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

All 115 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/missouri-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Boone County | 119,200 |
| 2 | Franklin County | 113,500 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 113,500 |
| 2 | Lincoln County | 113,500 |
| 2 | St. Charles County | 113,500 |
| 2 | St. Louis city | 113,500 |
| 2 | St. Louis County | 113,500 |
| 2 | Warren County | 113,500 |
| 9 | Caldwell County | 113,400 |
| 9 | Cass County | 113,400 |
| 9 | Clay County | 113,400 |
| 9 | Clinton County | 113,400 |
| 9 | Jackson County | 113,400 |
| 9 | Lafayette County | 113,400 |
| 9 | Platte County | 113,400 |
| 9 | Ray County | 113,400 |
| 17 | Cole County | 105,500 |
| 17 | Osage County | 105,500 |
| 19 | Ste. Genevieve County | 95,200 |
| 20 | Callaway County | 94,400 |
| 21 | Cooper County | 93,300 |
| 22 | Andrew County | 91,800 |
| 22 | Buchanan County | 91,800 |
| 22 | DeKalb County | 91,800 |
| 25 | Johnson County | 91,500 |
| 26 | Christian County | 91,400 |
| 26 | Greene County | 91,400 |
| 26 | Webster County | 91,400 |
| 29 | Lewis County | 91,200 |
| 30 | Putnam County | 90,400 |
| 31 | Bollinger County | 90,200 |
| 31 | Cape Girardeau County | 90,200 |
| 31 | Ralls County | 90,200 |
| 34 | Nodaway County | 88,700 |
| 35 | Perry County | 88,300 |
| 36 | Camden County | 87,400 |
| 36 | Chariton County | 87,400 |
| 38 | Saline County | 87,200 |
| 39 | Maries County | 85,700 |
| 40 | Pike County | 85,400 |
| 41 | Moniteau County | 85,300 |
| 42 | Scotland County | 85,100 |
| 43 | Monroe County | 84,700 |
| 44 | Linn County | 84,500 |
| 44 | Schuyler County | 84,500 |
| 46 | Howard County | 84,400 |
| 47 | Bates County | 84,100 |
| 48 | Adair County | 84,000 |
| 49 | Pulaski County | 83,200 |
| 50 | Lawrence County | 83,100 |
| 51 | Holt County | 82,400 |
| 51 | Miller County | 82,400 |
| 53 | Livingston County | 82,300 |
| 54 | Gasconade County | 82,100 |
| 55 | Macon County | 81,800 |
| 56 | Stone County | 81,300 |
| 57 | Carroll County | 81,200 |
| 57 | Daviess County | 81,200 |
| 59 | Knox County | 80,900 |
| 60 | Marion County | 80,500 |
| 60 | Scott County | 80,500 |
| 62 | Polk County | 80,300 |
| 63 | Jasper County | 80,200 |
| 63 | Newton County | 80,200 |
| 65 | Audrain County | 80,100 |
| 66 | Phelps County | 79,600 |
| 67 | Montgomery County | 79,200 |
| 68 | Iron County | 78,900 |
| 69 | Randolph County | 78,700 |
| 70 | Worth County | 78,000 |
| 71 | Washington County | 77,900 |
| 72 | Madison County | 77,600 |
| 73 | Taney County | 77,500 |
| 74 | Grundy County | 77,400 |
| 75 | Sullivan County | 76,800 |
| 76 | Stoddard County | 76,700 |
| 77 | Pettis County | 75,500 |
| 78 | Clark County | 75,200 |
| 78 | Gentry County | 75,200 |
| 78 | Morgan County | 75,200 |
| 81 | Barry County | 75,000 |
| 81 | Dade County | 75,000 |
| 83 | Crawford County | 74,700 |
| 83 | Mercer County | 74,700 |
| 85 | Cedar County | 74,600 |
| 86 | Atchison County | 74,500 |
| 87 | Henry County | 74,400 |
| 88 | St. Clair County | 72,900 |
| 89 | Harrison County | 72,500 |
| 89 | Vernon County | 72,500 |
| 91 | Shannon County | 72,000 |
| 92 | Dent County | 71,900 |
| 93 | Mississippi County | 71,000 |
| 94 | New Madrid County | 70,800 |
| 95 | Dallas County | 70,500 |
| 96 | St. Francois County | 70,200 |
| 97 | Butler County | 70,000 |
| 98 | Benton County | 68,800 |
| 99 | Dunklin County | 68,700 |
| 100 | Shelby County | 68,600 |
| 101 | Barton County | 68,500 |
| 102 | Texas County | 67,100 |
| 103 | Laclede County | 65,600 |
| 104 | Ripley County | 65,000 |
| 105 | Wright County | 64,000 |
| 106 | Douglas County | 63,400 |
| 107 | Carter County | 63,100 |
| 108 | Howell County | 63,000 |
| 109 | Ozark County | 62,600 |
| 109 | Reynolds County | 62,600 |
| 111 | McDonald County | 61,700 |
| 112 | Wayne County | 60,400 |
| 113 | Oregon County | 60,300 |
| 114 | Hickory County | 58,900 |
| 115 | Pemiscot County | 52,000 |