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Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD)

Gallatin County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 56 counties in 2019, at $90,300. Glacier County had the lowest, at $44,200. The median was $62,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest90,300Gallatin County
Lowest44,200Glacier County
Median62,70056 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Beaverhead County: 63,000 USDBig Horn County: 53,100 USDBlaine County: 47,200 USDBroadwater County: 64,500 USDCarbon County: 79,200 USDCarter County: 68,100 USDCascade County: 63,300 USDChouteau County: 54,200 USDCuster County: 72,200 USDDaniels County: 74,800 USDDawson County: 70,500 USDDeer Lodge County: 57,900 USDFallon County: 72,300 USDFergus County: 54,800 USDFlathead County: 69,600 USDGallatin County: 90,300 USDGarfield County: 62,600 USDGlacier County: 44,200 USDGolden Valley County: 79,300 USDGranite County: 61,300 USDHill County: 58,700 USDJefferson County: 79,500 USDJudith Basin County: 62,800 USDLake County: 56,100 USDLewis and Clark County: 85,700 USDLiberty County: 64,900 USDLincoln County: 48,400 USDMcCone County: 60,000 USDMadison County: 64,500 USDMeagher County: 47,300 USDMineral County: 59,200 USDMissoula County: 73,300 USDMusselshell County: 57,300 USDPark County: 66,800 USDPetroleum County: 54,700 USDPhillips County: 56,000 USDPondera County: 57,500 USDPowder River County: 63,900 USDPowell County: 63,800 USDPrairie County: 52,500 USDRavalli County: 56,900 USDRichland County: 80,100 USDRoosevelt County: 53,500 USDRosebud County: 74,000 USDSanders County: 45,600 USDSheridan County: 79,800 USDSilver Bow County: 61,200 USDStillwater County: 79,000 USDSweet Grass County: 68,400 USDTeton County: 69,300 USDToole County: 59,400 USDTreasure County: 48,600 USDValley County: 61,900 USDWheatland County: 44,500 USDWibaux County: 61,300 USDYellowstone County: 79,200 USD
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  • 75K and over
USD, 2019. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2019

Gallatin County: 90,300 USDGallatin County90,300Lewis and Clark County: 85,700 USDLewis and Clark County85,700Richland County: 80,100 USDRichland County80,100Sheridan County: 79,800 USDSheridan County79,800Jefferson County: 79,500 USDJefferson County79,500Golden Valley County: 79,300 USDGolden Valley County79,300Carbon County: 79,200 USDCarbon County79,200Yellowstone County: 79,200 USDYellowstone County79,200Stillwater County: 79,000 USDStillwater County79,000Daniels County: 74,800 USDDaniels County74,800Rosebud County: 74,000 USDRosebud County74,000Missoula County: 73,300 USDMissoula County73,300Fallon County: 72,300 USDFallon County72,300Custer County: 72,200 USDCuster County72,200Dawson County: 70,500 USDDawson County70,500Flathead County: 69,600 USDFlathead County69,600Teton County: 69,300 USDTeton County69,300Sweet Grass County: 68,400 USDSweet Grass County68,400Carter County: 68,100 USDCarter County68,100Park County: 66,800 USDPark County66,800Liberty County: 64,900 USDLiberty County64,900Broadwater County: 64,500 USDBroadwater County64,500Madison County: 64,500 USDMadison County64,500Powder River County: 63,900 USDPowder River County63,900Powell County: 63,800 USDPowell County63,800Cascade County: 63,300 USDCascade County63,300Beaverhead County: 63,000 USDBeaverhead County63,000Judith Basin County: 62,800 USDJudith Basin County62,800Garfield County: 62,600 USDGarfield County62,600Valley County: 61,900 USDValley County61,900Granite County: 61,300 USDGranite County61,300Wibaux County: 61,300 USDWibaux County61,300Silver Bow County: 61,200 USDSilver Bow County61,200McCone County: 60,000 USDMcCone County60,000Toole County: 59,400 USDToole County59,400Mineral County: 59,200 USDMineral County59,200Hill County: 58,700 USDHill County58,700Deer Lodge County: 57,900 USDDeer Lodge County57,900Pondera County: 57,500 USDPondera County57,500Musselshell County: 57,300 USDMusselshell County57,300Ravalli County: 56,900 USDRavalli County56,900Lake County: 56,100 USDLake County56,100Phillips County: 56,000 USDPhillips County56,000Fergus County: 54,800 USDFergus County54,800Petroleum County: 54,700 USDPetroleum County54,700Chouteau County: 54,200 USDChouteau County54,200Roosevelt County: 53,500 USDRoosevelt County53,500Big Horn County: 53,100 USDBig Horn County53,100Prairie County: 52,500 USDPrairie County52,500Treasure County: 48,600 USDTreasure County48,600Lincoln County: 48,400 USDLincoln County48,400Meagher County: 47,300 USDMeagher County47,300Blaine County: 47,200 USDBlaine County47,200Sanders County: 45,600 USDSanders County45,600Wheatland County: 44,500 USDWheatland County44,500Glacier County: 44,200 USDGlacier County44,200Gallatin County: 90,300 USDGallatin County90,300Lewis and Clark County: 85,700 USDLewis and Clark County85,700Richland County: 80,100 USDRichland County80,100Sheridan County: 79,800 USDSheridan County79,800Jefferson County: 79,500 USDJefferson County79,500Golden Valley County: 79,300 USDGolden Valley County79,300Carbon County: 79,200 USDCarbon County79,200Yellowstone County: 79,200 USDYellowstone County79,200Stillwater County: 79,000 USDStillwater County79,000Daniels County: 74,800 USDDaniels County74,800Rosebud County: 74,000 USDRosebud County74,000Missoula County: 73,300 USDMissoula County73,300Fallon County: 72,300 USDFallon County72,300Custer County: 72,200 USDCuster County72,200Dawson County: 70,500 USDDawson County70,500Flathead County: 69,600 USDFlathead County69,600Teton County: 69,300 USDTeton County69,300Sweet Grass County: 68,400 USDSweet Grass County68,400Carter County: 68,100 USDCarter County68,100Park County: 66,800 USDPark County66,800Liberty County: 64,900 USDLiberty County64,900Broadwater County: 64,500 USDBroadwater County64,500Madison County: 64,500 USDMadison County64,500Powder River County: 63,900 USDPowder River County63,900Powell County: 63,800 USDPowell County63,800Cascade County: 63,300 USDCascade County63,300Beaverhead County: 63,000 USDBeaverhead County63,000Judith Basin County: 62,800 USDJudith Basin County62,800Garfield County: 62,600 USDGarfield County62,600Valley County: 61,900 USDValley County61,900Granite County: 61,300 USDGranite County61,300Wibaux County: 61,300 USDWibaux County61,300Silver Bow County: 61,200 USDSilver Bow County61,200McCone County: 60,000 USDMcCone County60,000Toole County: 59,400 USDToole County59,400Mineral County: 59,200 USDMineral County59,200Hill County: 58,700 USDHill County58,700Deer Lodge County: 57,900 USDDeer Lodge County57,900Pondera County: 57,500 USDPondera County57,500Musselshell County: 57,300 USDMusselshell County57,300Ravalli County: 56,900 USDRavalli County56,900Lake County: 56,100 USDLake County56,100Phillips County: 56,000 USDPhillips County56,000Fergus County: 54,800 USDFergus County54,800Petroleum County: 54,700 USDPetroleum County54,700Chouteau County: 54,200 USDChouteau County54,200Roosevelt County: 53,500 USDRoosevelt County53,500Big Horn County: 53,100 USDBig Horn County53,100Prairie County: 52,500 USDPrairie County52,500Treasure County: 48,600 USDTreasure County48,600Lincoln County: 48,400 USDLincoln County48,400Meagher County: 47,300 USDMeagher County47,300Blaine County: 47,200 USDBlaine County47,200Sanders County: 45,600 USDSanders County45,600Wheatland County: 44,500 USDWheatland County44,500Glacier County: 44,200 USDGlacier County44,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Gallatin County90,300+11.2%
2Lewis and Clark County85,700+12.8%
3Richland County80,100+4.2%
4Sheridan County79,800+9.6%
5Jefferson County79,500+3.1%
6Golden Valley County79,300+69.1%
7Carbon County79,200+11.2%
7Yellowstone County79,200+11.2%
9Stillwater County79,000+9%
10Daniels County74,800+10.3%
11Rosebud County74,000+3.6%
12Missoula County73,300+4.1%
13Fallon County72,300+3.1%
14Custer County72,200+7.3%
15Dawson County70,500+2.6%
16Flathead County69,600+11.5%
17Teton County69,300+8.6%
18Sweet Grass County68,400+1.8%
19Carter County68,100+3.8%
20Park County66,800+2.1%
21Liberty County64,900+4%
22Broadwater County64,500+15%
22Madison County64,500+0.8%
24Powder River County63,900+4.4%
25Powell County63,800+21.3%
26Cascade County63,300+0.8%
27Beaverhead County63,000-5.1%
28Judith Basin County62,800+7.2%
29Garfield County62,600+6.5%
30Valley County61,900+2.7%
31Granite County61,300+2%
31Wibaux County61,300-2.5%
33Silver Bow County61,200+9.9%
34McCone County60,000+1.2%
35Toole County59,400+7.6%
36Mineral County59,200+8.6%
37Hill County58,700+2.4%
38Deer Lodge County57,900-0.3%
39Pondera County57,500-0.3%
40Musselshell County57,300-1%
41Ravalli County56,900-1%
42Lake County56,100+4.3%
43Phillips County56,000+7.3%
44Fergus County54,800+0.4%
45Petroleum County54,700-5%
46Chouteau County54,200+5.9%
47Roosevelt County53,500-0.6%
48Big Horn County53,100+5.6%
49Prairie County52,500+6.9%
50Treasure County48,600-3.2%
51Lincoln County48,400+0.4%
52Meagher County47,300-7.6%
53Blaine County47,200+3.1%
54Sanders County45,600+10.9%
55Wheatland County44,500+3.7%
56Glacier County44,200+7%

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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/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2019). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.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), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/montana-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2019. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/montana-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2019) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/montana-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Gallatin County, with $90,300 in 2019, 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 $44,200 in 2019.

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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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