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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 2021, at $85,400. Wayne County had the lowest, at $54,100. The median was $67,850. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest85,400Dearborn County
Lowest54,100Wayne County
Median67,85092 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 66,700 USDAllen County: 71,900 USDBartholomew County: 77,200 USDBenton County: 72,000 USDBlackford County: 56,200 USDBoone County: 81,600 USDBrown County: 81,600 USDCarroll County: 70,200 USDCass County: 62,700 USDClark County: 76,900 USDClay County: 65,000 USDClinton County: 66,800 USDCrawford County: 57,300 USDDaviess County: 65,400 USDDearborn County: 85,400 USDDecatur County: 65,000 USDDeKalb County: 67,900 USDDelaware County: 60,100 USDDubois County: 76,600 USDElkhart County: 67,500 USDFayette County: 55,100 USDFloyd County: 76,900 USDFountain County: 61,300 USDFranklin County: 68,700 USDFulton County: 65,900 USDGibson County: 70,700 USDGrant County: 55,200 USDGreene County: 63,200 USDHamilton County: 81,600 USDHancock County: 81,600 USDHarrison County: 76,900 USDHendricks County: 81,600 USDHenry County: 62,200 USDHoward County: 69,800 USDHuntington County: 65,800 USDJackson County: 62,600 USDJasper County: 72,300 USDJay County: 61,300 USDJefferson County: 63,200 USDJennings County: 64,800 USDJohnson County: 81,600 USDKnox County: 62,800 USDKosciusko County: 73,600 USDLaGrange County: 71,100 USDLake County: 75,500 USDLaPorte County: 69,500 USDLawrence County: 65,000 USDMadison County: 62,900 USDMarion County: 81,600 USDMarshall County: 67,800 USDMartin County: 68,400 USDMiami County: 61,700 USDMonroe County: 76,300 USDMontgomery County: 68,800 USDMorgan County: 81,600 USDNewton County: 75,500 USDNoble County: 67,800 USDOhio County: 85,400 USDOrange County: 59,700 USDOwen County: 62,800 USDParke County: 59,800 USDPerry County: 65,800 USDPike County: 66,400 USDPorter County: 75,500 USDPosey County: 78,400 USDPulaski County: 58,600 USDPutnam County: 72,200 USDRandolph County: 59,100 USDRipley County: 70,700 USDRush County: 63,300 USDSt. Joseph County: 73,500 USDScott County: 59,900 USDShelby County: 81,600 USDSpencer County: 74,200 USDStarke County: 60,000 USDSteuben County: 70,900 USDSullivan County: 62,400 USDSwitzerland County: 56,900 USDTippecanoe County: 72,000 USDTipton County: 73,400 USDUnion County: 60,300 USDVanderburgh County: 78,400 USDVermillion County: 65,000 USDVigo County: 65,000 USDWabash County: 63,700 USDWarren County: 74,100 USDWarrick County: 78,400 USDWashington County: 61,200 USDWayne County: 54,100 USDWells County: 71,900 USDWhite County: 67,600 USDWhitley County: 71,900 USD
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  • 68K to 72K
  • 72K to 77K
  • 77K and over
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Dearborn County: 85,400 USDDearborn County85,400Ohio County: 85,400 USDOhio County85,400Boone County: 81,600 USDBoone County81,600Brown County: 81,600 USDBrown County81,600Hamilton County: 81,600 USDHamilton County81,600Hancock County: 81,600 USDHancock County81,600Hendricks County: 81,600 USDHendricks County81,600Johnson County: 81,600 USDJohnson County81,600Marion County: 81,600 USDMarion County81,600Morgan County: 81,600 USDMorgan County81,600Shelby County: 81,600 USDShelby County81,600Posey County: 78,400 USDPosey County78,400Vanderburgh County: 78,400 USDVanderburgh County78,400Warrick County: 78,400 USDWarrick County78,400Bartholomew County: 77,200 USDBartholomew County77,200Clark County: 76,900 USDClark County76,900Floyd County: 76,900 USDFloyd County76,900Harrison County: 76,900 USDHarrison County76,900Dubois County: 76,600 USDDubois County76,600Monroe County: 76,300 USDMonroe County76,300Lake County: 75,500 USDLake County75,500Newton County: 75,500 USDNewton County75,500Porter County: 75,500 USDPorter County75,500Spencer County: 74,200 USDSpencer County74,200Warren County: 74,100 USDWarren County74,100Kosciusko County: 73,600 USDKosciusko County73,600St. Joseph County: 73,500 USDSt. Joseph County73,500Tipton County: 73,400 USDTipton County73,400Jasper County: 72,300 USDJasper County72,300Putnam County: 72,200 USDPutnam County72,200Benton County: 72,000 USDBenton County72,000Tippecanoe County: 72,000 USDTippecanoe County72,000Allen County: 71,900 USDAllen County71,900Wells County: 71,900 USDWells County71,900Whitley County: 71,900 USDWhitley County71,900LaGrange County: 71,100 USDLaGrange County71,100Steuben County: 70,900 USDSteuben County70,900Gibson County: 70,700 USDGibson County70,700Ripley County: 70,700 USDRipley County70,700Carroll County: 70,200 USDCarroll County70,200Dearborn County: 85,400 USDDearborn County85,400Ohio County: 85,400 USDOhio County85,400Boone County: 81,600 USDBoone County81,600Brown County: 81,600 USDBrown County81,600Hamilton County: 81,600 USDHamilton County81,600Hancock County: 81,600 USDHancock County81,600Hendricks County: 81,600 USDHendricks County81,600Johnson County: 81,600 USDJohnson County81,600Marion County: 81,600 USDMarion County81,600Morgan County: 81,600 USDMorgan County81,600Shelby County: 81,600 USDShelby County81,600Posey County: 78,400 USDPosey County78,400Vanderburgh County: 78,400 USDVanderburgh County78,400Warrick County: 78,400 USDWarrick County78,400Bartholomew County: 77,200 USDBartholomew County77,200Clark County: 76,900 USDClark County76,900Floyd County: 76,900 USDFloyd County76,900Harrison County: 76,900 USDHarrison County76,900Dubois County: 76,600 USDDubois County76,600Monroe County: 76,300 USDMonroe County76,300Lake County: 75,500 USDLake County75,500Newton County: 75,500 USDNewton County75,500Porter County: 75,500 USDPorter County75,500Spencer County: 74,200 USDSpencer County74,200Warren County: 74,100 USDWarren County74,100Kosciusko County: 73,600 USDKosciusko County73,600St. Joseph County: 73,500 USDSt. Joseph County73,500Tipton County: 73,400 USDTipton County73,400Jasper County: 72,300 USDJasper County72,300Putnam County: 72,200 USDPutnam County72,200Benton County: 72,000 USDBenton County72,000Tippecanoe County: 72,000 USDTippecanoe County72,000Allen County: 71,900 USDAllen County71,900Wells County: 71,900 USDWells County71,900Whitley County: 71,900 USDWhitley County71,900LaGrange County: 71,100 USDLaGrange County71,100Steuben County: 70,900 USDSteuben County70,900Gibson County: 70,700 USDGibson County70,700Ripley County: 70,700 USDRipley County70,700Carroll County: 70,200 USDCarroll County70,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Dearborn County85,400-1%
1Ohio County85,400-1%
3Boone County81,600-0.5%
3Brown County81,600-0.5%
3Hamilton County81,600-0.5%
3Hancock County81,600-0.5%
3Hendricks County81,600-0.5%
3Johnson County81,600-0.5%
3Marion County81,600-0.5%
3Morgan County81,600-0.5%
3Shelby County81,600-0.5%
12Posey County78,400+4.8%
12Vanderburgh County78,400+4.8%
12Warrick County78,400+4.8%
15Bartholomew County77,200-5%
16Clark County76,900-0.8%
16Floyd County76,900-0.8%
16Harrison County76,900-0.8%
19Dubois County76,600-1.7%
20Monroe County76,300+1.9%
21Lake County75,500+0.8%
21Newton County75,500+0.8%
21Porter County75,500+0.8%
24Spencer County74,200+1%
25Warren County74,100+6.6%
26Kosciusko County73,600-1.5%
27St. Joseph County73,500+3.8%
28Tipton County73,400+3.5%
29Jasper County72,300+4.8%
30Putnam County72,200+3%
31Benton County72,000-9%
31Tippecanoe County72,000-9%
33Allen County71,900+1.1%
33Wells County71,900+1.1%
33Whitley County71,900+1.1%
36LaGrange County71,100+5%
37Steuben County70,900+6.8%
38Gibson County70,700+3.5%
38Ripley County70,700+6.2%
40Carroll County70,200+4.2%
41Howard County69,800+9.2%
42LaPorte County69,500+6.6%
43Montgomery County68,800+1.3%
44Franklin County68,700-1.2%
45Martin County68,400+8.4%
46DeKalb County67,900+2%
47Marshall County67,800+2.9%
47Noble County67,800+0.6%
49White County67,600+2.1%
50Elkhart County67,500-3.8%
51Clinton County66,8000%
52Adams County66,700+2.9%
53Pike County66,400+0.9%
54Fulton County65,900+6.1%
55Huntington County65,800+1.5%
55Perry County65,800+1.9%
57Daviess County65,400+2.7%
58Clay County65,000+1.7%
58Decatur County65,000+0.9%
58Lawrence County65,000+3.5%
58Vermillion County65,000+1.7%
58Vigo County65,000+1.7%
63Jennings County64,800+5.7%
64Wabash County63,700+2.4%
65Rush County63,300+1.1%
66Greene County63,200-2.3%
66Jefferson County63,200-1.4%
68Madison County62,900+8.4%
69Knox County62,800+4.7%
69Owen County62,800-2.3%
71Cass County62,700+3.6%
72Jackson County62,600-2.6%
73Sullivan County62,400+2.5%
74Henry County62,200+2.6%
75Miami County61,700+0.5%
76Fountain County61,300+2.9%
76Jay County61,300+4.3%
78Washington County61,200+1.3%
79Union County60,300-1.6%
80Delaware County60,100-7%
81Starke County60,000+3.3%
82Scott County59,900-2.8%
83Parke County59,800+5.3%
84Orange County59,700+4.6%
85Randolph County59,100-0.5%
86Pulaski County58,600-1.3%
87Crawford County57,300+8.3%
88Switzerland County56,900+6%
89Blackford County56,200+2.2%
90Grant County55,200-5.6%
91Fayette County55,100+2.6%
92Wayne County54,100-12.2%

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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/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Indiana by area median family income (HUD), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.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), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 24 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/indiana-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Indiana by area median family income (HUD), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/indiana-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Indiana by area median family income (HUD), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/indiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dearborn County, with $85,400 in 2021, 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)?

Wayne County, with $54,100 in 2021.

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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