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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 2023, at $129,500. Appanoose County had the lowest, at $63,400. The median was $86,400. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest129,500Johnson County
Lowest63,400Appanoose County
Median86,40099 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 89,300 USDAdams County: 82,400 USDAllamakee County: 82,800 USDAppanoose County: 63,400 USDAudubon County: 76,600 USDBenton County: 97,900 USDBlack Hawk County: 90,500 USDBoone County: 102,300 USDBremer County: 98,600 USDBuchanan County: 92,000 USDBuena Vista County: 90,000 USDButler County: 83,900 USDCalhoun County: 86,400 USDCarroll County: 90,000 USDCass County: 85,300 USDCedar County: 100,300 USDCerro Gordo County: 86,200 USDCherokee County: 94,000 USDChickasaw County: 90,300 USDClarke County: 72,800 USDClay County: 79,600 USDClayton County: 84,000 USDClinton County: 85,800 USDCrawford County: 72,200 USDDallas County: 105,600 USDDavis County: 96,900 USDDecatur County: 69,600 USDDelaware County: 94,300 USDDes Moines County: 82,200 USDDickinson County: 91,000 USDDubuque County: 103,200 USDEmmet County: 81,600 USDFayette County: 74,000 USDFloyd County: 91,000 USDFranklin County: 75,100 USDFremont County: 88,100 USDGreene County: 81,800 USDGrundy County: 90,500 USDGuthrie County: 105,600 USDHamilton County: 85,000 USDHancock County: 87,100 USDHardin County: 84,900 USDHarrison County: 109,400 USDHenry County: 85,900 USDHoward County: 80,300 USDHumboldt County: 85,800 USDIda County: 81,800 USDIowa County: 93,300 USDJackson County: 91,100 USDJasper County: 83,300 USDJefferson County: 69,600 USDJohnson County: 129,500 USDJones County: 88,900 USDKeokuk County: 81,700 USDKossuth County: 83,300 USDLee County: 76,900 USDLinn County: 96,600 USDLouisa County: 87,900 USDLucas County: 80,100 USDLyon County: 90,100 USDMadison County: 105,600 USDMahaska County: 86,400 USDMarion County: 92,700 USDMarshall County: 85,300 USDMills County: 109,400 USDMitchell County: 86,300 USDMonona County: 80,400 USDMonroe County: 92,400 USDMontgomery County: 77,700 USDMuscatine County: 83,500 USDO'Brien County: 94,900 USDOsceola County: 83,200 USDPage County: 73,700 USDPalo Alto County: 91,100 USDPlymouth County: 99,300 USDPocahontas County: 82,100 USDPolk County: 105,600 USDPottawattamie County: 109,400 USDPoweshiek County: 93,400 USDRinggold County: 85,500 USDSac County: 85,200 USDScott County: 88,400 USDShelby County: 97,800 USDSioux County: 100,200 USDStory County: 121,600 USDTama County: 81,400 USDTaylor County: 78,900 USDUnion County: 85,800 USDVan Buren County: 72,800 USDWapello County: 68,500 USDWarren County: 105,600 USDWashington County: 89,800 USDWayne County: 76,300 USDWebster County: 83,200 USDWinnebago County: 87,800 USDWinneshiek County: 91,100 USDWoodbury County: 85,300 USDWorth County: 92,100 USDWright County: 77,800 USD
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  • 91K to 98K
  • 98K and over
USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Johnson County: 129,500 USDJohnson County129,500Story County: 121,600 USDStory County121,600Harrison County: 109,400 USDHarrison County109,400Mills County: 109,400 USDMills County109,400Pottawattamie County: 109,400 USDPottawattamie County109,400Dallas County: 105,600 USDDallas County105,600Guthrie County: 105,600 USDGuthrie County105,600Madison County: 105,600 USDMadison County105,600Polk County: 105,600 USDPolk County105,600Warren County: 105,600 USDWarren County105,600Dubuque County: 103,200 USDDubuque County103,200Boone County: 102,300 USDBoone County102,300Cedar County: 100,300 USDCedar County100,300Sioux County: 100,200 USDSioux County100,200Plymouth County: 99,300 USDPlymouth County99,300Bremer County: 98,600 USDBremer County98,600Benton County: 97,900 USDBenton County97,900Shelby County: 97,800 USDShelby County97,800Davis County: 96,900 USDDavis County96,900Linn County: 96,600 USDLinn County96,600O'Brien County: 94,900 USDO'Brien County94,900Delaware County: 94,300 USDDelaware County94,300Cherokee County: 94,000 USDCherokee County94,000Poweshiek County: 93,400 USDPoweshiek County93,400Iowa County: 93,300 USDIowa County93,300Marion County: 92,700 USDMarion County92,700Monroe County: 92,400 USDMonroe County92,400Worth County: 92,100 USDWorth County92,100Buchanan County: 92,000 USDBuchanan County92,000Jackson County: 91,100 USDJackson County91,100Palo Alto County: 91,100 USDPalo Alto County91,100Winneshiek County: 91,100 USDWinneshiek County91,100Dickinson County: 91,000 USDDickinson County91,000Floyd County: 91,000 USDFloyd County91,000Black Hawk County: 90,500 USDBlack Hawk County90,500Grundy County: 90,500 USDGrundy County90,500Chickasaw County: 90,300 USDChickasaw County90,300Lyon County: 90,100 USDLyon County90,100Buena Vista County: 90,000 USDBuena Vista County90,000Carroll County: 90,000 USDCarroll County90,000Johnson County: 129,500 USDJohnson County129,500Story County: 121,600 USDStory County121,600Harrison County: 109,400 USDHarrison County109,400Mills County: 109,400 USDMills County109,400Pottawattamie County: 109,400 USDPottawattamie County109,400Dallas County: 105,600 USDDallas County105,600Guthrie County: 105,600 USDGuthrie County105,600Madison County: 105,600 USDMadison County105,600Polk County: 105,600 USDPolk County105,600Warren County: 105,600 USDWarren County105,600Dubuque County: 103,200 USDDubuque County103,200Boone County: 102,300 USDBoone County102,300Cedar County: 100,300 USDCedar County100,300Sioux County: 100,200 USDSioux County100,200Plymouth County: 99,300 USDPlymouth County99,300Bremer County: 98,600 USDBremer County98,600Benton County: 97,900 USDBenton County97,900Shelby County: 97,800 USDShelby County97,800Davis County: 96,900 USDDavis County96,900Linn County: 96,600 USDLinn County96,600O'Brien County: 94,900 USDO'Brien County94,900Delaware County: 94,300 USDDelaware County94,300Cherokee County: 94,000 USDCherokee County94,000Poweshiek County: 93,400 USDPoweshiek County93,400Iowa County: 93,300 USDIowa County93,300Marion County: 92,700 USDMarion County92,700Monroe County: 92,400 USDMonroe County92,400Worth County: 92,100 USDWorth County92,100Buchanan County: 92,000 USDBuchanan County92,000Jackson County: 91,100 USDJackson County91,100Palo Alto County: 91,100 USDPalo Alto County91,100Winneshiek County: 91,100 USDWinneshiek County91,100Dickinson County: 91,000 USDDickinson County91,000Floyd County: 91,000 USDFloyd County91,000Black Hawk County: 90,500 USDBlack Hawk County90,500Grundy County: 90,500 USDGrundy County90,500Chickasaw County: 90,300 USDChickasaw County90,300Lyon County: 90,100 USDLyon County90,100Buena Vista County: 90,000 USDBuena Vista County90,000Carroll County: 90,000 USDCarroll County90,000
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Johnson County129,500+18.8%
2Story County121,600+9.5%
3Harrison County109,400+15%
3Mills County109,400+15%
3Pottawattamie County109,400+15%
6Dallas County105,600+7.2%
6Guthrie County105,600+7.2%
6Madison County105,600+7.2%
6Polk County105,600+7.2%
6Warren County105,600+7.2%
11Dubuque County103,200+17.9%
12Boone County102,300+18.8%
13Cedar County100,300+7.5%
14Sioux County100,200+11.2%
15Plymouth County99,300+10.6%
16Bremer County98,600+3.1%
17Benton County97,900+8.8%
18Shelby County97,800+15.9%
19Davis County96,900+8.6%
20Linn County96,600+8.1%
21O'Brien County94,900+18%
22Delaware County94,300+11.6%
23Cherokee County94,000+15.8%
24Poweshiek County93,400+12.8%
25Iowa County93,300+15%
26Marion County92,700+10.2%
27Monroe County92,400+14.1%
28Worth County92,100+12.2%
29Buchanan County92,000+6.5%
30Jackson County91,100+8.8%
30Palo Alto County91,100+15.3%
30Winneshiek County91,100+0.2%
33Dickinson County91,000+3.8%
33Floyd County91,000+17.7%
35Black Hawk County90,500+0.8%
35Grundy County90,500+0.8%
37Chickasaw County90,300+4.4%
38Lyon County90,100+7.8%
39Buena Vista County90,000+16.1%
39Carroll County90,000+1.2%
41Washington County89,800+6.9%
42Adair County89,300+9.4%
43Jones County88,900+6.6%
44Scott County88,400+1.4%
45Fremont County88,100+13.1%
46Louisa County87,900+10.4%
47Winnebago County87,800+15.7%
48Hancock County87,100+8.6%
49Calhoun County86,400+14.1%
49Mahaska County86,400+13.4%
51Mitchell County86,300+11.8%
52Cerro Gordo County86,200+7.3%
53Henry County85,900+14.8%
54Clinton County85,800+13.2%
54Humboldt County85,800+8.2%
54Union County85,800+7.2%
57Ringgold County85,500+18.1%
58Cass County85,300+15.6%
58Marshall County85,300+10.9%
58Woodbury County85,300-0.9%
61Sac County85,200+8.1%
62Hamilton County85,000+1.7%
63Hardin County84,900+9%
64Clayton County84,000+11.3%
65Butler County83,900+6.9%
66Muscatine County83,500+5%
67Jasper County83,300+6.1%
67Kossuth County83,300+10.8%
69Osceola County83,200+7.9%
69Webster County83,200+17.8%
71Allamakee County82,800+8.2%
72Adams County82,400+10.6%
73Des Moines County82,200+10.5%
74Pocahontas County82,100+1.9%
75Greene County81,800+5.5%
75Ida County81,800-2.2%
77Keokuk County81,700+6.8%
78Emmet County81,600+3.9%
79Tama County81,400+3%
80Monona County80,400+8.9%
81Howard County80,300+5%
82Lucas County80,100+3.9%
83Clay County79,600+5.9%
84Taylor County78,900+6.8%
85Wright County77,800+10%
86Montgomery County77,700+13.8%
87Lee County76,900+8.8%
88Audubon County76,600+11.2%
89Wayne County76,300+13.7%
90Franklin County75,100+5.2%
91Fayette County74,000+6.3%
92Page County73,700+2.2%
93Clarke County72,800+3%
93Van Buren County72,800+7.9%
95Crawford County72,200-9%
96Decatur County69,600+11.4%
96Jefferson County69,600+4.5%
98Wapello County68,500+4.9%
99Appanoose County63,400+7.5%

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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/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.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), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Johnson County, with $129,500 in 2023, 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 $63,400 in 2023.

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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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