# Counties in New York by area median family income (HUD), 2026

All 62 values come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research for 2026, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `area_median_family_income`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: 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. 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/new-york-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Nassau County | 164,300 |
| 1 | Suffolk County | 164,300 |
| 3 | Westchester County | 164,200 |
| 4 | Rockland County | 128,800 |
| 5 | Dutchess County | 125,900 |
| 5 | Orange County | 125,900 |
| 7 | Albany County | 123,100 |
| 7 | Rensselaer County | 123,100 |
| 7 | Saratoga County | 123,100 |
| 7 | Schenectady County | 123,100 |
| 7 | Schoharie County | 123,100 |
| 12 | Tompkins County | 118,000 |
| 13 | Ulster County | 117,300 |
| 14 | Columbia County | 116,800 |
| 15 | Livingston County | 107,000 |
| 15 | Monroe County | 107,000 |
| 15 | Ontario County | 107,000 |
| 15 | Orleans County | 107,000 |
| 15 | Wayne County | 107,000 |
| 20 | Madison County | 106,800 |
| 20 | Onondaga County | 106,800 |
| 20 | Oswego County | 106,800 |
| 23 | Greene County | 106,500 |
| 24 | Bronx County | 104,300 |
| 24 | Kings County | 104,300 |
| 24 | New York County | 104,300 |
| 24 | Putnam County | 104,300 |
| 24 | Queens County | 104,300 |
| 24 | Richmond County | 104,300 |
| 30 | Erie County | 101,500 |
| 30 | Niagara County | 101,500 |
| 32 | Herkimer County | 98,500 |
| 32 | Oneida County | 98,500 |
| 34 | Genesee County | 97,200 |
| 35 | Seneca County | 96,800 |
| 36 | Montgomery County | 95,500 |
| 37 | Clinton County | 95,400 |
| 38 | Essex County | 94,200 |
| 38 | Hamilton County | 94,200 |
| 40 | Warren County | 94,100 |
| 40 | Washington County | 94,100 |
| 42 | Cortland County | 92,900 |
| 43 | Wyoming County | 92,100 |
| 44 | Otsego County | 90,900 |
| 45 | Schuyler County | 90,600 |
| 46 | Chemung County | 89,800 |
| 46 | Steuben County | 89,800 |
| 48 | Broome County | 88,600 |
| 48 | Tioga County | 88,600 |
| 50 | Yates County | 87,900 |
| 51 | Allegany County | 86,700 |
| 52 | Jefferson County | 86,600 |
| 53 | Cayuga County | 86,000 |
| 54 | Sullivan County | 84,200 |
| 55 | Lewis County | 83,700 |
| 56 | Chenango County | 83,500 |
| 57 | Delaware County | 83,200 |
| 58 | Franklin County | 82,200 |
| 59 | Fulton County | 81,100 |
| 60 | Chautauqua County | 78,900 |
| 61 | Cattaraugus County | 78,200 |
| 62 | St. Lawrence County | 78,100 |