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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 2023, at $109,400. Blaine County had the lowest, at $62,400. The median was $82,800. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest109,400Cass County
Lowest62,400Blaine County
Median82,80093 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 88,500 USDAntelope County: 76,600 USDArthur County: 86,300 USDBanner County: 74,200 USDBlaine County: 62,400 USDBoone County: 93,500 USDBox Butte County: 88,000 USDBoyd County: 86,800 USDBrown County: 72,000 USDBuffalo County: 98,500 USDBurt County: 84,200 USDButler County: 102,700 USDCass County: 109,400 USDCedar County: 95,600 USDChase County: 75,700 USDCherry County: 73,700 USDCheyenne County: 79,800 USDClay County: 89,700 USDColfax County: 80,600 USDCuming County: 87,600 USDCuster County: 73,400 USDDakota County: 85,300 USDDawes County: 78,100 USDDawson County: 76,700 USDDeuel County: 73,700 USDDixon County: 85,300 USDDodge County: 87,700 USDDouglas County: 109,400 USDDundy County: 91,100 USDFillmore County: 101,900 USDFranklin County: 68,500 USDFrontier County: 78,400 USDFurnas County: 78,200 USDGage County: 88,000 USDGarden County: 63,700 USDGarfield County: 73,500 USDGosper County: 85,500 USDGrant County: 73,700 USDGreeley County: 74,600 USDHall County: 82,100 USDHamilton County: 100,200 USDHarlan County: 93,500 USDHayes County: 81,900 USDHitchcock County: 72,200 USDHolt County: 82,100 USDHooker County: 79,100 USDHoward County: 88,700 USDJefferson County: 73,700 USDJohnson County: 73,400 USDKearney County: 90,000 USDKeith County: 83,900 USDKeya Paha County: 68,500 USDKimball County: 73,200 USDKnox County: 82,800 USDLancaster County: 101,600 USDLincoln County: 87,100 USDLogan County: 74,600 USDLoup County: 72,400 USDMcPherson County: 70,700 USDMadison County: 87,300 USDMerrick County: 86,900 USDMorrill County: 72,600 USDNance County: 77,600 USDNemaha County: 85,200 USDNuckolls County: 84,700 USDOtoe County: 95,400 USDPawnee County: 69,900 USDPerkins County: 84,400 USDPhelps County: 89,600 USDPierce County: 83,600 USDPlatte County: 89,400 USDPolk County: 90,300 USDRed Willow County: 84,900 USDRichardson County: 70,300 USDRock County: 76,000 USDSaline County: 78,300 USDSarpy County: 109,400 USDSaunders County: 105,000 USDScotts Bluff County: 81,900 USDSeward County: 102,800 USDSheridan County: 69,100 USDSherman County: 80,200 USDSioux County: 62,600 USDStanton County: 95,100 USDThayer County: 80,200 USDThomas County: 82,800 USDThurston County: 71,500 USDValley County: 87,000 USDWashington County: 109,400 USDWayne County: 90,000 USDWebster County: 71,000 USDWheeler County: 81,400 USDYork County: 89,400 USD
  • Under 73K
  • 73K to 78K
  • 78K to 83K
  • 83K to 87K
  • 87K to 93K
  • 93K and over
USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Cass County: 109,400 USDCass County109,400Douglas County: 109,400 USDDouglas County109,400Sarpy County: 109,400 USDSarpy County109,400Washington County: 109,400 USDWashington County109,400Saunders County: 105,000 USDSaunders County105,000Seward County: 102,800 USDSeward County102,800Butler County: 102,700 USDButler County102,700Fillmore County: 101,900 USDFillmore County101,900Lancaster County: 101,600 USDLancaster County101,600Hamilton County: 100,200 USDHamilton County100,200Buffalo County: 98,500 USDBuffalo County98,500Cedar County: 95,600 USDCedar County95,600Otoe County: 95,400 USDOtoe County95,400Stanton County: 95,100 USDStanton County95,100Boone County: 93,500 USDBoone County93,500Harlan County: 93,500 USDHarlan County93,500Dundy County: 91,100 USDDundy County91,100Polk County: 90,300 USDPolk County90,300Kearney County: 90,000 USDKearney County90,000Wayne County: 90,000 USDWayne County90,000Clay County: 89,700 USDClay County89,700Phelps County: 89,600 USDPhelps County89,600Platte County: 89,400 USDPlatte County89,400York County: 89,400 USDYork County89,400Howard County: 88,700 USDHoward County88,700Adams County: 88,500 USDAdams County88,500Box Butte County: 88,000 USDBox Butte County88,000Gage County: 88,000 USDGage County88,000Dodge County: 87,700 USDDodge County87,700Cuming County: 87,600 USDCuming County87,600Madison County: 87,300 USDMadison County87,300Lincoln County: 87,100 USDLincoln County87,100Valley County: 87,000 USDValley County87,000Merrick County: 86,900 USDMerrick County86,900Boyd County: 86,800 USDBoyd County86,800Arthur County: 86,300 USDArthur County86,300Gosper County: 85,500 USDGosper County85,500Dakota County: 85,300 USDDakota County85,300Dixon County: 85,300 USDDixon County85,300Nemaha County: 85,200 USDNemaha County85,200Cass County: 109,400 USDCass County109,400Douglas County: 109,400 USDDouglas County109,400Sarpy County: 109,400 USDSarpy County109,400Washington County: 109,400 USDWashington County109,400Saunders County: 105,000 USDSaunders County105,000Seward County: 102,800 USDSeward County102,800Butler County: 102,700 USDButler County102,700Fillmore County: 101,900 USDFillmore County101,900Lancaster County: 101,600 USDLancaster County101,600Hamilton County: 100,200 USDHamilton County100,200Buffalo County: 98,500 USDBuffalo County98,500Cedar County: 95,600 USDCedar County95,600Otoe County: 95,400 USDOtoe County95,400Stanton County: 95,100 USDStanton County95,100Boone County: 93,500 USDBoone County93,500Harlan County: 93,500 USDHarlan County93,500Dundy County: 91,100 USDDundy County91,100Polk County: 90,300 USDPolk County90,300Kearney County: 90,000 USDKearney County90,000Wayne County: 90,000 USDWayne County90,000Clay County: 89,700 USDClay County89,700Phelps County: 89,600 USDPhelps County89,600Platte County: 89,400 USDPlatte County89,400York County: 89,400 USDYork County89,400Howard County: 88,700 USDHoward County88,700Adams County: 88,500 USDAdams County88,500Box Butte County: 88,000 USDBox Butte County88,000Gage County: 88,000 USDGage County88,000Dodge County: 87,700 USDDodge County87,700Cuming County: 87,600 USDCuming County87,600Madison County: 87,300 USDMadison County87,300Lincoln County: 87,100 USDLincoln County87,100Valley County: 87,000 USDValley County87,000Merrick County: 86,900 USDMerrick County86,900Boyd County: 86,800 USDBoyd County86,800Arthur County: 86,300 USDArthur County86,300Gosper County: 85,500 USDGosper County85,500Dakota County: 85,300 USDDakota County85,300Dixon County: 85,300 USDDixon County85,300Nemaha County: 85,200 USDNemaha County85,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Cass County109,400+15%
1Douglas County109,400+15%
1Sarpy County109,400+15%
1Washington County109,400+15%
5Saunders County105,000+12.9%
6Seward County102,800+5.4%
7Butler County102,700+20.5%
8Fillmore County101,900+12.8%
9Lancaster County101,600+12.1%
10Hamilton County100,200+16.1%
11Buffalo County98,500+11%
12Cedar County95,600+14.1%
13Otoe County95,400+11.7%
14Stanton County95,100+8.1%
15Boone County93,500+23.5%
15Harlan County93,500+20%
17Dundy County91,100+46.5%
18Polk County90,300+4.8%
19Kearney County90,000+3.4%
19Wayne County90,000+8.4%
21Clay County89,700+12.4%
22Phelps County89,600+5%
23Platte County89,400+3.1%
23York County89,400+6.7%
25Howard County88,700+7.9%
26Adams County88,500+12.6%
27Box Butte County88,000+8.9%
27Gage County88,000+8.6%
29Dodge County87,700+18.2%
30Cuming County87,600+7.7%
31Madison County87,300+12.9%
32Lincoln County87,100+4.6%
33Valley County87,000+4.7%
34Merrick County86,900+11.1%
35Boyd County86,800+17.9%
36Arthur County86,300+14.8%
37Gosper County85,500-4.9%
38Dakota County85,300-0.9%
38Dixon County85,300-0.9%
40Nemaha County85,200+5.7%
41Red Willow County84,900+20.6%
42Nuckolls County84,700+25.5%
43Perkins County84,400-6.5%
44Burt County84,200+7.3%
45Keith County83,900+13.8%
46Pierce County83,600-3.5%
47Knox County82,800+13.4%
47Thomas County82,800-3.6%
49Hall County82,100+6.3%
49Holt County82,100+0.9%
51Hayes County81,900+12.2%
51Scotts Bluff County81,900+15.8%
53Wheeler County81,400+11.5%
54Colfax County80,600+7.5%
55Sherman County80,200+2.6%
55Thayer County80,200+6.4%
57Cheyenne County79,800-3.2%
58Hooker County79,100+17.4%
59Frontier County78,400+5.1%
60Saline County78,300+10.6%
61Furnas County78,200+10%
62Dawes County78,100-2.1%
63Nance County77,600+11%
64Dawson County76,700+10.5%
65Antelope County76,600+7.7%
66Rock County76,000-1.6%
67Chase County75,700+6%
68Greeley County74,600+9.9%
68Logan County74,600-0.7%
70Banner County74,200+5.1%
71Cherry County73,700+2.9%
71Deuel County73,700+16.2%
71Grant County73,700+12%
71Jefferson County73,700+13.4%
75Garfield County73,500+8.6%
76Custer County73,400+11.2%
76Johnson County73,4000%
78Kimball County73,200+0.3%
79Morrill County72,600+7.4%
80Loup County72,400-1.2%
81Hitchcock County72,200-0.8%
82Brown County72,000+5.9%
83Thurston County71,500+12.4%
84Webster County71,0000%
85McPherson County70,700-12.2%
86Richardson County70,300-0.4%
87Pawnee County69,900+6.2%
88Sheridan County69,100+4.2%
89Franklin County68,500-1%
89Keya Paha County68,500+8.7%
91Garden County63,700-0.2%
92Sioux County62,600-1.6%
93Blaine County62,400-1.3%

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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/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.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), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/nebraska-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/nebraska-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Nebraska by area median family income (HUD), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/nebraska-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cass County, with $109,400 in 2023, 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)?

Blaine County, with $62,400 in 2023.

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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