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

All 99 values come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research for 2026, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `area_median_family_income`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: 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. 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Story County | 122,400 |
| 2 | Johnson County | 121,400 |
| 3 | Dallas County | 116,400 |
| 3 | Guthrie County | 116,400 |
| 3 | Madison County | 116,400 |
| 3 | Polk County | 116,400 |
| 3 | Warren County | 116,400 |
| 8 | Harrison County | 114,000 |
| 8 | Mills County | 114,000 |
| 8 | Pottawattamie County | 114,000 |
| 11 | Benton County | 113,100 |
| 12 | Boone County | 112,300 |
| 13 | Dickinson County | 110,100 |
| 14 | Sioux County | 109,800 |
| 15 | Bremer County | 108,300 |
| 16 | Dubuque County | 106,300 |
| 17 | Winneshiek County | 106,100 |
| 18 | Linn County | 105,300 |
| 19 | Marion County | 104,700 |
| 20 | Cherokee County | 104,600 |
| 21 | Palo Alto County | 104,100 |
| 22 | Carroll County | 103,900 |
| 23 | Plymouth County | 103,300 |
| 24 | Adair County | 102,900 |
| 25 | Iowa County | 101,700 |
| 26 | O'Brien County | 101,300 |
| 27 | Jefferson County | 100,500 |
| 28 | Worth County | 99,800 |
| 29 | Buchanan County | 99,400 |
| 30 | Adams County | 99,300 |
| 30 | Shelby County | 99,300 |
| 32 | Cedar County | 98,900 |
| 32 | Davis County | 98,900 |
| 34 | Webster County | 98,400 |
| 35 | Woodbury County | 97,900 |
| 36 | Chickasaw County | 97,700 |
| 36 | Jones County | 97,700 |
| 36 | Sac County | 97,700 |
| 39 | Scott County | 97,500 |
| 40 | Cerro Gordo County | 97,400 |
| 41 | Louisa County | 97,300 |
| 42 | Poweshiek County | 97,000 |
| 43 | Buena Vista County | 96,900 |
| 43 | Butler County | 96,900 |
| 45 | Hamilton County | 96,800 |
| 45 | Mitchell County | 96,800 |
| 47 | Lyon County | 96,600 |
| 48 | Kossuth County | 96,300 |
| 49 | Fremont County | 96,200 |
| 50 | Floyd County | 96,100 |
| 51 | Clinton County | 95,900 |
| 51 | Jasper County | 95,900 |
| 53 | Ringgold County | 95,500 |
| 54 | Clay County | 94,700 |
| 55 | Delaware County | 94,600 |
| 56 | Washington County | 93,800 |
| 57 | Jackson County | 93,600 |
| 57 | Winnebago County | 93,600 |
| 59 | Cass County | 93,500 |
| 60 | Mahaska County | 93,300 |
| 60 | Monroe County | 93,300 |
| 62 | Marshall County | 92,100 |
| 62 | Muscatine County | 92,100 |
| 64 | Humboldt County | 91,400 |
| 65 | Greene County | 91,200 |
| 66 | Black Hawk County | 91,000 |
| 66 | Grundy County | 91,000 |
| 66 | Osceola County | 91,000 |
| 69 | Audubon County | 90,300 |
| 70 | Allamakee County | 90,200 |
| 71 | Hardin County | 90,100 |
| 72 | Monona County | 89,300 |
| 73 | Crawford County | 89,200 |
| 74 | Clarke County | 88,700 |
| 75 | Hancock County | 88,300 |
| 76 | Tama County | 87,900 |
| 77 | Emmet County | 87,600 |
| 78 | Franklin County | 87,400 |
| 79 | Clayton County | 87,000 |
| 80 | Montgomery County | 86,800 |
| 81 | Howard County | 86,700 |
| 82 | Henry County | 86,600 |
| 83 | Calhoun County | 86,500 |
| 84 | Fayette County | 85,800 |
| 84 | Wayne County | 85,800 |
| 86 | Wright County | 85,100 |
| 87 | Des Moines County | 84,700 |
| 87 | Lee County | 84,700 |
| 89 | Keokuk County | 84,600 |
| 90 | Page County | 84,300 |
| 91 | Wapello County | 83,000 |
| 92 | Lucas County | 82,900 |
| 93 | Van Buren County | 82,500 |
| 94 | Pocahontas County | 82,200 |
| 95 | Union County | 81,300 |
| 96 | Ida County | 81,000 |
| 97 | Taylor County | 80,900 |
| 98 | Decatur County | 79,400 |
| 99 | Appanoose County | 71,900 |