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

All 56 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/montana-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Gallatin County | 130,200 |
| 2 | Lewis and Clark County | 122,400 |
| 3 | Fallon County | 119,800 |
| 4 | Jefferson County | 115,200 |
| 5 | Carbon County | 113,000 |
| 5 | Yellowstone County | 113,000 |
| 7 | Stillwater County | 112,300 |
| 8 | Missoula County | 110,100 |
| 9 | Flathead County | 101,500 |
| 10 | Dawson County | 100,900 |
| 11 | Custer County | 97,900 |
| 12 | Sweet Grass County | 97,300 |
| 13 | Valley County | 96,900 |
| 14 | Richland County | 96,600 |
| 15 | Wibaux County | 95,300 |
| 16 | Powder River County | 95,100 |
| 17 | McCone County | 95,000 |
| 18 | Sheridan County | 94,800 |
| 19 | Park County | 94,600 |
| 20 | Madison County | 94,100 |
| 21 | Daniels County | 93,500 |
| 22 | Ravalli County | 92,900 |
| 23 | Treasure County | 91,000 |
| 24 | Teton County | 90,100 |
| 25 | Toole County | 89,900 |
| 26 | Cascade County | 89,000 |
| 26 | Fergus County | 89,000 |
| 28 | Broadwater County | 88,200 |
| 29 | Blaine County | 87,800 |
| 30 | Garfield County | 87,300 |
| 31 | Silver Bow County | 87,100 |
| 32 | Judith Basin County | 87,000 |
| 33 | Deer Lodge County | 86,000 |
| 34 | Beaverhead County | 85,600 |
| 35 | Lake County | 83,800 |
| 36 | Petroleum County | 82,700 |
| 37 | Chouteau County | 82,400 |
| 38 | Hill County | 81,800 |
| 39 | Meagher County | 81,600 |
| 40 | Granite County | 80,800 |
| 41 | Powell County | 79,400 |
| 42 | Musselshell County | 77,900 |
| 43 | Mineral County | 77,600 |
| 44 | Pondera County | 77,100 |
| 45 | Prairie County | 76,100 |
| 46 | Roosevelt County | 75,000 |
| 47 | Golden Valley County | 74,900 |
| 48 | Phillips County | 73,900 |
| 49 | Rosebud County | 73,700 |
| 50 | Carter County | 72,000 |
| 51 | Liberty County | 71,400 |
| 52 | Sanders County | 71,000 |
| 53 | Lincoln County | 70,100 |
| 54 | Big Horn County | 67,800 |
| 55 | Wheatland County | 67,100 |
| 56 | Glacier County | 61,700 |