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Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD)

Story County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 99 counties in 2022, at $111,100. Appanoose County had the lowest, at $59,000. The median was $79,500. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest111,100Story County
Lowest59,000Appanoose County
Median79,50099 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 81,600 USDAdams County: 74,500 USDAllamakee County: 76,500 USDAppanoose County: 59,000 USDAudubon County: 68,900 USDBenton County: 90,000 USDBlack Hawk County: 89,800 USDBoone County: 86,100 USDBremer County: 95,600 USDBuchanan County: 86,400 USDBuena Vista County: 77,500 USDButler County: 78,500 USDCalhoun County: 75,700 USDCarroll County: 88,900 USDCass County: 73,800 USDCedar County: 93,300 USDCerro Gordo County: 80,300 USDCherokee County: 81,200 USDChickasaw County: 86,500 USDClarke County: 70,700 USDClay County: 75,200 USDClayton County: 75,500 USDClinton County: 75,800 USDCrawford County: 79,300 USDDallas County: 98,500 USDDavis County: 89,200 USDDecatur County: 62,500 USDDelaware County: 84,500 USDDes Moines County: 74,400 USDDickinson County: 87,700 USDDubuque County: 87,500 USDEmmet County: 78,500 USDFayette County: 69,600 USDFloyd County: 77,300 USDFranklin County: 71,400 USDFremont County: 77,900 USDGreene County: 77,500 USDGrundy County: 89,800 USDGuthrie County: 98,500 USDHamilton County: 83,600 USDHancock County: 80,200 USDHardin County: 77,900 USDHarrison County: 95,100 USDHenry County: 74,800 USDHoward County: 76,500 USDHumboldt County: 79,300 USDIda County: 83,600 USDIowa County: 81,100 USDJackson County: 83,700 USDJasper County: 78,500 USDJefferson County: 66,600 USDJohnson County: 109,000 USDJones County: 83,400 USDKeokuk County: 76,500 USDKossuth County: 75,200 USDLee County: 70,700 USDLinn County: 89,400 USDLouisa County: 79,600 USDLucas County: 77,100 USDLyon County: 83,600 USDMadison County: 98,500 USDMahaska County: 76,200 USDMarion County: 84,100 USDMarshall County: 76,900 USDMills County: 95,100 USDMitchell County: 77,200 USDMonona County: 73,800 USDMonroe County: 81,000 USDMontgomery County: 68,300 USDMuscatine County: 79,500 USDO'Brien County: 80,400 USDOsceola County: 77,100 USDPage County: 72,100 USDPalo Alto County: 79,000 USDPlymouth County: 89,800 USDPocahontas County: 80,600 USDPolk County: 98,500 USDPottawattamie County: 95,100 USDPoweshiek County: 82,800 USDRinggold County: 72,400 USDSac County: 78,800 USDScott County: 87,200 USDShelby County: 84,400 USDSioux County: 90,100 USDStory County: 111,100 USDTama County: 79,000 USDTaylor County: 73,900 USDUnion County: 80,000 USDVan Buren County: 67,500 USDWapello County: 65,300 USDWarren County: 98,500 USDWashington County: 84,000 USDWayne County: 67,100 USDWebster County: 70,600 USDWinnebago County: 75,900 USDWinneshiek County: 90,900 USDWoodbury County: 86,100 USDWorth County: 82,100 USDWright County: 70,700 USD
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  • 90K and over
USD, 2022. 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, 2022

Story County: 111,100 USDStory County111,100Johnson County: 109,000 USDJohnson County109,000Dallas County: 98,500 USDDallas County98,500Guthrie County: 98,500 USDGuthrie County98,500Madison County: 98,500 USDMadison County98,500Polk County: 98,500 USDPolk County98,500Warren County: 98,500 USDWarren County98,500Bremer County: 95,600 USDBremer County95,600Harrison County: 95,100 USDHarrison County95,100Mills County: 95,100 USDMills County95,100Pottawattamie County: 95,100 USDPottawattamie County95,100Cedar County: 93,300 USDCedar County93,300Winneshiek County: 90,900 USDWinneshiek County90,900Sioux County: 90,100 USDSioux County90,100Benton County: 90,000 USDBenton County90,000Black Hawk County: 89,800 USDBlack Hawk County89,800Grundy County: 89,800 USDGrundy County89,800Plymouth County: 89,800 USDPlymouth County89,800Linn County: 89,400 USDLinn County89,400Davis County: 89,200 USDDavis County89,200Carroll County: 88,900 USDCarroll County88,900Dickinson County: 87,700 USDDickinson County87,700Dubuque County: 87,500 USDDubuque County87,500Scott County: 87,200 USDScott County87,200Chickasaw County: 86,500 USDChickasaw County86,500Buchanan County: 86,400 USDBuchanan County86,400Boone County: 86,100 USDBoone County86,100Woodbury County: 86,100 USDWoodbury County86,100Delaware County: 84,500 USDDelaware County84,500Shelby County: 84,400 USDShelby County84,400Marion County: 84,100 USDMarion County84,100Washington County: 84,000 USDWashington County84,000Jackson County: 83,700 USDJackson County83,700Hamilton County: 83,600 USDHamilton County83,600Ida County: 83,600 USDIda County83,600Lyon County: 83,600 USDLyon County83,600Jones County: 83,400 USDJones County83,400Poweshiek County: 82,800 USDPoweshiek County82,800Worth County: 82,100 USDWorth County82,100Adair County: 81,600 USDAdair County81,600Story County: 111,100 USDStory County111,100Johnson County: 109,000 USDJohnson County109,000Dallas County: 98,500 USDDallas County98,500Guthrie County: 98,500 USDGuthrie County98,500Madison County: 98,500 USDMadison County98,500Polk County: 98,500 USDPolk County98,500Warren County: 98,500 USDWarren County98,500Bremer County: 95,600 USDBremer County95,600Harrison County: 95,100 USDHarrison County95,100Mills County: 95,100 USDMills County95,100Pottawattamie County: 95,100 USDPottawattamie County95,100Cedar County: 93,300 USDCedar County93,300Winneshiek County: 90,900 USDWinneshiek County90,900Sioux County: 90,100 USDSioux County90,100Benton County: 90,000 USDBenton County90,000Black Hawk County: 89,800 USDBlack Hawk County89,800Grundy County: 89,800 USDGrundy County89,800Plymouth County: 89,800 USDPlymouth County89,800Linn County: 89,400 USDLinn County89,400Davis County: 89,200 USDDavis County89,200Carroll County: 88,900 USDCarroll County88,900Dickinson County: 87,700 USDDickinson County87,700Dubuque County: 87,500 USDDubuque County87,500Scott County: 87,200 USDScott County87,200Chickasaw County: 86,500 USDChickasaw County86,500Buchanan County: 86,400 USDBuchanan County86,400Boone County: 86,100 USDBoone County86,100Woodbury County: 86,100 USDWoodbury County86,100Delaware County: 84,500 USDDelaware County84,500Shelby County: 84,400 USDShelby County84,400Marion County: 84,100 USDMarion County84,100Washington County: 84,000 USDWashington County84,000Jackson County: 83,700 USDJackson County83,700Hamilton County: 83,600 USDHamilton County83,600Ida County: 83,600 USDIda County83,600Lyon County: 83,600 USDLyon County83,600Jones County: 83,400 USDJones County83,400Poweshiek County: 82,800 USDPoweshiek County82,800Worth County: 82,100 USDWorth County82,100Adair County: 81,600 USDAdair County81,600
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Story County111,100+30.1%
2Johnson County109,000+9.3%
3Dallas County98,500+7.9%
3Guthrie County98,500+7.9%
3Madison County98,500+7.9%
3Polk County98,500+7.9%
3Warren County98,500+7.9%
8Bremer County95,600+7.8%
9Harrison County95,100+8.3%
9Mills County95,100+8.3%
9Pottawattamie County95,100+8.3%
12Cedar County93,300+9.5%
13Winneshiek County90,900+12.5%
14Sioux County90,100+9.7%
15Benton County90,000+7.9%
16Black Hawk County89,800+21.2%
16Grundy County89,800+21.2%
16Plymouth County89,800+9.2%
19Linn County89,400-0.8%
20Davis County89,200+17.5%
21Carroll County88,900+8.4%
22Dickinson County87,700+10.7%
23Dubuque County87,500+12.3%
24Scott County87,200+14.3%
25Chickasaw County86,500+10.9%
26Buchanan County86,400+11.1%
27Boone County86,100+8.6%
27Woodbury County86,100+17.5%
29Delaware County84,500+7.2%
30Shelby County84,400+11.8%
31Marion County84,100+10.5%
32Washington County84,000+6.5%
33Jackson County83,700+16.1%
34Hamilton County83,600+13.1%
34Ida County83,600+8.3%
34Lyon County83,600+8.2%
37Jones County83,400+9.3%
38Poweshiek County82,800+9.8%
39Worth County82,100+13.6%
40Adair County81,600+17.1%
41Cherokee County81,200+8.1%
42Iowa County81,100+5.7%
43Monroe County81,000+16.4%
44Pocahontas County80,600+10.3%
45O'Brien County80,400+12%
46Cerro Gordo County80,300+9%
47Hancock County80,200+8.2%
48Union County80,000+14.4%
49Louisa County79,600+12.7%
50Muscatine County79,500+8.9%
51Crawford County79,300+16.3%
51Humboldt County79,300+10.8%
53Palo Alto County79,000+10%
53Tama County79,000+10.3%
55Sac County78,800+9.4%
56Butler County78,500+8%
56Emmet County78,500+8.4%
56Jasper County78,500+11%
59Fremont County77,900+9%
59Hardin County77,900+6%
61Buena Vista County77,500+10.2%
61Greene County77,500+6.5%
63Floyd County77,300+15.5%
64Mitchell County77,200+8.3%
65Lucas County77,100+12.7%
65Osceola County77,100+7.5%
67Marshall County76,900+13.1%
68Allamakee County76,500+8.7%
68Howard County76,500+8.8%
68Keokuk County76,500+7.6%
71Mahaska County76,200+10.9%
72Winnebago County75,900+8.1%
73Clinton County75,800+7.4%
74Calhoun County75,700+10.7%
75Clayton County75,500+7.2%
76Clay County75,200+11.6%
76Kossuth County75,200+4.6%
78Henry County74,800+9.7%
79Adams County74,500+9.7%
80Des Moines County74,400+11.2%
81Taylor County73,900+15.3%
82Cass County73,800+11.3%
82Monona County73,800+8.4%
84Ringgold County72,400+11.4%
85Page County72,100+11.1%
86Franklin County71,400+9.3%
87Clarke County70,700+10%
87Lee County70,700+7.9%
87Wright County70,700+10.6%
90Webster County70,600+11.4%
91Fayette County69,600+8.8%
92Audubon County68,900+7.8%
93Montgomery County68,300+14.2%
94Van Buren County67,500+8%
95Wayne County67,100+8.4%
96Jefferson County66,600+5.9%
97Wapello County65,300+8.8%
98Decatur County62,500+5.9%
99Appanoose County59,000+5%

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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.

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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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Story County, with $111,100 in 2022, 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 $59,000 in 2022.

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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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