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

Nassau County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 62 counties in 2021, at $129,900. Montgomery County had the lowest, at $59,000. The median was $79,000. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest129,900Nassau County
Lowest59,000Montgomery County
Median79,00062 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 95,600 USDAllegany County: 60,400 USDBronx County: 81,700 USDBroome County: 70,800 USDCattaraugus County: 60,500 USDCayuga County: 77,400 USDChautauqua County: 65,600 USDChemung County: 67,600 USDChenango County: 64,000 USDClinton County: 71,800 USDColumbia County: 79,600 USDCortland County: 72,200 USDDelaware County: 64,700 USDDutchess County: 100,500 USDErie County: 78,900 USDEssex County: 72,400 USDFranklin County: 66,400 USDFulton County: 63,700 USDGenesee County: 79,400 USDGreene County: 73,200 USDHamilton County: 71,300 USDHerkimer County: 72,400 USDJefferson County: 64,900 USDKings County: 81,700 USDLewis County: 64,000 USDLivingston County: 83,200 USDMadison County: 80,500 USDMonroe County: 83,200 USDMontgomery County: 59,000 USDNassau County: 129,900 USDNew York County: 81,700 USDNiagara County: 78,900 USDOneida County: 72,400 USDOnondaga County: 80,500 USDOntario County: 83,200 USDOrange County: 100,500 USDOrleans County: 83,200 USDOswego County: 80,500 USDOtsego County: 69,400 USDPutnam County: 81,700 USDQueens County: 81,700 USDRensselaer County: 95,600 USDRichmond County: 81,700 USDRockland County: 113,000 USDSt. Lawrence County: 65,900 USDSaratoga County: 95,600 USDSchenectady County: 95,600 USDSchoharie County: 95,600 USDSchuyler County: 71,500 USDSeneca County: 70,300 USDSteuben County: 71,600 USDSuffolk County: 129,900 USDSullivan County: 71,300 USDTioga County: 70,800 USDTompkins County: 89,600 USDUlster County: 90,100 USDWarren County: 79,100 USDWashington County: 79,100 USDWayne County: 83,200 USDWestchester County: 127,500 USDWyoming County: 73,100 USDYates County: 73,800 USD
  • Under 67K
  • 67K to 72K
  • 72K to 79K
  • 79K to 82K
  • 82K to 95K
  • 95K 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

Nassau County: 129,900 USDNassau County129,900Suffolk County: 129,900 USDSuffolk County129,900Westchester County: 127,500 USDWestchester County127,500Rockland County: 113,000 USDRockland County113,000Dutchess County: 100,500 USDDutchess County100,500Orange County: 100,500 USDOrange County100,500Albany County: 95,600 USDAlbany County95,600Rensselaer County: 95,600 USDRensselaer County95,600Saratoga County: 95,600 USDSaratoga County95,600Schenectady County: 95,600 USDSchenectady County95,600Schoharie County: 95,600 USDSchoharie County95,600Ulster County: 90,100 USDUlster County90,100Tompkins County: 89,600 USDTompkins County89,600Livingston County: 83,200 USDLivingston County83,200Monroe County: 83,200 USDMonroe County83,200Ontario County: 83,200 USDOntario County83,200Orleans County: 83,200 USDOrleans County83,200Wayne County: 83,200 USDWayne County83,200Bronx County: 81,700 USDBronx County81,700Kings County: 81,700 USDKings County81,700New York County: 81,700 USDNew York County81,700Putnam County: 81,700 USDPutnam County81,700Queens County: 81,700 USDQueens County81,700Richmond County: 81,700 USDRichmond County81,700Madison County: 80,500 USDMadison County80,500Onondaga County: 80,500 USDOnondaga County80,500Oswego County: 80,500 USDOswego County80,500Columbia County: 79,600 USDColumbia County79,600Genesee County: 79,400 USDGenesee County79,400Warren County: 79,100 USDWarren County79,100Washington County: 79,100 USDWashington County79,100Erie County: 78,900 USDErie County78,900Niagara County: 78,900 USDNiagara County78,900Cayuga County: 77,400 USDCayuga County77,400Yates County: 73,800 USDYates County73,800Greene County: 73,200 USDGreene County73,200Wyoming County: 73,100 USDWyoming County73,100Essex County: 72,400 USDEssex County72,400Herkimer County: 72,400 USDHerkimer County72,400Oneida County: 72,400 USDOneida County72,400Nassau County: 129,900 USDNassau County129,900Suffolk County: 129,900 USDSuffolk County129,900Westchester County: 127,500 USDWestchester County127,500Rockland County: 113,000 USDRockland County113,000Dutchess County: 100,500 USDDutchess County100,500Orange County: 100,500 USDOrange County100,500Albany County: 95,600 USDAlbany County95,600Rensselaer County: 95,600 USDRensselaer County95,600Saratoga County: 95,600 USDSaratoga County95,600Schenectady County: 95,600 USDSchenectady County95,600Schoharie County: 95,600 USDSchoharie County95,600Ulster County: 90,100 USDUlster County90,100Tompkins County: 89,600 USDTompkins County89,600Livingston County: 83,200 USDLivingston County83,200Monroe County: 83,200 USDMonroe County83,200Ontario County: 83,200 USDOntario County83,200Orleans County: 83,200 USDOrleans County83,200Wayne County: 83,200 USDWayne County83,200Bronx County: 81,700 USDBronx County81,700Kings County: 81,700 USDKings County81,700New York County: 81,700 USDNew York County81,700Putnam County: 81,700 USDPutnam County81,700Queens County: 81,700 USDQueens County81,700Richmond County: 81,700 USDRichmond County81,700Madison County: 80,500 USDMadison County80,500Onondaga County: 80,500 USDOnondaga County80,500Oswego County: 80,500 USDOswego County80,500Columbia County: 79,600 USDColumbia County79,600Genesee County: 79,400 USDGenesee County79,400Warren County: 79,100 USDWarren County79,100Washington County: 79,100 USDWashington County79,100Erie County: 78,900 USDErie County78,900Niagara County: 78,900 USDNiagara County78,900Cayuga County: 77,400 USDCayuga County77,400Yates County: 73,800 USDYates County73,800Greene County: 73,200 USDGreene County73,200Wyoming County: 73,100 USDWyoming County73,100Essex County: 72,400 USDEssex County72,400Herkimer County: 72,400 USDHerkimer County72,400Oneida County: 72,400 USDOneida County72,400
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
1Nassau County129,900+2.6%
1Suffolk County129,900+2.6%
3Westchester County127,500+1.4%
4Rockland County113,000+1%
5Dutchess County100,500-1.8%
5Orange County100,500-1.8%
7Albany County95,600-3.6%
7Rensselaer County95,600-3.6%
7Saratoga County95,600-3.6%
7Schenectady County95,600-3.6%
7Schoharie County95,600-3.6%
12Ulster County90,100+7.6%
13Tompkins County89,600+4.7%
14Livingston County83,200+8.9%
14Monroe County83,200+8.9%
14Ontario County83,200+8.9%
14Orleans County83,200+8.9%
14Wayne County83,200+8.9%
19Bronx County81,700+3.8%
19Kings County81,700+3.8%
19New York County81,700+3.8%
19Putnam County81,700+3.8%
19Queens County81,700+3.8%
19Richmond County81,700+3.8%
25Madison County80,500+6.2%
25Onondaga County80,500+6.2%
25Oswego County80,500+6.2%
28Columbia County79,600-2.1%
29Genesee County79,400+7.7%
30Warren County79,100+3.3%
30Washington County79,100+3.3%
32Erie County78,900+1.7%
32Niagara County78,900+1.7%
34Cayuga County77,400+8.9%
35Yates County73,800+4.5%
36Greene County73,200-0.8%
37Wyoming County73,100+3.4%
38Essex County72,400-1.8%
38Herkimer County72,400+1%
38Oneida County72,400+1%
41Cortland County72,200-0.1%
42Clinton County71,800-6.5%
43Steuben County71,600+10.8%
44Schuyler County71,500+7.2%
45Hamilton County71,300+4.2%
45Sullivan County71,300-5.6%
47Broome County70,800-7.9%
47Tioga County70,800-7.9%
49Seneca County70,300+0.9%
50Otsego County69,400+1.9%
51Chemung County67,600-8.2%
52Franklin County66,400+1.8%
53St. Lawrence County65,900+8.9%
54Chautauqua County65,600+11.9%
55Jefferson County64,900+9.1%
56Delaware County64,700+0.6%
57Chenango County64,000+0.2%
57Lewis County64,000-2.4%
59Fulton County63,700+1.1%
60Cattaraugus County60,500-7.9%
61Allegany County60,400+2.9%
62Montgomery County59,000-5.8%

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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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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Nassau County, with $129,900 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)?

Montgomery County, with $59,000 in 2021.

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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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