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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 2024, at $120,700. Appanoose County had the lowest, at $63,900. The median was $89,000. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest120,700Story County
Lowest63,900Appanoose County
Median89,00099 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 92,500 USDAdams County: 87,700 USDAllamakee County: 82,600 USDAppanoose County: 63,900 USDAudubon County: 80,100 USDBenton County: 101,500 USDBlack Hawk County: 85,500 USDBoone County: 104,000 USDBremer County: 104,900 USDBuchanan County: 92,200 USDBuena Vista County: 92,900 USDButler County: 85,600 USDCalhoun County: 84,200 USDCarroll County: 95,800 USDCass County: 88,600 USDCedar County: 99,900 USDCerro Gordo County: 91,200 USDCherokee County: 95,800 USDChickasaw County: 88,100 USDClarke County: 74,900 USDClay County: 89,600 USDClayton County: 84,600 USDClinton County: 85,600 USDCrawford County: 78,500 USDDallas County: 113,000 USDDavis County: 95,000 USDDecatur County: 70,900 USDDelaware County: 96,200 USDDes Moines County: 81,600 USDDickinson County: 102,200 USDDubuque County: 106,000 USDEmmet County: 81,000 USDFayette County: 75,400 USDFloyd County: 92,300 USDFranklin County: 76,500 USDFremont County: 89,000 USDGreene County: 85,400 USDGrundy County: 85,500 USDGuthrie County: 113,000 USDHamilton County: 86,300 USDHancock County: 87,300 USDHardin County: 85,900 USDHarrison County: 109,500 USDHenry County: 85,900 USDHoward County: 86,300 USDHumboldt County: 86,000 USDIda County: 85,000 USDIowa County: 95,900 USDJackson County: 90,900 USDJasper County: 86,600 USDJefferson County: 72,500 USDJohnson County: 114,600 USDJones County: 94,300 USDKeokuk County: 82,500 USDKossuth County: 85,000 USDLee County: 79,800 USDLinn County: 100,500 USDLouisa County: 89,000 USDLucas County: 82,700 USDLyon County: 91,500 USDMadison County: 113,000 USDMahaska County: 86,300 USDMarion County: 95,800 USDMarshall County: 91,000 USDMills County: 109,500 USDMitchell County: 94,200 USDMonona County: 80,800 USDMonroe County: 95,400 USDMontgomery County: 80,600 USDMuscatine County: 87,100 USDO'Brien County: 95,400 USDOsceola County: 85,400 USDPage County: 76,700 USDPalo Alto County: 91,300 USDPlymouth County: 99,900 USDPocahontas County: 87,100 USDPolk County: 113,000 USDPottawattamie County: 109,500 USDPoweshiek County: 95,700 USDRinggold County: 89,800 USDSac County: 92,500 USDScott County: 89,500 USDShelby County: 95,600 USDSioux County: 101,600 USDStory County: 120,700 USDTama County: 83,400 USDTaylor County: 81,600 USDUnion County: 83,300 USDVan Buren County: 75,300 USDWapello County: 71,200 USDWarren County: 113,000 USDWashington County: 91,700 USDWayne County: 82,400 USDWebster County: 87,800 USDWinnebago County: 91,400 USDWinneshiek County: 93,500 USDWoodbury County: 92,500 USDWorth County: 93,200 USDWright County: 77,200 USD
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  • 93K to 100K
  • 100K and over
USD, 2024. 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, 2024

Story County: 120,700 USDStory County120,700Johnson County: 114,600 USDJohnson County114,600Dallas County: 113,000 USDDallas County113,000Guthrie County: 113,000 USDGuthrie County113,000Madison County: 113,000 USDMadison County113,000Polk County: 113,000 USDPolk County113,000Warren County: 113,000 USDWarren County113,000Harrison County: 109,500 USDHarrison County109,500Mills County: 109,500 USDMills County109,500Pottawattamie County: 109,500 USDPottawattamie County109,500Dubuque County: 106,000 USDDubuque County106,000Bremer County: 104,900 USDBremer County104,900Boone County: 104,000 USDBoone County104,000Dickinson County: 102,200 USDDickinson County102,200Sioux County: 101,600 USDSioux County101,600Benton County: 101,500 USDBenton County101,500Linn County: 100,500 USDLinn County100,500Cedar County: 99,900 USDCedar County99,900Plymouth County: 99,900 USDPlymouth County99,900Delaware County: 96,200 USDDelaware County96,200Iowa County: 95,900 USDIowa County95,900Carroll County: 95,800 USDCarroll County95,800Cherokee County: 95,800 USDCherokee County95,800Marion County: 95,800 USDMarion County95,800Poweshiek County: 95,700 USDPoweshiek County95,700Shelby County: 95,600 USDShelby County95,600Monroe County: 95,400 USDMonroe County95,400O'Brien County: 95,400 USDO'Brien County95,400Davis County: 95,000 USDDavis County95,000Jones County: 94,300 USDJones County94,300Mitchell County: 94,200 USDMitchell County94,200Winneshiek County: 93,500 USDWinneshiek County93,500Worth County: 93,200 USDWorth County93,200Buena Vista County: 92,900 USDBuena Vista County92,900Adair County: 92,500 USDAdair County92,500Sac County: 92,500 USDSac County92,500Woodbury County: 92,500 USDWoodbury County92,500Floyd County: 92,300 USDFloyd County92,300Buchanan County: 92,200 USDBuchanan County92,200Washington County: 91,700 USDWashington County91,700Story County: 120,700 USDStory County120,700Johnson County: 114,600 USDJohnson County114,600Dallas County: 113,000 USDDallas County113,000Guthrie County: 113,000 USDGuthrie County113,000Madison County: 113,000 USDMadison County113,000Polk County: 113,000 USDPolk County113,000Warren County: 113,000 USDWarren County113,000Harrison County: 109,500 USDHarrison County109,500Mills County: 109,500 USDMills County109,500Pottawattamie County: 109,500 USDPottawattamie County109,500Dubuque County: 106,000 USDDubuque County106,000Bremer County: 104,900 USDBremer County104,900Boone County: 104,000 USDBoone County104,000Dickinson County: 102,200 USDDickinson County102,200Sioux County: 101,600 USDSioux County101,600Benton County: 101,500 USDBenton County101,500Linn County: 100,500 USDLinn County100,500Cedar County: 99,900 USDCedar County99,900Plymouth County: 99,900 USDPlymouth County99,900Delaware County: 96,200 USDDelaware County96,200Iowa County: 95,900 USDIowa County95,900Carroll County: 95,800 USDCarroll County95,800Cherokee County: 95,800 USDCherokee County95,800Marion County: 95,800 USDMarion County95,800Poweshiek County: 95,700 USDPoweshiek County95,700Shelby County: 95,600 USDShelby County95,600Monroe County: 95,400 USDMonroe County95,400O'Brien County: 95,400 USDO'Brien County95,400Davis County: 95,000 USDDavis County95,000Jones County: 94,300 USDJones County94,300Mitchell County: 94,200 USDMitchell County94,200Winneshiek County: 93,500 USDWinneshiek County93,500Worth County: 93,200 USDWorth County93,200Buena Vista County: 92,900 USDBuena Vista County92,900Adair County: 92,500 USDAdair County92,500Sac County: 92,500 USDSac County92,500Woodbury County: 92,500 USDWoodbury County92,500Floyd County: 92,300 USDFloyd County92,300Buchanan County: 92,200 USDBuchanan County92,200Washington County: 91,700 USDWashington County91,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Story County120,700-0.7%
2Johnson County114,600-11.5%
3Dallas County113,000+7%
3Guthrie County113,000+7%
3Madison County113,000+7%
3Polk County113,000+7%
3Warren County113,000+7%
8Harrison County109,500+0.1%
8Mills County109,500+0.1%
8Pottawattamie County109,500+0.1%
11Dubuque County106,000+2.7%
12Bremer County104,900+6.4%
13Boone County104,000+1.7%
14Dickinson County102,200+12.3%
15Sioux County101,600+1.4%
16Benton County101,500+3.7%
17Linn County100,500+4%
18Cedar County99,900-0.4%
18Plymouth County99,900+0.6%
20Delaware County96,200+2%
21Iowa County95,900+2.8%
22Carroll County95,800+6.4%
22Cherokee County95,800+1.9%
22Marion County95,800+3.3%
25Poweshiek County95,700+2.5%
26Shelby County95,600-2.2%
27Monroe County95,400+3.2%
27O'Brien County95,400+0.5%
29Davis County95,000-2%
30Jones County94,300+6.1%
31Mitchell County94,200+9.2%
32Winneshiek County93,500+2.6%
33Worth County93,200+1.2%
34Buena Vista County92,900+3.2%
35Adair County92,500+3.6%
35Sac County92,500+8.6%
35Woodbury County92,500+8.4%
38Floyd County92,300+1.4%
39Buchanan County92,200+0.2%
40Washington County91,700+2.1%
41Lyon County91,500+1.6%
42Winnebago County91,400+4.1%
43Palo Alto County91,300+0.2%
44Cerro Gordo County91,200+5.8%
45Marshall County91,000+6.7%
46Jackson County90,900-0.2%
47Ringgold County89,800+5%
48Clay County89,600+12.6%
49Scott County89,500+1.2%
50Fremont County89,000+1%
50Louisa County89,000+1.3%
52Cass County88,600+3.9%
53Chickasaw County88,100-2.4%
54Webster County87,800+5.5%
55Adams County87,700+6.4%
56Hancock County87,300+0.2%
57Muscatine County87,100+4.3%
57Pocahontas County87,100+6.1%
59Jasper County86,600+4%
60Hamilton County86,300+1.5%
60Howard County86,300+7.5%
60Mahaska County86,300-0.1%
63Humboldt County86,000+0.2%
64Hardin County85,900+1.2%
64Henry County85,9000%
66Butler County85,600+2%
66Clinton County85,600-0.2%
68Black Hawk County85,500-5.5%
68Grundy County85,500-5.5%
70Greene County85,400+4.4%
70Osceola County85,400+2.6%
72Ida County85,000+3.9%
72Kossuth County85,000+2%
74Clayton County84,600+0.7%
75Calhoun County84,200-2.5%
76Tama County83,400+2.5%
77Union County83,300-2.9%
78Lucas County82,700+3.2%
79Allamakee County82,600-0.2%
80Keokuk County82,500+1%
81Wayne County82,400+8%
82Des Moines County81,600-0.7%
82Taylor County81,600+3.4%
84Emmet County81,000-0.7%
85Monona County80,800+0.5%
86Montgomery County80,600+3.7%
87Audubon County80,100+4.6%
88Lee County79,800+3.8%
89Crawford County78,500+8.7%
90Wright County77,200-0.8%
91Page County76,700+4.1%
92Franklin County76,500+1.9%
93Fayette County75,400+1.9%
94Van Buren County75,300+3.4%
95Clarke County74,900+2.9%
96Jefferson County72,500+4.2%
97Wapello County71,200+3.9%
98Decatur County70,900+1.9%
99Appanoose County63,900+0.8%

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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/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Story County, with $120,700 in 2024, 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 $63,900 in 2024.

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