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Counties in Nevada by area median family income (HUD)

Eureka County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 17 counties in 2020, at $118,600. Esmeralda County had the lowest, at $52,500. The median was $73,800. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest118,600Eureka County
Lowest52,500Esmeralda County
Median73,80017 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Churchill County: 63,300 USDClark County: 70,800 USDDouglas County: 75,400 USDElko County: 91,800 USDEsmeralda County: 52,500 USDEureka County: 118,600 USDHumboldt County: 85,900 USDLander County: 97,000 USDLincoln County: 63,300 USDLyon County: 64,100 USDMineral County: 61,900 USDNye County: 57,300 USDPershing County: 64,100 USDStorey County: 79,600 USDWashoe County: 79,600 USDWhite Pine County: 73,800 USDCarson City: 75,400 USD
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  • 63K to 67K
  • 67K to 75K
  • 75K to 85K
  • 85K 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.

All counties, 2020

Eureka County: 118,600 USDEureka County118,600Lander County: 97,000 USDLander County97,000Elko County: 91,800 USDElko County91,800Humboldt County: 85,900 USDHumboldt County85,900Storey County: 79,600 USDStorey County79,600Washoe County: 79,600 USDWashoe County79,600Carson City: 75,400 USDCarson City75,400Douglas County: 75,400 USDDouglas County75,400White Pine County: 73,800 USDWhite Pine County73,800Clark County: 70,800 USDClark County70,800Lyon County: 64,100 USDLyon County64,100Pershing County: 64,100 USDPershing County64,100Churchill County: 63,300 USDChurchill County63,300Lincoln County: 63,300 USDLincoln County63,300Mineral County: 61,900 USDMineral County61,900Nye County: 57,300 USDNye County57,300Esmeralda County: 52,500 USDEsmeralda County52,500Eureka County: 118,600 USDEureka County118,600Lander County: 97,000 USDLander County97,000Elko County: 91,800 USDElko County91,800Humboldt County: 85,900 USDHumboldt County85,900Storey County: 79,600 USDStorey County79,600Washoe County: 79,600 USDWashoe County79,600Carson City: 75,400 USDCarson City75,400Douglas County: 75,400 USDDouglas County75,400White Pine County: 73,800 USDWhite Pine County73,800Clark County: 70,800 USDClark County70,800Lyon County: 64,100 USDLyon County64,100Pershing County: 64,100 USDPershing County64,100Churchill County: 63,300 USDChurchill County63,300Lincoln County: 63,300 USDLincoln County63,300Mineral County: 61,900 USDMineral County61,900Nye County: 57,300 USDNye County57,300Esmeralda County: 52,500 USDEsmeralda County52,500
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
1Eureka County118,600+3.9%
2Lander County97,000+7.3%
3Elko County91,800+5%
4Humboldt County85,900+8.9%
5Storey County79,600+1.9%
5Washoe County79,600+1.9%
7Carson City75,400+8.3%
7Douglas County75,400+3.3%
9White Pine County73,800+1.9%
10Clark County70,800+4.4%
11Lyon County64,100+5.1%
11Pershing County64,100+20.7%
13Churchill County63,300+13.2%
13Lincoln County63,300+7.1%
15Mineral County61,900-0.8%
16Nye County57,300+3.2%
17Esmeralda County52,500+7.6%

Other periods

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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APA 7

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 Nevada 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

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Nevada 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/nevada-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Nevada 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/nevada-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

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 Nevada 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/nevada-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Eureka County, with $118,600 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)?

Esmeralda County, with $52,500 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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