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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 2021, at $109,300. Esmeralda County had the lowest, at $48,700. The median was $75,800. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest109,300Eureka County
Lowest48,700Esmeralda County
Median75,80017 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Churchill County: 69,100 USDClark County: 72,400 USDDouglas County: 78,100 USDElko County: 91,200 USDEsmeralda County: 48,700 USDEureka County: 109,300 USDHumboldt County: 83,600 USDLander County: 102,000 USDLincoln County: 65,700 USDLyon County: 68,800 USDMineral County: 54,700 USDNye County: 58,700 USDPershing County: 61,500 USDStorey County: 83,800 USDWashoe County: 83,800 USDWhite Pine County: 75,800 USDCarson City: 75,800 USD
  • Under 62K
  • 62K to 70K
  • 70K to 77K
  • 77K to 84K
  • 84K 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.

All counties, 2021

Eureka County: 109,300 USDEureka County109,300Lander County: 102,000 USDLander County102,000Elko County: 91,200 USDElko County91,200Storey County: 83,800 USDStorey County83,800Washoe County: 83,800 USDWashoe County83,800Humboldt County: 83,600 USDHumboldt County83,600Douglas County: 78,100 USDDouglas County78,100Carson City: 75,800 USDCarson City75,800White Pine County: 75,800 USDWhite Pine County75,800Clark County: 72,400 USDClark County72,400Churchill County: 69,100 USDChurchill County69,100Lyon County: 68,800 USDLyon County68,800Lincoln County: 65,700 USDLincoln County65,700Pershing County: 61,500 USDPershing County61,500Nye County: 58,700 USDNye County58,700Mineral County: 54,700 USDMineral County54,700Esmeralda County: 48,700 USDEsmeralda County48,700Eureka County: 109,300 USDEureka County109,300Lander County: 102,000 USDLander County102,000Elko County: 91,200 USDElko County91,200Storey County: 83,800 USDStorey County83,800Washoe County: 83,800 USDWashoe County83,800Humboldt County: 83,600 USDHumboldt County83,600Douglas County: 78,100 USDDouglas County78,100Carson City: 75,800 USDCarson City75,800White Pine County: 75,800 USDWhite Pine County75,800Clark County: 72,400 USDClark County72,400Churchill County: 69,100 USDChurchill County69,100Lyon County: 68,800 USDLyon County68,800Lincoln County: 65,700 USDLincoln County65,700Pershing County: 61,500 USDPershing County61,500Nye County: 58,700 USDNye County58,700Mineral County: 54,700 USDMineral County54,700Esmeralda County: 48,700 USDEsmeralda County48,700
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
1Eureka County109,300-7.8%
2Lander County102,000+5.2%
3Elko County91,200-0.7%
4Storey County83,800+5.3%
4Washoe County83,800+5.3%
6Humboldt County83,600-2.7%
7Douglas County78,100+3.6%
8Carson City75,800+0.5%
8White Pine County75,800+2.7%
10Clark County72,400+2.3%
11Churchill County69,100+9.2%
12Lyon County68,800+7.3%
13Lincoln County65,700+3.8%
14Pershing County61,500-4.1%
15Nye County58,700+2.4%
16Mineral County54,700-11.6%
17Esmeralda County48,700-7.2%

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/il21/Section8-FY21.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. (2021). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Nevada 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

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Nevada 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/nevada-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Nevada 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/nevada-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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 Nevada 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/nevada-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Eureka County, with $109,300 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)?

Esmeralda County, with $48,700 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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