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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 2020, at $87,000. Thurston County had the lowest, at $53,000. The median was $67,900. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest87,000Cass County
Lowest53,000Thurston County
Median67,90093 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 72,900 USDAntelope County: 62,700 USDArthur County: 65,100 USDBanner County: 69,900 USDBlaine County: 61,700 USDBoone County: 73,200 USDBox Butte County: 78,500 USDBoyd County: 67,700 USDBrown County: 55,900 USDBuffalo County: 77,800 USDBurt County: 67,000 USDButler County: 69,800 USDCass County: 87,000 USDCedar County: 75,600 USDChase County: 66,000 USDCherry County: 65,500 USDCheyenne County: 82,200 USDClay County: 68,400 USDColfax County: 66,800 USDCuming County: 68,400 USDCuster County: 64,000 USDDakota County: 75,200 USDDawes County: 67,200 USDDawson County: 63,100 USDDeuel County: 63,300 USDDixon County: 75,200 USDDodge County: 64,700 USDDouglas County: 87,000 USDDundy County: 60,200 USDFillmore County: 72,600 USDFranklin County: 64,800 USDFrontier County: 65,500 USDFurnas County: 64,900 USDGage County: 71,200 USDGarden County: 72,200 USDGarfield County: 58,800 USDGosper County: 84,800 USDGrant County: 57,900 USDGreeley County: 63,600 USDHall County: 66,300 USDHamilton County: 80,200 USDHarlan County: 66,900 USDHayes County: 67,100 USDHitchcock County: 58,200 USDHolt County: 67,900 USDHooker County: 56,500 USDHoward County: 72,700 USDJefferson County: 58,300 USDJohnson County: 64,100 USDKearney County: 75,900 USDKeith County: 61,500 USDKeya Paha County: 56,300 USDKimball County: 56,600 USDKnox County: 65,100 USDLancaster County: 82,100 USDLincoln County: 73,500 USDLogan County: 69,100 USDLoup County: 68,400 USDMcPherson County: 74,300 USDMadison County: 67,600 USDMerrick County: 69,700 USDMorrill County: 58,800 USDNance County: 65,300 USDNemaha County: 73,700 USDNuckolls County: 58,200 USDOtoe County: 73,300 USDPawnee County: 59,900 USDPerkins County: 73,900 USDPhelps County: 76,800 USDPierce County: 74,200 USDPlatte County: 78,000 USDPolk County: 81,600 USDRed Willow County: 64,000 USDRichardson County: 62,500 USDRock County: 69,300 USDSaline County: 66,000 USDSarpy County: 87,000 USDSaunders County: 82,800 USDScotts Bluff County: 62,400 USDSeward County: 84,600 USDSheridan County: 58,300 USDSherman County: 69,100 USDSioux County: 62,700 USDStanton County: 73,500 USDThayer County: 69,500 USDThomas County: 75,700 USDThurston County: 53,000 USDValley County: 69,000 USDWashington County: 87,000 USDWayne County: 75,800 USDWebster County: 63,200 USDWheeler County: 64,400 USDYork County: 75,200 USD
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  • 62K to 65K
  • 65K to 68K
  • 68K to 73K
  • 73K to 76K
  • 76K and over
USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Cass County: 87,000 USDCass County87,000Douglas County: 87,000 USDDouglas County87,000Sarpy County: 87,000 USDSarpy County87,000Washington County: 87,000 USDWashington County87,000Gosper County: 84,800 USDGosper County84,800Seward County: 84,600 USDSeward County84,600Saunders County: 82,800 USDSaunders County82,800Cheyenne County: 82,200 USDCheyenne County82,200Lancaster County: 82,100 USDLancaster County82,100Polk County: 81,600 USDPolk County81,600Hamilton County: 80,200 USDHamilton County80,200Box Butte County: 78,500 USDBox Butte County78,500Platte County: 78,000 USDPlatte County78,000Buffalo County: 77,800 USDBuffalo County77,800Phelps County: 76,800 USDPhelps County76,800Kearney County: 75,900 USDKearney County75,900Wayne County: 75,800 USDWayne County75,800Thomas County: 75,700 USDThomas County75,700Cedar County: 75,600 USDCedar County75,600Dakota County: 75,200 USDDakota County75,200Dixon County: 75,200 USDDixon County75,200York County: 75,200 USDYork County75,200McPherson County: 74,300 USDMcPherson County74,300Pierce County: 74,200 USDPierce County74,200Perkins County: 73,900 USDPerkins County73,900Nemaha County: 73,700 USDNemaha County73,700Lincoln County: 73,500 USDLincoln County73,500Stanton County: 73,500 USDStanton County73,500Otoe County: 73,300 USDOtoe County73,300Boone County: 73,200 USDBoone County73,200Adams County: 72,900 USDAdams County72,900Howard County: 72,700 USDHoward County72,700Fillmore County: 72,600 USDFillmore County72,600Garden County: 72,200 USDGarden County72,200Gage County: 71,200 USDGage County71,200Banner County: 69,900 USDBanner County69,900Butler County: 69,800 USDButler County69,800Merrick County: 69,700 USDMerrick County69,700Thayer County: 69,500 USDThayer County69,500Rock County: 69,300 USDRock County69,300Cass County: 87,000 USDCass County87,000Douglas County: 87,000 USDDouglas County87,000Sarpy County: 87,000 USDSarpy County87,000Washington County: 87,000 USDWashington County87,000Gosper County: 84,800 USDGosper County84,800Seward County: 84,600 USDSeward County84,600Saunders County: 82,800 USDSaunders County82,800Cheyenne County: 82,200 USDCheyenne County82,200Lancaster County: 82,100 USDLancaster County82,100Polk County: 81,600 USDPolk County81,600Hamilton County: 80,200 USDHamilton County80,200Box Butte County: 78,500 USDBox Butte County78,500Platte County: 78,000 USDPlatte County78,000Buffalo County: 77,800 USDBuffalo County77,800Phelps County: 76,800 USDPhelps County76,800Kearney County: 75,900 USDKearney County75,900Wayne County: 75,800 USDWayne County75,800Thomas County: 75,700 USDThomas County75,700Cedar County: 75,600 USDCedar County75,600Dakota County: 75,200 USDDakota County75,200Dixon County: 75,200 USDDixon County75,200York County: 75,200 USDYork County75,200McPherson County: 74,300 USDMcPherson County74,300Pierce County: 74,200 USDPierce County74,200Perkins County: 73,900 USDPerkins County73,900Nemaha County: 73,700 USDNemaha County73,700Lincoln County: 73,500 USDLincoln County73,500Stanton County: 73,500 USDStanton County73,500Otoe County: 73,300 USDOtoe County73,300Boone County: 73,200 USDBoone County73,200Adams County: 72,900 USDAdams County72,900Howard County: 72,700 USDHoward County72,700Fillmore County: 72,600 USDFillmore County72,600Garden County: 72,200 USDGarden County72,200Gage County: 71,200 USDGage County71,200Banner County: 69,900 USDBanner County69,900Butler County: 69,800 USDButler County69,800Merrick County: 69,700 USDMerrick County69,700Thayer County: 69,500 USDThayer County69,500Rock County: 69,300 USDRock County69,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Cass County87,000+1.2%
1Douglas County87,000+1.2%
1Sarpy County87,000+1.2%
1Washington County87,000+1.2%
5Gosper County84,800+8.9%
6Seward County84,600+2.4%
7Saunders County82,800+1.5%
8Cheyenne County82,200+2.4%
9Lancaster County82,100+2.1%
10Polk County81,600+7.2%
11Hamilton County80,200+5.9%
12Box Butte County78,500+4.4%
13Platte County78,000+3.2%
14Buffalo County77,800+3.9%
15Phelps County76,800+7.1%
16Kearney County75,900+0.9%
17Wayne County75,800+1.5%
18Thomas County75,700+6%
19Cedar County75,600+3.7%
20Dakota County75,200+8.2%
20Dixon County75,200+8.2%
20York County75,200+4.3%
23McPherson County74,300+9.1%
24Pierce County74,200+5.5%
25Perkins County73,900-0.5%
26Nemaha County73,700-6.9%
27Lincoln County73,500+7.6%
27Stanton County73,500+3.2%
29Otoe County73,300+4%
30Boone County73,200+4.7%
31Adams County72,900+3.1%
32Howard County72,700+2.1%
33Fillmore County72,600+9.5%
34Garden County72,200-3%
35Gage County71,200+8.5%
36Banner County69,900+3.6%
37Butler County69,800+4%
38Merrick County69,700+5.6%
39Thayer County69,500+6.1%
40Rock County69,300+9%
41Logan County69,100+3.9%
41Sherman County69,100+6.6%
43Valley County69,000+6.2%
44Clay County68,400+5.2%
44Cuming County68,400+6.2%
44Loup County68,400+4.3%
47Holt County67,900+3%
48Boyd County67,700+5.9%
49Madison County67,600+4.2%
50Dawes County67,200+10.3%
51Hayes County67,100+4.4%
52Burt County67,000+1.5%
53Harlan County66,900+9.7%
54Colfax County66,800+1.1%
55Hall County66,300+7.5%
56Chase County66,000-0.2%
56Saline County66,000+1.7%
58Cherry County65,500-3.1%
58Frontier County65,500+1.1%
60Nance County65,300-3.7%
61Arthur County65,100+8.7%
61Knox County65,100+0.6%
63Furnas County64,900+17.1%
64Franklin County64,800+2.5%
65Dodge County64,700+3.7%
66Wheeler County64,400+5.6%
67Johnson County64,100+0.6%
68Custer County64,000+2.7%
68Red Willow County64,000+2.1%
70Greeley County63,600+3.8%
71Deuel County63,300+2.9%
72Webster County63,200+1.8%
73Dawson County63,100+1.4%
74Antelope County62,700+2.8%
74Sioux County62,700+3%
76Richardson County62,500-1%
77Scotts Bluff County62,400+6.1%
78Blaine County61,700+5.7%
79Keith County61,500-3.1%
80Dundy County60,200-8.5%
81Pawnee County59,900+4.9%
82Garfield County58,800+2.4%
82Morrill County58,800+1.4%
84Jefferson County58,300+4.5%
84Sheridan County58,300+0.2%
86Hitchcock County58,200+1%
86Nuckolls County58,200-1.4%
88Grant County57,900+7%
89Kimball County56,600+4%
90Hooker County56,500+9.5%
91Keya Paha County56,300+5.8%
92Brown County55,900+8.8%
93Thurston County53,000+4.1%

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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/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2020). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/nebraska-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/nebraska-counties?period=2020.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/nebraska-counties?period=2020 (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), 2020}},
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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 $87,000 in 2020, 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 $53,000 in 2020.

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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