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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 2022, at $118,200. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at $59,700. The median was $83,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest118,200Anoka County
Lowest59,700Mahnomen County
Median83,10087 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 67,500 USDAnoka County: 118,200 USDBecker County: 79,900 USDBeltrami County: 69,600 USDBenton County: 88,500 USDBig Stone County: 78,400 USDBlue Earth County: 94,900 USDBrown County: 87,300 USDCarlton County: 89,000 USDCarver County: 118,200 USDCass County: 69,100 USDChippewa County: 80,000 USDChisago County: 118,200 USDClay County: 100,500 USDClearwater County: 72,300 USDCook County: 75,300 USDCottonwood County: 73,900 USDCrow Wing County: 81,600 USDDakota County: 118,200 USDDodge County: 112,900 USDDouglas County: 88,700 USDFaribault County: 77,600 USDFillmore County: 86,800 USDFreeborn County: 71,500 USDGoodhue County: 96,800 USDGrant County: 73,800 USDHennepin County: 118,200 USDHouston County: 90,800 USDHubbard County: 75,700 USDIsanti County: 118,200 USDItasca County: 76,500 USDJackson County: 80,900 USDKanabec County: 77,000 USDKandiyohi County: 81,000 USDKittson County: 83,100 USDKoochiching County: 71,800 USDLac qui Parle County: 76,000 USDLake County: 79,900 USDLake of the Woods County: 71,800 USDLe Sueur County: 97,600 USDLincoln County: 78,700 USDLyon County: 83,200 USDMcLeod County: 88,800 USDMahnomen County: 59,700 USDMarshall County: 84,700 USDMartin County: 76,600 USDMeeker County: 87,100 USDMille Lacs County: 71,600 USDMorrison County: 78,500 USDMower County: 78,600 USDMurray County: 85,500 USDNicollet County: 94,900 USDNobles County: 74,100 USDNorman County: 78,200 USDOlmsted County: 112,900 USDOtter Tail County: 81,600 USDPennington County: 83,300 USDPine County: 73,700 USDPipestone County: 77,100 USDPolk County: 92,800 USDPope County: 87,800 USDRamsey County: 118,200 USDRed Lake County: 85,400 USDRedwood County: 76,700 USDRenville County: 78,800 USDRice County: 100,600 USDRock County: 77,700 USDRoseau County: 84,000 USDSt. Louis County: 89,000 USDScott County: 118,200 USDSherburne County: 118,200 USDSibley County: 85,000 USDStearns County: 88,500 USDSteele County: 90,700 USDStevens County: 96,800 USDSwift County: 72,300 USDTodd County: 72,800 USDTraverse County: 76,400 USDWabasha County: 89,400 USDWadena County: 64,100 USDWaseca County: 79,100 USDWashington County: 118,200 USDWatonwan County: 77,000 USDWilkin County: 83,200 USDWinona County: 87,500 USDWright County: 118,200 USDYellow Medicine County: 79,600 USD
  • Under 74K
  • 74K to 78K
  • 78K to 83K
  • 83K to 89K
  • 89K to 100K
  • 100K and over
USD, 2022. 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, 2022

Anoka County: 118,200 USDAnoka County118,200Carver County: 118,200 USDCarver County118,200Chisago County: 118,200 USDChisago County118,200Dakota County: 118,200 USDDakota County118,200Hennepin County: 118,200 USDHennepin County118,200Isanti County: 118,200 USDIsanti County118,200Ramsey County: 118,200 USDRamsey County118,200Scott County: 118,200 USDScott County118,200Sherburne County: 118,200 USDSherburne County118,200Washington County: 118,200 USDWashington County118,200Wright County: 118,200 USDWright County118,200Dodge County: 112,900 USDDodge County112,900Olmsted County: 112,900 USDOlmsted County112,900Rice County: 100,600 USDRice County100,600Clay County: 100,500 USDClay County100,500Le Sueur County: 97,600 USDLe Sueur County97,600Goodhue County: 96,800 USDGoodhue County96,800Stevens County: 96,800 USDStevens County96,800Blue Earth County: 94,900 USDBlue Earth County94,900Nicollet County: 94,900 USDNicollet County94,900Polk County: 92,800 USDPolk County92,800Houston County: 90,800 USDHouston County90,800Steele County: 90,700 USDSteele County90,700Wabasha County: 89,400 USDWabasha County89,400Carlton County: 89,000 USDCarlton County89,000St. Louis County: 89,000 USDSt. Louis County89,000McLeod County: 88,800 USDMcLeod County88,800Douglas County: 88,700 USDDouglas County88,700Benton County: 88,500 USDBenton County88,500Stearns County: 88,500 USDStearns County88,500Pope County: 87,800 USDPope County87,800Winona County: 87,500 USDWinona County87,500Brown County: 87,300 USDBrown County87,300Meeker County: 87,100 USDMeeker County87,100Fillmore County: 86,800 USDFillmore County86,800Murray County: 85,500 USDMurray County85,500Red Lake County: 85,400 USDRed Lake County85,400Sibley County: 85,000 USDSibley County85,000Marshall County: 84,700 USDMarshall County84,700Roseau County: 84,000 USDRoseau County84,000Anoka County: 118,200 USDAnoka County118,200Carver County: 118,200 USDCarver County118,200Chisago County: 118,200 USDChisago County118,200Dakota County: 118,200 USDDakota County118,200Hennepin County: 118,200 USDHennepin County118,200Isanti County: 118,200 USDIsanti County118,200Ramsey County: 118,200 USDRamsey County118,200Scott County: 118,200 USDScott County118,200Sherburne County: 118,200 USDSherburne County118,200Washington County: 118,200 USDWashington County118,200Wright County: 118,200 USDWright County118,200Dodge County: 112,900 USDDodge County112,900Olmsted County: 112,900 USDOlmsted County112,900Rice County: 100,600 USDRice County100,600Clay County: 100,500 USDClay County100,500Le Sueur County: 97,600 USDLe Sueur County97,600Goodhue County: 96,800 USDGoodhue County96,800Stevens County: 96,800 USDStevens County96,800Blue Earth County: 94,900 USDBlue Earth County94,900Nicollet County: 94,900 USDNicollet County94,900Polk County: 92,800 USDPolk County92,800Houston County: 90,800 USDHouston County90,800Steele County: 90,700 USDSteele County90,700Wabasha County: 89,400 USDWabasha County89,400Carlton County: 89,000 USDCarlton County89,000St. Louis County: 89,000 USDSt. Louis County89,000McLeod County: 88,800 USDMcLeod County88,800Douglas County: 88,700 USDDouglas County88,700Benton County: 88,500 USDBenton County88,500Stearns County: 88,500 USDStearns County88,500Pope County: 87,800 USDPope County87,800Winona County: 87,500 USDWinona County87,500Brown County: 87,300 USDBrown County87,300Meeker County: 87,100 USDMeeker County87,100Fillmore County: 86,800 USDFillmore County86,800Murray County: 85,500 USDMurray County85,500Red Lake County: 85,400 USDRed Lake County85,400Sibley County: 85,000 USDSibley County85,000Marshall County: 84,700 USDMarshall County84,700Roseau County: 84,000 USDRoseau County84,000
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Anoka County118,200+12.7%
1Carver County118,200+12.7%
1Chisago County118,200+12.7%
1Dakota County118,200+12.7%
1Hennepin County118,200+12.7%
1Isanti County118,200+12.7%
1Ramsey County118,200+12.7%
1Scott County118,200+12.7%
1Sherburne County118,200+12.7%
1Washington County118,200+12.7%
1Wright County118,200+12.7%
12Dodge County112,900+13.2%
12Olmsted County112,900+13.2%
14Rice County100,600+11.5%
15Clay County100,500+10.1%
16Le Sueur County97,600+12.6%
17Goodhue County96,800+10.5%
17Stevens County96,800+16.1%
19Blue Earth County94,900+18.2%
19Nicollet County94,900+18.2%
21Polk County92,800+16%
22Houston County90,800+6.7%
23Steele County90,700+8.5%
24Wabasha County89,400+10.1%
25Carlton County89,000+16.6%
25St. Louis County89,000+16.6%
27McLeod County88,800+9.8%
28Douglas County88,700+10.7%
29Benton County88,500+12%
29Stearns County88,500+12%
31Pope County87,800+13.3%
32Winona County87,500+11.9%
33Brown County87,300+10.6%
34Meeker County87,100+10.8%
35Fillmore County86,800+11.3%
36Murray County85,500+7.7%
37Red Lake County85,400+4.8%
38Sibley County85,000+9.7%
39Marshall County84,700+9.4%
40Roseau County84,000+11.4%
41Pennington County83,300+7.6%
42Lyon County83,200+8.5%
42Wilkin County83,200+15.4%
44Kittson County83,100+11.2%
45Crow Wing County81,600+15.3%
45Otter Tail County81,600+10.6%
47Kandiyohi County81,000+7.7%
48Jackson County80,900+6%
49Chippewa County80,000+9.9%
50Becker County79,900+7.2%
50Lake County79,900+10.2%
52Yellow Medicine County79,600+8.7%
53Waseca County79,100+5.7%
54Renville County78,800+5.3%
55Lincoln County78,700+12.9%
56Mower County78,600+7.2%
57Morrison County78,500+10.6%
58Big Stone County78,400+7.5%
59Norman County78,200+10.1%
60Rock County77,700+8.2%
61Faribault County77,600+9.6%
62Pipestone County77,100+12.6%
63Kanabec County77,000+14.8%
63Watonwan County77,000+6.4%
65Redwood County76,700+11.5%
66Martin County76,600+6.7%
67Itasca County76,500+12.7%
68Traverse County76,400+17%
69Lac qui Parle County76,000+12.1%
70Hubbard County75,700+8.6%
71Cook County75,300+11.4%
72Nobles County74,100+9.6%
73Cottonwood County73,900+6.3%
74Grant County73,800+7.9%
75Pine County73,700+16.2%
76Todd County72,800+8.5%
77Clearwater County72,300+13.9%
77Swift County72,300+6.6%
79Koochiching County71,800+7.3%
79Lake of the Woods County71,800+4.5%
81Mille Lacs County71,600+10%
82Freeborn County71,500+9%
83Beltrami County69,600+11.5%
84Cass County69,100+10.6%
85Aitkin County67,500+14.8%
86Wadena County64,100+13.3%
87Mahnomen County59,700+5.9%

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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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Anoka County, with $118,200 in 2022, 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 $59,700 in 2022.

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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