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

All 53 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/north-dakota-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Dunn County | 130,800 |
| 2 | McKenzie County | 127,700 |
| 3 | Foster County | 122,000 |
| 4 | Burke County | 121,400 |
| 4 | Divide County | 121,400 |
| 6 | Traill County | 117,000 |
| 7 | McLean County | 115,700 |
| 8 | Steele County | 115,300 |
| 9 | Cass County | 115,200 |
| 10 | Burleigh County | 113,000 |
| 10 | Morton County | 113,000 |
| 10 | Oliver County | 113,000 |
| 13 | Bottineau County | 111,300 |
| 14 | Billings County | 111,200 |
| 14 | Williams County | 111,200 |
| 16 | Stark County | 109,900 |
| 17 | Hettinger County | 109,400 |
| 18 | Mercer County | 108,200 |
| 19 | Richland County | 108,000 |
| 19 | Stutsman County | 108,000 |
| 21 | Adams County | 107,500 |
| 22 | Nelson County | 107,100 |
| 23 | Grand Forks County | 106,800 |
| 24 | LaMoure County | 106,300 |
| 25 | Golden Valley County | 105,600 |
| 25 | Sargent County | 105,600 |
| 27 | Mountrail County | 105,500 |
| 28 | Cavalier County | 105,300 |
| 28 | Ransom County | 105,300 |
| 30 | Bowman County | 104,000 |
| 31 | McHenry County | 103,400 |
| 32 | Wells County | 102,800 |
| 33 | Ramsey County | 102,600 |
| 34 | Barnes County | 102,400 |
| 35 | Towner County | 100,200 |
| 36 | Pembina County | 99,600 |
| 37 | Slope County | 99,200 |
| 38 | Emmons County | 99,000 |
| 39 | Sheridan County | 98,900 |
| 40 | Dickey County | 98,300 |
| 40 | Pierce County | 98,300 |
| 42 | Eddy County | 95,700 |
| 42 | Ward County | 95,700 |
| 44 | Walsh County | 91,600 |
| 45 | Griggs County | 91,000 |
| 46 | Kidder County | 90,400 |
| 47 | Grant County | 86,700 |
| 48 | Renville County | 86,400 |
| 49 | McIntosh County | 83,100 |
| 50 | Logan County | 80,400 |
| 51 | Benson County | 74,100 |
| 52 | Rolette County | 72,200 |
| 53 | Sioux County | 48,100 |