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Counties in Kansas by area median family income (HUD)

Wallace County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 105 counties in 2021, at $87,400. Seward County had the lowest, at $52,000. The median was $66,600. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest87,400Wallace County
Lowest52,000Seward County
Median66,600105 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 61,500 USDAnderson County: 65,200 USDAtchison County: 63,400 USDBarber County: 64,600 USDBarton County: 67,700 USDBourbon County: 53,600 USDBrown County: 59,000 USDButler County: 75,800 USDChase County: 64,000 USDChautauqua County: 56,500 USDCherokee County: 55,000 USDCheyenne County: 65,400 USDClark County: 71,400 USDClay County: 69,700 USDCloud County: 55,700 USDCoffey County: 78,400 USDComanche County: 77,700 USDCowley County: 61,400 USDCrawford County: 61,200 USDDecatur County: 65,400 USDDickinson County: 64,800 USDDoniphan County: 67,800 USDDouglas County: 84,500 USDEdwards County: 63,100 USDElk County: 57,400 USDEllis County: 79,900 USDEllsworth County: 71,000 USDFinney County: 66,600 USDFord County: 61,800 USDFranklin County: 71,100 USDGeary County: 56,700 USDGove County: 62,500 USDGraham County: 59,700 USDGrant County: 73,000 USDGray County: 74,200 USDGreeley County: 61,100 USDGreenwood County: 56,900 USDHamilton County: 53,900 USDHarper County: 62,200 USDHarvey County: 75,800 USDHaskell County: 62,600 USDHodgeman County: 74,200 USDJackson County: 77,000 USDJefferson County: 77,000 USDJewell County: 54,400 USDJohnson County: 86,600 USDKearny County: 59,600 USDKingman County: 74,100 USDKiowa County: 68,300 USDLabette County: 59,600 USDLane County: 72,300 USDLeavenworth County: 86,600 USDLincoln County: 67,400 USDLinn County: 86,600 USDLogan County: 70,600 USDLyon County: 63,900 USDMcPherson County: 73,500 USDMarion County: 67,000 USDMarshall County: 66,500 USDMeade County: 69,400 USDMiami County: 86,600 USDMitchell County: 63,600 USDMontgomery County: 56,500 USDMorris County: 70,800 USDMorton County: 60,300 USDNemaha County: 78,200 USDNeosho County: 59,900 USDNess County: 62,200 USDNorton County: 61,700 USDOsage County: 77,000 USDOsborne County: 69,800 USDOttawa County: 72,800 USDPawnee County: 58,700 USDPhillips County: 63,400 USDPottawatomie County: 77,400 USDPratt County: 70,600 USDRawlins County: 68,900 USDReno County: 63,700 USDRepublic County: 68,600 USDRice County: 65,400 USDRiley County: 77,400 USDRooks County: 64,400 USDRush County: 66,600 USDRussell County: 66,600 USDSaline County: 70,200 USDScott County: 80,900 USDSedgwick County: 75,800 USDSeward County: 52,000 USDShawnee County: 77,000 USDSheridan County: 72,800 USDSherman County: 57,400 USDSmith County: 58,500 USDStafford County: 67,100 USDStanton County: 61,100 USDStevens County: 63,900 USDSumner County: 73,100 USDThomas County: 74,000 USDTrego County: 73,700 USDWabaunsee County: 77,000 USDWallace County: 87,400 USDWashington County: 62,400 USDWichita County: 68,100 USDWilson County: 60,600 USDWoodson County: 55,000 USDWyandotte County: 86,600 USD
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  • 77K and over
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Wallace County: 87,400 USDWallace County87,400Johnson County: 86,600 USDJohnson County86,600Leavenworth County: 86,600 USDLeavenworth County86,600Linn County: 86,600 USDLinn County86,600Miami County: 86,600 USDMiami County86,600Wyandotte County: 86,600 USDWyandotte County86,600Douglas County: 84,500 USDDouglas County84,500Scott County: 80,900 USDScott County80,900Ellis County: 79,900 USDEllis County79,900Coffey County: 78,400 USDCoffey County78,400Nemaha County: 78,200 USDNemaha County78,200Comanche County: 77,700 USDComanche County77,700Pottawatomie County: 77,400 USDPottawatomie County77,400Riley County: 77,400 USDRiley County77,400Jackson County: 77,000 USDJackson County77,000Jefferson County: 77,000 USDJefferson County77,000Osage County: 77,000 USDOsage County77,000Shawnee County: 77,000 USDShawnee County77,000Wabaunsee County: 77,000 USDWabaunsee County77,000Butler County: 75,800 USDButler County75,800Harvey County: 75,800 USDHarvey County75,800Sedgwick County: 75,800 USDSedgwick County75,800Gray County: 74,200 USDGray County74,200Hodgeman County: 74,200 USDHodgeman County74,200Kingman County: 74,100 USDKingman County74,100Thomas County: 74,000 USDThomas County74,000Trego County: 73,700 USDTrego County73,700McPherson County: 73,500 USDMcPherson County73,500Sumner County: 73,100 USDSumner County73,100Grant County: 73,000 USDGrant County73,000Ottawa County: 72,800 USDOttawa County72,800Sheridan County: 72,800 USDSheridan County72,800Lane County: 72,300 USDLane County72,300Clark County: 71,400 USDClark County71,400Franklin County: 71,100 USDFranklin County71,100Ellsworth County: 71,000 USDEllsworth County71,000Morris County: 70,800 USDMorris County70,800Logan County: 70,600 USDLogan County70,600Pratt County: 70,600 USDPratt County70,600Saline County: 70,200 USDSaline County70,200Wallace County: 87,400 USDWallace County87,400Johnson County: 86,600 USDJohnson County86,600Leavenworth County: 86,600 USDLeavenworth County86,600Linn County: 86,600 USDLinn County86,600Miami County: 86,600 USDMiami County86,600Wyandotte County: 86,600 USDWyandotte County86,600Douglas County: 84,500 USDDouglas County84,500Scott County: 80,900 USDScott County80,900Ellis County: 79,900 USDEllis County79,900Coffey County: 78,400 USDCoffey County78,400Nemaha County: 78,200 USDNemaha County78,200Comanche County: 77,700 USDComanche County77,700Pottawatomie County: 77,400 USDPottawatomie County77,400Riley County: 77,400 USDRiley County77,400Jackson County: 77,000 USDJackson County77,000Jefferson County: 77,000 USDJefferson County77,000Osage County: 77,000 USDOsage County77,000Shawnee County: 77,000 USDShawnee County77,000Wabaunsee County: 77,000 USDWabaunsee County77,000Butler County: 75,800 USDButler County75,800Harvey County: 75,800 USDHarvey County75,800Sedgwick County: 75,800 USDSedgwick County75,800Gray County: 74,200 USDGray County74,200Hodgeman County: 74,200 USDHodgeman County74,200Kingman County: 74,100 USDKingman County74,100Thomas County: 74,000 USDThomas County74,000Trego County: 73,700 USDTrego County73,700McPherson County: 73,500 USDMcPherson County73,500Sumner County: 73,100 USDSumner County73,100Grant County: 73,000 USDGrant County73,000Ottawa County: 72,800 USDOttawa County72,800Sheridan County: 72,800 USDSheridan County72,800Lane County: 72,300 USDLane County72,300Clark County: 71,400 USDClark County71,400Franklin County: 71,100 USDFranklin County71,100Ellsworth County: 71,000 USDEllsworth County71,000Morris County: 70,800 USDMorris County70,800Logan County: 70,600 USDLogan County70,600Pratt County: 70,600 USDPratt County70,600Saline County: 70,200 USDSaline County70,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Wallace County87,400-0.5%
2Johnson County86,600+0.7%
2Leavenworth County86,600+0.7%
2Linn County86,600+0.7%
2Miami County86,600+0.7%
2Wyandotte County86,600+0.7%
7Douglas County84,500-4.8%
8Scott County80,900+12.7%
9Ellis County79,900+3%
10Coffey County78,400+2%
11Nemaha County78,200+1.2%
12Comanche County77,700+17.7%
13Pottawatomie County77,400+11%
13Riley County77,400+11%
15Jackson County77,000-0.9%
15Jefferson County77,000-0.9%
15Osage County77,000-0.9%
15Shawnee County77,000-0.9%
15Wabaunsee County77,000-0.9%
20Butler County75,800+4.4%
20Harvey County75,800+4.4%
20Sedgwick County75,800+4.4%
23Gray County74,200+2.8%
23Hodgeman County74,200+2.1%
25Kingman County74,100-0.3%
26Thomas County74,000+4.8%
27Trego County73,700-0.1%
28McPherson County73,500+0.8%
29Sumner County73,100+1.7%
30Grant County73,000+0.8%
31Ottawa County72,800+2.4%
31Sheridan County72,800-4.2%
33Lane County72,300-0.3%
34Clark County71,400+12.4%
35Franklin County71,100+1.4%
36Ellsworth County71,000+5%
37Morris County70,800+5.5%
38Logan County70,6000%
38Pratt County70,600+0.1%
40Saline County70,2000%
41Osborne County69,800+13.7%
42Clay County69,700+2.8%
43Meade County69,400+4.8%
44Rawlins County68,900+2.5%
45Republic County68,600+5.7%
46Kiowa County68,300+2.6%
47Wichita County68,1000%
48Doniphan County67,800+6.6%
49Barton County67,700+2.4%
50Lincoln County67,400+0.3%
51Stafford County67,100+3.7%
52Marion County67,000+0.8%
53Finney County66,600+7.4%
53Rush County66,600-2.8%
53Russell County66,600+3.6%
56Marshall County66,500-0.2%
57Cheyenne County65,400+2.7%
57Decatur County65,400+8.1%
57Rice County65,400-0.3%
60Anderson County65,200+6.7%
61Dickinson County64,800-0.2%
62Barber County64,600-12.6%
63Rooks County64,400+1.4%
64Chase County64,000-1.8%
65Lyon County63,900+5.1%
65Stevens County63,900-8.2%
67Reno County63,700+1.8%
68Mitchell County63,600-4.8%
69Atchison County63,400+2.4%
69Phillips County63,400-1.9%
71Edwards County63,100+3.3%
72Haskell County62,600-0.8%
73Gove County62,500-1.6%
74Washington County62,400-0.6%
75Harper County62,200+1%
75Ness County62,200-0.6%
77Ford County61,800+2.7%
78Norton County61,700-8.5%
79Allen County61,500-0.2%
80Cowley County61,400+2%
81Crawford County61,200+0.2%
82Greeley County61,100-6.4%
82Stanton County61,100+0.8%
84Wilson County60,600+2.2%
85Morton County60,300-0.8%
86Neosho County59,900+0.5%
87Graham County59,700-3.4%
88Kearny County59,600-14.1%
88Labette County59,600+0.8%
90Brown County59,000+1.9%
91Pawnee County58,700-2.3%
92Smith County58,500-3.5%
93Elk County57,400+3.4%
93Sherman County57,400-3.4%
95Greenwood County56,900+2.2%
96Geary County56,700+5.8%
97Chautauqua County56,500-0.7%
97Montgomery County56,500-0.4%
99Cloud County55,700-4%
100Cherokee County55,000-2.3%
100Woodson County55,000-1.8%
102Jewell County54,400-3.4%
103Hamilton County53,900-8.2%
104Bourbon County53,600-1.3%
105Seward County52,000-1.7%

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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/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Kansas by area median family income (HUD), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.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), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 24 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kansas-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Kansas by area median family income (HUD), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kansas-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Kansas by area median family income (HUD), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Wallace County, with $87,400 in 2021, 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)?

Seward County, with $52,000 in 2021.

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