Counties in Texas by area median family income (HUD)
Midland County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 254 counties in 2022, at $119,200. Hudspeth County had the lowest, at $34,400. The median was $70,450. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.
Map of counties, 2022
- Under 60K
- 60K to 66K
- 66K to 70K
- 70K to 77K
- 77K to 84K
- 84K and over
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midland County | 119,200 | +20.3% |
| 2 | Kendall County | 113,200 | +9.1% |
| 3 | Loving County | 112,200 | +15.1% |
| 4 | Bastrop County | 110,300 | +11.5% |
| 4 | Caldwell County | 110,300 | +11.5% |
| 4 | Hays County | 110,300 | +11.5% |
| 4 | Travis County | 110,300 | +11.5% |
| 4 | Williamson County | 110,300 | +11.5% |
| 9 | Brazoria County | 107,000 | +14.4% |
| 10 | Borden County | 103,900 | +10.3% |
| 11 | Collin County | 97,400 | +9.4% |
| 11 | Dallas County | 97,400 | +9.4% |
| 11 | Denton County | 97,400 | +9.4% |
| 11 | Ellis County | 97,400 | +9.4% |
| 11 | Hunt County | 97,400 | +9.4% |
| 11 | Kaufman County | 97,400 | +9.4% |
| 11 | Rockwall County | 97,400 | +9.4% |
| 18 | Wise County | 95,500 | +19.8% |
| 19 | Hemphill County | 93,700 | +33.3% |
| 20 | Andrews County | 93,200 | +3.8% |
| 21 | Ector County | 92,700 | +10% |
| 22 | Johnson County | 92,300 | +14.2% |
| 22 | Parker County | 92,300 | +14.2% |
| 22 | Tarrant County | 92,300 | +14.2% |
| 25 | Martin County | 90,800 | +3.7% |
| 26 | Roberts County | 90,700 | +3.7% |
| 27 | Chambers County | 90,100 | +13.8% |
| 27 | Fort Bend County | 90,100 | +13.8% |
| 27 | Galveston County | 90,100 | +13.8% |
| 27 | Harris County | 90,100 | +13.8% |
| 27 | Liberty County | 90,100 | +13.8% |
| 27 | Montgomery County | 90,100 | +13.8% |
| 27 | Waller County | 90,100 | +13.8% |
| 34 | Hood County | 88,200 | +15.7% |
| 34 | Reagan County | 88,200 | +13.4% |
| 36 | Medina County | 87,300 | +13.8% |
| 37 | Mitchell County | 87,000 | +10.4% |
| 38 | Austin County | 86,900 | +5.1% |
| 38 | Irion County | 86,900 | +26.9% |
| 38 | Tom Green County | 86,900 | +26.9% |
| 41 | Harrison County | 84,800 | +22.7% |
| 41 | Stonewall County | 84,800 | +3.3% |
| 43 | Bandera County | 83,500 | +12.7% |
| 43 | Bexar County | 83,500 | +12.7% |
| 43 | Comal County | 83,500 | +12.7% |
| 43 | Guadalupe County | 83,500 | +12.7% |
| 43 | Wilson County | 83,500 | +12.7% |
| 48 | Oldham County | 83,300 | +7.5% |
| 49 | Brazos County | 83,000 | +9.8% |
| 49 | Burleson County | 83,000 | +9.8% |
| 49 | Robertson County | 83,000 | +9.8% |
| 52 | Erath County | 82,400 | +22.1% |
| 53 | Glasscock County | 82,300 | +7% |
| 54 | Smith County | 82,200 | +12.8% |
| 55 | Jackson County | 81,800 | +11% |
| 55 | Yoakum County | 81,800 | +2.5% |
| 57 | Gillespie County | 81,700 | +10.6% |
| 58 | Cooke County | 81,200 | +11.4% |
| 58 | Lampasas County | 81,200 | +9% |
| 60 | McMullen County | 81,100 | +9.4% |
| 61 | Karnes County | 80,900 | +20.4% |
| 61 | Nueces County | 80,900 | +16.7% |
| 61 | San Patricio County | 80,900 | +16.7% |
| 64 | Crane County | 80,800 | -0.2% |
| 65 | Crosby County | 80,700 | +10.9% |
| 65 | Fayette County | 80,700 | +11.6% |
| 65 | Lubbock County | 80,700 | +10.9% |
| 68 | Gaines County | 80,500 | +18.6% |
| 69 | Hardin County | 80,300 | +22% |
| 69 | Jefferson County | 80,300 | +22% |
| 69 | Orange County | 80,300 | +22% |
| 72 | Upton County | 79,700 | +18.6% |
| 73 | Blanco County | 78,700 | +8.6% |
| 73 | Burnet County | 78,700 | +10.7% |
| 75 | Calhoun County | 78,600 | +9% |
| 75 | DeWitt County | 78,600 | +10.5% |
| 77 | Archer County | 78,500 | +13.8% |
| 77 | Clay County | 78,500 | +13.8% |
| 77 | Sterling County | 78,500 | +8.6% |
| 77 | Wichita County | 78,500 | +13.8% |
| 81 | Washington County | 78,400 | +8.7% |
| 82 | Grayson County | 78,200 | +10.9% |
| 83 | Schleicher County | 77,900 | +4.7% |
| 84 | Lavaca County | 77,700 | +15.3% |
| 85 | Armstrong County | 77,200 | +7.1% |
| 85 | Carson County | 77,200 | +7.1% |
| 85 | Potter County | 77,200 | +7.1% |
| 85 | Randall County | 77,200 | +7.1% |
| 89 | Live Oak County | 77,000 | +17.2% |
| 89 | Rains County | 77,000 | +14.2% |
| 91 | Callahan County | 76,900 | +21.3% |
| 91 | Jones County | 76,900 | +21.3% |
| 91 | Taylor County | 76,900 | +21.3% |
| 94 | Dallam County | 76,700 | +18% |
| 95 | Walker County | 76,600 | +13.3% |
| 96 | Fannin County | 76,200 | +13.9% |
| 97 | Ward County | 76,100 | -4.4% |
| 98 | Garza County | 75,800 | +14.7% |
| 99 | Hartley County | 75,600 | +9.2% |
| 100 | Scurry County | 75,000 | +0.4% |
| 101 | Goliad County | 74,700 | +0.4% |
| 101 | Victoria County | 74,700 | +0.4% |
| 103 | Lipscomb County | 74,200 | -2.5% |
| 103 | McLennan County | 74,200 | +19.9% |
| 105 | Bell County | 73,900 | +14.2% |
| 105 | Coryell County | 73,900 | +14.2% |
| 107 | Young County | 73,800 | +18.8% |
| 108 | Hamilton County | 73,500 | +11.4% |
| 109 | Kerr County | 73,400 | +10.7% |
| 110 | Brewster County | 73,200 | +18.1% |
| 111 | King County | 72,900 | -6.9% |
| 112 | Crockett County | 72,500 | +6.3% |
| 112 | Howard County | 72,500 | +14.4% |
| 114 | Parmer County | 72,300 | +14.4% |
| 115 | Franklin County | 72,200 | +6% |
| 116 | Coke County | 72,100 | +13.9% |
| 117 | Somervell County | 71,700 | +17.3% |
| 118 | Wood County | 71,400 | +16.1% |
| 119 | Bowie County | 71,300 | +23.4% |
| 120 | Concho County | 71,200 | +17.7% |
| 120 | Rusk County | 71,200 | +11.9% |
| 122 | Van Zandt County | 71,100 | +10.9% |
| 123 | Lee County | 71,000 | +11.5% |
| 124 | Jeff Davis County | 70,900 | +5.2% |
| 125 | Madison County | 70,600 | +10% |
| 126 | Freestone County | 70,500 | +7.3% |
| 126 | Sutton County | 70,500 | +5.7% |
| 128 | Childress County | 70,400 | +19.7% |
| 129 | Hutchinson County | 70,300 | +6.8% |
| 130 | Hopkins County | 70,200 | +8.5% |
| 130 | Sherman County | 70,200 | +3.5% |
| 132 | Jack County | 70,100 | +2.5% |
| 133 | Hill County | 70,000 | +12.2% |
| 133 | Winkler County | 70,000 | -2.6% |
| 135 | Colorado County | 69,900 | +12.7% |
| 136 | Llano County | 69,800 | +4.2% |
| 137 | Gonzales County | 69,400 | +7.3% |
| 138 | Knox County | 69,300 | +10.7% |
| 138 | Motley County | 69,300 | +13.8% |
| 140 | Gregg County | 69,200 | -0.7% |
| 140 | Upshur County | 69,200 | -0.7% |
| 142 | Mills County | 69,100 | +16.7% |
| 142 | Reeves County | 69,100 | -4% |
| 144 | Gray County | 69,000 | +5.3% |
| 145 | Fisher County | 68,900 | +11.9% |
| 145 | Mason County | 68,900 | +13.9% |
| 147 | Brown County | 68,800 | +13.7% |
| 147 | Delta County | 68,800 | +18% |
| 147 | Kent County | 68,800 | -11% |
| 147 | Terrell County | 68,800 | +13% |
| 151 | Montague County | 68,700 | +17.6% |
| 152 | Wharton County | 68,300 | +5.6% |
| 153 | Bosque County | 68,100 | +11.1% |
| 153 | Castro County | 68,100 | +25.4% |
| 155 | Pecos County | 68,000 | +6.3% |
| 155 | Refugio County | 68,000 | +10.9% |
| 157 | Atascosa County | 67,800 | +7.6% |
| 158 | Comanche County | 67,700 | +18.4% |
| 159 | Dickens County | 67,400 | +12.5% |
| 159 | Ochiltree County | 67,400 | +3.5% |
| 161 | Tyler County | 67,300 | +9.6% |
| 162 | Milam County | 67,100 | +9.3% |
| 163 | Matagorda County | 66,800 | +15.4% |
| 164 | Grimes County | 66,600 | +5.7% |
| 165 | Throckmorton County | 66,500 | -0.9% |
| 166 | Edwards County | 66,200 | +1.8% |
| 167 | Panola County | 66,000 | +11.5% |
| 167 | Webb County | 66,000 | +22% |
| 169 | Moore County | 65,700 | +12.5% |
| 170 | Jasper County | 65,600 | +0.8% |
| 170 | McCulloch County | 65,600 | +13.9% |
| 172 | Palo Pinto County | 65,400 | +11.2% |
| 173 | San Saba County | 65,100 | +12.4% |
| 174 | Camp County | 65,000 | +17.5% |
| 174 | Coleman County | 65,000 | +15.9% |
| 176 | Aransas County | 64,800 | +5% |
| 176 | Cochran County | 64,800 | +0.5% |
| 176 | Henderson County | 64,800 | +18.2% |
| 179 | Polk County | 64,600 | +9.7% |
| 180 | Nacogdoches County | 64,300 | -6% |
| 180 | Navarro County | 64,300 | +6.3% |
| 182 | Nolan County | 64,200 | +1.4% |
| 183 | Angelina County | 63,900 | +18.6% |
| 183 | Cherokee County | 63,900 | +13.5% |
| 185 | Kinney County | 63,700 | +18.8% |
| 186 | Leon County | 63,600 | -0.5% |
| 187 | Kimble County | 63,500 | +15% |
| 188 | Lamb County | 63,400 | +16.1% |
| 189 | Lamar County | 63,300 | +7.8% |
| 190 | Hockley County | 62,900 | +6.3% |
| 191 | Lynn County | 62,400 | +12.2% |
| 192 | Baylor County | 62,100 | +8.4% |
| 193 | Wheeler County | 62,000 | +3.9% |
| 194 | Deaf Smith County | 61,900 | -2.5% |
| 195 | Bailey County | 61,700 | +19.6% |
| 195 | Shackelford County | 61,700 | +8.8% |
| 197 | Hale County | 61,400 | +8.1% |
| 197 | Menard County | 61,400 | +8.7% |
| 199 | Jim Wells County | 61,300 | +10.3% |
| 200 | Runnels County | 61,200 | +19.5% |
| 201 | Wilbarger County | 61,000 | +1.2% |
| 202 | Foard County | 60,900 | +5.2% |
| 203 | Floyd County | 60,800 | +8.6% |
| 203 | Titus County | 60,800 | +13.6% |
| 205 | Dawson County | 60,700 | +9% |
| 206 | Cass County | 60,600 | +8.4% |
| 207 | San Jacinto County | 60,500 | +2.4% |
| 208 | Briscoe County | 60,400 | +6.5% |
| 209 | Frio County | 60,200 | +17.8% |
| 209 | Haskell County | 60,200 | +2.9% |
| 209 | Limestone County | 60,200 | +9.5% |
| 212 | Hardeman County | 59,700 | +8.7% |
| 213 | Anderson County | 59,500 | +7.2% |
| 213 | El Paso County | 59,500 | +15.3% |
| 213 | La Salle County | 59,500 | +11.8% |
| 216 | Donley County | 59,100 | +5.2% |
| 217 | Morris County | 58,700 | +5% |
| 218 | Stephens County | 58,500 | +13.4% |
| 219 | Kleberg County | 58,200 | +6% |
| 220 | Red River County | 57,900 | +7.6% |
| 221 | Duval County | 57,700 | +21% |
| 222 | Falls County | 57,500 | +14.1% |
| 223 | Uvalde County | 57,400 | +10.4% |
| 224 | Real County | 56,700 | +5.8% |
| 225 | Trinity County | 56,500 | +11.9% |
| 226 | Val Verde County | 56,200 | +4.1% |
| 227 | Sabine County | 55,800 | +15.3% |
| 228 | Collingsworth County | 55,700 | +4.9% |
| 229 | Bee County | 55,500 | +11.2% |
| 229 | Eastland County | 55,500 | +16.8% |
| 229 | Shelby County | 55,500 | +10.6% |
| 232 | Newton County | 55,000 | +2.6% |
| 233 | Terry County | 54,800 | -1.8% |
| 234 | Marion County | 54,000 | +4% |
| 235 | Cameron County | 53,500 | +16.6% |
| 236 | Houston County | 52,900 | +8.4% |
| 237 | San Augustine County | 52,500 | +1.4% |
| 238 | Swisher County | 52,300 | +7.8% |
| 239 | Hidalgo County | 52,000 | +15% |
| 240 | Maverick County | 49,500 | +11.5% |
| 241 | Jim Hogg County | 49,000 | +7.9% |
| 242 | Hall County | 48,600 | +19.4% |
| 243 | Cottle County | 47,200 | -0.6% |
| 244 | Zapata County | 47,100 | +29.8% |
| 245 | Culberson County | 46,800 | +10.4% |
| 246 | Hansford County | 46,500 | +7.1% |
| 247 | Kenedy County | 45,600 | -25.1% |
| 248 | Willacy County | 44,400 | +25.8% |
| 249 | Zavala County | 40,300 | +12.6% |
| 250 | Presidio County | 38,700 | -0.5% |
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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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Texas by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx
MLA 9
HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Texas by area median family income (HUD), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/texas-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Texas by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/texas-counties?period=2022.
Harvard
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Texas by area median family income (HUD), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/texas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{department_counties_in_texas_by_2022,
author = {{U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research}},
title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Counties in Texas by area median family income (HUD), 2022}},
year = {2022},
howpublished = {Data set},
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/texas-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Questions
Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?
Midland County, with $119,200 in 2022, 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)?
Hudspeth County, with $34,400 in 2022.
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.