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Counties in Pennsylvania by area median family income (HUD)

Bucks County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 67 counties in 2016, at $80,300. Forest County had the lowest, at $46,300. The median was $59,000. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest80,300Bucks County
Lowest46,300Forest County
Median59,00067 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 68,500 USDAllegheny County: 71,200 USDArmstrong County: 56,100 USDBeaver County: 71,200 USDBedford County: 54,800 USDBerks County: 71,000 USDBlair County: 57,600 USDBradford County: 57,700 USDBucks County: 80,300 USDButler County: 71,200 USDCambria County: 56,100 USDCameron County: 54,200 USDCarbon County: 68,900 USDCentre County: 73,600 USDChester County: 80,300 USDClarion County: 56,400 USDClearfield County: 51,900 USDClinton County: 57,300 USDColumbia County: 59,600 USDCrawford County: 56,500 USDCumberland County: 72,500 USDDauphin County: 72,500 USDDelaware County: 80,300 USDElk County: 56,800 USDErie County: 57,900 USDFayette County: 71,200 USDForest County: 46,300 USDFranklin County: 69,900 USDFulton County: 57,800 USDGreene County: 57,200 USDHuntingdon County: 56,400 USDIndiana County: 58,100 USDJefferson County: 52,800 USDJuniata County: 56,100 USDLackawanna County: 60,400 USDLancaster County: 69,300 USDLawrence County: 57,900 USDLebanon County: 65,200 USDLehigh County: 68,900 USDLuzerne County: 60,400 USDLycoming County: 58,100 USDMcKean County: 52,800 USDMercer County: 59,000 USDMifflin County: 49,500 USDMonroe County: 63,900 USDMontgomery County: 80,300 USDMontour County: 63,900 USDNorthampton County: 68,900 USDNorthumberland County: 54,000 USDPerry County: 72,500 USDPhiladelphia County: 80,300 USDPike County: 70,500 USDPotter County: 52,100 USDSchuylkill County: 58,700 USDSnyder County: 54,500 USDSomerset County: 57,200 USDSullivan County: 52,200 USDSusquehanna County: 59,100 USDTioga County: 54,400 USDUnion County: 57,200 USDVenango County: 53,300 USDWarren County: 57,900 USDWashington County: 71,200 USDWayne County: 60,500 USDWestmoreland County: 71,200 USDWyoming County: 60,400 USDYork County: 70,300 USD
  • Under 55K
  • 55K to 57K
  • 57K to 59K
  • 59K to 69K
  • 69K to 71K
  • 71K 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.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Bucks County: 80,300 USDBucks County80,300Chester County: 80,300 USDChester County80,300Delaware County: 80,300 USDDelaware County80,300Montgomery County: 80,300 USDMontgomery County80,300Philadelphia County: 80,300 USDPhiladelphia County80,300Centre County: 73,600 USDCentre County73,600Cumberland County: 72,500 USDCumberland County72,500Dauphin County: 72,500 USDDauphin County72,500Perry County: 72,500 USDPerry County72,500Allegheny County: 71,200 USDAllegheny County71,200Beaver County: 71,200 USDBeaver County71,200Butler County: 71,200 USDButler County71,200Fayette County: 71,200 USDFayette County71,200Washington County: 71,200 USDWashington County71,200Westmoreland County: 71,200 USDWestmoreland County71,200Berks County: 71,000 USDBerks County71,000Pike County: 70,500 USDPike County70,500York County: 70,300 USDYork County70,300Franklin County: 69,900 USDFranklin County69,900Lancaster County: 69,300 USDLancaster County69,300Carbon County: 68,900 USDCarbon County68,900Lehigh County: 68,900 USDLehigh County68,900Northampton County: 68,900 USDNorthampton County68,900Adams County: 68,500 USDAdams County68,500Lebanon County: 65,200 USDLebanon County65,200Monroe County: 63,900 USDMonroe County63,900Montour County: 63,900 USDMontour County63,900Wayne County: 60,500 USDWayne County60,500Lackawanna County: 60,400 USDLackawanna County60,400Luzerne County: 60,400 USDLuzerne County60,400Wyoming County: 60,400 USDWyoming County60,400Columbia County: 59,600 USDColumbia County59,600Susquehanna County: 59,100 USDSusquehanna County59,100Mercer County: 59,000 USDMercer County59,000Schuylkill County: 58,700 USDSchuylkill County58,700Indiana County: 58,100 USDIndiana County58,100Lycoming County: 58,100 USDLycoming County58,100Erie County: 57,900 USDErie County57,900Lawrence County: 57,900 USDLawrence County57,900Warren County: 57,900 USDWarren County57,900Bucks County: 80,300 USDBucks County80,300Chester County: 80,300 USDChester County80,300Delaware County: 80,300 USDDelaware County80,300Montgomery County: 80,300 USDMontgomery County80,300Philadelphia County: 80,300 USDPhiladelphia County80,300Centre County: 73,600 USDCentre County73,600Cumberland County: 72,500 USDCumberland County72,500Dauphin County: 72,500 USDDauphin County72,500Perry County: 72,500 USDPerry County72,500Allegheny County: 71,200 USDAllegheny County71,200Beaver County: 71,200 USDBeaver County71,200Butler County: 71,200 USDButler County71,200Fayette County: 71,200 USDFayette County71,200Washington County: 71,200 USDWashington County71,200Westmoreland County: 71,200 USDWestmoreland County71,200Berks County: 71,000 USDBerks County71,000Pike County: 70,500 USDPike County70,500York County: 70,300 USDYork County70,300Franklin County: 69,900 USDFranklin County69,900Lancaster County: 69,300 USDLancaster County69,300Carbon County: 68,900 USDCarbon County68,900Lehigh County: 68,900 USDLehigh County68,900Northampton County: 68,900 USDNorthampton County68,900Adams County: 68,500 USDAdams County68,500Lebanon County: 65,200 USDLebanon County65,200Monroe County: 63,900 USDMonroe County63,900Montour County: 63,900 USDMontour County63,900Wayne County: 60,500 USDWayne County60,500Lackawanna County: 60,400 USDLackawanna County60,400Luzerne County: 60,400 USDLuzerne County60,400Wyoming County: 60,400 USDWyoming County60,400Columbia County: 59,600 USDColumbia County59,600Susquehanna County: 59,100 USDSusquehanna County59,100Mercer County: 59,000 USDMercer County59,000Schuylkill County: 58,700 USDSchuylkill County58,700Indiana County: 58,100 USDIndiana County58,100Lycoming County: 58,100 USDLycoming County58,100Erie County: 57,900 USDErie County57,900Lawrence County: 57,900 USDLawrence County57,900Warren County: 57,900 USDWarren County57,900
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
1Bucks County80,300-1%
1Chester County80,300-1%
1Delaware County80,300-1%
1Montgomery County80,300-1%
1Philadelphia County80,300-1%
6Centre County73,600+3.2%
7Cumberland County72,500+0.8%
7Dauphin County72,500+0.8%
7Perry County72,500+0.8%
10Allegheny County71,200+2.2%
10Beaver County71,200+2.2%
10Butler County71,200+2.2%
10Fayette County71,200+2.2%
10Washington County71,200+2.2%
10Westmoreland County71,200+2.2%
16Berks County71,000+5%
17Pike County70,500-0.4%
18York County70,3000%
19Franklin County69,900+7.9%
20Lancaster County69,300-1%
21Carbon County68,900-3.2%
21Lehigh County68,900-3.2%
21Northampton County68,900-3.2%
24Adams County68,500-8.8%
25Lebanon County65,200-4%
26Monroe County63,900-8.8%
26Montour County63,9000%
28Wayne County60,500-2.1%
29Lackawanna County60,400+2.4%
29Luzerne County60,400+2.4%
29Wyoming County60,400+2.4%
32Columbia County59,600-3.7%
33Susquehanna County59,100+0.7%
34Mercer County59,000+7.9%
35Schuylkill County58,700+2.8%
36Indiana County58,100+1.8%
36Lycoming County58,100-7.3%
38Erie County57,900-6.6%
38Lawrence County57,900+0.3%
38Warren County57,900+0.7%
41Fulton County57,8000%
42Bradford County57,700+0.3%
43Blair County57,600+5.1%
44Clinton County57,300+2.7%
45Greene County57,200+0.5%
45Somerset County57,200-3.5%
45Union County57,200-2.9%
48Elk County56,800-0.7%
49Crawford County56,500+2.5%
50Clarion County56,400-2.1%
50Huntingdon County56,400-1.4%
52Armstrong County56,100+5.6%
52Cambria County56,100+0.9%
52Juniata County56,100+0.7%
55Bedford County54,800+1.3%
56Snyder County54,500-4.4%
57Tioga County54,400+0.6%
58Cameron County54,200-2.5%
59Northumberland County54,0000%
60Venango County53,300-2.4%
61Jefferson County52,800-0.9%
61McKean County52,800-1.7%
63Sullivan County52,200-2.1%
64Potter County52,100-2.1%
65Clearfield County51,900-3.4%
66Mifflin County49,500-1.6%
67Forest County46,300-2.7%

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/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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 Pennsylvania 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

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bucks County, with $80,300 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)?

Forest County, with $46,300 in 2016.

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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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