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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 2017, at $74,700. Blackford County had the lowest, at $47,600. The median was $60,150. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest74,700Dearborn County
Lowest47,600Blackford County
Median60,15092 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 59,300 USDAllen County: 63,700 USDBartholomew County: 64,900 USDBenton County: 62,500 USDBlackford County: 47,600 USDBoone County: 69,900 USDBrown County: 69,900 USDCarroll County: 64,100 USDCass County: 53,100 USDClark County: 66,400 USDClay County: 52,900 USDClinton County: 60,700 USDCrawford County: 48,800 USDDaviess County: 57,900 USDDearborn County: 74,700 USDDecatur County: 57,300 USDDeKalb County: 61,100 USDDelaware County: 52,800 USDDubois County: 67,700 USDElkhart County: 58,200 USDFayette County: 49,100 USDFloyd County: 66,400 USDFountain County: 54,600 USDFranklin County: 63,600 USDFulton County: 52,100 USDGibson County: 63,500 USDGrant County: 48,900 USDGreene County: 56,200 USDHamilton County: 69,900 USDHancock County: 69,900 USDHarrison County: 66,400 USDHendricks County: 69,900 USDHenry County: 53,200 USDHoward County: 62,500 USDHuntington County: 60,100 USDJackson County: 58,300 USDJasper County: 68,300 USDJay County: 51,800 USDJefferson County: 54,100 USDJennings County: 55,000 USDJohnson County: 69,900 USDKnox County: 57,500 USDKosciusko County: 60,200 USDLaGrange County: 54,400 USDLake County: 64,900 USDLaPorte County: 57,200 USDLawrence County: 56,100 USDMadison County: 58,600 USDMarion County: 69,900 USDMarshall County: 61,100 USDMartin County: 57,700 USDMiami County: 56,900 USDMonroe County: 62,300 USDMontgomery County: 54,800 USDMorgan County: 69,900 USDNewton County: 64,900 USDNoble County: 61,100 USDOhio County: 74,700 USDOrange County: 49,000 USDOwen County: 54,100 USDParke County: 53,300 USDPerry County: 59,200 USDPike County: 55,900 USDPorter County: 64,900 USDPosey County: 65,500 USDPulaski County: 52,200 USDPutnam County: 60,800 USDRandolph County: 51,100 USDRipley County: 61,700 USDRush County: 58,900 USDSt. Joseph County: 61,500 USDScott County: 51,800 USDShelby County: 69,900 USDSpencer County: 67,000 USDStarke County: 48,100 USDSteuben County: 57,100 USDSullivan County: 57,500 USDSwitzerland County: 49,600 USDTippecanoe County: 62,500 USDTipton County: 62,200 USDUnion County: 61,500 USDVanderburgh County: 65,500 USDVermillion County: 52,900 USDVigo County: 52,900 USDWabash County: 55,000 USDWarren County: 67,400 USDWarrick County: 65,500 USDWashington County: 51,500 USDWayne County: 55,300 USDWells County: 63,700 USDWhite County: 63,200 USDWhitley County: 63,700 USD
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  • 53K to 56K
  • 56K to 60K
  • 60K to 63K
  • 63K to 66K
  • 66K 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

Dearborn County: 74,700 USDDearborn County74,700Ohio County: 74,700 USDOhio County74,700Boone County: 69,900 USDBoone County69,900Brown County: 69,900 USDBrown County69,900Hamilton County: 69,900 USDHamilton County69,900Hancock County: 69,900 USDHancock County69,900Hendricks County: 69,900 USDHendricks County69,900Johnson County: 69,900 USDJohnson County69,900Marion County: 69,900 USDMarion County69,900Morgan County: 69,900 USDMorgan County69,900Shelby County: 69,900 USDShelby County69,900Jasper County: 68,300 USDJasper County68,300Dubois County: 67,700 USDDubois County67,700Warren County: 67,400 USDWarren County67,400Spencer County: 67,000 USDSpencer County67,000Clark County: 66,400 USDClark County66,400Floyd County: 66,400 USDFloyd County66,400Harrison County: 66,400 USDHarrison County66,400Posey County: 65,500 USDPosey County65,500Vanderburgh County: 65,500 USDVanderburgh County65,500Warrick County: 65,500 USDWarrick County65,500Bartholomew County: 64,900 USDBartholomew County64,900Lake County: 64,900 USDLake County64,900Newton County: 64,900 USDNewton County64,900Porter County: 64,900 USDPorter County64,900Carroll County: 64,100 USDCarroll County64,100Allen County: 63,700 USDAllen County63,700Wells County: 63,700 USDWells County63,700Whitley County: 63,700 USDWhitley County63,700Franklin County: 63,600 USDFranklin County63,600Gibson County: 63,500 USDGibson County63,500White County: 63,200 USDWhite County63,200Benton County: 62,500 USDBenton County62,500Howard County: 62,500 USDHoward County62,500Tippecanoe County: 62,500 USDTippecanoe County62,500Monroe County: 62,300 USDMonroe County62,300Tipton County: 62,200 USDTipton County62,200Ripley County: 61,700 USDRipley County61,700St. Joseph County: 61,500 USDSt. Joseph County61,500Union County: 61,500 USDUnion County61,500Dearborn County: 74,700 USDDearborn County74,700Ohio County: 74,700 USDOhio County74,700Boone County: 69,900 USDBoone County69,900Brown County: 69,900 USDBrown County69,900Hamilton County: 69,900 USDHamilton County69,900Hancock County: 69,900 USDHancock County69,900Hendricks County: 69,900 USDHendricks County69,900Johnson County: 69,900 USDJohnson County69,900Marion County: 69,900 USDMarion County69,900Morgan County: 69,900 USDMorgan County69,900Shelby County: 69,900 USDShelby County69,900Jasper County: 68,300 USDJasper County68,300Dubois County: 67,700 USDDubois County67,700Warren County: 67,400 USDWarren County67,400Spencer County: 67,000 USDSpencer County67,000Clark County: 66,400 USDClark County66,400Floyd County: 66,400 USDFloyd County66,400Harrison County: 66,400 USDHarrison County66,400Posey County: 65,500 USDPosey County65,500Vanderburgh County: 65,500 USDVanderburgh County65,500Warrick County: 65,500 USDWarrick County65,500Bartholomew County: 64,900 USDBartholomew County64,900Lake County: 64,900 USDLake County64,900Newton County: 64,900 USDNewton County64,900Porter County: 64,900 USDPorter County64,900Carroll County: 64,100 USDCarroll County64,100Allen County: 63,700 USDAllen County63,700Wells County: 63,700 USDWells County63,700Whitley County: 63,700 USDWhitley County63,700Franklin County: 63,600 USDFranklin County63,600Gibson County: 63,500 USDGibson County63,500White County: 63,200 USDWhite County63,200Benton County: 62,500 USDBenton County62,500Howard County: 62,500 USDHoward County62,500Tippecanoe County: 62,500 USDTippecanoe County62,500Monroe County: 62,300 USDMonroe County62,300Tipton County: 62,200 USDTipton County62,200Ripley County: 61,700 USDRipley County61,700St. Joseph County: 61,500 USDSt. Joseph County61,500Union County: 61,500 USDUnion County61,500
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
1Dearborn County74,700+5.7%
1Ohio County74,700+5.7%
3Boone County69,900+4.8%
3Brown County69,900+4.8%
3Hamilton County69,900+4.8%
3Hancock County69,900+4.8%
3Hendricks County69,900+4.8%
3Johnson County69,900+4.8%
3Marion County69,900+4.8%
3Morgan County69,900+4.8%
3Shelby County69,900+4.8%
12Jasper County68,300-1%
13Dubois County67,700-1.6%
14Warren County67,400+6.3%
15Spencer County67,000+0.6%
16Clark County66,400-0.9%
16Floyd County66,400-0.9%
16Harrison County66,400-0.9%
19Posey County65,500+6.7%
19Vanderburgh County65,500+6.7%
19Warrick County65,500+6.7%
22Bartholomew County64,900-4.1%
22Lake County64,900+1.4%
22Newton County64,900+1.4%
22Porter County64,900+1.4%
26Carroll County64,100+3.4%
27Allen County63,700+9.3%
27Wells County63,700+9.3%
27Whitley County63,700+9.3%
30Franklin County63,600-2.8%
31Gibson County63,5000%
32White County63,200+1%
33Benton County62,500-4.9%
33Howard County62,500+2.6%
33Tippecanoe County62,500-4.9%
36Monroe County62,300-8%
37Tipton County62,200-0.3%
38Ripley County61,700+1.8%
39St. Joseph County61,500+17.1%
39Union County61,500+4.6%
41DeKalb County61,100+5.2%
41Marshall County61,100+3.4%
41Noble County61,100+3.7%
44Putnam County60,800+0.3%
45Clinton County60,700+2%
46Kosciusko County60,200-7.5%
47Huntington County60,100+2.6%
48Adams County59,300+2.6%
49Perry County59,200-0.2%
50Rush County58,900+0.9%
51Madison County58,600+14%
52Jackson County58,300+0.9%
53Elkhart County58,200+11.3%
54Daviess County57,900-0.5%
55Martin County57,700+0.9%
56Knox County57,500+4%
56Sullivan County57,500+0.5%
58Decatur County57,300+2.5%
59LaPorte County57,200-3.7%
60Steuben County57,100-1.2%
61Miami County56,900+4.2%
62Greene County56,2000%
63Lawrence County56,100+3.9%
64Pike County55,900+8.8%
65Wayne County55,300+9.9%
66Jennings County55,000+3.8%
66Wabash County55,000+2.6%
68Montgomery County54,800+0.4%
69Fountain County54,600-1.8%
70LaGrange County54,400+2.1%
71Jefferson County54,100-0.4%
71Owen County54,100+2.3%
73Parke County53,300-0.4%
74Henry County53,200+1.3%
75Cass County53,100+1.9%
76Clay County52,900+1%
76Vermillion County52,900+1%
76Vigo County52,900+1%
79Delaware County52,800+0.8%
80Pulaski County52,200-5.4%
81Fulton County52,100+6.3%
82Jay County51,800+6.6%
82Scott County51,800+4.2%
84Washington County51,500+0.2%
85Randolph County51,100+4.5%
86Switzerland County49,600-0.8%
87Fayette County49,100+3.4%
88Orange County49,000+2.7%
89Grant County48,900-4.7%
90Crawford County48,800+1.9%
91Starke County48,100+1.5%
92Blackford County47,600+2.4%

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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/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 Indiana 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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Counties in Indiana by area median family income (HUD), 2017}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Dearborn County, with $74,700 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)?

Blackford County, with $47,600 in 2017.

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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