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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 2019, at $100,000. Wadena County had the lowest, at $55,500. The median was $71,900. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest100,000Anoka County
Lowest55,500Wadena County
Median71,90087 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Aitkin County: 57,800 USDAnoka County: 100,000 USDBecker County: 69,500 USDBeltrami County: 58,300 USDBenton County: 76,300 USDBig Stone County: 67,200 USDBlue Earth County: 78,500 USDBrown County: 74,800 USDCarlton County: 71,900 USDCarver County: 100,000 USDCass County: 59,000 USDChippewa County: 73,500 USDChisago County: 100,000 USDClay County: 84,100 USDClearwater County: 59,300 USDCook County: 67,800 USDCottonwood County: 62,600 USDCrow Wing County: 67,300 USDDakota County: 100,000 USDDodge County: 93,800 USDDouglas County: 76,300 USDFaribault County: 63,800 USDFillmore County: 73,500 USDFreeborn County: 64,600 USDGoodhue County: 82,100 USDGrant County: 66,400 USDHennepin County: 100,000 USDHouston County: 78,600 USDHubbard County: 65,500 USDIsanti County: 100,000 USDItasca County: 61,600 USDJackson County: 74,000 USDKanabec County: 61,100 USDKandiyohi County: 71,600 USDKittson County: 71,600 USDKoochiching County: 66,900 USDLac qui Parle County: 68,600 USDLake County: 69,800 USDLake of the Woods County: 67,100 USDLe Sueur County: 80,700 USDLincoln County: 68,600 USDLyon County: 75,700 USDMcLeod County: 74,200 USDMahnomen County: 55,500 USDMarshall County: 72,900 USDMartin County: 66,600 USDMeeker County: 74,100 USDMille Lacs County: 64,000 USDMorrison County: 69,000 USDMower County: 72,400 USDMurray County: 72,800 USDNicollet County: 78,500 USDNobles County: 65,000 USDNorman County: 66,400 USDOlmsted County: 93,800 USDOtter Tail County: 70,500 USDPennington County: 70,800 USDPine County: 59,800 USDPipestone County: 63,800 USDPolk County: 78,500 USDPope County: 73,800 USDRamsey County: 100,000 USDRed Lake County: 73,900 USDRedwood County: 68,500 USDRenville County: 72,400 USDRice County: 88,000 USDRock County: 68,200 USDRoseau County: 70,900 USDSt. Louis County: 71,900 USDScott County: 100,000 USDSherburne County: 100,000 USDSibley County: 73,800 USDStearns County: 76,300 USDSteele County: 78,500 USDStevens County: 77,500 USDSwift County: 65,300 USDTodd County: 61,500 USDTraverse County: 67,200 USDWabasha County: 75,900 USDWadena County: 55,500 USDWaseca County: 74,900 USDWashington County: 100,000 USDWatonwan County: 65,700 USDWilkin County: 69,600 USDWinona County: 75,600 USDWright County: 100,000 USDYellow Medicine County: 68,300 USD
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  • 75K to 83K
  • 83K and over
USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Anoka County: 100,000 USDAnoka County100,000Carver County: 100,000 USDCarver County100,000Chisago County: 100,000 USDChisago County100,000Dakota County: 100,000 USDDakota County100,000Hennepin County: 100,000 USDHennepin County100,000Isanti County: 100,000 USDIsanti County100,000Ramsey County: 100,000 USDRamsey County100,000Scott County: 100,000 USDScott County100,000Sherburne County: 100,000 USDSherburne County100,000Washington County: 100,000 USDWashington County100,000Wright County: 100,000 USDWright County100,000Dodge County: 93,800 USDDodge County93,800Olmsted County: 93,800 USDOlmsted County93,800Rice County: 88,000 USDRice County88,000Clay County: 84,100 USDClay County84,100Goodhue County: 82,100 USDGoodhue County82,100Le Sueur County: 80,700 USDLe Sueur County80,700Houston County: 78,600 USDHouston County78,600Blue Earth County: 78,500 USDBlue Earth County78,500Nicollet County: 78,500 USDNicollet County78,500Polk County: 78,500 USDPolk County78,500Steele County: 78,500 USDSteele County78,500Stevens County: 77,500 USDStevens County77,500Benton County: 76,300 USDBenton County76,300Douglas County: 76,300 USDDouglas County76,300Stearns County: 76,300 USDStearns County76,300Wabasha County: 75,900 USDWabasha County75,900Lyon County: 75,700 USDLyon County75,700Winona County: 75,600 USDWinona County75,600Waseca County: 74,900 USDWaseca County74,900Brown County: 74,800 USDBrown County74,800McLeod County: 74,200 USDMcLeod County74,200Meeker County: 74,100 USDMeeker County74,100Jackson County: 74,000 USDJackson County74,000Red Lake County: 73,900 USDRed Lake County73,900Pope County: 73,800 USDPope County73,800Sibley County: 73,800 USDSibley County73,800Chippewa County: 73,500 USDChippewa County73,500Fillmore County: 73,500 USDFillmore County73,500Marshall County: 72,900 USDMarshall County72,900Anoka County: 100,000 USDAnoka County100,000Carver County: 100,000 USDCarver County100,000Chisago County: 100,000 USDChisago County100,000Dakota County: 100,000 USDDakota County100,000Hennepin County: 100,000 USDHennepin County100,000Isanti County: 100,000 USDIsanti County100,000Ramsey County: 100,000 USDRamsey County100,000Scott County: 100,000 USDScott County100,000Sherburne County: 100,000 USDSherburne County100,000Washington County: 100,000 USDWashington County100,000Wright County: 100,000 USDWright County100,000Dodge County: 93,800 USDDodge County93,800Olmsted County: 93,800 USDOlmsted County93,800Rice County: 88,000 USDRice County88,000Clay County: 84,100 USDClay County84,100Goodhue County: 82,100 USDGoodhue County82,100Le Sueur County: 80,700 USDLe Sueur County80,700Houston County: 78,600 USDHouston County78,600Blue Earth County: 78,500 USDBlue Earth County78,500Nicollet County: 78,500 USDNicollet County78,500Polk County: 78,500 USDPolk County78,500Steele County: 78,500 USDSteele County78,500Stevens County: 77,500 USDStevens County77,500Benton County: 76,300 USDBenton County76,300Douglas County: 76,300 USDDouglas County76,300Stearns County: 76,300 USDStearns County76,300Wabasha County: 75,900 USDWabasha County75,900Lyon County: 75,700 USDLyon County75,700Winona County: 75,600 USDWinona County75,600Waseca County: 74,900 USDWaseca County74,900Brown County: 74,800 USDBrown County74,800McLeod County: 74,200 USDMcLeod County74,200Meeker County: 74,100 USDMeeker County74,100Jackson County: 74,000 USDJackson County74,000Red Lake County: 73,900 USDRed Lake County73,900Pope County: 73,800 USDPope County73,800Sibley County: 73,800 USDSibley County73,800Chippewa County: 73,500 USDChippewa County73,500Fillmore County: 73,500 USDFillmore County73,500Marshall County: 72,900 USDMarshall County72,900
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Anoka County100,000+6%
1Carver County100,000+6%
1Chisago County100,000+6%
1Dakota County100,000+6%
1Hennepin County100,000+6%
1Isanti County100,000+6%
1Ramsey County100,000+6%
1Scott County100,000+6%
1Sherburne County100,000+6%
1Washington County100,000+6%
1Wright County100,000+6%
12Dodge County93,800+3.6%
12Olmsted County93,800+3.6%
14Rice County88,000+12.7%
15Clay County84,100+2.6%
16Goodhue County82,100+5.7%
17Le Sueur County80,700+5.5%
18Houston County78,600+8.6%
19Blue Earth County78,500+4.7%
19Nicollet County78,500+4.7%
19Polk County78,500+0.5%
19Steele County78,500+1.8%
23Stevens County77,500+2.9%
24Benton County76,300+8.1%
24Douglas County76,300+6.6%
24Stearns County76,300+8.1%
27Wabasha County75,900+5.3%
28Lyon County75,700+0.9%
29Winona County75,600+3.1%
30Waseca County74,900+1.4%
31Brown County74,800+6.4%
32McLeod County74,200+3.5%
33Meeker County74,100+4.1%
34Jackson County74,000+8.5%
35Red Lake County73,900+6.5%
36Pope County73,800+4.5%
36Sibley County73,800+4.7%
38Chippewa County73,500+8.7%
38Fillmore County73,500+4.9%
40Marshall County72,900+4.4%
41Murray County72,800+3%
42Mower County72,400+6.8%
42Renville County72,400+8.1%
44Carlton County71,900+0.7%
44St. Louis County71,900+0.7%
46Kandiyohi County71,600+3.9%
46Kittson County71,600+1%
48Roseau County70,900+5.3%
49Pennington County70,800+3.4%
50Otter Tail County70,500+2.3%
51Lake County69,800+9.2%
52Wilkin County69,600-0.4%
53Becker County69,500+4.5%
54Morrison County69,000+4.9%
55Lac qui Parle County68,600+0.6%
55Lincoln County68,600+1%
57Redwood County68,500+6.7%
58Yellow Medicine County68,300+3.5%
59Rock County68,200+2.9%
60Cook County67,800+0.3%
61Crow Wing County67,300+4.2%
62Big Stone County67,200+4.2%
62Traverse County67,200+0.4%
64Lake of the Woods County67,100+2%
65Koochiching County66,900+9.3%
66Martin County66,600+1.2%
67Grant County66,400+2%
67Norman County66,400+1.7%
69Watonwan County65,700+0.9%
70Hubbard County65,500+4%
71Swift County65,300+0.9%
72Nobles County65,000+2.5%
73Freeborn County64,600+3%
74Mille Lacs County64,000+4.7%
75Faribault County63,800+3.7%
75Pipestone County63,800+4.2%
77Cottonwood County62,600+5%
78Itasca County61,600+3.5%
79Todd County61,500+2%
80Kanabec County61,100+2.3%
81Pine County59,800+6%
82Clearwater County59,300+4.4%
83Cass County59,000+3.7%
84Beltrami County58,300-1%
85Aitkin County57,800+2.8%
86Mahnomen County55,500+6.7%
86Wadena County55,500+0.7%

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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.

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/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2019). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.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), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2019. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2019) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Anoka County, with $100,000 in 2019, 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)?

Wadena County, with $55,500 in 2019.

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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