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Counties in Missouri by area median family income (HUD)

Caldwell County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 115 counties in 2015, at $73,300. Ripley County had the lowest, at $36,000. The median was $52,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest73,300Caldwell County
Lowest36,000Ripley County
Median52,100115 counties

Top 40 counties, 2015

Caldwell County: 73,300 USDCaldwell County73,300Cass County: 73,300 USDCass County73,300Clay County: 73,300 USDClay County73,300Clinton County: 73,300 USDClinton County73,300Jackson County: 73,300 USDJackson County73,300Lafayette County: 73,300 USDLafayette County73,300Platte County: 73,300 USDPlatte County73,300Ray County: 73,300 USDRay County73,300Boone County: 72,600 USDBoone County72,600Howard County: 72,600 USDHoward County72,600Franklin County: 70,300 USDFranklin County70,300Jefferson County: 70,300 USDJefferson County70,300Lincoln County: 70,300 USDLincoln County70,300St. Charles County: 70,300 USDSt. Charles County70,300St. Louis city: 70,300 USDSt. Louis city70,300St. Louis County: 70,300 USDSt. Louis County70,300Warren County: 70,300 USDWarren County70,300Cole County: 65,100 USDCole County65,100Osage County: 65,100 USDOsage County65,100Moniteau County: 64,800 USDMoniteau County64,800Callaway County: 64,600 USDCallaway County64,600Johnson County: 62,400 USDJohnson County62,400Andrew County: 61,500 USDAndrew County61,500Buchanan County: 61,500 USDBuchanan County61,500DeKalb County: 61,500 USDDeKalb County61,500Carroll County: 61,400 USDCarroll County61,400Pulaski County: 60,200 USDPulaski County60,200Atchison County: 59,200 USDAtchison County59,200Nodaway County: 59,000 USDNodaway County59,000Perry County: 59,000 USDPerry County59,000Livingston County: 58,600 USDLivingston County58,600Ste. Genevieve County: 58,500 USDSte. Genevieve County58,500Ralls County: 58,400 USDRalls County58,400Maries County: 57,900 USDMaries County57,900Cooper County: 57,500 USDCooper County57,500Chariton County: 57,000 USDChariton County57,000Marion County: 57,000 USDMarion County57,000Adair County: 56,100 USDAdair County56,100Christian County: 55,900 USDChristian County55,900Greene County: 55,900 USDGreene County55,900
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Caldwell County73,300+4.9%
1Cass County73,300+4.9%
1Clay County73,300+4.9%
1Clinton County73,300+4.9%
1Jackson County73,300+4.9%
1Lafayette County73,300+4.9%
1Platte County73,300+4.9%
1Ray County73,300+4.9%
9Boone County72,600+6%
9Howard County72,600+6%
11Franklin County70,300+4.8%
11Jefferson County70,300+4.8%
11Lincoln County70,300+4.8%
11St. Charles County70,300+4.8%
11St. Louis city70,300+4.8%
11St. Louis County70,300+4.8%
11Warren County70,300+4.8%
18Cole County65,100-2.8%
18Osage County65,100-2.8%
20Moniteau County64,800+4.2%
21Callaway County64,600+2.2%
22Johnson County62,400-0.5%
23Andrew County61,500+7.9%
23Buchanan County61,500+7.9%
23DeKalb County61,500+7.9%
26Carroll County61,4000%
27Pulaski County60,200+5.2%
28Atchison County59,200+1.2%
29Nodaway County59,000-0.5%
29Perry County59,000+1.9%
31Livingston County58,600+4.6%
32Ste. Genevieve County58,500+3.2%
33Ralls County58,400+7%
34Maries County57,900+7%
35Cooper County57,500+2%
36Chariton County57,000+0.2%
36Marion County57,000+2.9%
38Adair County56,100+4.1%
39Christian County55,900+4.1%
39Greene County55,900+4.1%
39Phelps County55,900+3.3%
39Webster County55,900+4.1%
43Gasconade County55,300+4.7%
44Audrain County55,100+3.6%
45Bollinger County55,000+3%
45Cape Girardeau County55,000+3%
47Pike County54,700+0.9%
48Holt County54,600+1.7%
49Daviess County54,500+7.7%
50Clark County53,100-1.1%
50Linn County53,100+3.5%
52Henry County53,000+4.3%
52Mercer County53,000+9.5%
54Monroe County52,800-2.4%
54Pettis County52,800-0.2%
56Camden County52,600+2.7%
57Bates County52,400-4.2%
58Gentry County52,100+7%
59Macon County51,900+3.6%
59Polk County51,900+2.2%
59Worth County51,900+7%
62Scotland County51,600+4.5%
63Scott County51,300+4.3%
64Randolph County51,000+9%
65Stoddard County50,900+7.6%
65Stone County50,900+4.3%
67Jasper County50,500-1%
67Lewis County50,500+3.1%
67Montgomery County50,500+4.1%
67Newton County50,500-1%
71Taney County50,100+2.2%
72Vernon County49,900+7.5%
73Barton County49,800+2.9%
73Lawrence County49,800-2%
75Dallas County49,700+1.8%
76Grundy County49,500-2.2%
76Saline County49,500-1%
78Barry County48,400-1.8%
79Shelby County48,100+3.4%
80Miller County47,900-2.4%
81Harrison County47,700+0.6%
82McDonald County47,200-1.5%
83Dent County46,800-0.2%
84New Madrid County46,600-1.3%
85Laclede County46,500-0.2%
85Morgan County46,500-0.9%
87Benton County46,400-0.6%
88Butler County46,200+2.7%
89St. Clair County46,000+1.1%
90Sullivan County45,800+7.3%
91Schuyler County45,100+0.7%
92Texas County44,800+6.9%
93Putnam County44,500-1.1%
94Knox County44,400-5.3%
94St. Francois County44,400-9%
96Crawford County44,000-2.7%
97Iron County43,6000%
98Howell County43,500+0.2%
99Washington County43,400-2.5%
100Madison County43,100+0.5%
100Shannon County43,100+8.3%
102Dade County42,900+5.9%
103Cedar County41,900+1.7%
104Wayne County40,800-6.8%
105Reynolds County40,700-2.4%
106Carter County40,300+11%
107Wright County40,100+5.8%
108Ozark County40,000-2.7%
109Dunklin County39,900-0.5%
110Mississippi County39,700+9.1%
111Pemiscot County39,400-3.4%
112Douglas County38,600-0.8%
113Oregon County38,200-2.8%
114Hickory County38,100+4.4%
115Ripley County36,000+2.9%

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. 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/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2015). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Missouri by area median family income (HUD), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Missouri by area median family income (HUD), 2015. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2015, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/missouri-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2015. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Missouri by area median family income (HUD), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/missouri-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2015) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Missouri by area median family income (HUD), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/missouri-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Caldwell County, with $73,300 in 2015, 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)?

Ripley County, with $36,000 in 2015.

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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