Data / Rankings / Area median family income (HUD) / Counties in Montana

Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD)

Fallon County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 56 counties in 2024, at $120,500. Glacier County had the lowest, at $54,800. The median was $80,950. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest120,500Fallon County
Lowest54,800Glacier County
Median80,95056 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Beaverhead County: 79,200 USDBig Horn County: 62,800 USDBlaine County: 74,300 USDBroadwater County: 82,000 USDCarbon County: 100,500 USDCarter County: 65,500 USDCascade County: 85,300 USDChouteau County: 80,800 USDCuster County: 86,600 USDDaniels County: 88,800 USDDawson County: 93,200 USDDeer Lodge County: 66,400 USDFallon County: 120,500 USDFergus County: 88,400 USDFlathead County: 88,400 USDGallatin County: 109,000 USDGarfield County: 84,500 USDGlacier County: 54,800 USDGolden Valley County: 67,000 USDGranite County: 70,000 USDHill County: 79,300 USDJefferson County: 95,500 USDJudith Basin County: 81,100 USDLake County: 76,600 USDLewis and Clark County: 90,000 USDLiberty County: 60,300 USDLincoln County: 59,700 USDMcCone County: 89,500 USDMadison County: 77,100 USDMeagher County: 76,100 USDMineral County: 63,600 USDMissoula County: 90,200 USDMusselshell County: 63,700 USDPark County: 96,100 USDPetroleum County: 84,300 USDPhillips County: 78,200 USDPondera County: 79,400 USDPowder River County: 83,900 USDPowell County: 70,800 USDPrairie County: 73,000 USDRavalli County: 85,600 USDRichland County: 91,300 USDRoosevelt County: 64,200 USDRosebud County: 71,100 USDSanders County: 65,300 USDSheridan County: 94,000 USDSilver Bow County: 79,100 USDStillwater County: 101,100 USDSweet Grass County: 89,000 USDTeton County: 81,800 USDToole County: 79,200 USDTreasure County: 76,800 USDValley County: 88,300 USDWheatland County: 58,300 USDWibaux County: 97,200 USDYellowstone County: 100,500 USD
  • Under 66K
  • 66K to 77K
  • 77K to 81K
  • 81K to 88K
  • 88K to 93K
  • 93K and over
USD, 2024. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Fallon County: 120,500 USDFallon County120,500Gallatin County: 109,000 USDGallatin County109,000Stillwater County: 101,100 USDStillwater County101,100Carbon County: 100,500 USDCarbon County100,500Yellowstone County: 100,500 USDYellowstone County100,500Wibaux County: 97,200 USDWibaux County97,200Park County: 96,100 USDPark County96,100Jefferson County: 95,500 USDJefferson County95,500Sheridan County: 94,000 USDSheridan County94,000Dawson County: 93,200 USDDawson County93,200Richland County: 91,300 USDRichland County91,300Missoula County: 90,200 USDMissoula County90,200Lewis and Clark County: 90,000 USDLewis and Clark County90,000McCone County: 89,500 USDMcCone County89,500Sweet Grass County: 89,000 USDSweet Grass County89,000Daniels County: 88,800 USDDaniels County88,800Fergus County: 88,400 USDFergus County88,400Flathead County: 88,400 USDFlathead County88,400Valley County: 88,300 USDValley County88,300Custer County: 86,600 USDCuster County86,600Ravalli County: 85,600 USDRavalli County85,600Cascade County: 85,300 USDCascade County85,300Garfield County: 84,500 USDGarfield County84,500Petroleum County: 84,300 USDPetroleum County84,300Powder River County: 83,900 USDPowder River County83,900Broadwater County: 82,000 USDBroadwater County82,000Teton County: 81,800 USDTeton County81,800Judith Basin County: 81,100 USDJudith Basin County81,100Chouteau County: 80,800 USDChouteau County80,800Pondera County: 79,400 USDPondera County79,400Hill County: 79,300 USDHill County79,300Beaverhead County: 79,200 USDBeaverhead County79,200Toole County: 79,200 USDToole County79,200Silver Bow County: 79,100 USDSilver Bow County79,100Phillips County: 78,200 USDPhillips County78,200Madison County: 77,100 USDMadison County77,100Treasure County: 76,800 USDTreasure County76,800Lake County: 76,600 USDLake County76,600Meagher County: 76,100 USDMeagher County76,100Blaine County: 74,300 USDBlaine County74,300Prairie County: 73,000 USDPrairie County73,000Rosebud County: 71,100 USDRosebud County71,100Powell County: 70,800 USDPowell County70,800Granite County: 70,000 USDGranite County70,000Golden Valley County: 67,000 USDGolden Valley County67,000Deer Lodge County: 66,400 USDDeer Lodge County66,400Carter County: 65,500 USDCarter County65,500Sanders County: 65,300 USDSanders County65,300Roosevelt County: 64,200 USDRoosevelt County64,200Musselshell County: 63,700 USDMusselshell County63,700Mineral County: 63,600 USDMineral County63,600Big Horn County: 62,800 USDBig Horn County62,800Liberty County: 60,300 USDLiberty County60,300Lincoln County: 59,700 USDLincoln County59,700Wheatland County: 58,300 USDWheatland County58,300Glacier County: 54,800 USDGlacier County54,800Fallon County: 120,500 USDFallon County120,500Gallatin County: 109,000 USDGallatin County109,000Stillwater County: 101,100 USDStillwater County101,100Carbon County: 100,500 USDCarbon County100,500Yellowstone County: 100,500 USDYellowstone County100,500Wibaux County: 97,200 USDWibaux County97,200Park County: 96,100 USDPark County96,100Jefferson County: 95,500 USDJefferson County95,500Sheridan County: 94,000 USDSheridan County94,000Dawson County: 93,200 USDDawson County93,200Richland County: 91,300 USDRichland County91,300Missoula County: 90,200 USDMissoula County90,200Lewis and Clark County: 90,000 USDLewis and Clark County90,000McCone County: 89,500 USDMcCone County89,500Sweet Grass County: 89,000 USDSweet Grass County89,000Daniels County: 88,800 USDDaniels County88,800Fergus County: 88,400 USDFergus County88,400Flathead County: 88,400 USDFlathead County88,400Valley County: 88,300 USDValley County88,300Custer County: 86,600 USDCuster County86,600Ravalli County: 85,600 USDRavalli County85,600Cascade County: 85,300 USDCascade County85,300Garfield County: 84,500 USDGarfield County84,500Petroleum County: 84,300 USDPetroleum County84,300Powder River County: 83,900 USDPowder River County83,900Broadwater County: 82,000 USDBroadwater County82,000Teton County: 81,800 USDTeton County81,800Judith Basin County: 81,100 USDJudith Basin County81,100Chouteau County: 80,800 USDChouteau County80,800Pondera County: 79,400 USDPondera County79,400Hill County: 79,300 USDHill County79,300Beaverhead County: 79,200 USDBeaverhead County79,200Toole County: 79,200 USDToole County79,200Silver Bow County: 79,100 USDSilver Bow County79,100Phillips County: 78,200 USDPhillips County78,200Madison County: 77,100 USDMadison County77,100Treasure County: 76,800 USDTreasure County76,800Lake County: 76,600 USDLake County76,600Meagher County: 76,100 USDMeagher County76,100Blaine County: 74,300 USDBlaine County74,300Prairie County: 73,000 USDPrairie County73,000Rosebud County: 71,100 USDRosebud County71,100Powell County: 70,800 USDPowell County70,800Granite County: 70,000 USDGranite County70,000Golden Valley County: 67,000 USDGolden Valley County67,000Deer Lodge County: 66,400 USDDeer Lodge County66,400Carter County: 65,500 USDCarter County65,500Sanders County: 65,300 USDSanders County65,300Roosevelt County: 64,200 USDRoosevelt County64,200Musselshell County: 63,700 USDMusselshell County63,700Mineral County: 63,600 USDMineral County63,600Big Horn County: 62,800 USDBig Horn County62,800Liberty County: 60,300 USDLiberty County60,300Lincoln County: 59,700 USDLincoln County59,700Wheatland County: 58,300 USDWheatland County58,300Glacier County: 54,800 USDGlacier County54,800
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Fallon County120,500+3.4%
2Gallatin County109,000-13.8%
3Stillwater County101,100+0.4%
4Carbon County100,500+5.8%
4Yellowstone County100,500+5.8%
6Wibaux County97,200+6.6%
7Park County96,100+7.7%
8Jefferson County95,500-5%
9Sheridan County94,000-2.2%
10Dawson County93,200+13.4%
11Richland County91,300+5.2%
12Missoula County90,200-10.6%
13Lewis and Clark County90,000-13.5%
14McCone County89,500+1.6%
15Sweet Grass County89,000+0.8%
16Daniels County88,800+0.7%
17Fergus County88,400+6.4%
17Flathead County88,400+5.1%
19Valley County88,300+6.9%
20Custer County86,600+0.6%
21Ravalli County85,600+6.5%
22Cascade County85,300-1.4%
23Garfield County84,500+9.7%
24Petroleum County84,300+3.8%
25Powder River County83,900+11.9%
26Broadwater County82,000+3.4%
27Teton County81,800+2.6%
28Judith Basin County81,100+7.7%
29Chouteau County80,800+13.5%
30Pondera County79,400+2.5%
31Hill County79,300+1.4%
32Beaverhead County79,200-5.9%
32Toole County79,200-4.1%
34Silver Bow County79,100+5%
35Phillips County78,200+3.3%
36Madison County77,100+1.8%
37Treasure County76,800+10.5%
38Lake County76,600+4.2%
39Meagher County76,100+8.1%
40Blaine County74,300+5.8%
41Prairie County73,000+0.7%
42Rosebud County71,100-5.1%
43Powell County70,800+1.6%
44Granite County70,000-4.4%
45Golden Valley County67,000+6.2%
46Deer Lodge County66,400+6.1%
47Carter County65,500+4.5%
48Sanders County65,300+3.3%
49Roosevelt County64,200+9.7%
50Musselshell County63,700-4.2%
51Mineral County63,600+5.1%
52Big Horn County62,800-1.9%
53Liberty County60,300-7.1%
54Lincoln County59,700+0.7%
55Wheatland County58,300+4.1%
56Glacier County54,800-6.2%

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/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/montana-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/montana-counties?period=2024.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/montana-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{department_counties_in_montana_by_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research}},
  title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD), 2024}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/montana-counties?period=2024. Publisher attribution: 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/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research
TI  - HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD), 2024
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/03/19
PB  - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/montana-counties?period=2024
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/montana-counties?period=2024.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Montana by area median family income (HUD) using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"area_median_family_income","level":"province","within":"Montana","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=area_median_family_income&level=province&within=Montana&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

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

Fallon County, with $120,500 in 2024, 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 $54,800 in 2024.

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.

Area median family income (HUD): other rankings

Counties in Montana: more rankings