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Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2026

Story County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 99 counties in 2026, at $122,400. Appanoose County had the lowest, at $71,900. The median was $96,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest122,400Story County
Lowest71,900Appanoose County
Median96,10099 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Adair County: 102,900 USDAdams County: 99,300 USDAllamakee County: 90,200 USDAppanoose County: 71,900 USDAudubon County: 90,300 USDBenton County: 113,100 USDBlack Hawk County: 91,000 USDBoone County: 112,300 USDBremer County: 108,300 USDBuchanan County: 99,400 USDBuena Vista County: 96,900 USDButler County: 96,900 USDCalhoun County: 86,500 USDCarroll County: 103,900 USDCass County: 93,500 USDCedar County: 98,900 USDCerro Gordo County: 97,400 USDCherokee County: 104,600 USDChickasaw County: 97,700 USDClarke County: 88,700 USDClay County: 94,700 USDClayton County: 87,000 USDClinton County: 95,900 USDCrawford County: 89,200 USDDallas County: 116,400 USDDavis County: 98,900 USDDecatur County: 79,400 USDDelaware County: 94,600 USDDes Moines County: 84,700 USDDickinson County: 110,100 USDDubuque County: 106,300 USDEmmet County: 87,600 USDFayette County: 85,800 USDFloyd County: 96,100 USDFranklin County: 87,400 USDFremont County: 96,200 USDGreene County: 91,200 USDGrundy County: 91,000 USDGuthrie County: 116,400 USDHamilton County: 96,800 USDHancock County: 88,300 USDHardin County: 90,100 USDHarrison County: 114,000 USDHenry County: 86,600 USDHoward County: 86,700 USDHumboldt County: 91,400 USDIda County: 81,000 USDIowa County: 101,700 USDJackson County: 93,600 USDJasper County: 95,900 USDJefferson County: 100,500 USDJohnson County: 121,400 USDJones County: 97,700 USDKeokuk County: 84,600 USDKossuth County: 96,300 USDLee County: 84,700 USDLinn County: 105,300 USDLouisa County: 97,300 USDLucas County: 82,900 USDLyon County: 96,600 USDMadison County: 116,400 USDMahaska County: 93,300 USDMarion County: 104,700 USDMarshall County: 92,100 USDMills County: 114,000 USDMitchell County: 96,800 USDMonona County: 89,300 USDMonroe County: 93,300 USDMontgomery County: 86,800 USDMuscatine County: 92,100 USDO'Brien County: 101,300 USDOsceola County: 91,000 USDPage County: 84,300 USDPalo Alto County: 104,100 USDPlymouth County: 103,300 USDPocahontas County: 82,200 USDPolk County: 116,400 USDPottawattamie County: 114,000 USDPoweshiek County: 97,000 USDRinggold County: 95,500 USDSac County: 97,700 USDScott County: 97,500 USDShelby County: 99,300 USDSioux County: 109,800 USDStory County: 122,400 USDTama County: 87,900 USDTaylor County: 80,900 USDUnion County: 81,300 USDVan Buren County: 82,500 USDWapello County: 83,000 USDWarren County: 116,400 USDWashington County: 93,800 USDWayne County: 85,800 USDWebster County: 98,400 USDWinnebago County: 93,600 USDWinneshiek County: 106,100 USDWoodbury County: 97,900 USDWorth County: 99,800 USDWright County: 85,100 USD
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  • 110K and over
USD, 2026. 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, 2026

Story County: 122,400 USDStory County122,400Johnson County: 121,400 USDJohnson County121,400Dallas County: 116,400 USDDallas County116,400Guthrie County: 116,400 USDGuthrie County116,400Madison County: 116,400 USDMadison County116,400Polk County: 116,400 USDPolk County116,400Warren County: 116,400 USDWarren County116,400Harrison County: 114,000 USDHarrison County114,000Mills County: 114,000 USDMills County114,000Pottawattamie County: 114,000 USDPottawattamie County114,000Benton County: 113,100 USDBenton County113,100Boone County: 112,300 USDBoone County112,300Dickinson County: 110,100 USDDickinson County110,100Sioux County: 109,800 USDSioux County109,800Bremer County: 108,300 USDBremer County108,300Dubuque County: 106,300 USDDubuque County106,300Winneshiek County: 106,100 USDWinneshiek County106,100Linn County: 105,300 USDLinn County105,300Marion County: 104,700 USDMarion County104,700Cherokee County: 104,600 USDCherokee County104,600Palo Alto County: 104,100 USDPalo Alto County104,100Carroll County: 103,900 USDCarroll County103,900Plymouth County: 103,300 USDPlymouth County103,300Adair County: 102,900 USDAdair County102,900Iowa County: 101,700 USDIowa County101,700O'Brien County: 101,300 USDO'Brien County101,300Jefferson County: 100,500 USDJefferson County100,500Worth County: 99,800 USDWorth County99,800Buchanan County: 99,400 USDBuchanan County99,400Adams County: 99,300 USDAdams County99,300Shelby County: 99,300 USDShelby County99,300Cedar County: 98,900 USDCedar County98,900Davis County: 98,900 USDDavis County98,900Webster County: 98,400 USDWebster County98,400Woodbury County: 97,900 USDWoodbury County97,900Chickasaw County: 97,700 USDChickasaw County97,700Jones County: 97,700 USDJones County97,700Sac County: 97,700 USDSac County97,700Scott County: 97,500 USDScott County97,500Cerro Gordo County: 97,400 USDCerro Gordo County97,400Story County: 122,400 USDStory County122,400Johnson County: 121,400 USDJohnson County121,400Dallas County: 116,400 USDDallas County116,400Guthrie County: 116,400 USDGuthrie County116,400Madison County: 116,400 USDMadison County116,400Polk County: 116,400 USDPolk County116,400Warren County: 116,400 USDWarren County116,400Harrison County: 114,000 USDHarrison County114,000Mills County: 114,000 USDMills County114,000Pottawattamie County: 114,000 USDPottawattamie County114,000Benton County: 113,100 USDBenton County113,100Boone County: 112,300 USDBoone County112,300Dickinson County: 110,100 USDDickinson County110,100Sioux County: 109,800 USDSioux County109,800Bremer County: 108,300 USDBremer County108,300Dubuque County: 106,300 USDDubuque County106,300Winneshiek County: 106,100 USDWinneshiek County106,100Linn County: 105,300 USDLinn County105,300Marion County: 104,700 USDMarion County104,700Cherokee County: 104,600 USDCherokee County104,600Palo Alto County: 104,100 USDPalo Alto County104,100Carroll County: 103,900 USDCarroll County103,900Plymouth County: 103,300 USDPlymouth County103,300Adair County: 102,900 USDAdair County102,900Iowa County: 101,700 USDIowa County101,700O'Brien County: 101,300 USDO'Brien County101,300Jefferson County: 100,500 USDJefferson County100,500Worth County: 99,800 USDWorth County99,800Buchanan County: 99,400 USDBuchanan County99,400Adams County: 99,300 USDAdams County99,300Shelby County: 99,300 USDShelby County99,300Cedar County: 98,900 USDCedar County98,900Davis County: 98,900 USDDavis County98,900Webster County: 98,400 USDWebster County98,400Woodbury County: 97,900 USDWoodbury County97,900Chickasaw County: 97,700 USDChickasaw County97,700Jones County: 97,700 USDJones County97,700Sac County: 97,700 USDSac County97,700Scott County: 97,500 USDScott County97,500Cerro Gordo County: 97,400 USDCerro Gordo County97,400
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1Story County122,400-1.2%
2Johnson County121,400+2.7%
3Dallas County116,400+1.7%
3Guthrie County116,400+1.7%
3Madison County116,400+1.7%
3Polk County116,400+1.7%
3Warren County116,400+1.7%
8Harrison County114,000+0.3%
8Mills County114,000+0.3%
8Pottawattamie County114,000+0.3%
11Benton County113,100-0.2%
12Boone County112,300+3.2%
13Dickinson County110,100-0.4%
14Sioux County109,800+0.2%
15Bremer County108,300+1.2%
16Dubuque County106,300+3.5%
17Winneshiek County106,100+1.1%
18Linn County105,300+3.6%
19Marion County104,700-0.8%
20Cherokee County104,600+6.5%
21Palo Alto County104,100+2.1%
22Carroll County103,900+5.2%
23Plymouth County103,300+1.6%
24Adair County102,900-0.6%
25Iowa County101,700+1.6%
26O'Brien County101,300+0.3%
27Jefferson County100,500+18.4%
28Worth County99,800-3.6%
29Buchanan County99,4000%
30Adams County99,300+5.8%
30Shelby County99,300+1.6%
32Cedar County98,900-5.3%
32Davis County98,900-0.8%
34Webster County98,400+2.2%
35Woodbury County97,900+8.7%
36Chickasaw County97,700+3.7%
36Jones County97,700-3.6%
36Sac County97,700+3.6%
39Scott County97,500-1.4%
40Cerro Gordo County97,400+3.3%
41Louisa County97,300+1.2%
42Poweshiek County97,000-1.9%
43Buena Vista County96,900-1.5%
43Butler County96,900+5.8%
45Hamilton County96,800+1.1%
45Mitchell County96,800+1.5%
47Lyon County96,600+1.5%
48Kossuth County96,300+3.3%
49Fremont County96,200+0.2%
50Floyd County96,100-2%
51Clinton County95,900+3%
51Jasper County95,900+0.6%
53Ringgold County95,500+0.8%
54Clay County94,700-4.9%
55Delaware County94,600-2.4%
56Washington County93,800-1.1%
57Jackson County93,600-1.6%
57Winnebago County93,600+3.2%
59Cass County93,500-0.1%
60Mahaska County93,300+3.6%
60Monroe County93,300+2.8%
62Marshall County92,100-2.8%
62Muscatine County92,100-3.4%
64Humboldt County91,400+4.6%
65Greene County91,200+1.9%
66Black Hawk County91,000+0.7%
66Grundy County91,000+0.7%
66Osceola County91,000+3.3%
69Audubon County90,300+5.7%
70Allamakee County90,200+2.5%
71Hardin County90,100-0.4%
72Monona County89,300+2.2%
73Crawford County89,200+0.3%
74Clarke County88,700+3.7%
75Hancock County88,300-3.2%
76Tama County87,900-1.5%
77Emmet County87,600+2.7%
78Franklin County87,400+7.2%
79Clayton County87,000+3.8%
80Montgomery County86,800+1%
81Howard County86,700-1.1%
82Henry County86,600+0.7%
83Calhoun County86,500-0.9%
84Fayette County85,800+7.1%
84Wayne County85,800+2.5%
86Wright County85,100+3.2%
87Des Moines County84,700-0.4%
87Lee County84,700+0.6%
89Keokuk County84,600+2.3%
90Page County84,300+2.7%
91Wapello County83,000+8.8%
92Lucas County82,900-5.5%
93Van Buren County82,500+1.6%
94Pocahontas County82,200-6.4%
95Union County81,300-5.9%
96Ida County81,000-10.1%
97Taylor County80,900-5.6%
98Decatur County79,400+7.2%
99Appanoose County71,900+5.4%

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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/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Story County, with $122,400 in 2026, 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)?

Appanoose County, with $71,900 in 2026.

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