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Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD)

Jefferson County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 56 counties in 2016, at $78,500. Glacier County had the lowest, at $37,700. The median was $57,350. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest78,500Jefferson County
Lowest37,700Glacier County
Median57,35056 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Beaverhead County: 55,700 USDBig Horn County: 48,200 USDBlaine County: 42,900 USDBroadwater County: 50,700 USDCarbon County: 69,300 USDCarter County: 61,600 USDCascade County: 57,200 USDChouteau County: 51,400 USDCuster County: 60,100 USDDaniels County: 61,600 USDDawson County: 65,200 USDDeer Lodge County: 51,000 USDFallon County: 68,300 USDFergus County: 53,900 USDFlathead County: 60,400 USDGallatin County: 74,200 USDGarfield County: 61,000 USDGlacier County: 37,700 USDGolden Valley County: 52,300 USDGranite County: 59,400 USDHill County: 57,100 USDJefferson County: 78,500 USDJudith Basin County: 56,500 USDLake County: 51,500 USDLewis and Clark County: 67,500 USDLiberty County: 60,000 USDLincoln County: 45,300 USDMcCone County: 60,900 USDMadison County: 63,300 USDMeagher County: 48,900 USDMineral County: 46,500 USDMissoula County: 61,600 USDMusselshell County: 60,700 USDPark County: 58,500 USDPetroleum County: 57,500 USDPhillips County: 56,200 USDPondera County: 54,100 USDPowder River County: 57,700 USDPowell County: 50,600 USDPrairie County: 42,800 USDRavalli County: 52,600 USDRichland County: 74,000 USDRoosevelt County: 51,000 USDRosebud County: 61,800 USDSanders County: 40,700 USDSheridan County: 70,600 USDSilver Bow County: 55,100 USDStillwater County: 71,200 USDSweet Grass County: 60,000 USDTeton County: 55,600 USDToole County: 54,700 USDTreasure County: 48,500 USDValley County: 60,200 USDWheatland County: 44,700 USDWibaux County: 69,100 USDYellowstone County: 69,300 USD
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  • 67K and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Jefferson County: 78,500 USDJefferson County78,500Gallatin County: 74,200 USDGallatin County74,200Richland County: 74,000 USDRichland County74,000Stillwater County: 71,200 USDStillwater County71,200Sheridan County: 70,600 USDSheridan County70,600Carbon County: 69,300 USDCarbon County69,300Yellowstone County: 69,300 USDYellowstone County69,300Wibaux County: 69,100 USDWibaux County69,100Fallon County: 68,300 USDFallon County68,300Lewis and Clark County: 67,500 USDLewis and Clark County67,500Dawson County: 65,200 USDDawson County65,200Madison County: 63,300 USDMadison County63,300Rosebud County: 61,800 USDRosebud County61,800Carter County: 61,600 USDCarter County61,600Daniels County: 61,600 USDDaniels County61,600Missoula County: 61,600 USDMissoula County61,600Garfield County: 61,000 USDGarfield County61,000McCone County: 60,900 USDMcCone County60,900Musselshell County: 60,700 USDMusselshell County60,700Flathead County: 60,400 USDFlathead County60,400Valley County: 60,200 USDValley County60,200Custer County: 60,100 USDCuster County60,100Liberty County: 60,000 USDLiberty County60,000Sweet Grass County: 60,000 USDSweet Grass County60,000Granite County: 59,400 USDGranite County59,400Park County: 58,500 USDPark County58,500Powder River County: 57,700 USDPowder River County57,700Petroleum County: 57,500 USDPetroleum County57,500Cascade County: 57,200 USDCascade County57,200Hill County: 57,100 USDHill County57,100Judith Basin County: 56,500 USDJudith Basin County56,500Phillips County: 56,200 USDPhillips County56,200Beaverhead County: 55,700 USDBeaverhead County55,700Teton County: 55,600 USDTeton County55,600Silver Bow County: 55,100 USDSilver Bow County55,100Toole County: 54,700 USDToole County54,700Pondera County: 54,100 USDPondera County54,100Fergus County: 53,900 USDFergus County53,900Ravalli County: 52,600 USDRavalli County52,600Golden Valley County: 52,300 USDGolden Valley County52,300Lake County: 51,500 USDLake County51,500Chouteau County: 51,400 USDChouteau County51,400Deer Lodge County: 51,000 USDDeer Lodge County51,000Roosevelt County: 51,000 USDRoosevelt County51,000Broadwater County: 50,700 USDBroadwater County50,700Powell County: 50,600 USDPowell County50,600Meagher County: 48,900 USDMeagher County48,900Treasure County: 48,500 USDTreasure County48,500Big Horn County: 48,200 USDBig Horn County48,200Mineral County: 46,500 USDMineral County46,500Lincoln County: 45,300 USDLincoln County45,300Wheatland County: 44,700 USDWheatland County44,700Blaine County: 42,900 USDBlaine County42,900Prairie County: 42,800 USDPrairie County42,800Sanders County: 40,700 USDSanders County40,700Glacier County: 37,700 USDGlacier County37,700Jefferson County: 78,500 USDJefferson County78,500Gallatin County: 74,200 USDGallatin County74,200Richland County: 74,000 USDRichland County74,000Stillwater County: 71,200 USDStillwater County71,200Sheridan County: 70,600 USDSheridan County70,600Carbon County: 69,300 USDCarbon County69,300Yellowstone County: 69,300 USDYellowstone County69,300Wibaux County: 69,100 USDWibaux County69,100Fallon County: 68,300 USDFallon County68,300Lewis and Clark County: 67,500 USDLewis and Clark County67,500Dawson County: 65,200 USDDawson County65,200Madison County: 63,300 USDMadison County63,300Rosebud County: 61,800 USDRosebud County61,800Carter County: 61,600 USDCarter County61,600Daniels County: 61,600 USDDaniels County61,600Missoula County: 61,600 USDMissoula County61,600Garfield County: 61,000 USDGarfield County61,000McCone County: 60,900 USDMcCone County60,900Musselshell County: 60,700 USDMusselshell County60,700Flathead County: 60,400 USDFlathead County60,400Valley County: 60,200 USDValley County60,200Custer County: 60,100 USDCuster County60,100Liberty County: 60,000 USDLiberty County60,000Sweet Grass County: 60,000 USDSweet Grass County60,000Granite County: 59,400 USDGranite County59,400Park County: 58,500 USDPark County58,500Powder River County: 57,700 USDPowder River County57,700Petroleum County: 57,500 USDPetroleum County57,500Cascade County: 57,200 USDCascade County57,200Hill County: 57,100 USDHill County57,100Judith Basin County: 56,500 USDJudith Basin County56,500Phillips County: 56,200 USDPhillips County56,200Beaverhead County: 55,700 USDBeaverhead County55,700Teton County: 55,600 USDTeton County55,600Silver Bow County: 55,100 USDSilver Bow County55,100Toole County: 54,700 USDToole County54,700Pondera County: 54,100 USDPondera County54,100Fergus County: 53,900 USDFergus County53,900Ravalli County: 52,600 USDRavalli County52,600Golden Valley County: 52,300 USDGolden Valley County52,300Lake County: 51,500 USDLake County51,500Chouteau County: 51,400 USDChouteau County51,400Deer Lodge County: 51,000 USDDeer Lodge County51,000Roosevelt County: 51,000 USDRoosevelt County51,000Broadwater County: 50,700 USDBroadwater County50,700Powell County: 50,600 USDPowell County50,600Meagher County: 48,900 USDMeagher County48,900Treasure County: 48,500 USDTreasure County48,500Big Horn County: 48,200 USDBig Horn County48,200Mineral County: 46,500 USDMineral County46,500Lincoln County: 45,300 USDLincoln County45,300Wheatland County: 44,700 USDWheatland County44,700Blaine County: 42,900 USDBlaine County42,900Prairie County: 42,800 USDPrairie County42,800Sanders County: 40,700 USDSanders County40,700Glacier County: 37,700 USDGlacier County37,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Jefferson County78,500-4.4%
2Gallatin County74,200+8.2%
3Richland County74,000-0.3%
4Stillwater County71,200+3%
5Sheridan County70,600+1.4%
6Carbon County69,300+4.7%
6Yellowstone County69,300+4.7%
8Wibaux County69,100-5.6%
9Fallon County68,300-5%
10Lewis and Clark County67,500-8.3%
11Dawson County65,200-0.3%
12Madison County63,300-1.7%
13Rosebud County61,800+2.8%
14Carter County61,600+12.6%
14Daniels County61,600+3.7%
14Missoula County61,600-11.7%
17Garfield County61,000-1%
18McCone County60,900-1%
19Musselshell County60,700-3.8%
20Flathead County60,400+4.7%
21Valley County60,200-2.3%
22Custer County60,100+0.2%
23Liberty County60,000+13%
23Sweet Grass County60,000-4.6%
25Granite County59,400-6.2%
26Park County58,500+7.7%
27Powder River County57,700+1.8%
28Petroleum County57,500+5.9%
29Cascade County57,200-7.1%
30Hill County57,100-6.4%
31Judith Basin County56,500-1.1%
32Phillips County56,200-13.1%
33Beaverhead County55,700-6.9%
34Teton County55,600+2%
35Silver Bow County55,100-3.5%
36Toole County54,700-7.9%
37Pondera County54,100-3.4%
38Fergus County53,900-3.9%
39Ravalli County52,600-9.8%
40Golden Valley County52,300-7.6%
41Lake County51,500-0.4%
42Chouteau County51,400-7.9%
43Deer Lodge County51,000+3.7%
43Roosevelt County51,000-11%
45Broadwater County50,700-3.4%
46Powell County50,600-0.6%
47Meagher County48,900+7.7%
48Treasure County48,500-4.9%
49Big Horn County48,200+3.2%
50Mineral County46,500+7.1%
51Lincoln County45,300+2%
52Wheatland County44,700+18.6%
53Blaine County42,900-1.4%
54Prairie County42,800+4.6%
55Sanders County40,700+10.6%
56Glacier County37,700-12.7%

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.

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/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 Mar. 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/montana-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/montana-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/montana-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Jefferson County, with $78,500 in 2016, 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)?

Glacier County, with $37,700 in 2016.

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