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Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD)

Saunders County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 93 counties in 2017, at $76,100. Hooker County had the lowest, at $46,600. The median was $60,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest76,100Saunders County
Lowest46,600Hooker County
Median60,20093 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 69,300 USDAntelope County: 58,200 USDArthur County: 50,900 USDBanner County: 64,100 USDBlaine County: 56,500 USDBoone County: 65,300 USDBox Butte County: 61,100 USDBoyd County: 55,700 USDBrown County: 46,800 USDBuffalo County: 71,900 USDBurt County: 64,000 USDButler County: 64,700 USDCass County: 75,000 USDCedar County: 64,300 USDChase County: 57,000 USDCherry County: 60,300 USDCheyenne County: 70,800 USDClay County: 58,900 USDColfax County: 65,100 USDCuming County: 63,100 USDCuster County: 53,800 USDDakota County: 62,300 USDDawes County: 63,700 USDDawson County: 56,800 USDDeuel County: 60,500 USDDixon County: 62,300 USDDodge County: 59,100 USDDouglas County: 75,000 USDDundy County: 57,600 USDFillmore County: 64,400 USDFranklin County: 60,100 USDFrontier County: 60,500 USDFurnas County: 54,300 USDGage County: 63,500 USDGarden County: 60,200 USDGarfield County: 50,200 USDGosper County: 64,300 USDGrant County: 48,500 USDGreeley County: 55,800 USDHall County: 58,500 USDHamilton County: 67,700 USDHarlan County: 57,000 USDHayes County: 59,500 USDHitchcock County: 56,600 USDHolt County: 60,600 USDHooker County: 46,600 USDHoward County: 64,000 USDJefferson County: 55,400 USDJohnson County: 59,400 USDKearney County: 63,800 USDKeith County: 63,100 USDKeya Paha County: 47,500 USDKimball County: 56,800 USDKnox County: 58,900 USDLancaster County: 72,000 USDLincoln County: 64,800 USDLogan County: 58,000 USDLoup County: 57,200 USDMcPherson County: 61,200 USDMadison County: 62,400 USDMerrick County: 59,800 USDMorrill County: 53,200 USDNance County: 59,100 USDNemaha County: 75,400 USDNuckolls County: 57,600 USDOtoe County: 67,100 USDPawnee County: 52,900 USDPerkins County: 69,900 USDPhelps County: 70,000 USDPierce County: 65,900 USDPlatte County: 68,600 USDPolk County: 68,200 USDRed Willow County: 62,400 USDRichardson County: 55,900 USDRock County: 59,000 USDSaline County: 57,900 USDSarpy County: 75,000 USDSaunders County: 76,100 USDScotts Bluff County: 56,400 USDSeward County: 74,900 USDSheridan County: 50,200 USDSherman County: 56,500 USDSioux County: 56,000 USDStanton County: 63,400 USDThayer County: 56,000 USDThomas County: 59,000 USDThurston County: 48,500 USDValley County: 56,300 USDWashington County: 75,000 USDWayne County: 75,800 USDWebster County: 54,500 USDWheeler County: 55,700 USDYork County: 67,400 USD
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  • 56K to 58K
  • 58K to 60K
  • 60K to 64K
  • 64K to 68K
  • 68K and over
USD, 2017. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Saunders County: 76,100 USDSaunders County76,100Wayne County: 75,800 USDWayne County75,800Nemaha County: 75,400 USDNemaha County75,400Cass County: 75,000 USDCass County75,000Douglas County: 75,000 USDDouglas County75,000Sarpy County: 75,000 USDSarpy County75,000Washington County: 75,000 USDWashington County75,000Seward County: 74,900 USDSeward County74,900Lancaster County: 72,000 USDLancaster County72,000Buffalo County: 71,900 USDBuffalo County71,900Cheyenne County: 70,800 USDCheyenne County70,800Phelps County: 70,000 USDPhelps County70,000Perkins County: 69,900 USDPerkins County69,900Adams County: 69,300 USDAdams County69,300Platte County: 68,600 USDPlatte County68,600Polk County: 68,200 USDPolk County68,200Hamilton County: 67,700 USDHamilton County67,700York County: 67,400 USDYork County67,400Otoe County: 67,100 USDOtoe County67,100Pierce County: 65,900 USDPierce County65,900Boone County: 65,300 USDBoone County65,300Colfax County: 65,100 USDColfax County65,100Lincoln County: 64,800 USDLincoln County64,800Butler County: 64,700 USDButler County64,700Fillmore County: 64,400 USDFillmore County64,400Cedar County: 64,300 USDCedar County64,300Gosper County: 64,300 USDGosper County64,300Banner County: 64,100 USDBanner County64,100Burt County: 64,000 USDBurt County64,000Howard County: 64,000 USDHoward County64,000Kearney County: 63,800 USDKearney County63,800Dawes County: 63,700 USDDawes County63,700Gage County: 63,500 USDGage County63,500Stanton County: 63,400 USDStanton County63,400Cuming County: 63,100 USDCuming County63,100Keith County: 63,100 USDKeith County63,100Madison County: 62,400 USDMadison County62,400Red Willow County: 62,400 USDRed Willow County62,400Dakota County: 62,300 USDDakota County62,300Dixon County: 62,300 USDDixon County62,300Saunders County: 76,100 USDSaunders County76,100Wayne County: 75,800 USDWayne County75,800Nemaha County: 75,400 USDNemaha County75,400Cass County: 75,000 USDCass County75,000Douglas County: 75,000 USDDouglas County75,000Sarpy County: 75,000 USDSarpy County75,000Washington County: 75,000 USDWashington County75,000Seward County: 74,900 USDSeward County74,900Lancaster County: 72,000 USDLancaster County72,000Buffalo County: 71,900 USDBuffalo County71,900Cheyenne County: 70,800 USDCheyenne County70,800Phelps County: 70,000 USDPhelps County70,000Perkins County: 69,900 USDPerkins County69,900Adams County: 69,300 USDAdams County69,300Platte County: 68,600 USDPlatte County68,600Polk County: 68,200 USDPolk County68,200Hamilton County: 67,700 USDHamilton County67,700York County: 67,400 USDYork County67,400Otoe County: 67,100 USDOtoe County67,100Pierce County: 65,900 USDPierce County65,900Boone County: 65,300 USDBoone County65,300Colfax County: 65,100 USDColfax County65,100Lincoln County: 64,800 USDLincoln County64,800Butler County: 64,700 USDButler County64,700Fillmore County: 64,400 USDFillmore County64,400Cedar County: 64,300 USDCedar County64,300Gosper County: 64,300 USDGosper County64,300Banner County: 64,100 USDBanner County64,100Burt County: 64,000 USDBurt County64,000Howard County: 64,000 USDHoward County64,000Kearney County: 63,800 USDKearney County63,800Dawes County: 63,700 USDDawes County63,700Gage County: 63,500 USDGage County63,500Stanton County: 63,400 USDStanton County63,400Cuming County: 63,100 USDCuming County63,100Keith County: 63,100 USDKeith County63,100Madison County: 62,400 USDMadison County62,400Red Willow County: 62,400 USDRed Willow County62,400Dakota County: 62,300 USDDakota County62,300Dixon County: 62,300 USDDixon County62,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Saunders County76,100-0.1%
2Wayne County75,800+6%
3Nemaha County75,400+7.3%
4Cass County75,000+4%
4Douglas County75,000+4%
4Sarpy County75,000+4%
4Washington County75,000+4%
8Seward County74,900-1.8%
9Lancaster County72,000+2.3%
10Buffalo County71,900+4.5%
11Cheyenne County70,800+6.9%
12Phelps County70,000+3.6%
13Perkins County69,900+3.2%
14Adams County69,300+3.4%
15Platte County68,600+9.9%
16Polk County68,200+4.4%
17Hamilton County67,700+6.8%
18York County67,400+2.7%
19Otoe County67,100+2.4%
20Pierce County65,900+3.3%
21Boone County65,300+7.4%
22Colfax County65,100+2.5%
23Lincoln County64,800+1.1%
24Butler County64,700-3.3%
25Fillmore County64,400+3%
26Cedar County64,300+7%
26Gosper County64,300+7%
28Banner County64,100+20.7%
29Burt County64,000-0.2%
29Howard County64,000-4.2%
31Kearney County63,800-0.3%
32Dawes County63,700-1.4%
33Gage County63,500+0.6%
34Stanton County63,400+1.4%
35Cuming County63,100+4.8%
35Keith County63,100+5.9%
37Madison County62,400+3.8%
37Red Willow County62,400+3.3%
39Dakota County62,300+5.8%
39Dixon County62,300+5.8%
41McPherson County61,200+2.9%
42Box Butte County61,100+1.7%
43Holt County60,600+0.7%
44Deuel County60,500+0.8%
44Frontier County60,500+0.5%
46Cherry County60,300+8.5%
47Garden County60,200+12.5%
48Franklin County60,100+2.9%
49Merrick County59,800+3.6%
50Hayes County59,500+3.3%
51Johnson County59,400+7.2%
52Dodge County59,100-0.5%
52Nance County59,100+5.9%
54Rock County59,000+3.3%
54Thomas County59,000-9.2%
56Clay County58,900+4.8%
56Knox County58,900+5.7%
58Hall County58,500+0.2%
59Antelope County58,200+3.7%
60Logan County58,000+7%
61Saline County57,900+6.2%
62Dundy County57,600+8.1%
62Nuckolls County57,600+7.7%
64Loup County57,200+30%
65Chase County57,000+7.1%
65Harlan County57,000+0.2%
67Dawson County56,800+4%
67Kimball County56,800+5.8%
69Hitchcock County56,600-3.1%
70Blaine County56,500+20.7%
70Sherman County56,500+7%
72Scotts Bluff County56,400+2.7%
73Valley County56,300+0.9%
74Sioux County56,000-3.9%
74Thayer County56,000+2%
76Richardson County55,900+10.9%
77Greeley County55,800-2.8%
78Boyd County55,700+5.9%
78Wheeler County55,700+2.4%
80Jefferson County55,400-5.6%
81Webster County54,500+6.2%
82Furnas County54,300+2.8%
83Custer County53,800-6.6%
84Morrill County53,200+2.9%
85Pawnee County52,900+4.8%
86Arthur County50,900+1.8%
87Garfield County50,200-2%
87Sheridan County50,200+9.1%
89Grant County48,500+3%
89Thurston County48,500-4.7%
91Keya Paha County47,500+4.6%
92Brown County46,800+2.2%
93Hooker County46,600+7.1%

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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/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 7 Apr. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/nebraska-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/nebraska-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/nebraska-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Saunders County, with $76,100 in 2017, 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)?

Hooker County, with $46,600 in 2017.

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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