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Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD)

Cass County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 93 counties in 2018, at $81,600. Hooker County had the lowest, at $47,400. The median was $63,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest81,600Cass County
Lowest47,400Hooker County
Median63,20093 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 70,600 USDAntelope County: 59,300 USDArthur County: 55,800 USDBanner County: 63,200 USDBlaine County: 54,700 USDBoone County: 67,000 USDBox Butte County: 67,900 USDBoyd County: 58,100 USDBrown County: 48,400 USDBuffalo County: 75,200 USDBurt County: 65,200 USDButler County: 67,000 USDCass County: 81,600 USDCedar County: 70,900 USDChase County: 63,500 USDCherry County: 64,600 USDCheyenne County: 75,300 USDClay County: 64,800 USDColfax County: 64,200 USDCuming County: 65,900 USDCuster County: 59,100 USDDakota County: 65,100 USDDawes County: 63,500 USDDawson County: 58,800 USDDeuel County: 61,700 USDDixon County: 65,100 USDDodge County: 60,900 USDDouglas County: 81,600 USDDundy County: 60,300 USDFillmore County: 66,100 USDFranklin County: 62,600 USDFrontier County: 60,600 USDFurnas County: 53,900 USDGage County: 65,600 USDGarden County: 70,100 USDGarfield County: 55,600 USDGosper County: 68,000 USDGrant County: 50,800 USDGreeley County: 55,100 USDHall County: 59,700 USDHamilton County: 71,500 USDHarlan County: 62,200 USDHayes County: 60,600 USDHitchcock County: 55,500 USDHolt County: 62,500 USDHooker County: 47,400 USDHoward County: 69,300 USDJefferson County: 56,900 USDJohnson County: 61,300 USDKearney County: 65,200 USDKeith County: 61,500 USDKeya Paha County: 49,700 USDKimball County: 56,900 USDKnox County: 62,100 USDLancaster County: 78,400 USDLincoln County: 65,800 USDLogan County: 62,200 USDLoup County: 57,900 USDMcPherson County: 63,700 USDMadison County: 64,900 USDMerrick County: 63,400 USDMorrill County: 57,900 USDNance County: 60,100 USDNemaha County: 77,000 USDNuckolls County: 59,200 USDOtoe County: 68,300 USDPawnee County: 60,800 USDPerkins County: 69,500 USDPhelps County: 69,700 USDPierce County: 69,200 USDPlatte County: 71,100 USDPolk County: 75,600 USDRed Willow County: 60,400 USDRichardson County: 62,900 USDRock County: 63,400 USDSaline County: 62,700 USDSarpy County: 81,600 USDSaunders County: 77,000 USDScotts Bluff County: 57,500 USDSeward County: 77,200 USDSheridan County: 55,500 USDSherman County: 62,400 USDSioux County: 55,000 USDStanton County: 64,000 USDThayer County: 62,600 USDThomas County: 67,800 USDThurston County: 49,800 USDValley County: 62,800 USDWashington County: 81,600 USDWayne County: 76,500 USDWebster County: 57,600 USDWheeler County: 57,900 USDYork County: 69,300 USD
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  • 58K to 61K
  • 61K to 63K
  • 63K to 66K
  • 66K to 70K
  • 70K and over
USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Cass County: 81,600 USDCass County81,600Douglas County: 81,600 USDDouglas County81,600Sarpy County: 81,600 USDSarpy County81,600Washington County: 81,600 USDWashington County81,600Lancaster County: 78,400 USDLancaster County78,400Seward County: 77,200 USDSeward County77,200Nemaha County: 77,000 USDNemaha County77,000Saunders County: 77,000 USDSaunders County77,000Wayne County: 76,500 USDWayne County76,500Polk County: 75,600 USDPolk County75,600Cheyenne County: 75,300 USDCheyenne County75,300Buffalo County: 75,200 USDBuffalo County75,200Hamilton County: 71,500 USDHamilton County71,500Platte County: 71,100 USDPlatte County71,100Cedar County: 70,900 USDCedar County70,900Adams County: 70,600 USDAdams County70,600Garden County: 70,100 USDGarden County70,100Phelps County: 69,700 USDPhelps County69,700Perkins County: 69,500 USDPerkins County69,500Howard County: 69,300 USDHoward County69,300York County: 69,300 USDYork County69,300Pierce County: 69,200 USDPierce County69,200Otoe County: 68,300 USDOtoe County68,300Gosper County: 68,000 USDGosper County68,000Box Butte County: 67,900 USDBox Butte County67,900Thomas County: 67,800 USDThomas County67,800Boone County: 67,000 USDBoone County67,000Butler County: 67,000 USDButler County67,000Fillmore County: 66,100 USDFillmore County66,100Cuming County: 65,900 USDCuming County65,900Lincoln County: 65,800 USDLincoln County65,800Gage County: 65,600 USDGage County65,600Burt County: 65,200 USDBurt County65,200Kearney County: 65,200 USDKearney County65,200Dakota County: 65,100 USDDakota County65,100Dixon County: 65,100 USDDixon County65,100Madison County: 64,900 USDMadison County64,900Clay County: 64,800 USDClay County64,800Cherry County: 64,600 USDCherry County64,600Colfax County: 64,200 USDColfax County64,200Cass County: 81,600 USDCass County81,600Douglas County: 81,600 USDDouglas County81,600Sarpy County: 81,600 USDSarpy County81,600Washington County: 81,600 USDWashington County81,600Lancaster County: 78,400 USDLancaster County78,400Seward County: 77,200 USDSeward County77,200Nemaha County: 77,000 USDNemaha County77,000Saunders County: 77,000 USDSaunders County77,000Wayne County: 76,500 USDWayne County76,500Polk County: 75,600 USDPolk County75,600Cheyenne County: 75,300 USDCheyenne County75,300Buffalo County: 75,200 USDBuffalo County75,200Hamilton County: 71,500 USDHamilton County71,500Platte County: 71,100 USDPlatte County71,100Cedar County: 70,900 USDCedar County70,900Adams County: 70,600 USDAdams County70,600Garden County: 70,100 USDGarden County70,100Phelps County: 69,700 USDPhelps County69,700Perkins County: 69,500 USDPerkins County69,500Howard County: 69,300 USDHoward County69,300York County: 69,300 USDYork County69,300Pierce County: 69,200 USDPierce County69,200Otoe County: 68,300 USDOtoe County68,300Gosper County: 68,000 USDGosper County68,000Box Butte County: 67,900 USDBox Butte County67,900Thomas County: 67,800 USDThomas County67,800Boone County: 67,000 USDBoone County67,000Butler County: 67,000 USDButler County67,000Fillmore County: 66,100 USDFillmore County66,100Cuming County: 65,900 USDCuming County65,900Lincoln County: 65,800 USDLincoln County65,800Gage County: 65,600 USDGage County65,600Burt County: 65,200 USDBurt County65,200Kearney County: 65,200 USDKearney County65,200Dakota County: 65,100 USDDakota County65,100Dixon County: 65,100 USDDixon County65,100Madison County: 64,900 USDMadison County64,900Clay County: 64,800 USDClay County64,800Cherry County: 64,600 USDCherry County64,600Colfax County: 64,200 USDColfax County64,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Cass County81,600+8.8%
1Douglas County81,600+8.8%
1Sarpy County81,600+8.8%
1Washington County81,600+8.8%
5Lancaster County78,400+8.9%
6Seward County77,200+3.1%
7Nemaha County77,000+2.1%
7Saunders County77,000+1.2%
9Wayne County76,500+0.9%
10Polk County75,600+10.9%
11Cheyenne County75,300+6.4%
12Buffalo County75,200+4.6%
13Hamilton County71,500+5.6%
14Platte County71,100+3.6%
15Cedar County70,900+10.3%
16Adams County70,600+1.9%
17Garden County70,100+16.4%
18Phelps County69,700-0.4%
19Perkins County69,500-0.6%
20Howard County69,300+8.3%
20York County69,300+2.8%
22Pierce County69,200+5%
23Otoe County68,300+1.8%
24Gosper County68,000+5.8%
25Box Butte County67,900+11.1%
26Thomas County67,800+14.9%
27Boone County67,000+2.6%
27Butler County67,000+3.6%
29Fillmore County66,100+2.6%
30Cuming County65,900+4.4%
31Lincoln County65,800+1.5%
32Gage County65,600+3.3%
33Burt County65,200+1.9%
33Kearney County65,200+2.2%
35Dakota County65,100+4.5%
35Dixon County65,100+4.5%
37Madison County64,900+4%
38Clay County64,800+10%
39Cherry County64,600+7.1%
40Colfax County64,200-1.4%
41Stanton County64,000+0.9%
42McPherson County63,700+4.1%
43Chase County63,500+11.4%
43Dawes County63,500-0.3%
45Merrick County63,400+6%
45Rock County63,400+7.5%
47Banner County63,200-1.4%
48Richardson County62,900+12.5%
49Valley County62,800+11.5%
50Saline County62,700+8.3%
51Franklin County62,600+4.2%
51Thayer County62,600+11.8%
53Holt County62,500+3.1%
54Sherman County62,400+10.4%
55Harlan County62,200+9.1%
55Logan County62,200+7.2%
57Knox County62,100+5.4%
58Deuel County61,700+2%
59Keith County61,500-2.5%
60Johnson County61,300+3.2%
61Dodge County60,900+3%
62Pawnee County60,800+14.9%
63Frontier County60,600+0.2%
63Hayes County60,600+1.8%
65Red Willow County60,400-3.2%
66Dundy County60,300+4.7%
67Nance County60,100+1.7%
68Hall County59,700+2.1%
69Antelope County59,300+1.9%
70Nuckolls County59,200+2.8%
71Custer County59,100+9.9%
72Dawson County58,800+3.5%
73Boyd County58,100+4.3%
74Loup County57,900+1.2%
74Morrill County57,900+8.8%
74Wheeler County57,900+3.9%
77Webster County57,600+5.7%
78Scotts Bluff County57,500+2%
79Jefferson County56,900+2.7%
79Kimball County56,900+0.2%
81Arthur County55,800+9.6%
82Garfield County55,600+10.8%
83Hitchcock County55,500-1.9%
83Sheridan County55,500+10.6%
85Greeley County55,100-1.3%
86Sioux County55,000-1.8%
87Blaine County54,700-3.2%
88Furnas County53,900-0.7%
89Grant County50,800+4.7%
90Thurston County49,800+2.7%
91Keya Paha County49,700+4.6%
92Brown County48,400+3.4%
93Hooker County47,400+1.7%

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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/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2018). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.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), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 27 Mar. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/nebraska-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/nebraska-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/nebraska-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2018}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Cass County, with $81,600 in 2018, 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 $47,400 in 2018.

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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