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Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2026

Dunn County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 53 counties in 2026, at $130,800. Sioux County had the lowest, at $48,100. The median was $105,500. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest130,800Dunn County
Lowest48,100Sioux County
Median105,50053 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Adams County: 107,500 USDBarnes County: 102,400 USDBenson County: 74,100 USDBillings County: 111,200 USDBottineau County: 111,300 USDBowman County: 104,000 USDBurke County: 121,400 USDBurleigh County: 113,000 USDCass County: 115,200 USDCavalier County: 105,300 USDDickey County: 98,300 USDDivide County: 121,400 USDDunn County: 130,800 USDEddy County: 95,700 USDEmmons County: 99,000 USDFoster County: 122,000 USDGolden Valley County: 105,600 USDGrand Forks County: 106,800 USDGrant County: 86,700 USDGriggs County: 91,000 USDHettinger County: 109,400 USDKidder County: 90,400 USDLaMoure County: 106,300 USDLogan County: 80,400 USDMcHenry County: 103,400 USDMcIntosh County: 83,100 USDMcKenzie County: 127,700 USDMcLean County: 115,700 USDMercer County: 108,200 USDMorton County: 113,000 USDMountrail County: 105,500 USDNelson County: 107,100 USDOliver County: 113,000 USDPembina County: 99,600 USDPierce County: 98,300 USDRamsey County: 102,600 USDRansom County: 105,300 USDRenville County: 86,400 USDRichland County: 108,000 USDRolette County: 72,200 USDSargent County: 105,600 USDSheridan County: 98,900 USDSioux County: 48,100 USDSlope County: 99,200 USDStark County: 109,900 USDSteele County: 115,300 USDStutsman County: 108,000 USDTowner County: 100,200 USDTraill County: 117,000 USDWalsh County: 91,600 USDWard County: 95,700 USDWells County: 102,800 USDWilliams County: 111,200 USD
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USD, 2026. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2026

Dunn County: 130,800 USDDunn County130,800McKenzie County: 127,700 USDMcKenzie County127,700Foster County: 122,000 USDFoster County122,000Burke County: 121,400 USDBurke County121,400Divide County: 121,400 USDDivide County121,400Traill County: 117,000 USDTraill County117,000McLean County: 115,700 USDMcLean County115,700Steele County: 115,300 USDSteele County115,300Cass County: 115,200 USDCass County115,200Burleigh County: 113,000 USDBurleigh County113,000Morton County: 113,000 USDMorton County113,000Oliver County: 113,000 USDOliver County113,000Bottineau County: 111,300 USDBottineau County111,300Billings County: 111,200 USDBillings County111,200Williams County: 111,200 USDWilliams County111,200Stark County: 109,900 USDStark County109,900Hettinger County: 109,400 USDHettinger County109,400Mercer County: 108,200 USDMercer County108,200Richland County: 108,000 USDRichland County108,000Stutsman County: 108,000 USDStutsman County108,000Adams County: 107,500 USDAdams County107,500Nelson County: 107,100 USDNelson County107,100Grand Forks County: 106,800 USDGrand Forks County106,800LaMoure County: 106,300 USDLaMoure County106,300Golden Valley County: 105,600 USDGolden Valley County105,600Sargent County: 105,600 USDSargent County105,600Mountrail County: 105,500 USDMountrail County105,500Cavalier County: 105,300 USDCavalier County105,300Ransom County: 105,300 USDRansom County105,300Bowman County: 104,000 USDBowman County104,000McHenry County: 103,400 USDMcHenry County103,400Wells County: 102,800 USDWells County102,800Ramsey County: 102,600 USDRamsey County102,600Barnes County: 102,400 USDBarnes County102,400Towner County: 100,200 USDTowner County100,200Pembina County: 99,600 USDPembina County99,600Slope County: 99,200 USDSlope County99,200Emmons County: 99,000 USDEmmons County99,000Sheridan County: 98,900 USDSheridan County98,900Dickey County: 98,300 USDDickey County98,300Pierce County: 98,300 USDPierce County98,300Eddy County: 95,700 USDEddy County95,700Ward County: 95,700 USDWard County95,700Walsh County: 91,600 USDWalsh County91,600Griggs County: 91,000 USDGriggs County91,000Kidder County: 90,400 USDKidder County90,400Grant County: 86,700 USDGrant County86,700Renville County: 86,400 USDRenville County86,400McIntosh County: 83,100 USDMcIntosh County83,100Logan County: 80,400 USDLogan County80,400Benson County: 74,100 USDBenson County74,100Rolette County: 72,200 USDRolette County72,200Sioux County: 48,100 USDSioux County48,100Dunn County: 130,800 USDDunn County130,800McKenzie County: 127,700 USDMcKenzie County127,700Foster County: 122,000 USDFoster County122,000Burke County: 121,400 USDBurke County121,400Divide County: 121,400 USDDivide County121,400Traill County: 117,000 USDTraill County117,000McLean County: 115,700 USDMcLean County115,700Steele County: 115,300 USDSteele County115,300Cass County: 115,200 USDCass County115,200Burleigh County: 113,000 USDBurleigh County113,000Morton County: 113,000 USDMorton County113,000Oliver County: 113,000 USDOliver County113,000Bottineau County: 111,300 USDBottineau County111,300Billings County: 111,200 USDBillings County111,200Williams County: 111,200 USDWilliams County111,200Stark County: 109,900 USDStark County109,900Hettinger County: 109,400 USDHettinger County109,400Mercer County: 108,200 USDMercer County108,200Richland County: 108,000 USDRichland County108,000Stutsman County: 108,000 USDStutsman County108,000Adams County: 107,500 USDAdams County107,500Nelson County: 107,100 USDNelson County107,100Grand Forks County: 106,800 USDGrand Forks County106,800LaMoure County: 106,300 USDLaMoure County106,300Golden Valley County: 105,600 USDGolden Valley County105,600Sargent County: 105,600 USDSargent County105,600Mountrail County: 105,500 USDMountrail County105,500Cavalier County: 105,300 USDCavalier County105,300Ransom County: 105,300 USDRansom County105,300Bowman County: 104,000 USDBowman County104,000McHenry County: 103,400 USDMcHenry County103,400Wells County: 102,800 USDWells County102,800Ramsey County: 102,600 USDRamsey County102,600Barnes County: 102,400 USDBarnes County102,400Towner County: 100,200 USDTowner County100,200Pembina County: 99,600 USDPembina County99,600Slope County: 99,200 USDSlope County99,200Emmons County: 99,000 USDEmmons County99,000Sheridan County: 98,900 USDSheridan County98,900Dickey County: 98,300 USDDickey County98,300Pierce County: 98,300 USDPierce County98,300Eddy County: 95,700 USDEddy County95,700Ward County: 95,700 USDWard County95,700Walsh County: 91,600 USDWalsh County91,600Griggs County: 91,000 USDGriggs County91,000Kidder County: 90,400 USDKidder County90,400Grant County: 86,700 USDGrant County86,700Renville County: 86,400 USDRenville County86,400McIntosh County: 83,100 USDMcIntosh County83,100Logan County: 80,400 USDLogan County80,400Benson County: 74,100 USDBenson County74,100Rolette County: 72,200 USDRolette County72,200Sioux County: 48,100 USDSioux County48,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1Dunn County130,800-5.1%
2McKenzie County127,700+4.1%
3Foster County122,000+0.1%
4Burke County121,400-4.1%
4Divide County121,400+2.4%
6Traill County117,000-4%
7McLean County115,700+2.5%
8Steele County115,300+3.9%
9Cass County115,200-2%
10Burleigh County113,000-11.9%
10Morton County113,000-11.9%
10Oliver County113,000-11.9%
13Bottineau County111,300-0.2%
14Billings County111,200-4%
14Williams County111,200-1.6%
16Stark County109,900+0.5%
17Hettinger County109,400+4.3%
18Mercer County108,200-2.6%
19Richland County108,000-1.9%
19Stutsman County108,000-2.6%
21Adams County107,500-3.8%
22Nelson County107,100+1.4%
23Grand Forks County106,800+3.9%
24LaMoure County106,300+1.1%
25Golden Valley County105,600-2.5%
25Sargent County105,600+0.8%
27Mountrail County105,500-0.2%
28Cavalier County105,3000%
28Ransom County105,300+1.3%
30Bowman County104,000-2.5%
31McHenry County103,400-1.5%
32Wells County102,800+12.1%
33Ramsey County102,600+2.2%
34Barnes County102,400-0.5%
35Towner County100,200+2.5%
36Pembina County99,600+1.6%
37Slope County99,200+3.2%
38Emmons County99,000+0.2%
39Sheridan County98,900-1%
40Dickey County98,300+0.3%
40Pierce County98,300-3.6%
42Eddy County95,700+6%
42Ward County95,700-14.8%
44Walsh County91,600-3.3%
45Griggs County91,000-8.9%
46Kidder County90,400+1.3%
47Grant County86,700-2.6%
48Renville County86,400-7.1%
49McIntosh County83,100-3.1%
50Logan County80,4000%
51Benson County74,100-6%
52Rolette County72,200+2%
53Sioux County48,100+4.8%

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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/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dunn County, with $130,800 in 2026, 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)?

Sioux County, with $48,100 in 2026.

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