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Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD)

Johnson County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 99 counties in 2015, at $82,300. Appanoose County had the lowest, at $48,400. The median was $62,800. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest82,300Johnson County
Lowest48,400Appanoose County
Median62,80099 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 62,200 USDAdams County: 60,300 USDAllamakee County: 57,000 USDAppanoose County: 48,400 USDAudubon County: 61,500 USDBenton County: 72,900 USDBlack Hawk County: 65,600 USDBoone County: 72,100 USDBremer County: 76,900 USDBuchanan County: 69,600 USDBuena Vista County: 60,300 USDButler County: 65,000 USDCalhoun County: 56,400 USDCarroll County: 66,800 USDCass County: 54,400 USDCedar County: 71,100 USDCerro Gordo County: 64,600 USDCherokee County: 62,800 USDChickasaw County: 56,000 USDClarke County: 61,000 USDClay County: 66,100 USDClayton County: 59,900 USDClinton County: 67,800 USDCrawford County: 59,700 USDDallas County: 75,000 USDDavis County: 54,900 USDDecatur County: 52,200 USDDelaware County: 68,200 USDDes Moines County: 56,900 USDDickinson County: 66,700 USDDubuque County: 65,700 USDEmmet County: 63,000 USDFayette County: 58,300 USDFloyd County: 58,100 USDFranklin County: 57,100 USDFremont County: 63,600 USDGreene County: 61,700 USDGrundy County: 65,600 USDGuthrie County: 75,000 USDHamilton County: 61,300 USDHancock County: 60,400 USDHardin County: 67,200 USDHarrison County: 72,800 USDHenry County: 60,700 USDHoward County: 57,500 USDHumboldt County: 62,800 USDIda County: 61,200 USDIowa County: 73,300 USDJackson County: 59,200 USDJasper County: 65,300 USDJefferson County: 62,100 USDJohnson County: 82,300 USDJones County: 67,300 USDKeokuk County: 56,900 USDKossuth County: 64,100 USDLee County: 56,300 USDLinn County: 78,100 USDLouisa County: 59,400 USDLucas County: 59,400 USDLyon County: 63,300 USDMadison County: 75,000 USDMahaska County: 64,400 USDMarion County: 70,600 USDMarshall County: 62,600 USDMills County: 72,800 USDMitchell County: 67,000 USDMonona County: 59,000 USDMonroe County: 57,500 USDMontgomery County: 54,400 USDMuscatine County: 63,600 USDO'Brien County: 63,900 USDOsceola County: 67,100 USDPage County: 60,700 USDPalo Alto County: 59,600 USDPlymouth County: 76,200 USDPocahontas County: 60,100 USDPolk County: 75,000 USDPottawattamie County: 72,800 USDPoweshiek County: 68,900 USDRinggold County: 56,700 USDSac County: 61,900 USDScott County: 69,000 USDShelby County: 63,300 USDSioux County: 68,300 USDStory County: 76,500 USDTama County: 60,400 USDTaylor County: 52,600 USDUnion County: 54,900 USDVan Buren County: 55,100 USDWapello County: 53,000 USDWarren County: 75,000 USDWashington County: 68,400 USDWayne County: 51,600 USDWebster County: 57,500 USDWinnebago County: 65,300 USDWinneshiek County: 68,800 USDWoodbury County: 58,800 USDWorth County: 63,200 USDWright County: 61,900 USD
  • Under 57K
  • 57K to 60K
  • 60K to 63K
  • 63K to 66K
  • 66K to 71K
  • 71K and over
USD, 2015. 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, 2015

Johnson County: 82,300 USDJohnson County82,300Linn County: 78,100 USDLinn County78,100Bremer County: 76,900 USDBremer County76,900Story County: 76,500 USDStory County76,500Plymouth County: 76,200 USDPlymouth County76,200Dallas County: 75,000 USDDallas County75,000Guthrie County: 75,000 USDGuthrie County75,000Madison County: 75,000 USDMadison County75,000Polk County: 75,000 USDPolk County75,000Warren County: 75,000 USDWarren County75,000Iowa County: 73,300 USDIowa County73,300Benton County: 72,900 USDBenton County72,900Harrison County: 72,800 USDHarrison County72,800Mills County: 72,800 USDMills County72,800Pottawattamie County: 72,800 USDPottawattamie County72,800Boone County: 72,100 USDBoone County72,100Cedar County: 71,100 USDCedar County71,100Marion County: 70,600 USDMarion County70,600Buchanan County: 69,600 USDBuchanan County69,600Scott County: 69,000 USDScott County69,000Poweshiek County: 68,900 USDPoweshiek County68,900Winneshiek County: 68,800 USDWinneshiek County68,800Washington County: 68,400 USDWashington County68,400Sioux County: 68,300 USDSioux County68,300Delaware County: 68,200 USDDelaware County68,200Clinton County: 67,800 USDClinton County67,800Jones County: 67,300 USDJones County67,300Hardin County: 67,200 USDHardin County67,200Osceola County: 67,100 USDOsceola County67,100Mitchell County: 67,000 USDMitchell County67,000Carroll County: 66,800 USDCarroll County66,800Dickinson County: 66,700 USDDickinson County66,700Clay County: 66,100 USDClay County66,100Dubuque County: 65,700 USDDubuque County65,700Black Hawk County: 65,600 USDBlack Hawk County65,600Grundy County: 65,600 USDGrundy County65,600Jasper County: 65,300 USDJasper County65,300Winnebago County: 65,300 USDWinnebago County65,300Butler County: 65,000 USDButler County65,000Cerro Gordo County: 64,600 USDCerro Gordo County64,600Johnson County: 82,300 USDJohnson County82,300Linn County: 78,100 USDLinn County78,100Bremer County: 76,900 USDBremer County76,900Story County: 76,500 USDStory County76,500Plymouth County: 76,200 USDPlymouth County76,200Dallas County: 75,000 USDDallas County75,000Guthrie County: 75,000 USDGuthrie County75,000Madison County: 75,000 USDMadison County75,000Polk County: 75,000 USDPolk County75,000Warren County: 75,000 USDWarren County75,000Iowa County: 73,300 USDIowa County73,300Benton County: 72,900 USDBenton County72,900Harrison County: 72,800 USDHarrison County72,800Mills County: 72,800 USDMills County72,800Pottawattamie County: 72,800 USDPottawattamie County72,800Boone County: 72,100 USDBoone County72,100Cedar County: 71,100 USDCedar County71,100Marion County: 70,600 USDMarion County70,600Buchanan County: 69,600 USDBuchanan County69,600Scott County: 69,000 USDScott County69,000Poweshiek County: 68,900 USDPoweshiek County68,900Winneshiek County: 68,800 USDWinneshiek County68,800Washington County: 68,400 USDWashington County68,400Sioux County: 68,300 USDSioux County68,300Delaware County: 68,200 USDDelaware County68,200Clinton County: 67,800 USDClinton County67,800Jones County: 67,300 USDJones County67,300Hardin County: 67,200 USDHardin County67,200Osceola County: 67,100 USDOsceola County67,100Mitchell County: 67,000 USDMitchell County67,000Carroll County: 66,800 USDCarroll County66,800Dickinson County: 66,700 USDDickinson County66,700Clay County: 66,100 USDClay County66,100Dubuque County: 65,700 USDDubuque County65,700Black Hawk County: 65,600 USDBlack Hawk County65,600Grundy County: 65,600 USDGrundy County65,600Jasper County: 65,300 USDJasper County65,300Winnebago County: 65,300 USDWinnebago County65,300Butler County: 65,000 USDButler County65,000Cerro Gordo County: 64,600 USDCerro Gordo County64,600
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Johnson County82,300+3.5%
2Linn County78,100+4.8%
3Bremer County76,900+2.1%
4Story County76,500+1.9%
5Plymouth County76,200+3.5%
6Dallas County75,000+0.1%
6Guthrie County75,000+0.1%
6Madison County75,000+0.1%
6Polk County75,000+0.1%
6Warren County75,000+0.1%
11Iowa County73,300+2.9%
12Benton County72,900+3.8%
13Harrison County72,800-0.3%
13Mills County72,800-0.3%
13Pottawattamie County72,800-0.3%
16Boone County72,100+0.1%
17Cedar County71,100+2.9%
18Marion County70,600+2.2%
19Buchanan County69,600+4.3%
20Scott County69,000+9.9%
21Poweshiek County68,900-1%
22Winneshiek County68,800+4.1%
23Washington County68,400+3.3%
24Sioux County68,300+3.5%
25Delaware County68,200+7.2%
26Clinton County67,800+2.6%
27Jones County67,300+2.6%
28Hardin County67,200+4.5%
29Osceola County67,100+4.2%
30Mitchell County67,000-0.6%
31Carroll County66,800+0.9%
32Dickinson County66,700+4.5%
33Clay County66,100+9.1%
34Dubuque County65,700-6.9%
35Black Hawk County65,600+6%
35Grundy County65,600+6%
37Jasper County65,300+5.2%
37Winnebago County65,300+0.9%
39Butler County65,000+4.5%
40Cerro Gordo County64,600+1.6%
41Mahaska County64,400+0.8%
42Kossuth County64,100-2%
43O'Brien County63,900+1.3%
44Fremont County63,600+0.2%
44Muscatine County63,600-3.3%
46Lyon County63,300+2.3%
46Shelby County63,300+5.9%
48Worth County63,200+2.6%
49Emmet County63,000+7.1%
50Cherokee County62,800+2.3%
50Humboldt County62,800+1.8%
52Marshall County62,600+4.9%
53Adair County62,200+3.5%
54Jefferson County62,100-0.2%
55Sac County61,900+3.7%
55Wright County61,900+5.8%
57Greene County61,700-3.6%
58Audubon County61,500+8.5%
59Hamilton County61,300-5%
60Ida County61,200-4.1%
61Clarke County61,000+6.6%
62Henry County60,700+5.7%
62Page County60,700+5.2%
64Hancock County60,400-0.7%
64Tama County60,400+2.7%
66Adams County60,300+3.4%
66Buena Vista County60,300+2.6%
68Pocahontas County60,100+0.8%
69Clayton County59,900+0.5%
70Crawford County59,700+3.1%
71Palo Alto County59,600-2.3%
72Louisa County59,400-0.8%
72Lucas County59,400-0.3%
74Jackson County59,200+2.1%
75Monona County59,000+5%
76Woodbury County58,800+0.5%
77Fayette County58,300+3%
78Floyd County58,100+1.2%
79Howard County57,500+0.9%
79Monroe County57,500+5.5%
79Webster County57,500-2.2%
82Franklin County57,100+2.3%
83Allamakee County57,0000%
84Des Moines County56,900-1.6%
84Keokuk County56,900+3.1%
86Ringgold County56,700+3.5%
87Calhoun County56,400+0.4%
88Lee County56,300+6%
89Chickasaw County56,000+4.1%
90Van Buren County55,100+2.6%
91Davis County54,900-0.5%
91Union County54,900-2.8%
93Cass County54,400+5.6%
93Montgomery County54,400+3.8%
95Wapello County53,000+1%
96Taylor County52,600+2.5%
97Decatur County52,200+4%
98Wayne County51,600+6%
99Appanoose County48,400+11%

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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/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2015). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.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), 2015. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2015, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2015. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2015) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Johnson County, with $82,300 in 2015, 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 $48,400 in 2015.

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