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Counties in Kansas by area median family income (HUD)

Thomas County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 105 counties in 2015, at $74,800. Elk County had the lowest, at $43,400. The median was $59,900. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest74,800Thomas County
Lowest43,400Elk County
Median59,900105 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Allen County: 52,800 USDAnderson County: 56,300 USDAtchison County: 60,300 USDBarber County: 56,000 USDBarton County: 60,500 USDBourbon County: 54,800 USDBrown County: 51,200 USDButler County: 62,300 USDChase County: 54,600 USDChautauqua County: 45,200 USDCherokee County: 52,900 USDCheyenne County: 56,700 USDClark County: 60,600 USDClay County: 59,200 USDCloud County: 46,000 USDCoffey County: 66,100 USDComanche County: 60,000 USDCowley County: 55,800 USDCrawford County: 52,900 USDDecatur County: 48,100 USDDickinson County: 62,600 USDDoniphan County: 61,500 USDDouglas County: 74,100 USDEdwards County: 55,500 USDElk County: 43,400 USDEllis County: 66,000 USDEllsworth County: 60,200 USDFinney County: 60,700 USDFord County: 58,400 USDFranklin County: 61,900 USDGeary County: 62,100 USDGove County: 53,500 USDGraham County: 57,000 USDGrant County: 66,800 USDGray County: 65,900 USDGreeley County: 64,800 USDGreenwood County: 56,400 USDHamilton County: 52,400 USDHarper County: 49,900 USDHarvey County: 62,300 USDHaskell County: 64,500 USDHodgeman County: 65,800 USDJackson County: 65,600 USDJefferson County: 65,600 USDJewell County: 49,900 USDJohnson County: 73,300 USDKearny County: 53,400 USDKingman County: 61,000 USDKiowa County: 57,000 USDLabette County: 51,900 USDLane County: 65,400 USDLeavenworth County: 73,300 USDLincoln County: 55,800 USDLinn County: 73,300 USDLogan County: 66,800 USDLyon County: 54,300 USDMcPherson County: 72,700 USDMarion County: 60,900 USDMarshall County: 59,900 USDMeade County: 57,000 USDMiami County: 73,300 USDMitchell County: 59,600 USDMontgomery County: 56,300 USDMorris County: 60,200 USDMorton County: 54,400 USDNemaha County: 62,700 USDNeosho County: 50,500 USDNess County: 63,600 USDNorton County: 65,900 USDOsage County: 65,600 USDOsborne County: 53,200 USDOttawa County: 65,200 USDPawnee County: 62,600 USDPhillips County: 59,400 USDPottawatomie County: 62,100 USDPratt County: 60,800 USDRawlins County: 53,500 USDReno County: 57,100 USDRepublic County: 57,500 USDRice County: 58,600 USDRiley County: 62,100 USDRooks County: 52,200 USDRush County: 53,700 USDRussell County: 52,500 USDSaline County: 59,900 USDScott County: 67,400 USDSedgwick County: 62,300 USDSeward County: 53,900 USDShawnee County: 65,600 USDSheridan County: 58,100 USDSherman County: 48,600 USDSmith County: 52,700 USDStafford County: 60,100 USDStanton County: 55,600 USDStevens County: 68,200 USDSumner County: 66,800 USDThomas County: 74,800 USDTrego County: 56,600 USDWabaunsee County: 65,600 USDWallace County: 62,300 USDWashington County: 58,000 USDWichita County: 57,700 USDWilson County: 53,200 USDWoodson County: 47,600 USDWyandotte County: 73,300 USD
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  • 53K to 56K
  • 56K to 60K
  • 60K to 62K
  • 62K to 66K
  • 66K and over
USD, 2015. 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, 2015

Thomas County: 74,800 USDThomas County74,800Douglas County: 74,100 USDDouglas County74,100Johnson County: 73,300 USDJohnson County73,300Leavenworth County: 73,300 USDLeavenworth County73,300Linn County: 73,300 USDLinn County73,300Miami County: 73,300 USDMiami County73,300Wyandotte County: 73,300 USDWyandotte County73,300McPherson County: 72,700 USDMcPherson County72,700Stevens County: 68,200 USDStevens County68,200Scott County: 67,400 USDScott County67,400Grant County: 66,800 USDGrant County66,800Logan County: 66,800 USDLogan County66,800Sumner County: 66,800 USDSumner County66,800Coffey County: 66,100 USDCoffey County66,100Ellis County: 66,000 USDEllis County66,000Gray County: 65,900 USDGray County65,900Norton County: 65,900 USDNorton County65,900Hodgeman County: 65,800 USDHodgeman County65,800Jackson County: 65,600 USDJackson County65,600Jefferson County: 65,600 USDJefferson County65,600Osage County: 65,600 USDOsage County65,600Shawnee County: 65,600 USDShawnee County65,600Wabaunsee County: 65,600 USDWabaunsee County65,600Lane County: 65,400 USDLane County65,400Ottawa County: 65,200 USDOttawa County65,200Greeley County: 64,800 USDGreeley County64,800Haskell County: 64,500 USDHaskell County64,500Ness County: 63,600 USDNess County63,600Nemaha County: 62,700 USDNemaha County62,700Dickinson County: 62,600 USDDickinson County62,600Pawnee County: 62,600 USDPawnee County62,600Butler County: 62,300 USDButler County62,300Harvey County: 62,300 USDHarvey County62,300Sedgwick County: 62,300 USDSedgwick County62,300Wallace County: 62,300 USDWallace County62,300Geary County: 62,100 USDGeary County62,100Pottawatomie County: 62,100 USDPottawatomie County62,100Riley County: 62,100 USDRiley County62,100Franklin County: 61,900 USDFranklin County61,900Doniphan County: 61,500 USDDoniphan County61,500Thomas County: 74,800 USDThomas County74,800Douglas County: 74,100 USDDouglas County74,100Johnson County: 73,300 USDJohnson County73,300Leavenworth County: 73,300 USDLeavenworth County73,300Linn County: 73,300 USDLinn County73,300Miami County: 73,300 USDMiami County73,300Wyandotte County: 73,300 USDWyandotte County73,300McPherson County: 72,700 USDMcPherson County72,700Stevens County: 68,200 USDStevens County68,200Scott County: 67,400 USDScott County67,400Grant County: 66,800 USDGrant County66,800Logan County: 66,800 USDLogan County66,800Sumner County: 66,800 USDSumner County66,800Coffey County: 66,100 USDCoffey County66,100Ellis County: 66,000 USDEllis County66,000Gray County: 65,900 USDGray County65,900Norton County: 65,900 USDNorton County65,900Hodgeman County: 65,800 USDHodgeman County65,800Jackson County: 65,600 USDJackson County65,600Jefferson County: 65,600 USDJefferson County65,600Osage County: 65,600 USDOsage County65,600Shawnee County: 65,600 USDShawnee County65,600Wabaunsee County: 65,600 USDWabaunsee County65,600Lane County: 65,400 USDLane County65,400Ottawa County: 65,200 USDOttawa County65,200Greeley County: 64,800 USDGreeley County64,800Haskell County: 64,500 USDHaskell County64,500Ness County: 63,600 USDNess County63,600Nemaha County: 62,700 USDNemaha County62,700Dickinson County: 62,600 USDDickinson County62,600Pawnee County: 62,600 USDPawnee County62,600Butler County: 62,300 USDButler County62,300Harvey County: 62,300 USDHarvey County62,300Sedgwick County: 62,300 USDSedgwick County62,300Wallace County: 62,300 USDWallace County62,300Geary County: 62,100 USDGeary County62,100Pottawatomie County: 62,100 USDPottawatomie County62,100Riley County: 62,100 USDRiley County62,100Franklin County: 61,900 USDFranklin County61,900Doniphan County: 61,500 USDDoniphan County61,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Thomas County74,800+6.3%
2Douglas County74,100+11.8%
3Johnson County73,300+4.9%
3Leavenworth County73,300+4.9%
3Linn County73,300+4.9%
3Miami County73,300+4.9%
3Wyandotte County73,300+4.9%
8McPherson County72,700+2.3%
9Stevens County68,200+2.4%
10Scott County67,400+2.1%
11Grant County66,800-1.3%
11Logan County66,800+6.5%
11Sumner County66,800+1.2%
14Coffey County66,100+3.3%
15Ellis County66,0000%
16Gray County65,900+2%
16Norton County65,900+3.9%
18Hodgeman County65,800+7.9%
19Jackson County65,600+0.3%
19Jefferson County65,600+0.3%
19Osage County65,600+0.3%
19Shawnee County65,600+0.3%
19Wabaunsee County65,600+0.3%
24Lane County65,400+4.6%
25Ottawa County65,200+2.2%
26Greeley County64,800-6.1%
27Haskell County64,500+1.3%
28Ness County63,600+9.7%
29Nemaha County62,700+2.6%
30Dickinson County62,600+3.1%
30Pawnee County62,600+3%
32Butler County62,300-5.5%
32Harvey County62,300-5.5%
32Sedgwick County62,300-5.5%
32Wallace County62,300+8.5%
36Geary County62,100+4.2%
36Pottawatomie County62,100+4.2%
36Riley County62,100+4.2%
39Franklin County61,900+0.3%
40Doniphan County61,500+7.9%
41Kingman County61,000+5.5%
42Marion County60,900+3.6%
43Pratt County60,800+6.9%
44Finney County60,700+4.5%
45Clark County60,600-13.6%
46Barton County60,500+5%
47Atchison County60,300+6.2%
48Ellsworth County60,200+4.2%
48Morris County60,200+3.6%
50Stafford County60,100+5.6%
51Comanche County60,000-4.8%
52Marshall County59,900+2.6%
52Saline County59,900+0.5%
54Mitchell County59,600+5.7%
55Phillips County59,400+4.2%
56Clay County59,200+2.6%
57Rice County58,600+1%
58Ford County58,400+2.1%
59Sheridan County58,1000%
60Washington County58,000+5.1%
61Wichita County57,700+1.4%
62Republic County57,500+1.1%
63Reno County57,100+6.9%
64Graham County57,000+4.8%
64Kiowa County57,000+16.8%
64Meade County57,000+1.2%
67Cheyenne County56,700+3.8%
68Trego County56,600+1.8%
69Greenwood County56,400+4.6%
70Anderson County56,300+5.4%
70Montgomery County56,300+1.6%
72Barber County56,000+5.5%
73Cowley County55,800+3.3%
73Lincoln County55,800-1.6%
75Stanton County55,600+3.9%
76Edwards County55,500+5.9%
77Bourbon County54,800+4.2%
78Chase County54,600-1.6%
79Morton County54,400-9.3%
80Lyon County54,300+2.8%
81Seward County53,900+6.5%
82Rush County53,700+6.3%
83Gove County53,500+5.1%
83Rawlins County53,500+0.6%
85Kearny County53,400-9.2%
86Osborne County53,200+4.3%
86Wilson County53,200+1.9%
88Cherokee County52,900+1.5%
88Crawford County52,900+2.3%
90Allen County52,8000%
91Smith County52,700-0.8%
92Russell County52,500+2.5%
93Hamilton County52,400+12%
94Rooks County52,200+4.2%
95Labette County51,900-0.8%
96Brown County51,200+1.8%
97Neosho County50,500-1.6%
98Harper County49,900+0.8%
98Jewell County49,900-4.8%
100Sherman County48,600-3.8%
101Decatur County48,100-0.2%
102Woodson County47,600-1.9%
103Cloud County46,000-1.7%
104Chautauqua County45,200-10.1%
105Elk County43,400+11.3%

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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.

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/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2015). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Kansas by area median family income (HUD), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Kansas by area median family income (HUD), 2015. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2015, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kansas-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2015. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Kansas by area median family income (HUD), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kansas-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2015) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Kansas by area median family income (HUD), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kansas-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Thomas County, with $74,800 in 2015, 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)?

Elk County, with $43,400 in 2015.

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