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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 2019, at $86,000. Thurston County had the lowest, at $50,900. The median was $65,600. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest86,000Cass County
Lowest50,900Thurston County
Median65,60093 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 70,700 USDAntelope County: 61,000 USDArthur County: 59,900 USDBanner County: 67,500 USDBlaine County: 58,400 USDBoone County: 69,900 USDBox Butte County: 75,200 USDBoyd County: 63,900 USDBrown County: 51,400 USDBuffalo County: 74,900 USDBurt County: 66,000 USDButler County: 67,100 USDCass County: 86,000 USDCedar County: 72,900 USDChase County: 66,100 USDCherry County: 67,600 USDCheyenne County: 80,300 USDClay County: 65,000 USDColfax County: 66,100 USDCuming County: 64,400 USDCuster County: 62,300 USDDakota County: 69,500 USDDawes County: 60,900 USDDawson County: 62,200 USDDeuel County: 61,500 USDDixon County: 69,500 USDDodge County: 62,400 USDDouglas County: 86,000 USDDundy County: 65,800 USDFillmore County: 66,300 USDFranklin County: 63,200 USDFrontier County: 64,800 USDFurnas County: 55,400 USDGage County: 65,600 USDGarden County: 74,400 USDGarfield County: 57,400 USDGosper County: 77,900 USDGrant County: 54,100 USDGreeley County: 61,300 USDHall County: 61,700 USDHamilton County: 75,700 USDHarlan County: 61,000 USDHayes County: 64,300 USDHitchcock County: 57,600 USDHolt County: 65,900 USDHooker County: 51,600 USDHoward County: 71,200 USDJefferson County: 55,800 USDJohnson County: 63,700 USDKearney County: 75,200 USDKeith County: 63,500 USDKeya Paha County: 53,200 USDKimball County: 54,400 USDKnox County: 64,700 USDLancaster County: 80,400 USDLincoln County: 68,300 USDLogan County: 66,500 USDLoup County: 65,600 USDMcPherson County: 68,100 USDMadison County: 64,900 USDMerrick County: 66,000 USDMorrill County: 58,000 USDNance County: 67,800 USDNemaha County: 79,200 USDNuckolls County: 59,000 USDOtoe County: 70,500 USDPawnee County: 57,100 USDPerkins County: 74,300 USDPhelps County: 71,700 USDPierce County: 70,300 USDPlatte County: 75,600 USDPolk County: 76,100 USDRed Willow County: 62,700 USDRichardson County: 63,100 USDRock County: 63,600 USDSaline County: 64,900 USDSarpy County: 86,000 USDSaunders County: 81,600 USDScotts Bluff County: 58,800 USDSeward County: 82,600 USDSheridan County: 58,200 USDSherman County: 64,800 USDSioux County: 60,900 USDStanton County: 71,200 USDThayer County: 65,500 USDThomas County: 71,400 USDThurston County: 50,900 USDValley County: 65,000 USDWashington County: 86,000 USDWayne County: 74,700 USDWebster County: 62,100 USDWheeler County: 61,000 USDYork County: 72,100 USD
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  • 59K to 63K
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  • 66K to 69K
  • 69K to 75K
  • 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.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Cass County: 86,000 USDCass County86,000Douglas County: 86,000 USDDouglas County86,000Sarpy County: 86,000 USDSarpy County86,000Washington County: 86,000 USDWashington County86,000Seward County: 82,600 USDSeward County82,600Saunders County: 81,600 USDSaunders County81,600Lancaster County: 80,400 USDLancaster County80,400Cheyenne County: 80,300 USDCheyenne County80,300Nemaha County: 79,200 USDNemaha County79,200Gosper County: 77,900 USDGosper County77,900Polk County: 76,100 USDPolk County76,100Hamilton County: 75,700 USDHamilton County75,700Platte County: 75,600 USDPlatte County75,600Box Butte County: 75,200 USDBox Butte County75,200Kearney County: 75,200 USDKearney County75,200Buffalo County: 74,900 USDBuffalo County74,900Wayne County: 74,700 USDWayne County74,700Garden County: 74,400 USDGarden County74,400Perkins County: 74,300 USDPerkins County74,300Cedar County: 72,900 USDCedar County72,900York County: 72,100 USDYork County72,100Phelps County: 71,700 USDPhelps County71,700Thomas County: 71,400 USDThomas County71,400Howard County: 71,200 USDHoward County71,200Stanton County: 71,200 USDStanton County71,200Adams County: 70,700 USDAdams County70,700Otoe County: 70,500 USDOtoe County70,500Pierce County: 70,300 USDPierce County70,300Boone County: 69,900 USDBoone County69,900Dakota County: 69,500 USDDakota County69,500Dixon County: 69,500 USDDixon County69,500Lincoln County: 68,300 USDLincoln County68,300McPherson County: 68,100 USDMcPherson County68,100Nance County: 67,800 USDNance County67,800Cherry County: 67,600 USDCherry County67,600Banner County: 67,500 USDBanner County67,500Butler County: 67,100 USDButler County67,100Logan County: 66,500 USDLogan County66,500Fillmore County: 66,300 USDFillmore County66,300Chase County: 66,100 USDChase County66,100Cass County: 86,000 USDCass County86,000Douglas County: 86,000 USDDouglas County86,000Sarpy County: 86,000 USDSarpy County86,000Washington County: 86,000 USDWashington County86,000Seward County: 82,600 USDSeward County82,600Saunders County: 81,600 USDSaunders County81,600Lancaster County: 80,400 USDLancaster County80,400Cheyenne County: 80,300 USDCheyenne County80,300Nemaha County: 79,200 USDNemaha County79,200Gosper County: 77,900 USDGosper County77,900Polk County: 76,100 USDPolk County76,100Hamilton County: 75,700 USDHamilton County75,700Platte County: 75,600 USDPlatte County75,600Box Butte County: 75,200 USDBox Butte County75,200Kearney County: 75,200 USDKearney County75,200Buffalo County: 74,900 USDBuffalo County74,900Wayne County: 74,700 USDWayne County74,700Garden County: 74,400 USDGarden County74,400Perkins County: 74,300 USDPerkins County74,300Cedar County: 72,900 USDCedar County72,900York County: 72,100 USDYork County72,100Phelps County: 71,700 USDPhelps County71,700Thomas County: 71,400 USDThomas County71,400Howard County: 71,200 USDHoward County71,200Stanton County: 71,200 USDStanton County71,200Adams County: 70,700 USDAdams County70,700Otoe County: 70,500 USDOtoe County70,500Pierce County: 70,300 USDPierce County70,300Boone County: 69,900 USDBoone County69,900Dakota County: 69,500 USDDakota County69,500Dixon County: 69,500 USDDixon County69,500Lincoln County: 68,300 USDLincoln County68,300McPherson County: 68,100 USDMcPherson County68,100Nance County: 67,800 USDNance County67,800Cherry County: 67,600 USDCherry County67,600Banner County: 67,500 USDBanner County67,500Butler County: 67,100 USDButler County67,100Logan County: 66,500 USDLogan County66,500Fillmore County: 66,300 USDFillmore County66,300Chase County: 66,100 USDChase County66,100
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
1Cass County86,000+5.4%
1Douglas County86,000+5.4%
1Sarpy County86,000+5.4%
1Washington County86,000+5.4%
5Seward County82,600+7%
6Saunders County81,600+6%
7Lancaster County80,400+2.6%
8Cheyenne County80,300+6.6%
9Nemaha County79,200+2.9%
10Gosper County77,900+14.6%
11Polk County76,100+0.7%
12Hamilton County75,700+5.9%
13Platte County75,600+6.3%
14Box Butte County75,200+10.8%
14Kearney County75,200+15.3%
16Buffalo County74,900-0.4%
17Wayne County74,700-2.4%
18Garden County74,400+6.1%
19Perkins County74,300+6.9%
20Cedar County72,900+2.8%
21York County72,100+4%
22Phelps County71,700+2.9%
23Thomas County71,400+5.3%
24Howard County71,200+2.7%
24Stanton County71,200+11.3%
26Adams County70,700+0.1%
27Otoe County70,500+3.2%
28Pierce County70,300+1.6%
29Boone County69,900+4.3%
30Dakota County69,500+6.8%
30Dixon County69,500+6.8%
32Lincoln County68,300+3.8%
33McPherson County68,100+6.9%
34Nance County67,800+12.8%
35Cherry County67,600+4.6%
36Banner County67,500+6.8%
37Butler County67,100+0.1%
38Logan County66,500+6.9%
39Fillmore County66,300+0.3%
40Chase County66,100+4.1%
40Colfax County66,100+3%
42Burt County66,000+1.2%
42Merrick County66,000+4.1%
44Holt County65,900+5.4%
45Dundy County65,800+9.1%
46Gage County65,6000%
46Loup County65,600+13.3%
48Thayer County65,500+4.6%
49Clay County65,000+0.3%
49Valley County65,000+3.5%
51Madison County64,9000%
51Saline County64,900+3.5%
53Frontier County64,800+6.9%
53Sherman County64,800+3.8%
55Knox County64,700+4.2%
56Cuming County64,400-2.3%
57Hayes County64,300+6.1%
58Boyd County63,900+10%
59Johnson County63,700+3.9%
60Rock County63,600+0.3%
61Keith County63,500+3.3%
62Franklin County63,200+1%
63Richardson County63,100+0.3%
64Red Willow County62,700+3.8%
65Dodge County62,400+2.5%
66Custer County62,300+5.4%
67Dawson County62,200+5.8%
68Webster County62,100+7.8%
69Hall County61,700+3.4%
70Deuel County61,500-0.3%
71Greeley County61,300+11.3%
72Antelope County61,000+2.9%
72Harlan County61,000-1.9%
72Wheeler County61,000+5.4%
75Dawes County60,900-4.1%
75Sioux County60,900+10.7%
77Arthur County59,900+7.3%
78Nuckolls County59,000-0.3%
79Scotts Bluff County58,800+2.3%
80Blaine County58,400+6.8%
81Sheridan County58,200+4.9%
82Morrill County58,000+0.2%
83Hitchcock County57,600+3.8%
84Garfield County57,400+3.2%
85Pawnee County57,100-6.1%
86Jefferson County55,800-1.9%
87Furnas County55,400+2.8%
88Kimball County54,400-4.4%
89Grant County54,100+6.5%
90Keya Paha County53,200+7%
91Hooker County51,600+8.9%
92Brown County51,400+6.2%
93Thurston County50,900+2.2%

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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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2019 (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), 2019}},
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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 $86,000 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)?

Thurston County, with $50,900 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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