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Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2026

Dodge County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 87 counties in 2026, at $135,800. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at $76,300. The median was $99,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest135,800Dodge County
Lowest76,300Mahnomen County
Median99,70087 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Aitkin County: 83,800 USDAnoka County: 131,500 USDBecker County: 98,100 USDBeltrami County: 95,800 USDBenton County: 107,100 USDBig Stone County: 101,700 USDBlue Earth County: 106,500 USDBrown County: 95,500 USDCarlton County: 101,100 USDCarver County: 131,500 USDCass County: 88,300 USDChippewa County: 97,500 USDChisago County: 131,500 USDClay County: 115,200 USDClearwater County: 90,400 USDCook County: 95,700 USDCottonwood County: 97,800 USDCrow Wing County: 96,700 USDDakota County: 131,500 USDDodge County: 135,800 USDDouglas County: 105,900 USDFaribault County: 88,200 USDFillmore County: 98,800 USDFreeborn County: 91,600 USDGoodhue County: 114,100 USDGrant County: 95,600 USDHennepin County: 131,500 USDHouston County: 105,800 USDHubbard County: 92,900 USDIsanti County: 131,500 USDItasca County: 92,900 USDJackson County: 99,100 USDKanabec County: 93,500 USDKandiyohi County: 101,400 USDKittson County: 107,000 USDKoochiching County: 88,100 USDLac qui Parle County: 99,300 USDLake County: 99,900 USDLake of the Woods County: 99,100 USDLe Sueur County: 116,800 USDLincoln County: 91,500 USDLyon County: 102,300 USDMcLeod County: 107,300 USDMahnomen County: 76,300 USDMarshall County: 98,700 USDMartin County: 86,100 USDMeeker County: 101,900 USDMille Lacs County: 92,900 USDMorrison County: 91,300 USDMower County: 97,800 USDMurray County: 97,400 USDNicollet County: 106,500 USDNobles County: 83,300 USDNorman County: 97,500 USDOlmsted County: 135,800 USDOtter Tail County: 99,700 USDPennington County: 111,300 USDPine County: 90,800 USDPipestone County: 88,000 USDPolk County: 106,800 USDPope County: 103,900 USDRamsey County: 131,500 USDRed Lake County: 106,700 USDRedwood County: 92,100 USDRenville County: 94,200 USDRice County: 108,400 USDRock County: 106,100 USDRoseau County: 95,900 USDSt. Louis County: 101,100 USDScott County: 131,500 USDSherburne County: 131,500 USDSibley County: 105,600 USDStearns County: 107,100 USDSteele County: 117,000 USDStevens County: 100,400 USDSwift County: 82,700 USDTodd County: 83,500 USDTraverse County: 91,100 USDWabasha County: 107,400 USDWadena County: 88,700 USDWaseca County: 95,600 USDWashington County: 131,500 USDWatonwan County: 100,200 USDWilkin County: 98,100 USDWinona County: 106,300 USDWright County: 131,500 USDYellow Medicine County: 95,800 USD
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  • 120K and over
USD, 2026. 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, 2026

Dodge County: 135,800 USDDodge County135,800Olmsted County: 135,800 USDOlmsted County135,800Anoka County: 131,500 USDAnoka County131,500Carver County: 131,500 USDCarver County131,500Chisago County: 131,500 USDChisago County131,500Dakota County: 131,500 USDDakota County131,500Hennepin County: 131,500 USDHennepin County131,500Isanti County: 131,500 USDIsanti County131,500Ramsey County: 131,500 USDRamsey County131,500Scott County: 131,500 USDScott County131,500Sherburne County: 131,500 USDSherburne County131,500Washington County: 131,500 USDWashington County131,500Wright County: 131,500 USDWright County131,500Steele County: 117,000 USDSteele County117,000Le Sueur County: 116,800 USDLe Sueur County116,800Clay County: 115,200 USDClay County115,200Goodhue County: 114,100 USDGoodhue County114,100Pennington County: 111,300 USDPennington County111,300Rice County: 108,400 USDRice County108,400Wabasha County: 107,400 USDWabasha County107,400McLeod County: 107,300 USDMcLeod County107,300Benton County: 107,100 USDBenton County107,100Stearns County: 107,100 USDStearns County107,100Kittson County: 107,000 USDKittson County107,000Polk County: 106,800 USDPolk County106,800Red Lake County: 106,700 USDRed Lake County106,700Blue Earth County: 106,500 USDBlue Earth County106,500Nicollet County: 106,500 USDNicollet County106,500Winona County: 106,300 USDWinona County106,300Rock County: 106,100 USDRock County106,100Douglas County: 105,900 USDDouglas County105,900Houston County: 105,800 USDHouston County105,800Sibley County: 105,600 USDSibley County105,600Pope County: 103,900 USDPope County103,900Lyon County: 102,300 USDLyon County102,300Meeker County: 101,900 USDMeeker County101,900Big Stone County: 101,700 USDBig Stone County101,700Kandiyohi County: 101,400 USDKandiyohi County101,400Carlton County: 101,100 USDCarlton County101,100St. Louis County: 101,100 USDSt. Louis County101,100Dodge County: 135,800 USDDodge County135,800Olmsted County: 135,800 USDOlmsted County135,800Anoka County: 131,500 USDAnoka County131,500Carver County: 131,500 USDCarver County131,500Chisago County: 131,500 USDChisago County131,500Dakota County: 131,500 USDDakota County131,500Hennepin County: 131,500 USDHennepin County131,500Isanti County: 131,500 USDIsanti County131,500Ramsey County: 131,500 USDRamsey County131,500Scott County: 131,500 USDScott County131,500Sherburne County: 131,500 USDSherburne County131,500Washington County: 131,500 USDWashington County131,500Wright County: 131,500 USDWright County131,500Steele County: 117,000 USDSteele County117,000Le Sueur County: 116,800 USDLe Sueur County116,800Clay County: 115,200 USDClay County115,200Goodhue County: 114,100 USDGoodhue County114,100Pennington County: 111,300 USDPennington County111,300Rice County: 108,400 USDRice County108,400Wabasha County: 107,400 USDWabasha County107,400McLeod County: 107,300 USDMcLeod County107,300Benton County: 107,100 USDBenton County107,100Stearns County: 107,100 USDStearns County107,100Kittson County: 107,000 USDKittson County107,000Polk County: 106,800 USDPolk County106,800Red Lake County: 106,700 USDRed Lake County106,700Blue Earth County: 106,500 USDBlue Earth County106,500Nicollet County: 106,500 USDNicollet County106,500Winona County: 106,300 USDWinona County106,300Rock County: 106,100 USDRock County106,100Douglas County: 105,900 USDDouglas County105,900Houston County: 105,800 USDHouston County105,800Sibley County: 105,600 USDSibley County105,600Pope County: 103,900 USDPope County103,900Lyon County: 102,300 USDLyon County102,300Meeker County: 101,900 USDMeeker County101,900Big Stone County: 101,700 USDBig Stone County101,700Kandiyohi County: 101,400 USDKandiyohi County101,400Carlton County: 101,100 USDCarlton County101,100St. Louis County: 101,100 USDSt. Louis County101,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1Dodge County135,800+8.1%
1Olmsted County135,800+8.1%
3Anoka County131,500-0.7%
3Carver County131,500-0.7%
3Chisago County131,500-0.7%
3Dakota County131,500-0.7%
3Hennepin County131,500-0.7%
3Isanti County131,500-0.7%
3Ramsey County131,500-0.7%
3Scott County131,500-0.7%
3Sherburne County131,500-0.7%
3Washington County131,500-0.7%
3Wright County131,500-0.7%
14Steele County117,000+1.9%
15Le Sueur County116,8000%
16Clay County115,200-2%
17Goodhue County114,100+0.8%
18Pennington County111,300+3.5%
19Rice County108,400+0.6%
20Wabasha County107,400+2.6%
21McLeod County107,300-1.5%
22Benton County107,100+3.8%
22Stearns County107,100+3.8%
24Kittson County107,000+4.8%
25Polk County106,800+3.9%
26Red Lake County106,700+2.2%
27Blue Earth County106,500+1.7%
27Nicollet County106,500+1.7%
29Winona County106,300+0.6%
30Rock County106,100+3.4%
31Douglas County105,900+0.7%
32Houston County105,800-3.1%
33Sibley County105,600+3.8%
34Pope County103,900-0.1%
35Lyon County102,300+0.8%
36Meeker County101,900-1.5%
37Big Stone County101,700+13.8%
38Kandiyohi County101,400+0.6%
39Carlton County101,100+0.5%
39St. Louis County101,100+0.5%
41Stevens County100,400-2.5%
42Watonwan County100,200+8.6%
43Lake County99,900-1.2%
44Otter Tail County99,700-0.4%
45Lac qui Parle County99,300-0.6%
46Jackson County99,100+4.1%
46Lake of the Woods County99,100+2.8%
48Fillmore County98,800+0.2%
49Marshall County98,700-0.8%
50Becker County98,100+0.6%
50Wilkin County98,100-2.6%
52Cottonwood County97,800+3.3%
52Mower County97,800-0.7%
54Chippewa County97,500-3%
54Norman County97,500-3%
56Murray County97,400-3.5%
57Crow Wing County96,700-9.2%
58Roseau County95,900-0.3%
59Beltrami County95,800+3.9%
59Yellow Medicine County95,800+0.6%
61Cook County95,700+1.4%
62Grant County95,600+4%
62Waseca County95,600-0.6%
64Brown County95,500-1.1%
65Renville County94,200-1.2%
66Kanabec County93,500+0.2%
67Hubbard County92,900+2.1%
67Itasca County92,900+2.4%
67Mille Lacs County92,900-0.6%
70Redwood County92,100-0.3%
71Freeborn County91,600-2.8%
72Lincoln County91,500-2.6%
73Morrison County91,300-1.8%
74Traverse County91,100-8.8%
75Pine County90,800+0.4%
76Clearwater County90,400+1%
77Wadena County88,700+4.2%
78Cass County88,300+1.1%
79Faribault County88,200+2.4%
80Koochiching County88,100-4.3%
81Pipestone County88,000-1.2%
82Martin County86,100-6.1%
83Aitkin County83,800+1.7%
84Todd County83,500+1.1%
85Nobles County83,300-3.5%
86Swift County82,700-2.6%
87Mahnomen County76,300+9.8%

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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.

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/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dodge County, with $135,800 in 2026, 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)?

Mahnomen County, with $76,300 in 2026.

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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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