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Counties in Indiana by area median family income (HUD)

Dearborn County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 92 counties in 2016, at $70,700. Blackford County had the lowest, at $46,500. The median was $58,300. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest70,700Dearborn County
Lowest46,500Blackford County
Median58,30092 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 57,800 USDAllen County: 58,300 USDBartholomew County: 67,700 USDBenton County: 65,700 USDBlackford County: 46,500 USDBoone County: 66,700 USDBrown County: 66,700 USDCarroll County: 62,000 USDCass County: 52,100 USDClark County: 67,000 USDClay County: 52,400 USDClinton County: 59,500 USDCrawford County: 47,900 USDDaviess County: 58,200 USDDearborn County: 70,700 USDDecatur County: 55,900 USDDeKalb County: 58,100 USDDelaware County: 52,400 USDDubois County: 68,800 USDElkhart County: 52,300 USDFayette County: 47,500 USDFloyd County: 67,000 USDFountain County: 55,600 USDFranklin County: 65,400 USDFulton County: 49,000 USDGibson County: 63,500 USDGrant County: 51,300 USDGreene County: 56,200 USDHamilton County: 66,700 USDHancock County: 66,700 USDHarrison County: 67,000 USDHendricks County: 66,700 USDHenry County: 52,500 USDHoward County: 60,900 USDHuntington County: 58,600 USDJackson County: 57,800 USDJasper County: 69,000 USDJay County: 48,600 USDJefferson County: 54,300 USDJennings County: 53,000 USDJohnson County: 66,700 USDKnox County: 55,300 USDKosciusko County: 65,100 USDLaGrange County: 53,300 USDLake County: 64,000 USDLaPorte County: 59,400 USDLawrence County: 54,000 USDMadison County: 51,400 USDMarion County: 66,700 USDMarshall County: 59,100 USDMartin County: 57,200 USDMiami County: 54,600 USDMonroe County: 67,700 USDMontgomery County: 54,600 USDMorgan County: 66,700 USDNewton County: 64,000 USDNoble County: 58,900 USDOhio County: 70,700 USDOrange County: 47,700 USDOwen County: 52,900 USDParke County: 53,500 USDPerry County: 59,300 USDPike County: 51,400 USDPorter County: 64,000 USDPosey County: 61,400 USDPulaski County: 55,200 USDPutnam County: 60,600 USDRandolph County: 48,900 USDRipley County: 60,600 USDRush County: 58,400 USDSt. Joseph County: 52,500 USDScott County: 49,700 USDShelby County: 66,700 USDSpencer County: 66,600 USDStarke County: 47,400 USDSteuben County: 57,800 USDSullivan County: 57,200 USDSwitzerland County: 50,000 USDTippecanoe County: 65,700 USDTipton County: 62,400 USDUnion County: 58,800 USDVanderburgh County: 61,400 USDVermillion County: 52,400 USDVigo County: 52,400 USDWabash County: 53,600 USDWarren County: 63,400 USDWarrick County: 61,400 USDWashington County: 51,400 USDWayne County: 50,300 USDWells County: 58,300 USDWhite County: 62,600 USDWhitley County: 58,300 USD
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  • 52K to 55K
  • 55K to 58K
  • 58K to 62K
  • 62K to 67K
  • 67K and over
USD, 2016. 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, 2016

Dearborn County: 70,700 USDDearborn County70,700Ohio County: 70,700 USDOhio County70,700Jasper County: 69,000 USDJasper County69,000Dubois County: 68,800 USDDubois County68,800Bartholomew County: 67,700 USDBartholomew County67,700Monroe County: 67,700 USDMonroe County67,700Clark County: 67,000 USDClark County67,000Floyd County: 67,000 USDFloyd County67,000Harrison County: 67,000 USDHarrison County67,000Boone County: 66,700 USDBoone County66,700Brown County: 66,700 USDBrown County66,700Hamilton County: 66,700 USDHamilton County66,700Hancock County: 66,700 USDHancock County66,700Hendricks County: 66,700 USDHendricks County66,700Johnson County: 66,700 USDJohnson County66,700Marion County: 66,700 USDMarion County66,700Morgan County: 66,700 USDMorgan County66,700Shelby County: 66,700 USDShelby County66,700Spencer County: 66,600 USDSpencer County66,600Benton County: 65,700 USDBenton County65,700Tippecanoe County: 65,700 USDTippecanoe County65,700Franklin County: 65,400 USDFranklin County65,400Kosciusko County: 65,100 USDKosciusko County65,100Lake County: 64,000 USDLake County64,000Newton County: 64,000 USDNewton County64,000Porter County: 64,000 USDPorter County64,000Gibson County: 63,500 USDGibson County63,500Warren County: 63,400 USDWarren County63,400White County: 62,600 USDWhite County62,600Tipton County: 62,400 USDTipton County62,400Carroll County: 62,000 USDCarroll County62,000Posey County: 61,400 USDPosey County61,400Vanderburgh County: 61,400 USDVanderburgh County61,400Warrick County: 61,400 USDWarrick County61,400Howard County: 60,900 USDHoward County60,900Putnam County: 60,600 USDPutnam County60,600Ripley County: 60,600 USDRipley County60,600Clinton County: 59,500 USDClinton County59,500LaPorte County: 59,400 USDLaPorte County59,400Perry County: 59,300 USDPerry County59,300Dearborn County: 70,700 USDDearborn County70,700Ohio County: 70,700 USDOhio County70,700Jasper County: 69,000 USDJasper County69,000Dubois County: 68,800 USDDubois County68,800Bartholomew County: 67,700 USDBartholomew County67,700Monroe County: 67,700 USDMonroe County67,700Clark County: 67,000 USDClark County67,000Floyd County: 67,000 USDFloyd County67,000Harrison County: 67,000 USDHarrison County67,000Boone County: 66,700 USDBoone County66,700Brown County: 66,700 USDBrown County66,700Hamilton County: 66,700 USDHamilton County66,700Hancock County: 66,700 USDHancock County66,700Hendricks County: 66,700 USDHendricks County66,700Johnson County: 66,700 USDJohnson County66,700Marion County: 66,700 USDMarion County66,700Morgan County: 66,700 USDMorgan County66,700Shelby County: 66,700 USDShelby County66,700Spencer County: 66,600 USDSpencer County66,600Benton County: 65,700 USDBenton County65,700Tippecanoe County: 65,700 USDTippecanoe County65,700Franklin County: 65,400 USDFranklin County65,400Kosciusko County: 65,100 USDKosciusko County65,100Lake County: 64,000 USDLake County64,000Newton County: 64,000 USDNewton County64,000Porter County: 64,000 USDPorter County64,000Gibson County: 63,500 USDGibson County63,500Warren County: 63,400 USDWarren County63,400White County: 62,600 USDWhite County62,600Tipton County: 62,400 USDTipton County62,400Carroll County: 62,000 USDCarroll County62,000Posey County: 61,400 USDPosey County61,400Vanderburgh County: 61,400 USDVanderburgh County61,400Warrick County: 61,400 USDWarrick County61,400Howard County: 60,900 USDHoward County60,900Putnam County: 60,600 USDPutnam County60,600Ripley County: 60,600 USDRipley County60,600Clinton County: 59,500 USDClinton County59,500LaPorte County: 59,400 USDLaPorte County59,400Perry County: 59,300 USDPerry County59,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Dearborn County70,700-0.7%
1Ohio County70,700-0.7%
3Jasper County69,000-3%
4Dubois County68,800-0.6%
5Bartholomew County67,700+2.9%
5Monroe County67,700+8.3%
7Clark County67,000+4.5%
7Floyd County67,000+4.5%
7Harrison County67,000+4.5%
10Boone County66,700-4.3%
10Brown County66,700-4.3%
10Hamilton County66,700-4.3%
10Hancock County66,700-4.3%
10Hendricks County66,700-4.3%
10Johnson County66,700-4.3%
10Marion County66,700-4.3%
10Morgan County66,700-4.3%
10Shelby County66,700-4.3%
19Spencer County66,600-1.3%
20Benton County65,700+3.5%
20Tippecanoe County65,700+3.5%
22Franklin County65,400-8.1%
23Kosciusko County65,100+5.2%
24Lake County64,000-3.2%
24Newton County64,000-3.2%
24Porter County64,000-3.2%
27Gibson County63,500-4.7%
28Warren County63,400-2.9%
29White County62,600+4.9%
30Tipton County62,400+13%
31Carroll County62,000-4%
32Posey County61,400-3.2%
32Vanderburgh County61,400-3.2%
32Warrick County61,400-3.2%
35Howard County60,900+10.3%
36Putnam County60,600-2.6%
36Ripley County60,600-3.5%
38Clinton County59,500-1.2%
39LaPorte County59,400+7.8%
40Perry County59,300-2.6%
41Marshall County59,100-4.1%
42Noble County58,900+3.5%
43Union County58,800+2.8%
44Huntington County58,600-2.5%
45Rush County58,400-0.2%
46Allen County58,300-5.7%
46Wells County58,300-5.7%
46Whitley County58,300-5.7%
49Daviess County58,200+0.9%
50DeKalb County58,100+2.8%
51Adams County57,800-2%
51Jackson County57,8000%
51Steuben County57,800-0.7%
54Martin County57,200-5%
54Sullivan County57,200-2.6%
56Greene County56,200+1.8%
57Decatur County55,900-4.1%
58Fountain County55,600-0.9%
59Knox County55,300-2.8%
60Pulaski County55,200+2.2%
61Miami County54,600+2.6%
61Montgomery County54,600-5%
63Jefferson County54,300-3.4%
64Lawrence County54,000-2.5%
65Wabash County53,600-4.6%
66Parke County53,500-7.9%
67LaGrange County53,300-1.3%
68Jennings County53,000-0.4%
69Owen County52,900+1%
70Henry County52,500-2.6%
70St. Joseph County52,500-8.4%
72Clay County52,400-6.3%
72Delaware County52,400+1.4%
72Vermillion County52,400-6.3%
72Vigo County52,400-6.3%
76Elkhart County52,300-1.9%
77Cass County52,100-0.4%
78Madison County51,400-11.4%
78Pike County51,400-2.3%
78Washington County51,400+2.4%
81Grant County51,300+3.4%
82Wayne County50,300+10.8%
83Switzerland County50,000-6.4%
84Scott County49,700-2.2%
85Fulton County49,000-5%
86Randolph County48,900-3.4%
87Jay County48,600-3.8%
88Crawford County47,9000%
89Orange County47,700-3.2%
90Fayette County47,500-1.9%
91Starke County47,400-1.5%
92Blackford County46,500-4.7%

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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.

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/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Indiana by area median family income (HUD), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Indiana by area median family income (HUD), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 Mar. 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/indiana-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Indiana by area median family income (HUD), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/indiana-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Indiana by area median family income (HUD), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/indiana-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dearborn County, with $70,700 in 2016, 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)?

Blackford County, with $46,500 in 2016.

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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