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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 2016, at $76,500. Harney County had the lowest, at $43,700. The median was $54,500. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest76,500Benton County
Lowest43,700Harney County
Median54,50036 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Baker County: 52,500 USDBenton County: 76,500 USDClackamas County: 73,300 USDClatsop County: 56,300 USDColumbia County: 73,300 USDCoos County: 49,100 USDCrook County: 49,800 USDCurry County: 50,100 USDDeschutes County: 59,700 USDDouglas County: 50,700 USDGilliam County: 58,200 USDGrant County: 47,200 USDHarney County: 43,700 USDHood River County: 66,100 USDJackson County: 53,300 USDJefferson County: 47,300 USDJosephine County: 47,800 USDKlamath County: 49,100 USDLake County: 48,800 USDLane County: 58,900 USDLincoln County: 55,200 USDLinn County: 53,600 USDMalheur County: 47,000 USDMarion County: 56,500 USDMorrow County: 54,000 USDMultnomah County: 73,300 USDPolk County: 56,500 USDSherman County: 58,600 USDTillamook County: 52,600 USDUmatilla County: 58,300 USDUnion County: 53,300 USDWallowa County: 56,000 USDWasco County: 55,000 USDWashington County: 73,300 USDWheeler County: 48,100 USDYamhill County: 73,300 USD
  • Under 49K
  • 49K to 52K
  • 52K to 55K
  • 55K to 57K
  • 57K to 67K
  • 67K and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Benton County: 76,500 USDBenton County76,500Clackamas County: 73,300 USDClackamas County73,300Columbia County: 73,300 USDColumbia County73,300Multnomah County: 73,300 USDMultnomah County73,300Washington County: 73,300 USDWashington County73,300Yamhill County: 73,300 USDYamhill County73,300Hood River County: 66,100 USDHood River County66,100Deschutes County: 59,700 USDDeschutes County59,700Lane County: 58,900 USDLane County58,900Sherman County: 58,600 USDSherman County58,600Umatilla County: 58,300 USDUmatilla County58,300Gilliam County: 58,200 USDGilliam County58,200Marion County: 56,500 USDMarion County56,500Polk County: 56,500 USDPolk County56,500Clatsop County: 56,300 USDClatsop County56,300Wallowa County: 56,000 USDWallowa County56,000Lincoln County: 55,200 USDLincoln County55,200Wasco County: 55,000 USDWasco County55,000Morrow County: 54,000 USDMorrow County54,000Linn County: 53,600 USDLinn County53,600Jackson County: 53,300 USDJackson County53,300Union County: 53,300 USDUnion County53,300Tillamook County: 52,600 USDTillamook County52,600Baker County: 52,500 USDBaker County52,500Douglas County: 50,700 USDDouglas County50,700Curry County: 50,100 USDCurry County50,100Crook County: 49,800 USDCrook County49,800Coos County: 49,100 USDCoos County49,100Klamath County: 49,100 USDKlamath County49,100Lake County: 48,800 USDLake County48,800Wheeler County: 48,100 USDWheeler County48,100Josephine County: 47,800 USDJosephine County47,800Jefferson County: 47,300 USDJefferson County47,300Grant County: 47,200 USDGrant County47,200Malheur County: 47,000 USDMalheur County47,000Harney County: 43,700 USDHarney County43,700Benton County: 76,500 USDBenton County76,500Clackamas County: 73,300 USDClackamas County73,300Columbia County: 73,300 USDColumbia County73,300Multnomah County: 73,300 USDMultnomah County73,300Washington County: 73,300 USDWashington County73,300Yamhill County: 73,300 USDYamhill County73,300Hood River County: 66,100 USDHood River County66,100Deschutes County: 59,700 USDDeschutes County59,700Lane County: 58,900 USDLane County58,900Sherman County: 58,600 USDSherman County58,600Umatilla County: 58,300 USDUmatilla County58,300Gilliam County: 58,200 USDGilliam County58,200Marion County: 56,500 USDMarion County56,500Polk County: 56,500 USDPolk County56,500Clatsop County: 56,300 USDClatsop County56,300Wallowa County: 56,000 USDWallowa County56,000Lincoln County: 55,200 USDLincoln County55,200Wasco County: 55,000 USDWasco County55,000Morrow County: 54,000 USDMorrow County54,000Linn County: 53,600 USDLinn County53,600Jackson County: 53,300 USDJackson County53,300Union County: 53,300 USDUnion County53,300Tillamook County: 52,600 USDTillamook County52,600Baker County: 52,500 USDBaker County52,500Douglas County: 50,700 USDDouglas County50,700Curry County: 50,100 USDCurry County50,100Crook County: 49,800 USDCrook County49,800Coos County: 49,100 USDCoos County49,100Klamath County: 49,100 USDKlamath County49,100Lake County: 48,800 USDLake County48,800Wheeler County: 48,100 USDWheeler County48,100Josephine County: 47,800 USDJosephine County47,800Jefferson County: 47,300 USDJefferson County47,300Grant County: 47,200 USDGrant County47,200Malheur County: 47,000 USDMalheur County47,000Harney County: 43,700 USDHarney County43,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Benton County76,500-2.7%
2Clackamas County73,300-0.8%
2Columbia County73,300-0.8%
2Multnomah County73,300-0.8%
2Washington County73,300-0.8%
2Yamhill County73,300-0.8%
7Hood River County66,100-1.8%
8Deschutes County59,700+0.5%
9Lane County58,900+6.5%
10Sherman County58,600+2.3%
11Umatilla County58,300-0.7%
12Gilliam County58,200-4.1%
13Marion County56,500-1.2%
13Polk County56,500-1.2%
15Clatsop County56,300+0.7%
16Wallowa County56,000+4.7%
17Lincoln County55,200-4.5%
18Wasco County55,000-1.6%
19Morrow County54,000-2.7%
20Linn County53,600-4.6%
21Jackson County53,300-4.7%
21Union County53,300-2.6%
23Tillamook County52,600+1.3%
24Baker County52,5000%
25Douglas County50,700+0.2%
26Curry County50,100-6.5%
27Crook County49,800-2.5%
28Coos County49,100-4.1%
28Klamath County49,100-2.4%
30Lake County48,800-9.5%
31Wheeler County48,100-1.2%
32Josephine County47,800+6.9%
33Jefferson County47,300-7.4%
34Grant County47,200+5.8%
35Malheur County47,000-6%
36Harney County43,700-12.1%

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/il16/Section8-FY16.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. (2016). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Oregon by area median family income (HUD), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Oregon by area median family income (HUD), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 Mar. 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/oregon-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Oregon by area median family income (HUD), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/oregon-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Oregon by area median family income (HUD), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/oregon-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Benton County, with $76,500 in 2016, 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)?

Harney County, with $43,700 in 2016.

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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