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Counties in Oregon by area median family income (HUD)

Clackamas County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 36 counties in 2021, at $96,900. Lake County had the lowest, at $51,000. The median was $64,000. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest96,900Clackamas County
Lowest51,000Lake County
Median64,00036 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Baker County: 57,800 USDBenton County: 93,000 USDClackamas County: 96,900 USDClatsop County: 72,900 USDColumbia County: 96,900 USDCoos County: 57,300 USDCrook County: 60,900 USDCurry County: 61,400 USDDeschutes County: 83,000 USDDouglas County: 58,500 USDGilliam County: 55,300 USDGrant County: 60,500 USDHarney County: 53,500 USDHood River County: 76,800 USDJackson County: 73,100 USDJefferson County: 64,600 USDJosephine County: 59,000 USDKlamath County: 60,900 USDLake County: 51,000 USDLane County: 71,200 USDLincoln County: 57,400 USDLinn County: 67,200 USDMalheur County: 54,200 USDMarion County: 70,700 USDMorrow County: 63,200 USDMultnomah County: 96,900 USDPolk County: 70,700 USDSherman County: 67,100 USDTillamook County: 61,600 USDUmatilla County: 69,000 USDUnion County: 63,400 USDWallowa County: 65,400 USDWasco County: 63,200 USDWashington County: 96,900 USDWheeler County: 51,700 USDYamhill County: 96,900 USD
  • Under 57K
  • 57K to 61K
  • 61K to 64K
  • 64K to 71K
  • 71K to 85K
  • 85K and over
USD, 2021. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Clackamas County: 96,900 USDClackamas County96,900Columbia County: 96,900 USDColumbia County96,900Multnomah County: 96,900 USDMultnomah County96,900Washington County: 96,900 USDWashington County96,900Yamhill County: 96,900 USDYamhill County96,900Benton County: 93,000 USDBenton County93,000Deschutes County: 83,000 USDDeschutes County83,000Hood River County: 76,800 USDHood River County76,800Jackson County: 73,100 USDJackson County73,100Clatsop County: 72,900 USDClatsop County72,900Lane County: 71,200 USDLane County71,200Marion County: 70,700 USDMarion County70,700Polk County: 70,700 USDPolk County70,700Umatilla County: 69,000 USDUmatilla County69,000Linn County: 67,200 USDLinn County67,200Sherman County: 67,100 USDSherman County67,100Wallowa County: 65,400 USDWallowa County65,400Jefferson County: 64,600 USDJefferson County64,600Union County: 63,400 USDUnion County63,400Morrow County: 63,200 USDMorrow County63,200Wasco County: 63,200 USDWasco County63,200Tillamook County: 61,600 USDTillamook County61,600Curry County: 61,400 USDCurry County61,400Crook County: 60,900 USDCrook County60,900Klamath County: 60,900 USDKlamath County60,900Grant County: 60,500 USDGrant County60,500Josephine County: 59,000 USDJosephine County59,000Douglas County: 58,500 USDDouglas County58,500Baker County: 57,800 USDBaker County57,800Lincoln County: 57,400 USDLincoln County57,400Coos County: 57,300 USDCoos County57,300Gilliam County: 55,300 USDGilliam County55,300Malheur County: 54,200 USDMalheur County54,200Harney County: 53,500 USDHarney County53,500Wheeler County: 51,700 USDWheeler County51,700Lake County: 51,000 USDLake County51,000Clackamas County: 96,900 USDClackamas County96,900Columbia County: 96,900 USDColumbia County96,900Multnomah County: 96,900 USDMultnomah County96,900Washington County: 96,900 USDWashington County96,900Yamhill County: 96,900 USDYamhill County96,900Benton County: 93,000 USDBenton County93,000Deschutes County: 83,000 USDDeschutes County83,000Hood River County: 76,800 USDHood River County76,800Jackson County: 73,100 USDJackson County73,100Clatsop County: 72,900 USDClatsop County72,900Lane County: 71,200 USDLane County71,200Marion County: 70,700 USDMarion County70,700Polk County: 70,700 USDPolk County70,700Umatilla County: 69,000 USDUmatilla County69,000Linn County: 67,200 USDLinn County67,200Sherman County: 67,100 USDSherman County67,100Wallowa County: 65,400 USDWallowa County65,400Jefferson County: 64,600 USDJefferson County64,600Union County: 63,400 USDUnion County63,400Morrow County: 63,200 USDMorrow County63,200Wasco County: 63,200 USDWasco County63,200Tillamook County: 61,600 USDTillamook County61,600Curry County: 61,400 USDCurry County61,400Crook County: 60,900 USDCrook County60,900Klamath County: 60,900 USDKlamath County60,900Grant County: 60,500 USDGrant County60,500Josephine County: 59,000 USDJosephine County59,000Douglas County: 58,500 USDDouglas County58,500Baker County: 57,800 USDBaker County57,800Lincoln County: 57,400 USDLincoln County57,400Coos County: 57,300 USDCoos County57,300Gilliam County: 55,300 USDGilliam County55,300Malheur County: 54,200 USDMalheur County54,200Harney County: 53,500 USDHarney County53,500Wheeler County: 51,700 USDWheeler County51,700Lake County: 51,000 USDLake County51,000
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Clackamas County96,900+5.2%
1Columbia County96,900+5.2%
1Multnomah County96,900+5.2%
1Washington County96,900+5.2%
1Yamhill County96,900+5.2%
6Benton County93,000+14.8%
7Deschutes County83,000+8.4%
8Hood River County76,800+7.1%
9Jackson County73,100+12.3%
10Clatsop County72,900+3.3%
11Lane County71,200-1.4%
12Marion County70,700+0.1%
12Polk County70,700+0.1%
14Umatilla County69,000+5.7%
15Linn County67,200+4.2%
16Sherman County67,100-3.5%
17Wallowa County65,400+1.6%
18Jefferson County64,600+6.4%
19Union County63,400+7.6%
20Morrow County63,2000%
20Wasco County63,200+7.3%
22Tillamook County61,600+5.3%
23Curry County61,400+3.7%
24Crook County60,900+0.7%
24Klamath County60,900+14.7%
26Grant County60,500-0.5%
27Josephine County59,000+2.1%
28Douglas County58,500-1.8%
29Baker County57,800-0.5%
30Lincoln County57,400+2.9%
31Coos County57,300+7.3%
32Gilliam County55,300-6.4%
33Malheur County54,200+9.5%
34Harney County53,500+0.4%
35Wheeler County51,700-2.6%
36Lake County51,000+14.1%

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/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Oregon by area median family income (HUD), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Oregon by area median family income (HUD), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 24 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/oregon-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Oregon by area median family income (HUD), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/oregon-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Oregon by area median family income (HUD), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/oregon-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Clackamas County, with $96,900 in 2021, 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)?

Lake County, with $51,000 in 2021.

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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