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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 2021, at $87,800. Jefferson County had the lowest, at $55,500. The median was $69,000. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest87,800Cass County
Lowest55,500Jefferson County
Median69,00093 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 72,000 USDAntelope County: 64,800 USDArthur County: 68,500 USDBanner County: 67,400 USDBlaine County: 58,700 USDBoone County: 71,700 USDBox Butte County: 75,900 USDBoyd County: 70,700 USDBrown County: 58,100 USDBuffalo County: 80,400 USDBurt County: 70,200 USDButler County: 71,100 USDCass County: 87,800 USDCedar County: 77,500 USDChase County: 66,300 USDCherry County: 65,700 USDCheyenne County: 81,400 USDClay County: 72,500 USDColfax County: 68,700 USDCuming County: 73,300 USDCuster County: 57,600 USDDakota County: 73,300 USDDawes County: 67,700 USDDawson County: 65,400 USDDeuel County: 61,500 USDDixon County: 73,300 USDDodge County: 65,000 USDDouglas County: 87,800 USDDundy County: 62,000 USDFillmore County: 76,800 USDFranklin County: 64,100 USDFrontier County: 66,500 USDFurnas County: 65,200 USDGage County: 71,700 USDGarden County: 66,900 USDGarfield County: 59,300 USDGosper County: 86,400 USDGrant County: 58,500 USDGreeley County: 63,600 USDHall County: 68,000 USDHamilton County: 81,000 USDHarlan County: 69,000 USDHayes County: 66,100 USDHitchcock County: 58,900 USDHolt County: 74,100 USDHooker County: 59,600 USDHoward County: 73,900 USDJefferson County: 55,500 USDJohnson County: 66,100 USDKearney County: 80,100 USDKeith County: 66,500 USDKeya Paha County: 57,100 USDKimball County: 64,400 USDKnox County: 66,900 USDLancaster County: 82,500 USDLincoln County: 75,500 USDLogan County: 72,400 USDLoup County: 71,100 USDMcPherson County: 74,700 USDMadison County: 71,800 USDMerrick County: 74,600 USDMorrill County: 60,900 USDNance County: 62,400 USDNemaha County: 69,900 USDNuckolls County: 61,100 USDOtoe County: 75,200 USDPawnee County: 64,400 USDPerkins County: 79,500 USDPhelps County: 77,300 USDPierce County: 74,200 USDPlatte County: 82,100 USDPolk County: 79,000 USDRed Willow County: 60,000 USDRichardson County: 64,800 USDRock County: 68,200 USDSaline County: 63,500 USDSarpy County: 87,800 USDSaunders County: 83,700 USDScotts Bluff County: 64,500 USDSeward County: 86,300 USDSheridan County: 59,600 USDSherman County: 71,700 USDSioux County: 56,200 USDStanton County: 77,700 USDThayer County: 68,700 USDThomas County: 78,100 USDThurston County: 55,900 USDValley County: 72,900 USDWashington County: 87,800 USDWayne County: 80,900 USDWebster County: 63,600 USDWheeler County: 65,100 USDYork County: 76,100 USD
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  • 62K to 66K
  • 66K to 69K
  • 69K to 73K
  • 73K to 79K
  • 79K and over
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Cass County: 87,800 USDCass County87,800Douglas County: 87,800 USDDouglas County87,800Sarpy County: 87,800 USDSarpy County87,800Washington County: 87,800 USDWashington County87,800Gosper County: 86,400 USDGosper County86,400Seward County: 86,300 USDSeward County86,300Saunders County: 83,700 USDSaunders County83,700Lancaster County: 82,500 USDLancaster County82,500Platte County: 82,100 USDPlatte County82,100Cheyenne County: 81,400 USDCheyenne County81,400Hamilton County: 81,000 USDHamilton County81,000Wayne County: 80,900 USDWayne County80,900Buffalo County: 80,400 USDBuffalo County80,400Kearney County: 80,100 USDKearney County80,100Perkins County: 79,500 USDPerkins County79,500Polk County: 79,000 USDPolk County79,000Thomas County: 78,100 USDThomas County78,100Stanton County: 77,700 USDStanton County77,700Cedar County: 77,500 USDCedar County77,500Phelps County: 77,300 USDPhelps County77,300Fillmore County: 76,800 USDFillmore County76,800York County: 76,100 USDYork County76,100Box Butte County: 75,900 USDBox Butte County75,900Lincoln County: 75,500 USDLincoln County75,500Otoe County: 75,200 USDOtoe County75,200McPherson County: 74,700 USDMcPherson County74,700Merrick County: 74,600 USDMerrick County74,600Pierce County: 74,200 USDPierce County74,200Holt County: 74,100 USDHolt County74,100Howard County: 73,900 USDHoward County73,900Cuming County: 73,300 USDCuming County73,300Dakota County: 73,300 USDDakota County73,300Dixon County: 73,300 USDDixon County73,300Valley County: 72,900 USDValley County72,900Clay County: 72,500 USDClay County72,500Logan County: 72,400 USDLogan County72,400Adams County: 72,000 USDAdams County72,000Madison County: 71,800 USDMadison County71,800Boone County: 71,700 USDBoone County71,700Gage County: 71,700 USDGage County71,700Cass County: 87,800 USDCass County87,800Douglas County: 87,800 USDDouglas County87,800Sarpy County: 87,800 USDSarpy County87,800Washington County: 87,800 USDWashington County87,800Gosper County: 86,400 USDGosper County86,400Seward County: 86,300 USDSeward County86,300Saunders County: 83,700 USDSaunders County83,700Lancaster County: 82,500 USDLancaster County82,500Platte County: 82,100 USDPlatte County82,100Cheyenne County: 81,400 USDCheyenne County81,400Hamilton County: 81,000 USDHamilton County81,000Wayne County: 80,900 USDWayne County80,900Buffalo County: 80,400 USDBuffalo County80,400Kearney County: 80,100 USDKearney County80,100Perkins County: 79,500 USDPerkins County79,500Polk County: 79,000 USDPolk County79,000Thomas County: 78,100 USDThomas County78,100Stanton County: 77,700 USDStanton County77,700Cedar County: 77,500 USDCedar County77,500Phelps County: 77,300 USDPhelps County77,300Fillmore County: 76,800 USDFillmore County76,800York County: 76,100 USDYork County76,100Box Butte County: 75,900 USDBox Butte County75,900Lincoln County: 75,500 USDLincoln County75,500Otoe County: 75,200 USDOtoe County75,200McPherson County: 74,700 USDMcPherson County74,700Merrick County: 74,600 USDMerrick County74,600Pierce County: 74,200 USDPierce County74,200Holt County: 74,100 USDHolt County74,100Howard County: 73,900 USDHoward County73,900Cuming County: 73,300 USDCuming County73,300Dakota County: 73,300 USDDakota County73,300Dixon County: 73,300 USDDixon County73,300Valley County: 72,900 USDValley County72,900Clay County: 72,500 USDClay County72,500Logan County: 72,400 USDLogan County72,400Adams County: 72,000 USDAdams County72,000Madison County: 71,800 USDMadison County71,800Boone County: 71,700 USDBoone County71,700Gage County: 71,700 USDGage County71,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Cass County87,800+0.9%
1Douglas County87,800+0.9%
1Sarpy County87,800+0.9%
1Washington County87,800+0.9%
5Gosper County86,400+1.9%
6Seward County86,300+2%
7Saunders County83,700+1.1%
8Lancaster County82,500+0.5%
9Platte County82,100+5.3%
10Cheyenne County81,400-1%
11Hamilton County81,000+1%
12Wayne County80,900+6.7%
13Buffalo County80,400+3.3%
14Kearney County80,100+5.5%
15Perkins County79,500+7.6%
16Polk County79,000-3.2%
17Thomas County78,100+3.2%
18Stanton County77,700+5.7%
19Cedar County77,500+2.5%
20Phelps County77,300+0.7%
21Fillmore County76,800+5.8%
22York County76,100+1.2%
23Box Butte County75,900-3.3%
24Lincoln County75,500+2.7%
25Otoe County75,200+2.6%
26McPherson County74,700+0.5%
27Merrick County74,600+7%
28Pierce County74,2000%
29Holt County74,100+9.1%
30Howard County73,900+1.7%
31Cuming County73,300+7.2%
31Dakota County73,300-2.5%
31Dixon County73,300-2.5%
34Valley County72,900+5.7%
35Clay County72,500+6%
36Logan County72,400+4.8%
37Adams County72,000-1.2%
38Madison County71,800+6.2%
39Boone County71,700-2%
39Gage County71,700+0.7%
39Sherman County71,700+3.8%
42Butler County71,100+1.9%
42Loup County71,100+3.9%
44Boyd County70,700+4.4%
45Burt County70,200+4.8%
46Nemaha County69,900-5.2%
47Harlan County69,000+3.1%
48Colfax County68,700+2.8%
48Thayer County68,700-1.2%
50Arthur County68,500+5.2%
51Rock County68,200-1.6%
52Hall County68,000+2.6%
53Dawes County67,700+0.7%
54Banner County67,400-3.6%
55Garden County66,900-7.3%
55Knox County66,900+2.8%
57Frontier County66,500+1.5%
57Keith County66,500+8.1%
59Chase County66,300+0.5%
60Hayes County66,100-1.5%
60Johnson County66,100+3.1%
62Cherry County65,700+0.3%
63Dawson County65,400+3.6%
64Furnas County65,200+0.5%
65Wheeler County65,100+1.1%
66Dodge County65,000+0.5%
67Antelope County64,800+3.3%
67Richardson County64,800+3.7%
69Scotts Bluff County64,500+3.4%
70Kimball County64,400+13.8%
70Pawnee County64,400+7.5%
72Franklin County64,100-1.1%
73Greeley County63,6000%
73Webster County63,600+0.6%
75Saline County63,500-3.8%
76Nance County62,400-4.4%
77Dundy County62,000+3%
78Deuel County61,500-2.8%
79Nuckolls County61,100+5%
80Morrill County60,900+3.6%
81Red Willow County60,000-6.3%
82Hooker County59,600+5.5%
82Sheridan County59,600+2.2%
84Garfield County59,300+0.9%
85Hitchcock County58,900+1.2%
86Blaine County58,700-4.9%
87Grant County58,500+1%
88Brown County58,100+3.9%
89Custer County57,600-10%
90Keya Paha County57,100+1.4%
91Sioux County56,200-10.4%
92Thurston County55,900+5.5%
93Jefferson County55,500-4.8%

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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/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.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), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 24 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/nebraska-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/nebraska-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/nebraska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cass County, with $87,800 in 2021, 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)?

Jefferson County, with $55,500 in 2021.

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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