12.6%
57Carroll County76,000+9.8%
58Whiteside County75,800+8.4%
59Hardin County75,300+20.5%
60Jasper County75,100+10%
61Macoupin County74,900+8.7%
62Iroquois County74,700+9.5%
63Montgomery County74,300+11.2%
64Ford County74,200-14.1%
65Clark County74,100+14.4%
66Hancock County73,000+10.6%
67Richland County72,900+10.8%
68Shelby County72,800+15.7%
69Edgar County72,400+13.1%
70Christian County72,100+9.1%
70Schuyler County72,100+19%
72Perry County71,800+10.8%
73Pope County71,400+11.4%
74Crawford County71,100+7.9%
75Johnson County70,500+6.8%
76Fulton County70,400+10.9%
76Knox County70,400+8%
78Morgan County70,000+8.7%
79Pike County69,500+18.8%
80Hamilton County69,400+3.1%
81Stephenson County69,300+8.8%
82Jefferson County69,000+7.6%
83Warren County68,600+6.9%
84Mason County68,500+12.9%
85Wayne County68,300+11.8%
86Cass County68,200+7.6%
87Coles County68,000+7.4%
87White County68,000+7.8%
89Massac County67,800+12.1%
89Union County67,800+11.5%
91Marion County67,400+10%
92Henderson County67,100+5.2%
92Lawrence County67,100+11.8%
94Jackson County66,100+10.9%
95Greene County65,600+12.5%
96Fayette County64,300+14%
97Clay County63,700+2.9%
98Vermilion County62,500+5.4%
99Gallatin County61,900+13.6%
100Franklin County60,600+10.8%
100Saline County60,600+8.8%
102Pulaski County52,900+2.9%

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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.

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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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Illinois by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/illinois-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Illinois by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/illinois-counties?period=2022.

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

Kendall County, with $135,200 in 2022, 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 $52,900 in 2022.

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