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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 2024, at $114,700. Cameron County had the lowest, at $60,600. The median was $84,400. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest114,700Bucks County
Lowest60,600Cameron County
Median84,40067 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 96,900 USDAllegheny County: 101,200 USDArmstrong County: 79,500 USDBeaver County: 101,200 USDBedford County: 79,800 USDBerks County: 93,700 USDBlair County: 86,900 USDBradford County: 81,000 USDBucks County: 114,700 USDButler County: 101,200 USDCambria County: 76,500 USDCameron County: 60,600 USDCarbon County: 98,300 USDCentre County: 108,200 USDChester County: 114,700 USDClarion County: 81,200 USDClearfield County: 75,400 USDClinton County: 76,900 USDColumbia County: 81,200 USDCrawford County: 72,400 USDCumberland County: 97,900 USDDauphin County: 97,900 USDDelaware County: 114,700 USDElk County: 86,000 USDErie County: 80,500 USDFayette County: 101,200 USDForest County: 62,000 USDFranklin County: 92,700 USDFulton County: 82,600 USDGreene County: 89,900 USDHuntingdon County: 81,500 USDIndiana County: 80,400 USDJefferson County: 74,100 USDJuniata County: 83,400 USDLackawanna County: 83,000 USDLancaster County: 106,700 USDLawrence County: 82,200 USDLebanon County: 89,100 USDLehigh County: 98,300 USDLuzerne County: 83,000 USDLycoming County: 86,600 USDMcKean County: 77,400 USDMercer County: 78,800 USDMifflin County: 71,800 USDMonroe County: 103,500 USDMontgomery County: 114,700 USDMontour County: 92,400 USDNorthampton County: 98,300 USDNorthumberland County: 82,500 USDPerry County: 97,900 USDPhiladelphia County: 114,700 USDPike County: 96,000 USDPotter County: 74,600 USDSchuylkill County: 79,600 USDSnyder County: 81,600 USDSomerset County: 73,700 USDSullivan County: 85,100 USDSusquehanna County: 84,400 USDTioga County: 77,600 USDUnion County: 94,600 USDVenango County: 77,100 USDWarren County: 78,300 USDWashington County: 101,200 USDWayne County: 79,300 USDWestmoreland County: 101,200 USDWyoming County: 83,000 USDYork County: 105,100 USD
  • Under 77K
  • 77K to 81K
  • 81K to 84K
  • 84K to 96K
  • 96K to 100K
  • 100K and over
USD, 2024. 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, 2024

Bucks County: 114,700 USDBucks County114,700Chester County: 114,700 USDChester County114,700Delaware County: 114,700 USDDelaware County114,700Montgomery County: 114,700 USDMontgomery County114,700Philadelphia County: 114,700 USDPhiladelphia County114,700Centre County: 108,200 USDCentre County108,200Lancaster County: 106,700 USDLancaster County106,700York County: 105,100 USDYork County105,100Monroe County: 103,500 USDMonroe County103,500Allegheny County: 101,200 USDAllegheny County101,200Beaver County: 101,200 USDBeaver County101,200Butler County: 101,200 USDButler County101,200Fayette County: 101,200 USDFayette County101,200Washington County: 101,200 USDWashington County101,200Westmoreland County: 101,200 USDWestmoreland County101,200Carbon County: 98,300 USDCarbon County98,300Lehigh County: 98,300 USDLehigh County98,300Northampton County: 98,300 USDNorthampton County98,300Cumberland County: 97,900 USDCumberland County97,900Dauphin County: 97,900 USDDauphin County97,900Perry County: 97,900 USDPerry County97,900Adams County: 96,900 USDAdams County96,900Pike County: 96,000 USDPike County96,000Union County: 94,600 USDUnion County94,600Berks County: 93,700 USDBerks County93,700Franklin County: 92,700 USDFranklin County92,700Montour County: 92,400 USDMontour County92,400Greene County: 89,900 USDGreene County89,900Lebanon County: 89,100 USDLebanon County89,100Blair County: 86,900 USDBlair County86,900Lycoming County: 86,600 USDLycoming County86,600Elk County: 86,000 USDElk County86,000Sullivan County: 85,100 USDSullivan County85,100Susquehanna County: 84,400 USDSusquehanna County84,400Juniata County: 83,400 USDJuniata County83,400Lackawanna County: 83,000 USDLackawanna County83,000Luzerne County: 83,000 USDLuzerne County83,000Wyoming County: 83,000 USDWyoming County83,000Fulton County: 82,600 USDFulton County82,600Northumberland County: 82,500 USDNorthumberland County82,500Bucks County: 114,700 USDBucks County114,700Chester County: 114,700 USDChester County114,700Delaware County: 114,700 USDDelaware County114,700Montgomery County: 114,700 USDMontgomery County114,700Philadelphia County: 114,700 USDPhiladelphia County114,700Centre County: 108,200 USDCentre County108,200Lancaster County: 106,700 USDLancaster County106,700York County: 105,100 USDYork County105,100Monroe County: 103,500 USDMonroe County103,500Allegheny County: 101,200 USDAllegheny County101,200Beaver County: 101,200 USDBeaver County101,200Butler County: 101,200 USDButler County101,200Fayette County: 101,200 USDFayette County101,200Washington County: 101,200 USDWashington County101,200Westmoreland County: 101,200 USDWestmoreland County101,200Carbon County: 98,300 USDCarbon County98,300Lehigh County: 98,300 USDLehigh County98,300Northampton County: 98,300 USDNorthampton County98,300Cumberland County: 97,900 USDCumberland County97,900Dauphin County: 97,900 USDDauphin County97,900Perry County: 97,900 USDPerry County97,900Adams County: 96,900 USDAdams County96,900Pike County: 96,000 USDPike County96,000Union County: 94,600 USDUnion County94,600Berks County: 93,700 USDBerks County93,700Franklin County: 92,700 USDFranklin County92,700Montour County: 92,400 USDMontour County92,400Greene County: 89,900 USDGreene County89,900Lebanon County: 89,100 USDLebanon County89,100Blair County: 86,900 USDBlair County86,900Lycoming County: 86,600 USDLycoming County86,600Elk County: 86,000 USDElk County86,000Sullivan County: 85,100 USDSullivan County85,100Susquehanna County: 84,400 USDSusquehanna County84,400Juniata County: 83,400 USDJuniata County83,400Lackawanna County: 83,000 USDLackawanna County83,000Luzerne County: 83,000 USDLuzerne County83,000Wyoming County: 83,000 USDWyoming County83,000Fulton County: 82,600 USDFulton County82,600Northumberland County: 82,500 USDNorthumberland County82,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Bucks County114,700+0.3%
1Chester County114,700+0.3%
1Delaware County114,700+0.3%
1Montgomery County114,700+0.3%
1Philadelphia County114,700+0.3%
6Centre County108,200-6.3%
7Lancaster County106,700+8.9%
8York County105,100+7.7%
9Monroe County103,500+3.5%
10Allegheny County101,200-1.4%
10Beaver County101,200-1.4%
10Butler County101,200-1.4%
10Fayette County101,200-1.4%
10Washington County101,200-1.4%
10Westmoreland County101,200-1.4%
16Carbon County98,300+0.7%
16Lehigh County98,300+0.7%
16Northampton County98,300+0.7%
19Cumberland County97,900-4.7%
19Dauphin County97,900-4.7%
19Perry County97,900-4.7%
22Adams County96,900-3.6%
23Pike County96,0000%
24Union County94,600+4.6%
25Berks County93,700-1.7%
26Franklin County92,700+0.7%
27Montour County92,400+0.5%
28Greene County89,900+7%
29Lebanon County89,100-8.3%
30Blair County86,900+7.2%
31Lycoming County86,600+10%
32Elk County86,000+3.1%
33Sullivan County85,100+13.9%
34Susquehanna County84,400+2.3%
35Juniata County83,400-0.2%
36Lackawanna County83,000-4%
36Luzerne County83,000-4%
36Wyoming County83,000-4%
39Fulton County82,600+6.4%
40Northumberland County82,500+13.6%
41Lawrence County82,200-4.8%
42Snyder County81,600-0.1%
43Huntingdon County81,500+2.8%
44Clarion County81,200+4.2%
44Columbia County81,200+0.2%
46Bradford County81,000+4.9%
47Erie County80,500-1.9%
48Indiana County80,400+2%
49Bedford County79,800+3.6%
50Schuylkill County79,600-0.1%
51Armstrong County79,500-3.8%
52Wayne County79,300+1.7%
53Mercer County78,800+3.4%
54Warren County78,300+0.4%
55Tioga County77,600+3.7%
56McKean County77,400+2.5%
57Venango County77,100+2%
58Clinton County76,900+1.9%
59Cambria County76,500-5.4%
60Clearfield County75,400-4.4%
61Potter County74,600+4.2%
62Jefferson County74,100+1.1%
63Somerset County73,700-4.5%
64Crawford County72,400-3.2%
65Mifflin County71,800+1.1%
66Forest County62,000-1.6%
67Cameron County60,600+0.8%

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/il24/Section8-FY24.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. (2024). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Pennsylvania by area median family income (HUD), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/pennsylvania-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Pennsylvania by area median family income (HUD), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/pennsylvania-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Pennsylvania by area median family income (HUD), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/pennsylvania-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bucks County, with $114,700 in 2024, 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)?

Cameron County, with $60,600 in 2024.

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