Counties in Texas by area median family income (HUD)
Kendall County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 254 counties in 2024, at $132,400. Brooks County had the lowest, at $39,600. The median was $78,150. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.
Map of counties, 2024
- Under 66K
- 66K to 73K
- 73K to 78K
- 78K to 86K
- 86K to 93K
- 93K and over
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kendall County | 132,400 | -2.2% |
| 2 | Bastrop County | 126,000 | +3% |
| 2 | Caldwell County | 126,000 | +3% |
| 2 | Hays County | 126,000 | +3% |
| 2 | Travis County | 126,000 | +3% |
| 2 | Williamson County | 126,000 | +3% |
| 7 | Glasscock County | 117,400 | +27.5% |
| 8 | Hemphill County | 114,400 | +5.9% |
| 9 | Hartley County | 112,300 | +30.3% |
| 10 | Collin County | 110,300 | +4.5% |
| 10 | Dallas County | 110,300 | +4.5% |
| 10 | Denton County | 110,300 | +4.5% |
| 10 | Ellis County | 110,300 | +4.5% |
| 10 | Hunt County | 110,300 | +4.5% |
| 10 | Kaufman County | 110,300 | +4.5% |
| 10 | Rockwall County | 110,300 | +4.5% |
| 17 | Borden County | 107,200 | -0.7% |
| 18 | Brazoria County | 106,300 | -4.6% |
| 19 | Mason County | 103,100 | +11.7% |
| 20 | Somervell County | 102,300 | -4.7% |
| 21 | Johnson County | 101,900 | +4.3% |
| 21 | Parker County | 101,900 | +4.3% |
| 21 | Tarrant County | 101,900 | +4.3% |
| 24 | Blanco County | 101,200 | +14.1% |
| 25 | Andrews County | 99,600 | -1.9% |
| 26 | Gillespie County | 99,000 | +4.9% |
| 27 | Wise County | 98,700 | +3.6% |
| 28 | Chambers County | 94,600 | +1.5% |
| 28 | Fort Bend County | 94,600 | +1.5% |
| 28 | Galveston County | 94,600 | +1.5% |
| 28 | Harris County | 94,600 | +1.5% |
| 28 | Liberty County | 94,600 | +1.5% |
| 28 | Montgomery County | 94,600 | +1.5% |
| 28 | Waller County | 94,600 | +1.5% |
| 35 | Mitchell County | 94,500 | -3.7% |
| 36 | Fayette County | 94,400 | +2.9% |
| 36 | Medina County | 94,400 | +2.1% |
| 38 | Winkler County | 94,100 | +10.6% |
| 39 | Hansford County | 94,000 | +31.5% |
| 39 | Kent County | 94,000 | -1.6% |
| 39 | Lampasas County | 94,000 | +8.2% |
| 42 | Dallam County | 93,500 | +16.7% |
| 42 | Young County | 93,500 | +10.7% |
| 44 | Brazos County | 93,400 | +16.2% |
| 44 | Burleson County | 93,400 | +16.2% |
| 44 | Robertson County | 93,400 | +16.2% |
| 47 | Austin County | 92,500 | -0.1% |
| 47 | Burnet County | 92,500 | +6.2% |
| 49 | Grayson County | 92,100 | +11.8% |
| 50 | Midland County | 91,800 | -13.7% |
| 51 | Yoakum County | 91,700 | +0.1% |
| 52 | Martin County | 91,500 | -3.1% |
| 52 | Washington County | 91,500 | -2.3% |
| 54 | Cooke County | 90,400 | -0.9% |
| 54 | Gaines County | 90,400 | +0.3% |
| 56 | Garza County | 88,800 | +4% |
| 56 | Harrison County | 88,800 | +12.7% |
| 58 | Bandera County | 88,500 | -0.1% |
| 58 | Bexar County | 88,500 | -0.1% |
| 58 | Comal County | 88,500 | -0.1% |
| 58 | Guadalupe County | 88,500 | -0.1% |
| 58 | Wilson County | 88,500 | -0.1% |
| 63 | Crane County | 88,300 | +1.8% |
| 63 | Goliad County | 88,300 | +26.7% |
| 63 | Hood County | 88,300 | -11.5% |
| 63 | Victoria County | 88,300 | +26.7% |
| 67 | Kimble County | 88,000 | +0.3% |
| 68 | Delta County | 87,800 | +2.5% |
| 69 | Armstrong County | 87,700 | +0.5% |
| 69 | Carson County | 87,700 | +0.5% |
| 69 | Potter County | 87,700 | +0.5% |
| 69 | Randall County | 87,700 | +0.5% |
| 73 | Erath County | 87,500 | +2.7% |
| 74 | Smith County | 87,300 | +2% |
| 75 | Kerr County | 86,500 | +2.2% |
| 76 | Calhoun County | 86,300 | +2.7% |
| 76 | Fannin County | 86,300 | +2.1% |
| 78 | Panola County | 86,200 | +8.8% |
| 79 | Comanche County | 86,100 | +9.8% |
| 79 | Stonewall County | 86,100 | +2.9% |
| 81 | Hutchinson County | 85,900 | +10.8% |
| 81 | Lavaca County | 85,900 | +1.2% |
| 83 | Crosby County | 85,700 | +1.3% |
| 83 | Lubbock County | 85,700 | +1.3% |
| 85 | Callahan County | 85,600 | +20.6% |
| 85 | Jones County | 85,600 | +20.6% |
| 85 | Taylor County | 85,600 | +20.6% |
| 88 | Rains County | 85,400 | +10.1% |
| 89 | Howard County | 85,100 | +8.1% |
| 90 | Freestone County | 85,000 | +1.9% |
| 91 | Bailey County | 84,900 | +6.7% |
| 92 | Grimes County | 84,700 | +1% |
| 92 | Montague County | 84,700 | +0.1% |
| 92 | Schleicher County | 84,700 | +3.2% |
| 95 | Parmer County | 83,900 | +0.8% |
| 96 | McLennan County | 83,800 | -0.5% |
| 97 | Hopkins County | 83,200 | +4.1% |
| 98 | Llano County | 82,900 | -6.6% |
| 99 | Mills County | 82,700 | +18% |
| 100 | Atascosa County | 82,400 | +0.6% |
| 100 | Jackson County | 82,400 | +1.6% |
| 102 | Henderson County | 82,200 | +14.2% |
| 103 | Ector County | 82,000 | +17.1% |
| 104 | Ochiltree County | 81,900 | +2.9% |
| 105 | Bosque County | 81,800 | +9.1% |
| 106 | Hamilton County | 81,500 | +16.6% |
| 106 | Lipscomb County | 81,500 | +2% |
| 108 | Archer County | 81,400 | -2.9% |
| 108 | Clay County | 81,400 | -2.9% |
| 108 | Palo Pinto County | 81,400 | +0.4% |
| 108 | Upton County | 81,400 | -1.5% |
| 108 | Wichita County | 81,400 | -2.9% |
| 113 | Menard County | 80,900 | +11.4% |
| 113 | Scurry County | 80,900 | +3.6% |
| 115 | Concho County | 80,600 | +20.1% |
| 115 | Wood County | 80,600 | +0.2% |
| 117 | Oldham County | 80,200 | -4.4% |
| 118 | Van Zandt County | 80,000 | +0.4% |
| 119 | Hardin County | 79,700 | -9.2% |
| 119 | Jefferson County | 79,700 | -9.2% |
| 119 | Orange County | 79,700 | -9.2% |
| 122 | Reagan County | 79,500 | -2.9% |
| 123 | Madison County | 79,400 | +8.6% |
| 124 | Rusk County | 79,300 | +1.3% |
| 125 | Shackelford County | 79,200 | +12% |
| 126 | McMullen County | 79,000 | -1.6% |
| 127 | Sherman County | 78,200 | +7.4% |
| 128 | Colorado County | 78,100 | +5.3% |
| 129 | Hill County | 78,000 | +0.9% |
| 129 | Irion County | 78,000 | -2.7% |
| 129 | Tom Green County | 78,000 | -2.7% |
| 132 | Donley County | 77,900 | +2.8% |
| 132 | Franklin County | 77,900 | +1% |
| 132 | Gregg County | 77,900 | +1.4% |
| 132 | Upshur County | 77,900 | +1.4% |
| 136 | San Jacinto County | 77,500 | +5% |
| 137 | Karnes County | 76,900 | +8.8% |
| 138 | Ward County | 76,700 | -3% |
| 139 | Jack County | 76,500 | +0.3% |
| 139 | Milam County | 76,500 | +3.9% |
| 141 | Lee County | 76,400 | +4.4% |
| 142 | Aransas County | 76,300 | -0.1% |
| 143 | Walker County | 76,100 | +14.6% |
| 143 | Wharton County | 76,100 | -1.6% |
| 145 | Hardeman County | 75,800 | +9.1% |
| 146 | Lamar County | 75,600 | +5.4% |
| 147 | Brewster County | 75,500 | -3.1% |
| 147 | Navarro County | 75,500 | +6% |
| 149 | Bell County | 75,300 | -0.9% |
| 149 | Coryell County | 75,300 | -0.9% |
| 149 | Nueces County | 75,300 | -2.7% |
| 149 | San Patricio County | 75,300 | -2.7% |
| 153 | Eastland County | 75,200 | +9.9% |
| 154 | Angelina County | 75,000 | +3.6% |
| 154 | Dimmit County | 75,000 | +102.2% |
| 154 | Jeff Davis County | 75,000 | +2.5% |
| 154 | King County | 75,000 | +41.8% |
| 154 | Loving County | 75,000 | +2.5% |
| 159 | Roberts County | 74,500 | -5.5% |
| 160 | Motley County | 74,300 | +1.9% |
| 161 | Gonzales County | 74,100 | +4.1% |
| 162 | Leon County | 74,000 | 0% |
| 162 | Matagorda County | 74,000 | +10.8% |
| 164 | Coke County | 73,900 | -7% |
| 164 | DeWitt County | 73,900 | -3.8% |
| 164 | Lamb County | 73,900 | +4.4% |
| 167 | Lynn County | 73,500 | +1.8% |
| 168 | Baylor County | 73,400 | +5.8% |
| 169 | Kinney County | 72,800 | +5.7% |
| 170 | Live Oak County | 72,600 | +0.3% |
| 171 | Titus County | 72,300 | +1.4% |
| 172 | Anderson County | 71,700 | +7.8% |
| 172 | Throckmorton County | 71,700 | +2.1% |
| 174 | Brown County | 71,600 | +0.7% |
| 174 | Nacogdoches County | 71,600 | +0.7% |
| 174 | Sutton County | 71,600 | -3.8% |
| 174 | Terrell County | 71,600 | -0.3% |
| 178 | Val Verde County | 70,800 | +4.9% |
| 179 | Bee County | 70,700 | +1.4% |
| 179 | Polk County | 70,700 | +1.7% |
| 181 | McCulloch County | 70,500 | +15.4% |
| 182 | Trinity County | 70,300 | +11.8% |
| 183 | Hockley County | 70,200 | +9% |
| 183 | Sterling County | 70,200 | -3.6% |
| 185 | Haskell County | 69,900 | +1% |
| 185 | Moore County | 69,900 | -2.8% |
| 187 | Runnels County | 69,700 | +1.5% |
| 187 | Wheeler County | 69,700 | +1.5% |
| 189 | Bowie County | 69,600 | +1.5% |
| 190 | Frio County | 69,500 | +0.4% |
| 191 | Pecos County | 69,300 | +0.3% |
| 192 | Fisher County | 68,500 | -13.3% |
| 192 | Jasper County | 68,500 | +7.7% |
| 194 | Dickens County | 68,400 | +7% |
| 194 | San Saba County | 68,400 | +4.3% |
| 196 | Duval County | 68,200 | -0.3% |
| 196 | Falls County | 68,200 | +4.6% |
| 198 | Real County | 68,000 | +3.5% |
| 199 | Cass County | 67,900 | +3% |
| 200 | Camp County | 67,800 | -2.4% |
| 201 | Cherokee County | 67,700 | +1.2% |
| 201 | Houston County | 67,700 | +11% |
| 201 | Limestone County | 67,700 | -1.6% |
| 201 | Webb County | 67,700 | +8.8% |
| 205 | Gray County | 67,600 | -6.2% |
| 206 | Wilbarger County | 67,500 | -0.7% |
| 207 | Dawson County | 66,900 | +5.7% |
| 208 | Kleberg County | 66,500 | +2.6% |
| 208 | Sabine County | 66,500 | +2% |
| 210 | Stephens County | 65,700 | -6.1% |
| 211 | Marion County | 65,500 | +7.2% |
| 211 | Tyler County | 65,500 | +2% |
| 213 | Reeves County | 65,300 | -6.2% |
| 214 | Castro County | 64,900 | -2.3% |
| 214 | Uvalde County | 64,900 | -5% |
| 216 | Collingsworth County | 64,500 | +4.7% |
| 217 | La Salle County | 63,600 | -2.2% |
| 218 | Childress County | 63,500 | -5.9% |
| 218 | Crockett County | 63,500 | -0.8% |
| 220 | Coleman County | 63,400 | -0.9% |
| 221 | Hale County | 63,300 | -1.2% |
| 221 | Shelby County | 63,300 | -2.2% |
| 223 | El Paso County | 63,200 | +0.3% |
| 224 | Nolan County | 62,900 | +3.8% |
| 225 | Red River County | 62,600 | +1.1% |
| 226 | Jim Wells County | 62,400 | -2.2% |
| 226 | Refugio County | 62,400 | -2.8% |
| 228 | Knox County | 62,300 | -7.4% |
| 228 | Maverick County | 62,300 | +3.5% |
| 230 | Morris County | 62,200 | -6.5% |
| 231 | Floyd County | 61,400 | -6.1% |
| 232 | Cameron County | 60,400 | -2.6% |
| 233 | Newton County | 58,700 | +1.2% |
| 234 | Cottle County | 58,200 | +10% |
| 235 | Deaf Smith County | 57,700 | -0.7% |
| 236 | Terry County | 57,500 | -6.2% |
| 237 | Hidalgo County | 57,300 | +1.8% |
| 238 | Swisher County | 57,200 | +6.7% |
| 239 | Cochran County | 56,300 | +4.5% |
| 240 | Briscoe County | 55,900 | -5.1% |
| 240 | Zavala County | 55,900 | +4.7% |
| 242 | Hall County | 54,500 | +0.9% |
| 243 | Foard County | 53,700 | -5.6% |
| 244 | Willacy County | 53,100 | -2.9% |
| 245 | San Augustine County | 52,600 | -2.6% |
| 246 | Hudspeth County | 50,200 | +12.8% |
| 247 | Edwards County | 49,800 | -8.5% |
| 248 | Jim Hogg County | 49,100 | -0.8% |
| 249 | Kenedy County | 48,900 | +1.2% |
| 250 | Culberson County | 47,000 | -0.6% |
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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/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
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 Texas 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
MLA 9
HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Texas 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/texas-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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 Texas 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/texas-counties?period=2024.
Harvard
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 Texas 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/texas-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{department_counties_in_texas_by_2024,
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), 2024}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/texas-counties?period=2024. 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/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Questions
Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?
Kendall County, with $132,400 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)?
Brooks County, with $39,600 in 2024.
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.