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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 2024, at $124,200. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at $67,400. The median was $95,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest124,200Anoka County
Lowest67,400Mahnomen County
Median95,20087 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Aitkin County: 77,300 USDAnoka County: 124,200 USDBecker County: 91,700 USDBeltrami County: 85,800 USDBenton County: 97,800 USDBig Stone County: 86,900 USDBlue Earth County: 100,600 USDBrown County: 93,200 USDCarlton County: 95,200 USDCarver County: 124,200 USDCass County: 80,900 USDChippewa County: 87,000 USDChisago County: 124,200 USDClay County: 105,900 USDClearwater County: 84,200 USDCook County: 97,000 USDCottonwood County: 87,500 USDCrow Wing County: 87,200 USDDakota County: 124,200 USDDodge County: 117,200 USDDouglas County: 97,100 USDFaribault County: 90,600 USDFillmore County: 95,800 USDFreeborn County: 86,500 USDGoodhue County: 106,700 USDGrant County: 87,100 USDHennepin County: 124,200 USDHouston County: 98,400 USDHubbard County: 85,500 USDIsanti County: 124,200 USDItasca County: 87,800 USDJackson County: 90,300 USDKanabec County: 87,000 USDKandiyohi County: 95,100 USDKittson County: 97,000 USDKoochiching County: 81,800 USDLac qui Parle County: 89,100 USDLake County: 96,100 USDLake of the Woods County: 82,000 USDLe Sueur County: 109,500 USDLincoln County: 84,800 USDLyon County: 89,300 USDMcLeod County: 102,500 USDMahnomen County: 67,400 USDMarshall County: 98,600 USDMartin County: 87,700 USDMeeker County: 98,700 USDMille Lacs County: 86,700 USDMorrison County: 87,400 USDMower County: 92,700 USDMurray County: 97,600 USDNicollet County: 100,600 USDNobles County: 80,700 USDNorman County: 97,300 USDOlmsted County: 117,200 USDOtter Tail County: 93,000 USDPennington County: 97,700 USDPine County: 84,400 USDPipestone County: 84,700 USDPolk County: 104,300 USDPope County: 100,200 USDRamsey County: 124,200 USDRed Lake County: 99,500 USDRedwood County: 87,700 USDRenville County: 90,900 USDRice County: 100,900 USDRock County: 100,300 USDRoseau County: 90,400 USDSt. Louis County: 95,200 USDScott County: 124,200 USDSherburne County: 124,200 USDSibley County: 97,900 USDStearns County: 97,800 USDSteele County: 108,800 USDStevens County: 101,000 USDSwift County: 80,700 USDTodd County: 81,200 USDTraverse County: 95,000 USDWabasha County: 98,600 USDWadena County: 80,000 USDWaseca County: 95,100 USDWashington County: 124,200 USDWatonwan County: 89,100 USDWilkin County: 93,500 USDWinona County: 98,200 USDWright County: 124,200 USDYellow Medicine County: 91,500 USD
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  • 86K to 89K
  • 89K to 95K
  • 95K to 98K
  • 98K to 110K
  • 110K and over
USD, 2024. 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, 2024

Anoka County: 124,200 USDAnoka County124,200Carver County: 124,200 USDCarver County124,200Chisago County: 124,200 USDChisago County124,200Dakota County: 124,200 USDDakota County124,200Hennepin County: 124,200 USDHennepin County124,200Isanti County: 124,200 USDIsanti County124,200Ramsey County: 124,200 USDRamsey County124,200Scott County: 124,200 USDScott County124,200Sherburne County: 124,200 USDSherburne County124,200Washington County: 124,200 USDWashington County124,200Wright County: 124,200 USDWright County124,200Dodge County: 117,200 USDDodge County117,200Olmsted County: 117,200 USDOlmsted County117,200Le Sueur County: 109,500 USDLe Sueur County109,500Steele County: 108,800 USDSteele County108,800Goodhue County: 106,700 USDGoodhue County106,700Clay County: 105,900 USDClay County105,900Polk County: 104,300 USDPolk County104,300McLeod County: 102,500 USDMcLeod County102,500Stevens County: 101,000 USDStevens County101,000Rice County: 100,900 USDRice County100,900Blue Earth County: 100,600 USDBlue Earth County100,600Nicollet County: 100,600 USDNicollet County100,600Rock County: 100,300 USDRock County100,300Pope County: 100,200 USDPope County100,200Red Lake County: 99,500 USDRed Lake County99,500Meeker County: 98,700 USDMeeker County98,700Marshall County: 98,600 USDMarshall County98,600Wabasha County: 98,600 USDWabasha County98,600Houston County: 98,400 USDHouston County98,400Winona County: 98,200 USDWinona County98,200Sibley County: 97,900 USDSibley County97,900Benton County: 97,800 USDBenton County97,800Stearns County: 97,800 USDStearns County97,800Pennington County: 97,700 USDPennington County97,700Murray County: 97,600 USDMurray County97,600Norman County: 97,300 USDNorman County97,300Douglas County: 97,100 USDDouglas County97,100Cook County: 97,000 USDCook County97,000Kittson County: 97,000 USDKittson County97,000Anoka County: 124,200 USDAnoka County124,200Carver County: 124,200 USDCarver County124,200Chisago County: 124,200 USDChisago County124,200Dakota County: 124,200 USDDakota County124,200Hennepin County: 124,200 USDHennepin County124,200Isanti County: 124,200 USDIsanti County124,200Ramsey County: 124,200 USDRamsey County124,200Scott County: 124,200 USDScott County124,200Sherburne County: 124,200 USDSherburne County124,200Washington County: 124,200 USDWashington County124,200Wright County: 124,200 USDWright County124,200Dodge County: 117,200 USDDodge County117,200Olmsted County: 117,200 USDOlmsted County117,200Le Sueur County: 109,500 USDLe Sueur County109,500Steele County: 108,800 USDSteele County108,800Goodhue County: 106,700 USDGoodhue County106,700Clay County: 105,900 USDClay County105,900Polk County: 104,300 USDPolk County104,300McLeod County: 102,500 USDMcLeod County102,500Stevens County: 101,000 USDStevens County101,000Rice County: 100,900 USDRice County100,900Blue Earth County: 100,600 USDBlue Earth County100,600Nicollet County: 100,600 USDNicollet County100,600Rock County: 100,300 USDRock County100,300Pope County: 100,200 USDPope County100,200Red Lake County: 99,500 USDRed Lake County99,500Meeker County: 98,700 USDMeeker County98,700Marshall County: 98,600 USDMarshall County98,600Wabasha County: 98,600 USDWabasha County98,600Houston County: 98,400 USDHouston County98,400Winona County: 98,200 USDWinona County98,200Sibley County: 97,900 USDSibley County97,900Benton County: 97,800 USDBenton County97,800Stearns County: 97,800 USDStearns County97,800Pennington County: 97,700 USDPennington County97,700Murray County: 97,600 USDMurray County97,600Norman County: 97,300 USDNorman County97,300Douglas County: 97,100 USDDouglas County97,100Cook County: 97,000 USDCook County97,000Kittson County: 97,000 USDKittson County97,000
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Anoka County124,200-0.6%
1Carver County124,200-0.6%
1Chisago County124,200-0.6%
1Dakota County124,200-0.6%
1Hennepin County124,200-0.6%
1Isanti County124,200-0.6%
1Ramsey County124,200-0.6%
1Scott County124,200-0.6%
1Sherburne County124,200-0.6%
1Washington County124,200-0.6%
1Wright County124,200-0.6%
12Dodge County117,200-4.9%
12Olmsted County117,200-4.9%
14Le Sueur County109,500+1.9%
15Steele County108,800+1.9%
16Goodhue County106,700+2.5%
17Clay County105,900+1.7%
18Polk County104,300+10.7%
19McLeod County102,500+1.6%
20Stevens County101,000+1%
21Rice County100,900+8.5%
22Blue Earth County100,600+1.5%
22Nicollet County100,600+1.5%
24Rock County100,300+6.4%
25Pope County100,200+3.1%
26Red Lake County99,500+3%
27Meeker County98,700+2.8%
28Marshall County98,600+2.8%
28Wabasha County98,600+0.6%
30Houston County98,400+5.4%
31Winona County98,200-0.6%
32Sibley County97,900+3.1%
33Benton County97,800+2.3%
33Stearns County97,800+2.3%
35Pennington County97,700+3.3%
36Murray County97,600-0.8%
37Norman County97,300+10.7%
38Douglas County97,100+2.1%
39Cook County97,000+8.5%
39Kittson County97,000+7.7%
41Lake County96,100+5.8%
42Fillmore County95,800+4.4%
43Carlton County95,200+1.8%
43St. Louis County95,200+1.8%
45Kandiyohi County95,100+2.4%
45Waseca County95,100+5.1%
47Traverse County95,000+10.3%
48Wilkin County93,500+6%
49Brown County93,200+2.4%
50Otter Tail County93,000+3.2%
51Mower County92,700+7%
52Becker County91,700+1.8%
53Yellow Medicine County91,500+1.8%
54Renville County90,900+6.9%
55Faribault County90,600+8.1%
56Roseau County90,400+5.6%
57Jackson County90,300+5.9%
58Lyon County89,300+2.8%
59Lac qui Parle County89,100+3.5%
59Watonwan County89,100+3.4%
61Itasca County87,800+3.4%
62Martin County87,700+4.3%
62Redwood County87,700+4.9%
64Cottonwood County87,500+2.3%
65Morrison County87,400+1.5%
66Crow Wing County87,200-2.8%
67Grant County87,100+4.1%
68Chippewa County87,000+3.9%
68Kanabec County87,000+3.3%
70Big Stone County86,9000%
71Mille Lacs County86,700+6.1%
72Freeborn County86,500+8.5%
73Beltrami County85,800+3%
74Hubbard County85,500+1.2%
75Lincoln County84,800-0.7%
76Pipestone County84,700+3.7%
77Pine County84,400+3.6%
78Clearwater County84,200+5.6%
79Lake of the Woods County82,000-14.2%
80Koochiching County81,800+12.5%
81Todd County81,200+2.9%
82Cass County80,900+3.1%
83Nobles County80,700+1.8%
83Swift County80,700-0.7%
85Wadena County80,000+11%
86Aitkin County77,300+6%
87Mahnomen County67,400+7.3%

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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/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Minnesota by area median family income (HUD), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/minnesota-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Anoka County, with $124,200 in 2024, 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 $67,400 in 2024.

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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