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Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD)

Anoka County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 87 counties in 2017, at $90,400. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at $46,000. The median was $66,900. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest90,400Anoka County
Lowest46,000Mahnomen County
Median66,90087 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Aitkin County: 54,200 USDAnoka County: 90,400 USDBecker County: 63,600 USDBeltrami County: 57,100 USDBenton County: 70,000 USDBig Stone County: 62,400 USDBlue Earth County: 78,000 USDBrown County: 67,900 USDCarlton County: 67,200 USDCarver County: 90,400 USDCass County: 55,500 USDChippewa County: 67,500 USDChisago County: 90,400 USDClay County: 75,200 USDClearwater County: 55,600 USDCook County: 65,400 USDCottonwood County: 57,100 USDCrow Wing County: 62,500 USDDakota County: 90,400 USDDodge County: 88,600 USDDouglas County: 68,800 USDFaribault County: 59,400 USDFillmore County: 68,100 USDFreeborn County: 60,800 USDGoodhue County: 75,500 USDGrant County: 62,500 USDHennepin County: 90,400 USDHouston County: 72,000 USDHubbard County: 58,900 USDIsanti County: 90,400 USDItasca County: 58,500 USDJackson County: 66,200 USDKanabec County: 56,500 USDKandiyohi County: 66,600 USDKittson County: 68,900 USDKoochiching County: 60,200 USDLac qui Parle County: 63,400 USDLake County: 64,900 USDLake of the Woods County: 55,400 USDLe Sueur County: 73,300 USDLincoln County: 65,700 USDLyon County: 73,100 USDMcLeod County: 70,600 USDMahnomen County: 46,000 USDMarshall County: 68,300 USDMartin County: 64,400 USDMeeker County: 67,300 USDMille Lacs County: 60,800 USDMorrison County: 62,900 USDMower County: 65,400 USDMurray County: 69,600 USDNicollet County: 78,000 USDNobles County: 61,700 USDNorman County: 61,300 USDOlmsted County: 88,600 USDOtter Tail County: 65,000 USDPennington County: 66,900 USDPine County: 56,500 USDPipestone County: 59,400 USDPolk County: 66,500 USDPope County: 67,800 USDRamsey County: 90,400 USDRed Lake County: 65,100 USDRedwood County: 63,800 USDRenville County: 64,300 USDRice County: 76,000 USDRock County: 63,800 USDRoseau County: 63,600 USDSt. Louis County: 67,200 USDScott County: 90,400 USDSherburne County: 90,400 USDSibley County: 69,800 USDStearns County: 70,000 USDSteele County: 74,700 USDStevens County: 73,700 USDSwift County: 67,500 USDTodd County: 57,300 USDTraverse County: 66,500 USDWabasha County: 70,000 USDWadena County: 51,800 USDWaseca County: 69,100 USDWashington County: 90,400 USDWatonwan County: 63,800 USDWilkin County: 67,300 USDWinona County: 71,200 USDWright County: 90,400 USDYellow Medicine County: 63,200 USD
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  • 77K and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Anoka County: 90,400 USDAnoka County90,400Carver County: 90,400 USDCarver County90,400Chisago County: 90,400 USDChisago County90,400Dakota County: 90,400 USDDakota County90,400Hennepin County: 90,400 USDHennepin County90,400Isanti County: 90,400 USDIsanti County90,400Ramsey County: 90,400 USDRamsey County90,400Scott County: 90,400 USDScott County90,400Sherburne County: 90,400 USDSherburne County90,400Washington County: 90,400 USDWashington County90,400Wright County: 90,400 USDWright County90,400Dodge County: 88,600 USDDodge County88,600Olmsted County: 88,600 USDOlmsted County88,600Blue Earth County: 78,000 USDBlue Earth County78,000Nicollet County: 78,000 USDNicollet County78,000Rice County: 76,000 USDRice County76,000Goodhue County: 75,500 USDGoodhue County75,500Clay County: 75,200 USDClay County75,200Steele County: 74,700 USDSteele County74,700Stevens County: 73,700 USDStevens County73,700Le Sueur County: 73,300 USDLe Sueur County73,300Lyon County: 73,100 USDLyon County73,100Houston County: 72,000 USDHouston County72,000Winona County: 71,200 USDWinona County71,200McLeod County: 70,600 USDMcLeod County70,600Benton County: 70,000 USDBenton County70,000Stearns County: 70,000 USDStearns County70,000Wabasha County: 70,000 USDWabasha County70,000Sibley County: 69,800 USDSibley County69,800Murray County: 69,600 USDMurray County69,600Waseca County: 69,100 USDWaseca County69,100Kittson County: 68,900 USDKittson County68,900Douglas County: 68,800 USDDouglas County68,800Marshall County: 68,300 USDMarshall County68,300Fillmore County: 68,100 USDFillmore County68,100Brown County: 67,900 USDBrown County67,900Pope County: 67,800 USDPope County67,800Chippewa County: 67,500 USDChippewa County67,500Swift County: 67,500 USDSwift County67,500Meeker County: 67,300 USDMeeker County67,300Anoka County: 90,400 USDAnoka County90,400Carver County: 90,400 USDCarver County90,400Chisago County: 90,400 USDChisago County90,400Dakota County: 90,400 USDDakota County90,400Hennepin County: 90,400 USDHennepin County90,400Isanti County: 90,400 USDIsanti County90,400Ramsey County: 90,400 USDRamsey County90,400Scott County: 90,400 USDScott County90,400Sherburne County: 90,400 USDSherburne County90,400Washington County: 90,400 USDWashington County90,400Wright County: 90,400 USDWright County90,400Dodge County: 88,600 USDDodge County88,600Olmsted County: 88,600 USDOlmsted County88,600Blue Earth County: 78,000 USDBlue Earth County78,000Nicollet County: 78,000 USDNicollet County78,000Rice County: 76,000 USDRice County76,000Goodhue County: 75,500 USDGoodhue County75,500Clay County: 75,200 USDClay County75,200Steele County: 74,700 USDSteele County74,700Stevens County: 73,700 USDStevens County73,700Le Sueur County: 73,300 USDLe Sueur County73,300Lyon County: 73,100 USDLyon County73,100Houston County: 72,000 USDHouston County72,000Winona County: 71,200 USDWinona County71,200McLeod County: 70,600 USDMcLeod County70,600Benton County: 70,000 USDBenton County70,000Stearns County: 70,000 USDStearns County70,000Wabasha County: 70,000 USDWabasha County70,000Sibley County: 69,800 USDSibley County69,800Murray County: 69,600 USDMurray County69,600Waseca County: 69,100 USDWaseca County69,100Kittson County: 68,900 USDKittson County68,900Douglas County: 68,800 USDDouglas County68,800Marshall County: 68,300 USDMarshall County68,300Fillmore County: 68,100 USDFillmore County68,100Brown County: 67,900 USDBrown County67,900Pope County: 67,800 USDPope County67,800Chippewa County: 67,500 USDChippewa County67,500Swift County: 67,500 USDSwift County67,500Meeker County: 67,300 USDMeeker County67,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Anoka County90,400+5.4%
1Carver County90,400+5.4%
1Chisago County90,400+5.4%
1Dakota County90,400+5.4%
1Hennepin County90,400+5.4%
1Isanti County90,400+5.4%
1Ramsey County90,400+5.4%
1Scott County90,400+5.4%
1Sherburne County90,400+5.4%
1Washington County90,400+5.4%
1Wright County90,400+5.4%
12Dodge County88,600+5.1%
12Olmsted County88,600+5.1%
14Blue Earth County78,000+1.7%
14Nicollet County78,000+1.7%
16Rice County76,000+3.8%
17Goodhue County75,500+0.7%
18Clay County75,200+2.7%
19Steele County74,700+1.6%
20Stevens County73,700+0.3%
21Le Sueur County73,300+1.4%
22Lyon County73,100+1.7%
23Houston County72,000+6.4%
24Winona County71,200+2.2%
25McLeod County70,600+1.1%
26Benton County70,000-2%
26Stearns County70,000-2%
26Wabasha County70,000+2.3%
29Sibley County69,800+5%
30Murray County69,600+6.7%
31Waseca County69,100+1.8%
32Kittson County68,900+4.4%
33Douglas County68,800+2.8%
34Marshall County68,300+2.2%
35Fillmore County68,100+3%
36Brown County67,900+0.6%
37Pope County67,800+2.1%
38Chippewa County67,500+1.8%
38Swift County67,500+2.4%
40Meeker County67,300+2.6%
40Wilkin County67,300+4.3%
42Carlton County67,200+7.2%
42St. Louis County67,200+7.2%
44Pennington County66,900+6%
45Kandiyohi County66,600+3.1%
46Polk County66,500-4.2%
46Traverse County66,500+4.1%
48Jackson County66,200-0.2%
49Lincoln County65,700+1.2%
50Cook County65,400+6.9%
50Mower County65,400+4.3%
52Red Lake County65,100+6.4%
53Otter Tail County65,000+2.7%
54Lake County64,900+2.7%
55Martin County64,400+2.5%
56Renville County64,300+7%
57Redwood County63,800+2.4%
57Rock County63,800+5.6%
57Watonwan County63,800+1.8%
60Becker County63,600+3.6%
60Roseau County63,600+4.6%
62Lac qui Parle County63,400+1.4%
63Yellow Medicine County63,200+0.3%
64Morrison County62,900+1.9%
65Crow Wing County62,500+5%
65Grant County62,500-1%
67Big Stone County62,400+8.5%
68Nobles County61,700+9%
69Norman County61,300+1%
70Freeborn County60,800+1.7%
70Mille Lacs County60,800+2.4%
72Koochiching County60,200+4.7%
73Faribault County59,400+1.9%
73Pipestone County59,400+3.3%
75Hubbard County58,900+3%
76Itasca County58,500+0.5%
77Todd County57,300+3.6%
78Beltrami County57,100+3.8%
78Cottonwood County57,100+1.1%
80Kanabec County56,500+1.8%
80Pine County56,500+2.2%
82Clearwater County55,600+3%
83Cass County55,500+1.5%
84Lake of the Woods County55,400+8.4%
85Aitkin County54,200+4.2%
86Wadena County51,800+0.2%
87Mahnomen County46,000-6.1%

Other periods

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/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.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), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 7 Apr. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Anoka County, with $90,400 in 2017, 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 $46,000 in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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