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

All 87 values come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research for 2026, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `area_median_family_income`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: 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. 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Dodge County | 135,800 |
| 1 | Olmsted County | 135,800 |
| 3 | Anoka County | 131,500 |
| 3 | Carver County | 131,500 |
| 3 | Chisago County | 131,500 |
| 3 | Dakota County | 131,500 |
| 3 | Hennepin County | 131,500 |
| 3 | Isanti County | 131,500 |
| 3 | Ramsey County | 131,500 |
| 3 | Scott County | 131,500 |
| 3 | Sherburne County | 131,500 |
| 3 | Washington County | 131,500 |
| 3 | Wright County | 131,500 |
| 14 | Steele County | 117,000 |
| 15 | Le Sueur County | 116,800 |
| 16 | Clay County | 115,200 |
| 17 | Goodhue County | 114,100 |
| 18 | Pennington County | 111,300 |
| 19 | Rice County | 108,400 |
| 20 | Wabasha County | 107,400 |
| 21 | McLeod County | 107,300 |
| 22 | Benton County | 107,100 |
| 22 | Stearns County | 107,100 |
| 24 | Kittson County | 107,000 |
| 25 | Polk County | 106,800 |
| 26 | Red Lake County | 106,700 |
| 27 | Blue Earth County | 106,500 |
| 27 | Nicollet County | 106,500 |
| 29 | Winona County | 106,300 |
| 30 | Rock County | 106,100 |
| 31 | Douglas County | 105,900 |
| 32 | Houston County | 105,800 |
| 33 | Sibley County | 105,600 |
| 34 | Pope County | 103,900 |
| 35 | Lyon County | 102,300 |
| 36 | Meeker County | 101,900 |
| 37 | Big Stone County | 101,700 |
| 38 | Kandiyohi County | 101,400 |
| 39 | Carlton County | 101,100 |
| 39 | St. Louis County | 101,100 |
| 41 | Stevens County | 100,400 |
| 42 | Watonwan County | 100,200 |
| 43 | Lake County | 99,900 |
| 44 | Otter Tail County | 99,700 |
| 45 | Lac qui Parle County | 99,300 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 99,100 |
| 46 | Lake of the Woods County | 99,100 |
| 48 | Fillmore County | 98,800 |
| 49 | Marshall County | 98,700 |
| 50 | Becker County | 98,100 |
| 50 | Wilkin County | 98,100 |
| 52 | Cottonwood County | 97,800 |
| 52 | Mower County | 97,800 |
| 54 | Chippewa County | 97,500 |
| 54 | Norman County | 97,500 |
| 56 | Murray County | 97,400 |
| 57 | Crow Wing County | 96,700 |
| 58 | Roseau County | 95,900 |
| 59 | Beltrami County | 95,800 |
| 59 | Yellow Medicine County | 95,800 |
| 61 | Cook County | 95,700 |
| 62 | Grant County | 95,600 |
| 62 | Waseca County | 95,600 |
| 64 | Brown County | 95,500 |
| 65 | Renville County | 94,200 |
| 66 | Kanabec County | 93,500 |
| 67 | Hubbard County | 92,900 |
| 67 | Itasca County | 92,900 |
| 67 | Mille Lacs County | 92,900 |
| 70 | Redwood County | 92,100 |
| 71 | Freeborn County | 91,600 |
| 72 | Lincoln County | 91,500 |
| 73 | Morrison County | 91,300 |
| 74 | Traverse County | 91,100 |
| 75 | Pine County | 90,800 |
| 76 | Clearwater County | 90,400 |
| 77 | Wadena County | 88,700 |
| 78 | Cass County | 88,300 |
| 79 | Faribault County | 88,200 |
| 80 | Koochiching County | 88,100 |
| 81 | Pipestone County | 88,000 |
| 82 | Martin County | 86,100 |
| 83 | Aitkin County | 83,800 |
| 84 | Todd County | 83,500 |
| 85 | Nobles County | 83,300 |
| 86 | Swift County | 82,700 |
| 87 | Mahnomen County | 76,300 |