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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 2020, at $86,300. Crawford County had the lowest, at $52,900. The median was $66,300. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest86,300Dearborn County
Lowest52,900Crawford County
Median66,30092 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 64,800 USDAllen County: 71,100 USDBartholomew County: 81,300 USDBenton County: 79,100 USDBlackford County: 55,000 USDBoone County: 82,000 USDBrown County: 82,000 USDCarroll County: 67,400 USDCass County: 60,500 USDClark County: 77,500 USDClay County: 63,900 USDClinton County: 66,800 USDCrawford County: 52,900 USDDaviess County: 63,700 USDDearborn County: 86,300 USDDecatur County: 64,400 USDDeKalb County: 66,600 USDDelaware County: 64,600 USDDubois County: 77,900 USDElkhart County: 70,200 USDFayette County: 53,700 USDFloyd County: 77,500 USDFountain County: 59,600 USDFranklin County: 69,500 USDFulton County: 62,100 USDGibson County: 68,300 USDGrant County: 58,500 USDGreene County: 64,700 USDHamilton County: 82,000 USDHancock County: 82,000 USDHarrison County: 77,500 USDHendricks County: 82,000 USDHenry County: 60,600 USDHoward County: 63,900 USDHuntington County: 64,800 USDJackson County: 64,300 USDJasper County: 69,000 USDJay County: 58,800 USDJefferson County: 64,100 USDJennings County: 61,300 USDJohnson County: 82,000 USDKnox County: 60,000 USDKosciusko County: 74,700 USDLaGrange County: 67,700 USDLake County: 74,900 USDLaPorte County: 65,200 USDLawrence County: 62,800 USDMadison County: 58,000 USDMarion County: 82,000 USDMarshall County: 65,900 USDMartin County: 63,100 USDMiami County: 61,400 USDMonroe County: 74,900 USDMontgomery County: 67,900 USDMorgan County: 82,000 USDNewton County: 74,900 USDNoble County: 67,400 USDOhio County: 86,300 USDOrange County: 57,100 USDOwen County: 64,300 USDParke County: 56,800 USDPerry County: 64,600 USDPike County: 65,800 USDPorter County: 74,900 USDPosey County: 74,800 USDPulaski County: 59,400 USDPutnam County: 70,100 USDRandolph County: 59,400 USDRipley County: 66,600 USDRush County: 62,600 USDSt. Joseph County: 70,800 USDScott County: 61,600 USDShelby County: 82,000 USDSpencer County: 73,500 USDStarke County: 58,100 USDSteuben County: 66,400 USDSullivan County: 60,900 USDSwitzerland County: 53,700 USDTippecanoe County: 79,100 USDTipton County: 70,900 USDUnion County: 61,300 USDVanderburgh County: 74,800 USDVermillion County: 63,900 USDVigo County: 63,900 USDWabash County: 62,200 USDWarren County: 69,500 USDWarrick County: 74,800 USDWashington County: 60,400 USDWayne County: 61,600 USDWells County: 71,100 USDWhite County: 66,200 USDWhitley County: 71,100 USD
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  • 61K to 64K
  • 64K to 66K
  • 66K to 71K
  • 71K to 78K
  • 78K and over
USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Dearborn County: 86,300 USDDearborn County86,300Ohio County: 86,300 USDOhio County86,300Boone County: 82,000 USDBoone County82,000Brown County: 82,000 USDBrown County82,000Hamilton County: 82,000 USDHamilton County82,000Hancock County: 82,000 USDHancock County82,000Hendricks County: 82,000 USDHendricks County82,000Johnson County: 82,000 USDJohnson County82,000Marion County: 82,000 USDMarion County82,000Morgan County: 82,000 USDMorgan County82,000Shelby County: 82,000 USDShelby County82,000Bartholomew County: 81,300 USDBartholomew County81,300Benton County: 79,100 USDBenton County79,100Tippecanoe County: 79,100 USDTippecanoe County79,100Dubois County: 77,900 USDDubois County77,900Clark County: 77,500 USDClark County77,500Floyd County: 77,500 USDFloyd County77,500Harrison County: 77,500 USDHarrison County77,500Lake County: 74,900 USDLake County74,900Monroe County: 74,900 USDMonroe County74,900Newton County: 74,900 USDNewton County74,900Porter County: 74,900 USDPorter County74,900Posey County: 74,800 USDPosey County74,800Vanderburgh County: 74,800 USDVanderburgh County74,800Warrick County: 74,800 USDWarrick County74,800Kosciusko County: 74,700 USDKosciusko County74,700Spencer County: 73,500 USDSpencer County73,500Allen County: 71,100 USDAllen County71,100Wells County: 71,100 USDWells County71,100Whitley County: 71,100 USDWhitley County71,100Tipton County: 70,900 USDTipton County70,900St. Joseph County: 70,800 USDSt. Joseph County70,800Elkhart County: 70,200 USDElkhart County70,200Putnam County: 70,100 USDPutnam County70,100Franklin County: 69,500 USDFranklin County69,500Warren County: 69,500 USDWarren County69,500Jasper County: 69,000 USDJasper County69,000Gibson County: 68,300 USDGibson County68,300Montgomery County: 67,900 USDMontgomery County67,900LaGrange County: 67,700 USDLaGrange County67,700Dearborn County: 86,300 USDDearborn County86,300Ohio County: 86,300 USDOhio County86,300Boone County: 82,000 USDBoone County82,000Brown County: 82,000 USDBrown County82,000Hamilton County: 82,000 USDHamilton County82,000Hancock County: 82,000 USDHancock County82,000Hendricks County: 82,000 USDHendricks County82,000Johnson County: 82,000 USDJohnson County82,000Marion County: 82,000 USDMarion County82,000Morgan County: 82,000 USDMorgan County82,000Shelby County: 82,000 USDShelby County82,000Bartholomew County: 81,300 USDBartholomew County81,300Benton County: 79,100 USDBenton County79,100Tippecanoe County: 79,100 USDTippecanoe County79,100Dubois County: 77,900 USDDubois County77,900Clark County: 77,500 USDClark County77,500Floyd County: 77,500 USDFloyd County77,500Harrison County: 77,500 USDHarrison County77,500Lake County: 74,900 USDLake County74,900Monroe County: 74,900 USDMonroe County74,900Newton County: 74,900 USDNewton County74,900Porter County: 74,900 USDPorter County74,900Posey County: 74,800 USDPosey County74,800Vanderburgh County: 74,800 USDVanderburgh County74,800Warrick County: 74,800 USDWarrick County74,800Kosciusko County: 74,700 USDKosciusko County74,700Spencer County: 73,500 USDSpencer County73,500Allen County: 71,100 USDAllen County71,100Wells County: 71,100 USDWells County71,100Whitley County: 71,100 USDWhitley County71,100Tipton County: 70,900 USDTipton County70,900St. Joseph County: 70,800 USDSt. Joseph County70,800Elkhart County: 70,200 USDElkhart County70,200Putnam County: 70,100 USDPutnam County70,100Franklin County: 69,500 USDFranklin County69,500Warren County: 69,500 USDWarren County69,500Jasper County: 69,000 USDJasper County69,000Gibson County: 68,300 USDGibson County68,300Montgomery County: 67,900 USDMontgomery County67,900LaGrange County: 67,700 USDLaGrange County67,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Dearborn County86,300+6.2%
1Ohio County86,300+6.2%
3Boone County82,000+2.6%
3Brown County82,000+2.6%
3Hamilton County82,000+2.6%
3Hancock County82,000+2.6%
3Hendricks County82,000+2.6%
3Johnson County82,000+2.6%
3Marion County82,000+2.6%
3Morgan County82,000+2.6%
3Shelby County82,000+2.6%
12Bartholomew County81,300+12.6%
13Benton County79,100+12.4%
13Tippecanoe County79,100+12.4%
15Dubois County77,900+3.7%
16Clark County77,500+1.4%
16Floyd County77,500+1.4%
16Harrison County77,500+1.4%
19Lake County74,900+2.9%
19Monroe County74,900+1.5%
19Newton County74,900+2.9%
19Porter County74,900+2.9%
23Posey County74,800+11.3%
23Vanderburgh County74,800+11.3%
23Warrick County74,800+11.3%
26Kosciusko County74,700+12.3%
27Spencer County73,500+4.3%
28Allen County71,100+3.3%
28Wells County71,100+3.3%
28Whitley County71,100+3.3%
31Tipton County70,900+2.6%
32St. Joseph County70,800+7.9%
33Elkhart County70,200+1.6%
34Putnam County70,100+0.7%
35Franklin County69,500+2.8%
35Warren County69,500-5.4%
37Jasper County69,000+0.1%
38Gibson County68,300+3.8%
39Montgomery County67,900+5.4%
40LaGrange County67,700+6.8%
41Carroll County67,400+3.1%
41Noble County67,400+3.7%
43Clinton County66,800+1.4%
44DeKalb County66,600+1.1%
44Ripley County66,600+3.3%
46Steuben County66,400+6.8%
47White County66,200+1.2%
48Marshall County65,900+1.4%
49Pike County65,800+5.4%
50LaPorte County65,200-7.4%
51Adams County64,800+2.2%
51Huntington County64,800+4.5%
53Greene County64,700+5.9%
54Delaware County64,600+7.5%
54Perry County64,600+5.9%
56Decatur County64,400+5.9%
57Jackson County64,300+2.9%
57Owen County64,300+4%
59Jefferson County64,100+7.7%
60Clay County63,900+4.2%
60Howard County63,900-2%
60Vermillion County63,900+4.2%
60Vigo County63,900+4.2%
64Daviess County63,700+1.1%
65Martin County63,100-1.3%
66Lawrence County62,800+5.4%
67Rush County62,600+5.7%
68Wabash County62,200+4.7%
69Fulton County62,100+7.1%
70Scott County61,600+5.3%
70Wayne County61,600+1.5%
72Miami County61,400+1.2%
73Jennings County61,300+2.9%
73Union County61,300-1%
75Sullivan County60,900+4.8%
76Henry County60,600+3.4%
77Cass County60,500+3.1%
78Washington County60,400+3.6%
79Knox County60,000+0.3%
80Fountain County59,600+2.6%
81Pulaski County59,400+6.8%
81Randolph County59,400+7.6%
83Jay County58,800+5.8%
84Grant County58,500+19.4%
85Starke County58,100+7.8%
86Madison County58,000-5.7%
87Orange County57,100+6.3%
88Parke County56,800+2.2%
89Blackford County55,000+1.5%
90Fayette County53,700+3.5%
90Switzerland County53,700+6.1%
92Crawford County52,900+5.8%

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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/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2020). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Indiana by area median family income (HUD), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/indiana-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Indiana by area median family income (HUD), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/indiana-counties?period=2020.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Indiana by area median family income (HUD), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/indiana-counties?period=2020 (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), 2020}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/indiana-counties?period=2020. Publisher attribution: 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/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Dearborn County, with $86,300 in 2020, 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)?

Crawford County, with $52,900 in 2020.

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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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