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

Union County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 88 counties in 2026, at $146,700. Meigs County had the lowest, at $63,000. The median was $90,300. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest146,700Union County
Lowest63,000Meigs County
Median90,30088 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Adams County: 67,200 USDAllen County: 85,700 USDAshland County: 89,900 USDAshtabula County: 79,100 USDAthens County: 88,900 USDAuglaize County: 105,900 USDBelmont County: 78,900 USDBrown County: 85,000 USDButler County: 109,900 USDCarroll County: 90,400 USDChampaign County: 94,700 USDClark County: 83,700 USDClermont County: 109,900 USDClinton County: 92,900 USDColumbiana County: 77,900 USDCoshocton County: 75,300 USDCrawford County: 76,500 USDCuyahoga County: 105,000 USDDarke County: 87,800 USDDefiance County: 94,200 USDDelaware County: 111,500 USDErie County: 105,300 USDFairfield County: 111,500 USDFayette County: 88,100 USDFranklin County: 111,500 USDFulton County: 95,400 USDGallia County: 76,400 USDGeauga County: 105,000 USDGreene County: 103,000 USDGuernsey County: 77,100 USDHamilton County: 109,900 USDHancock County: 105,900 USDHardin County: 86,800 USDHarrison County: 77,600 USDHenry County: 95,700 USDHighland County: 81,200 USDHocking County: 84,400 USDHolmes County: 97,100 USDHuron County: 87,400 USDJackson County: 76,100 USDJefferson County: 80,600 USDKnox County: 95,000 USDLake County: 105,000 USDLawrence County: 83,300 USDLicking County: 111,500 USDLogan County: 94,200 USDLorain County: 105,000 USDLucas County: 95,400 USDMadison County: 111,500 USDMahoning County: 81,900 USDMarion County: 84,700 USDMedina County: 105,000 USDMeigs County: 63,000 USDMercer County: 102,400 USDMiami County: 103,000 USDMonroe County: 74,900 USDMontgomery County: 103,000 USDMorgan County: 73,200 USDMorrow County: 111,500 USDMuskingum County: 82,800 USDNoble County: 94,900 USDOttawa County: 102,700 USDPaulding County: 90,900 USDPerry County: 87,000 USDPickaway County: 111,500 USDPike County: 71,600 USDPortage County: 97,100 USDPreble County: 90,200 USDPutnam County: 108,800 USDRichland County: 92,500 USDRoss County: 88,600 USDSandusky County: 85,300 USDScioto County: 84,600 USDSeneca County: 84,900 USDShelby County: 96,000 USDStark County: 90,400 USDSummit County: 97,100 USDTrumbull County: 81,900 USDTuscarawas County: 87,500 USDUnion County: 146,700 USDVan Wert County: 89,200 USDVinton County: 74,000 USDWarren County: 109,900 USDWashington County: 85,000 USDWayne County: 89,100 USDWilliams County: 81,200 USDWood County: 95,400 USDWyandot County: 89,600 USD
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  • 110K and over
USD, 2026. 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, 2026

Union County: 146,700 USDUnion County146,700Delaware County: 111,500 USDDelaware County111,500Fairfield County: 111,500 USDFairfield County111,500Franklin County: 111,500 USDFranklin County111,500Licking County: 111,500 USDLicking County111,500Madison County: 111,500 USDMadison County111,500Morrow County: 111,500 USDMorrow County111,500Pickaway County: 111,500 USDPickaway County111,500Butler County: 109,900 USDButler County109,900Clermont County: 109,900 USDClermont County109,900Hamilton County: 109,900 USDHamilton County109,900Warren County: 109,900 USDWarren County109,900Putnam County: 108,800 USDPutnam County108,800Auglaize County: 105,900 USDAuglaize County105,900Hancock County: 105,900 USDHancock County105,900Erie County: 105,300 USDErie County105,300Cuyahoga County: 105,000 USDCuyahoga County105,000Geauga County: 105,000 USDGeauga County105,000Lake County: 105,000 USDLake County105,000Lorain County: 105,000 USDLorain County105,000Medina County: 105,000 USDMedina County105,000Greene County: 103,000 USDGreene County103,000Miami County: 103,000 USDMiami County103,000Montgomery County: 103,000 USDMontgomery County103,000Ottawa County: 102,700 USDOttawa County102,700Mercer County: 102,400 USDMercer County102,400Holmes County: 97,100 USDHolmes County97,100Portage County: 97,100 USDPortage County97,100Summit County: 97,100 USDSummit County97,100Shelby County: 96,000 USDShelby County96,000Henry County: 95,700 USDHenry County95,700Fulton County: 95,400 USDFulton County95,400Lucas County: 95,400 USDLucas County95,400Wood County: 95,400 USDWood County95,400Knox County: 95,000 USDKnox County95,000Noble County: 94,900 USDNoble County94,900Champaign County: 94,700 USDChampaign County94,700Defiance County: 94,200 USDDefiance County94,200Logan County: 94,200 USDLogan County94,200Clinton County: 92,900 USDClinton County92,900Union County: 146,700 USDUnion County146,700Delaware County: 111,500 USDDelaware County111,500Fairfield County: 111,500 USDFairfield County111,500Franklin County: 111,500 USDFranklin County111,500Licking County: 111,500 USDLicking County111,500Madison County: 111,500 USDMadison County111,500Morrow County: 111,500 USDMorrow County111,500Pickaway County: 111,500 USDPickaway County111,500Butler County: 109,900 USDButler County109,900Clermont County: 109,900 USDClermont County109,900Hamilton County: 109,900 USDHamilton County109,900Warren County: 109,900 USDWarren County109,900Putnam County: 108,800 USDPutnam County108,800Auglaize County: 105,900 USDAuglaize County105,900Hancock County: 105,900 USDHancock County105,900Erie County: 105,300 USDErie County105,300Cuyahoga County: 105,000 USDCuyahoga County105,000Geauga County: 105,000 USDGeauga County105,000Lake County: 105,000 USDLake County105,000Lorain County: 105,000 USDLorain County105,000Medina County: 105,000 USDMedina County105,000Greene County: 103,000 USDGreene County103,000Miami County: 103,000 USDMiami County103,000Montgomery County: 103,000 USDMontgomery County103,000Ottawa County: 102,700 USDOttawa County102,700Mercer County: 102,400 USDMercer County102,400Holmes County: 97,100 USDHolmes County97,100Portage County: 97,100 USDPortage County97,100Summit County: 97,100 USDSummit County97,100Shelby County: 96,000 USDShelby County96,000Henry County: 95,700 USDHenry County95,700Fulton County: 95,400 USDFulton County95,400Lucas County: 95,400 USDLucas County95,400Wood County: 95,400 USDWood County95,400Knox County: 95,000 USDKnox County95,000Noble County: 94,900 USDNoble County94,900Champaign County: 94,700 USDChampaign County94,700Defiance County: 94,200 USDDefiance County94,200Logan County: 94,200 USDLogan County94,200Clinton County: 92,900 USDClinton County92,900
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
1Union County146,700+14.4%
2Delaware County111,500+2.3%
2Fairfield County111,500+2.3%
2Franklin County111,500+2.3%
2Licking County111,500+2.3%
2Madison County111,500+2.3%
2Morrow County111,500+2.3%
2Pickaway County111,500+2.3%
9Butler County109,900-1.7%
9Clermont County109,900-1.7%
9Hamilton County109,900-1.7%
9Warren County109,900-1.7%
13Putnam County108,800+0.8%
14Auglaize County105,900+3.5%
14Hancock County105,900+12.7%
16Erie County105,300+10.3%
17Cuyahoga County105,000+5.6%
17Geauga County105,000+5.6%
17Lake County105,000+5.6%
17Lorain County105,000+5.6%
17Medina County105,000+5.6%
22Greene County103,000+9.8%
22Miami County103,000+9.8%
22Montgomery County103,000+9.8%
25Ottawa County102,700-2.1%
26Mercer County102,400-5.4%
27Holmes County97,100+0.6%
27Portage County97,100-3.2%
27Summit County97,100-3.2%
30Shelby County96,000-0.6%
31Henry County95,700-1.3%
32Fulton County95,400+0.2%
32Lucas County95,400+0.2%
32Wood County95,400+0.2%
35Knox County95,000+0.4%
36Noble County94,900+18.8%
37Champaign County94,700+1.2%
38Defiance County94,200-0.1%
38Logan County94,200+2.5%
40Clinton County92,900+3.5%
41Richland County92,500+28.7%
42Paulding County90,900+0.4%
43Carroll County90,400+4.5%
43Stark County90,400+4.5%
45Preble County90,200-1.1%
46Ashland County89,900+1.6%
47Wyandot County89,600-1.2%
48Van Wert County89,200+2.9%
49Wayne County89,100-0.4%
50Athens County88,900-0.6%
51Ross County88,600+9.4%
52Fayette County88,100+10.3%
53Darke County87,800-0.1%
54Tuscarawas County87,500-3.8%
55Huron County87,400+0.3%
56Perry County87,000+6%
57Hardin County86,800+2%
58Allen County85,700-7.7%
59Sandusky County85,300-2.5%
60Brown County85,000-4%
60Washington County85,000+0.5%
62Seneca County84,900-0.4%
63Marion County84,700+7.6%
64Scioto County84,600+12.5%
65Hocking County84,400+3.8%
66Clark County83,700-3.2%
67Lawrence County83,300+6%
68Muskingum County82,800+2.9%
69Mahoning County81,900+8.5%
69Trumbull County81,900+8.5%
71Highland County81,200+3.7%
71Williams County81,200-2.4%
73Jefferson County80,600+0.5%
74Ashtabula County79,100+3.1%
75Belmont County78,900-3.9%
76Columbiana County77,900+1.2%
77Harrison County77,600-0.4%
78Guernsey County77,100+2.8%
79Crawford County76,500+3.8%
80Gallia County76,400+1.2%
81Jackson County76,100-0.9%
82Coshocton County75,300+0.4%
83Monroe County74,900-0.1%
84Vinton County74,000-6.8%
85Morgan County73,200-0.4%
86Pike County71,600-0.1%
87Adams County67,200-5%
88Meigs County63,000-3.7%

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/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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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/ohio-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 Ohio 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/ohio-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 Ohio 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/ohio-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Union County, with $146,700 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)?

Meigs County, with $63,000 in 2026.

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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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