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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 2019, at $96,000. Decatur County had the lowest, at $53,200. The median was $67,900. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest96,000Johnson County
Lowest53,200Decatur County
Median67,90099 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 65,400 USDAdams County: 65,000 USDAllamakee County: 66,300 USDAppanoose County: 58,400 USDAudubon County: 67,400 USDBenton County: 82,700 USDBlack Hawk County: 74,600 USDBoone County: 74,600 USDBremer County: 86,000 USDBuchanan County: 76,600 USDBuena Vista County: 63,900 USDButler County: 70,100 USDCalhoun County: 60,600 USDCarroll County: 75,000 USDCass County: 57,400 USDCedar County: 77,000 USDCerro Gordo County: 68,900 USDCherokee County: 70,500 USDChickasaw County: 67,700 USDClarke County: 66,600 USDClay County: 68,600 USDClayton County: 65,300 USDClinton County: 67,500 USDCrawford County: 60,700 USDDallas County: 88,000 USDDavis County: 62,100 USDDecatur County: 53,200 USDDelaware County: 75,900 USDDes Moines County: 59,700 USDDickinson County: 79,000 USDDubuque County: 84,100 USDEmmet County: 67,800 USDFayette County: 62,700 USDFloyd County: 63,900 USDFranklin County: 60,500 USDFremont County: 67,400 USDGreene County: 64,600 USDGrundy County: 74,600 USDGuthrie County: 88,000 USDHamilton County: 68,600 USDHancock County: 70,200 USDHardin County: 72,900 USDHarrison County: 86,000 USDHenry County: 63,900 USDHoward County: 65,800 USDHumboldt County: 67,500 USDIda County: 69,000 USDIowa County: 74,200 USDJackson County: 62,600 USDJasper County: 72,600 USDJefferson County: 60,800 USDJohnson County: 96,000 USDJones County: 73,600 USDKeokuk County: 64,200 USDKossuth County: 70,900 USDLee County: 62,000 USDLinn County: 89,300 USDLouisa County: 66,000 USDLucas County: 64,800 USDLyon County: 73,900 USDMadison County: 88,000 USDMahaska County: 60,500 USDMarion County: 75,400 USDMarshall County: 67,400 USDMills County: 86,000 USDMitchell County: 69,700 USDMonona County: 62,100 USDMonroe County: 62,900 USDMontgomery County: 58,100 USDMuscatine County: 70,800 USDO'Brien County: 71,500 USDOsceola County: 67,700 USDPage County: 62,700 USDPalo Alto County: 67,900 USDPlymouth County: 76,100 USDPocahontas County: 65,200 USDPolk County: 88,000 USDPottawattamie County: 86,000 USDPoweshiek County: 69,600 USDRinggold County: 61,200 USDSac County: 68,200 USDScott County: 72,700 USDShelby County: 71,800 USDSioux County: 77,000 USDStory County: 89,400 USDTama County: 68,300 USDTaylor County: 59,700 USDUnion County: 63,800 USDVan Buren County: 62,900 USDWapello County: 59,000 USDWarren County: 88,000 USDWashington County: 75,200 USDWayne County: 59,100 USDWebster County: 60,700 USDWinnebago County: 65,000 USDWinneshiek County: 76,100 USDWoodbury County: 69,500 USDWorth County: 66,000 USDWright County: 62,900 USD
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  • 77K and over
USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Johnson County: 96,000 USDJohnson County96,000Story County: 89,400 USDStory County89,400Linn County: 89,300 USDLinn County89,300Dallas County: 88,000 USDDallas County88,000Guthrie County: 88,000 USDGuthrie County88,000Madison County: 88,000 USDMadison County88,000Polk County: 88,000 USDPolk County88,000Warren County: 88,000 USDWarren County88,000Bremer County: 86,000 USDBremer County86,000Harrison County: 86,000 USDHarrison County86,000Mills County: 86,000 USDMills County86,000Pottawattamie County: 86,000 USDPottawattamie County86,000Dubuque County: 84,100 USDDubuque County84,100Benton County: 82,700 USDBenton County82,700Dickinson County: 79,000 USDDickinson County79,000Cedar County: 77,000 USDCedar County77,000Sioux County: 77,000 USDSioux County77,000Buchanan County: 76,600 USDBuchanan County76,600Plymouth County: 76,100 USDPlymouth County76,100Winneshiek County: 76,100 USDWinneshiek County76,100Delaware County: 75,900 USDDelaware County75,900Marion County: 75,400 USDMarion County75,400Washington County: 75,200 USDWashington County75,200Carroll County: 75,000 USDCarroll County75,000Black Hawk County: 74,600 USDBlack Hawk County74,600Boone County: 74,600 USDBoone County74,600Grundy County: 74,600 USDGrundy County74,600Iowa County: 74,200 USDIowa County74,200Lyon County: 73,900 USDLyon County73,900Jones County: 73,600 USDJones County73,600Hardin County: 72,900 USDHardin County72,900Scott County: 72,700 USDScott County72,700Jasper County: 72,600 USDJasper County72,600Shelby County: 71,800 USDShelby County71,800O'Brien County: 71,500 USDO'Brien County71,500Kossuth County: 70,900 USDKossuth County70,900Muscatine County: 70,800 USDMuscatine County70,800Cherokee County: 70,500 USDCherokee County70,500Hancock County: 70,200 USDHancock County70,200Butler County: 70,100 USDButler County70,100Johnson County: 96,000 USDJohnson County96,000Story County: 89,400 USDStory County89,400Linn County: 89,300 USDLinn County89,300Dallas County: 88,000 USDDallas County88,000Guthrie County: 88,000 USDGuthrie County88,000Madison County: 88,000 USDMadison County88,000Polk County: 88,000 USDPolk County88,000Warren County: 88,000 USDWarren County88,000Bremer County: 86,000 USDBremer County86,000Harrison County: 86,000 USDHarrison County86,000Mills County: 86,000 USDMills County86,000Pottawattamie County: 86,000 USDPottawattamie County86,000Dubuque County: 84,100 USDDubuque County84,100Benton County: 82,700 USDBenton County82,700Dickinson County: 79,000 USDDickinson County79,000Cedar County: 77,000 USDCedar County77,000Sioux County: 77,000 USDSioux County77,000Buchanan County: 76,600 USDBuchanan County76,600Plymouth County: 76,100 USDPlymouth County76,100Winneshiek County: 76,100 USDWinneshiek County76,100Delaware County: 75,900 USDDelaware County75,900Marion County: 75,400 USDMarion County75,400Washington County: 75,200 USDWashington County75,200Carroll County: 75,000 USDCarroll County75,000Black Hawk County: 74,600 USDBlack Hawk County74,600Boone County: 74,600 USDBoone County74,600Grundy County: 74,600 USDGrundy County74,600Iowa County: 74,200 USDIowa County74,200Lyon County: 73,900 USDLyon County73,900Jones County: 73,600 USDJones County73,600Hardin County: 72,900 USDHardin County72,900Scott County: 72,700 USDScott County72,700Jasper County: 72,600 USDJasper County72,600Shelby County: 71,800 USDShelby County71,800O'Brien County: 71,500 USDO'Brien County71,500Kossuth County: 70,900 USDKossuth County70,900Muscatine County: 70,800 USDMuscatine County70,800Cherokee County: 70,500 USDCherokee County70,500Hancock County: 70,200 USDHancock County70,200Butler County: 70,100 USDButler County70,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Johnson County96,000+10.3%
2Story County89,400+12%
3Linn County89,300+9.8%
4Dallas County88,000+10.6%
4Guthrie County88,000+10.6%
4Madison County88,000+10.6%
4Polk County88,000+10.6%
4Warren County88,000+10.6%
9Bremer County86,000+3.9%
9Harrison County86,000+5.4%
9Mills County86,000+5.4%
9Pottawattamie County86,000+5.4%
13Dubuque County84,100+12%
14Benton County82,700+3.5%
15Dickinson County79,000+5.1%
16Cedar County77,000+7.1%
16Sioux County77,000+2.9%
18Buchanan County76,600+4.1%
19Plymouth County76,100+0.3%
19Winneshiek County76,100+7.9%
21Delaware County75,900+2.3%
22Marion County75,400+2.9%
23Washington County75,200+1.9%
24Carroll County75,000+5.5%
25Black Hawk County74,600+10.7%
25Boone County74,600+2.2%
25Grundy County74,600+10.7%
28Iowa County74,200-1.7%
29Lyon County73,900+5.1%
30Jones County73,600+5.6%
31Hardin County72,900+3.4%
32Scott County72,700+0.6%
33Jasper County72,600+0.3%
34Shelby County71,800+5.1%
35O'Brien County71,500+1.7%
36Kossuth County70,900+3.5%
37Muscatine County70,800+4.9%
38Cherokee County70,500+2.5%
39Hancock County70,200+3.4%
40Butler County70,100+4.5%
41Mitchell County69,700+3.3%
42Poweshiek County69,600-0.9%
43Woodbury County69,500+6.8%
44Ida County69,000+8.8%
45Cerro Gordo County68,900+3.1%
46Clay County68,600+0.9%
46Hamilton County68,600+7.7%
48Tama County68,300+2.2%
49Sac County68,200+1.5%
50Palo Alto County67,900+8.1%
51Emmet County67,800+0.4%
52Chickasaw County67,700+4.5%
52Osceola County67,700+0.1%
54Clinton County67,500-2.2%
54Humboldt County67,500+6.8%
56Audubon County67,400+4.5%
56Fremont County67,400-1.7%
56Marshall County67,400+3.7%
59Clarke County66,600+8.3%
60Allamakee County66,300+11.1%
61Louisa County66,000+4.3%
61Worth County66,000+2.2%
63Howard County65,800+2%
64Adair County65,400+5.7%
65Clayton County65,300+3.5%
66Pocahontas County65,200+4.8%
67Adams County65,000+5.2%
67Winnebago County65,000+2.7%
69Lucas County64,800+7.5%
70Greene County64,600+3.5%
71Keokuk County64,200+9.6%
72Buena Vista County63,900+3.4%
72Floyd County63,900+8.3%
72Henry County63,900+0.5%
75Union County63,800+4.9%
76Monroe County62,900+5.2%
76Van Buren County62,900+2.9%
76Wright County62,900+0.6%
79Fayette County62,700+4.5%
79Page County62,700-1.7%
81Jackson County62,600+1.5%
82Davis County62,100-0.3%
82Monona County62,100+6%
84Lee County62,000+5.6%
85Ringgold County61,200+4.4%
86Jefferson County60,800-2.6%
87Crawford County60,700+1.7%
87Webster County60,700+2.2%
89Calhoun County60,600-1.8%
90Franklin County60,500-2.1%
90Mahaska County60,500-0.2%
92Des Moines County59,700+2.4%
92Taylor County59,700+4.7%
94Wayne County59,100-3.9%
95Wapello County59,000+5.2%
96Appanoose County58,400-0.5%
97Montgomery County58,100+1.9%
98Cass County57,400+4.4%
99Decatur County53,200-1.7%

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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/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2019). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.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), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2019. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2019) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Johnson County, with $96,000 in 2019, 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)?

Decatur County, with $53,200 in 2019.

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