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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 2025, at $123,900. Appanoose County had the lowest, at $68,200. The median was $94,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest123,900Story County
Lowest68,200Appanoose County
Median94,70099 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Adair County: 103,500 USDAdams County: 93,900 USDAllamakee County: 88,000 USDAppanoose County: 68,200 USDAudubon County: 85,400 USDBenton County: 113,300 USDBlack Hawk County: 90,400 USDBoone County: 108,800 USDBremer County: 107,000 USDBuchanan County: 99,400 USDBuena Vista County: 98,400 USDButler County: 91,600 USDCalhoun County: 87,300 USDCarroll County: 98,800 USDCass County: 93,600 USDCedar County: 104,400 USDCerro Gordo County: 94,300 USDCherokee County: 98,200 USDChickasaw County: 94,200 USDClarke County: 85,500 USDClay County: 99,600 USDClayton County: 83,800 USDClinton County: 93,100 USDCrawford County: 88,900 USDDallas County: 114,500 USDDavis County: 99,700 USDDecatur County: 74,100 USDDelaware County: 96,900 USDDes Moines County: 85,000 USDDickinson County: 110,500 USDDubuque County: 102,700 USDEmmet County: 85,300 USDFayette County: 80,100 USDFloyd County: 98,100 USDFranklin County: 81,500 USDFremont County: 96,000 USDGreene County: 89,500 USDGrundy County: 90,400 USDGuthrie County: 114,500 USDHamilton County: 95,700 USDHancock County: 91,200 USDHardin County: 90,500 USDHarrison County: 113,700 USDHenry County: 86,000 USDHoward County: 87,700 USDHumboldt County: 87,400 USDIda County: 90,100 USDIowa County: 100,100 USDJackson County: 95,100 USDJasper County: 95,300 USDJefferson County: 84,900 USDJohnson County: 118,200 USDJones County: 101,300 USDKeokuk County: 82,700 USDKossuth County: 93,200 USDLee County: 84,200 USDLinn County: 101,600 USDLouisa County: 96,100 USDLucas County: 87,700 USDLyon County: 95,200 USDMadison County: 114,500 USDMahaska County: 90,100 USDMarion County: 105,500 USDMarshall County: 94,800 USDMills County: 113,700 USDMitchell County: 95,400 USDMonona County: 87,400 USDMonroe County: 90,800 USDMontgomery County: 85,900 USDMuscatine County: 95,300 USDO'Brien County: 101,000 USDOsceola County: 88,100 USDPage County: 82,100 USDPalo Alto County: 102,000 USDPlymouth County: 101,700 USDPocahontas County: 87,800 USDPolk County: 114,500 USDPottawattamie County: 113,700 USDPoweshiek County: 98,900 USDRinggold County: 94,700 USDSac County: 94,300 USDScott County: 98,900 USDShelby County: 97,700 USDSioux County: 109,600 USDStory County: 123,900 USDTama County: 89,200 USDTaylor County: 85,700 USDUnion County: 86,400 USDVan Buren County: 81,200 USDWapello County: 76,300 USDWarren County: 114,500 USDWashington County: 94,800 USDWayne County: 83,700 USDWebster County: 96,300 USDWinnebago County: 90,700 USDWinneshiek County: 104,900 USDWoodbury County: 90,100 USDWorth County: 103,500 USDWright County: 82,500 USD
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USD, 2025. 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, 2025

Story County: 123,900 USDStory County123,900Johnson County: 118,200 USDJohnson County118,200Dallas County: 114,500 USDDallas County114,500Guthrie County: 114,500 USDGuthrie County114,500Madison County: 114,500 USDMadison County114,500Polk County: 114,500 USDPolk County114,500Warren County: 114,500 USDWarren County114,500Harrison County: 113,700 USDHarrison County113,700Mills County: 113,700 USDMills County113,700Pottawattamie County: 113,700 USDPottawattamie County113,700Benton County: 113,300 USDBenton County113,300Dickinson County: 110,500 USDDickinson County110,500Sioux County: 109,600 USDSioux County109,600Boone County: 108,800 USDBoone County108,800Bremer County: 107,000 USDBremer County107,000Marion County: 105,500 USDMarion County105,500Winneshiek County: 104,900 USDWinneshiek County104,900Cedar County: 104,400 USDCedar County104,400Adair County: 103,500 USDAdair County103,500Worth County: 103,500 USDWorth County103,500Dubuque County: 102,700 USDDubuque County102,700Palo Alto County: 102,000 USDPalo Alto County102,000Plymouth County: 101,700 USDPlymouth County101,700Linn County: 101,600 USDLinn County101,600Jones County: 101,300 USDJones County101,300O'Brien County: 101,000 USDO'Brien County101,000Iowa County: 100,100 USDIowa County100,100Davis County: 99,700 USDDavis County99,700Clay County: 99,600 USDClay County99,600Buchanan County: 99,400 USDBuchanan County99,400Poweshiek County: 98,900 USDPoweshiek County98,900Scott County: 98,900 USDScott County98,900Carroll County: 98,800 USDCarroll County98,800Buena Vista County: 98,400 USDBuena Vista County98,400Cherokee County: 98,200 USDCherokee County98,200Floyd County: 98,100 USDFloyd County98,100Shelby County: 97,700 USDShelby County97,700Delaware County: 96,900 USDDelaware County96,900Webster County: 96,300 USDWebster County96,300Louisa County: 96,100 USDLouisa County96,100Story County: 123,900 USDStory County123,900Johnson County: 118,200 USDJohnson County118,200Dallas County: 114,500 USDDallas County114,500Guthrie County: 114,500 USDGuthrie County114,500Madison County: 114,500 USDMadison County114,500Polk County: 114,500 USDPolk County114,500Warren County: 114,500 USDWarren County114,500Harrison County: 113,700 USDHarrison County113,700Mills County: 113,700 USDMills County113,700Pottawattamie County: 113,700 USDPottawattamie County113,700Benton County: 113,300 USDBenton County113,300Dickinson County: 110,500 USDDickinson County110,500Sioux County: 109,600 USDSioux County109,600Boone County: 108,800 USDBoone County108,800Bremer County: 107,000 USDBremer County107,000Marion County: 105,500 USDMarion County105,500Winneshiek County: 104,900 USDWinneshiek County104,900Cedar County: 104,400 USDCedar County104,400Adair County: 103,500 USDAdair County103,500Worth County: 103,500 USDWorth County103,500Dubuque County: 102,700 USDDubuque County102,700Palo Alto County: 102,000 USDPalo Alto County102,000Plymouth County: 101,700 USDPlymouth County101,700Linn County: 101,600 USDLinn County101,600Jones County: 101,300 USDJones County101,300O'Brien County: 101,000 USDO'Brien County101,000Iowa County: 100,100 USDIowa County100,100Davis County: 99,700 USDDavis County99,700Clay County: 99,600 USDClay County99,600Buchanan County: 99,400 USDBuchanan County99,400Poweshiek County: 98,900 USDPoweshiek County98,900Scott County: 98,900 USDScott County98,900Carroll County: 98,800 USDCarroll County98,800Buena Vista County: 98,400 USDBuena Vista County98,400Cherokee County: 98,200 USDCherokee County98,200Floyd County: 98,100 USDFloyd County98,100Shelby County: 97,700 USDShelby County97,700Delaware County: 96,900 USDDelaware County96,900Webster County: 96,300 USDWebster County96,300Louisa County: 96,100 USDLouisa County96,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Story County123,900+2.7%
2Johnson County118,200+3.1%
3Dallas County114,500+1.3%
3Guthrie County114,500+1.3%
3Madison County114,500+1.3%
3Polk County114,500+1.3%
3Warren County114,500+1.3%
8Harrison County113,700+3.8%
8Mills County113,700+3.8%
8Pottawattamie County113,700+3.8%
11Benton County113,300+11.6%
12Dickinson County110,500+8.1%
13Sioux County109,600+7.9%
14Boone County108,800+4.6%
15Bremer County107,000+2%
16Marion County105,500+10.1%
17Winneshiek County104,900+12.2%
18Cedar County104,400+4.5%
19Adair County103,500+11.9%
19Worth County103,500+11.1%
21Dubuque County102,700-3.1%
22Palo Alto County102,000+11.7%
23Plymouth County101,700+1.8%
24Linn County101,600+1.1%
25Jones County101,300+7.4%
26O'Brien County101,000+5.9%
27Iowa County100,100+4.4%
28Davis County99,700+4.9%
29Clay County99,600+11.2%
30Buchanan County99,400+7.8%
31Poweshiek County98,900+3.3%
31Scott County98,900+10.5%
33Carroll County98,800+3.1%
34Buena Vista County98,400+5.9%
35Cherokee County98,200+2.5%
36Floyd County98,100+6.3%
37Shelby County97,700+2.2%
38Delaware County96,900+0.7%
39Webster County96,300+9.7%
40Louisa County96,100+8%
41Fremont County96,000+7.9%
42Hamilton County95,700+10.9%
43Mitchell County95,400+1.3%
44Jasper County95,300+10%
44Muscatine County95,300+9.4%
46Lyon County95,200+4%
47Jackson County95,100+4.6%
48Marshall County94,800+4.2%
48Washington County94,800+3.4%
50Ringgold County94,700+5.5%
51Cerro Gordo County94,300+3.4%
51Sac County94,300+1.9%
53Chickasaw County94,200+6.9%
54Adams County93,900+7.1%
55Cass County93,600+5.6%
56Kossuth County93,200+9.6%
57Clinton County93,100+8.8%
58Butler County91,600+7%
59Hancock County91,200+4.5%
60Monroe County90,800-4.8%
61Winnebago County90,700-0.8%
62Hardin County90,500+5.4%
63Black Hawk County90,400+5.7%
63Grundy County90,400+5.7%
65Ida County90,100+6%
65Mahaska County90,100+4.4%
65Woodbury County90,100-2.6%
68Greene County89,500+4.8%
69Tama County89,200+7%
70Crawford County88,900+13.2%
71Osceola County88,100+3.2%
72Allamakee County88,000+6.5%
73Pocahontas County87,800+0.8%
74Howard County87,700+1.6%
74Lucas County87,700+6%
76Humboldt County87,400+1.6%
76Monona County87,400+8.2%
78Calhoun County87,300+3.7%
79Union County86,400+3.7%
80Henry County86,000+0.1%
81Montgomery County85,900+6.6%
82Taylor County85,700+5%
83Clarke County85,500+14.2%
84Audubon County85,400+6.6%
85Emmet County85,300+5.3%
86Des Moines County85,000+4.2%
87Jefferson County84,900+17.1%
88Lee County84,200+5.5%
89Clayton County83,800-0.9%
90Wayne County83,700+1.6%
91Keokuk County82,700+0.2%
92Wright County82,500+6.9%
93Page County82,100+7%
94Franklin County81,500+6.5%
95Van Buren County81,200+7.8%
96Fayette County80,100+6.2%
97Wapello County76,300+7.2%
98Decatur County74,100+4.5%
99Appanoose County68,200+6.7%

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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.

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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/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2025). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2025.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Iowa by area median family income (HUD), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/iowa-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Story County, with $123,900 in 2025, 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 $68,200 in 2025.

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