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Counties in Oregon by area median family income (HUD)

Benton County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 36 counties in 2015, at $78,600. Grant County had the lowest, at $44,600. The median was $55,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest78,600Benton County
Lowest44,600Grant County
Median55,70036 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Baker County: 52,500 USDBenton County: 78,600 USDClackamas County: 73,900 USDClatsop County: 55,900 USDColumbia County: 73,900 USDCoos County: 51,200 USDCrook County: 51,100 USDCurry County: 53,600 USDDeschutes County: 59,400 USDDouglas County: 50,600 USDGilliam County: 60,700 USDGrant County: 44,600 USDHarney County: 49,700 USDHood River County: 67,300 USDJackson County: 55,900 USDJefferson County: 51,100 USDJosephine County: 44,700 USDKlamath County: 50,300 USDLake County: 53,900 USDLane County: 55,300 USDLincoln County: 57,800 USDLinn County: 56,200 USDMalheur County: 50,000 USDMarion County: 57,200 USDMorrow County: 55,500 USDMultnomah County: 73,900 USDPolk County: 57,200 USDSherman County: 57,300 USDTillamook County: 51,900 USDUmatilla County: 58,700 USDUnion County: 54,700 USDWallowa County: 53,500 USDWasco County: 55,900 USDWashington County: 73,900 USDWheeler County: 48,700 USDYamhill County: 73,900 USD
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  • 51K to 53K
  • 53K to 56K
  • 56K to 57K
  • 57K to 68K
  • 68K and over
USD, 2015. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Benton County: 78,600 USDBenton County78,600Clackamas County: 73,900 USDClackamas County73,900Columbia County: 73,900 USDColumbia County73,900Multnomah County: 73,900 USDMultnomah County73,900Washington County: 73,900 USDWashington County73,900Yamhill County: 73,900 USDYamhill County73,900Hood River County: 67,300 USDHood River County67,300Gilliam County: 60,700 USDGilliam County60,700Deschutes County: 59,400 USDDeschutes County59,400Umatilla County: 58,700 USDUmatilla County58,700Lincoln County: 57,800 USDLincoln County57,800Sherman County: 57,300 USDSherman County57,300Marion County: 57,200 USDMarion County57,200Polk County: 57,200 USDPolk County57,200Linn County: 56,200 USDLinn County56,200Clatsop County: 55,900 USDClatsop County55,900Jackson County: 55,900 USDJackson County55,900Wasco County: 55,900 USDWasco County55,900Morrow County: 55,500 USDMorrow County55,500Lane County: 55,300 USDLane County55,300Union County: 54,700 USDUnion County54,700Lake County: 53,900 USDLake County53,900Curry County: 53,600 USDCurry County53,600Wallowa County: 53,500 USDWallowa County53,500Baker County: 52,500 USDBaker County52,500Tillamook County: 51,900 USDTillamook County51,900Coos County: 51,200 USDCoos County51,200Crook County: 51,100 USDCrook County51,100Jefferson County: 51,100 USDJefferson County51,100Douglas County: 50,600 USDDouglas County50,600Klamath County: 50,300 USDKlamath County50,300Malheur County: 50,000 USDMalheur County50,000Harney County: 49,700 USDHarney County49,700Wheeler County: 48,700 USDWheeler County48,700Josephine County: 44,700 USDJosephine County44,700Grant County: 44,600 USDGrant County44,600Benton County: 78,600 USDBenton County78,600Clackamas County: 73,900 USDClackamas County73,900Columbia County: 73,900 USDColumbia County73,900Multnomah County: 73,900 USDMultnomah County73,900Washington County: 73,900 USDWashington County73,900Yamhill County: 73,900 USDYamhill County73,900Hood River County: 67,300 USDHood River County67,300Gilliam County: 60,700 USDGilliam County60,700Deschutes County: 59,400 USDDeschutes County59,400Umatilla County: 58,700 USDUmatilla County58,700Lincoln County: 57,800 USDLincoln County57,800Sherman County: 57,300 USDSherman County57,300Marion County: 57,200 USDMarion County57,200Polk County: 57,200 USDPolk County57,200Linn County: 56,200 USDLinn County56,200Clatsop County: 55,900 USDClatsop County55,900Jackson County: 55,900 USDJackson County55,900Wasco County: 55,900 USDWasco County55,900Morrow County: 55,500 USDMorrow County55,500Lane County: 55,300 USDLane County55,300Union County: 54,700 USDUnion County54,700Lake County: 53,900 USDLake County53,900Curry County: 53,600 USDCurry County53,600Wallowa County: 53,500 USDWallowa County53,500Baker County: 52,500 USDBaker County52,500Tillamook County: 51,900 USDTillamook County51,900Coos County: 51,200 USDCoos County51,200Crook County: 51,100 USDCrook County51,100Jefferson County: 51,100 USDJefferson County51,100Douglas County: 50,600 USDDouglas County50,600Klamath County: 50,300 USDKlamath County50,300Malheur County: 50,000 USDMalheur County50,000Harney County: 49,700 USDHarney County49,700Wheeler County: 48,700 USDWheeler County48,700Josephine County: 44,700 USDJosephine County44,700Grant County: 44,600 USDGrant County44,600
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Benton County78,600+13.3%
2Clackamas County73,900+6.5%
2Columbia County73,900+6.5%
2Multnomah County73,900+6.5%
2Washington County73,900+6.5%
2Yamhill County73,900+6.5%
7Hood River County67,300+5.2%
8Gilliam County60,700+5.4%
9Deschutes County59,400-4.8%
10Umatilla County58,700-1.7%
11Lincoln County57,800+3.8%
12Sherman County57,300-5.3%
13Marion County57,200+2.5%
13Polk County57,200+2.5%
15Linn County56,200+8.9%
16Clatsop County55,900+0.7%
16Jackson County55,900+10.7%
16Wasco County55,900+1.1%
19Morrow County55,500+5.9%
20Lane County55,300+0.2%
21Union County54,700+3%
22Lake County53,900+3.1%
23Curry County53,600-5.5%
24Wallowa County53,500+0.6%
25Baker County52,500-2.2%
26Tillamook County51,900-3%
27Coos County51,200+3.4%
28Crook County51,100-3.2%
28Jefferson County51,100+3.4%
30Douglas County50,600+8.6%
31Klamath County50,300+5.9%
32Malheur County50,000+2%
33Harney County49,700-1.6%
34Wheeler County48,700+5%
35Josephine County44,700-1.1%
36Grant County44,600-2%

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/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2015). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Oregon by area median family income (HUD), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Oregon by area median family income (HUD), 2015. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2015, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/oregon-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2015. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Oregon by area median family income (HUD), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/oregon-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2015) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Oregon by area median family income (HUD), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/oregon-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Benton County, with $78,600 in 2015, 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)?

Grant County, with $44,600 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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