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US counties by area median family income (HUD)

Los Alamos County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 3072 counties in 2016, at $128,300. Hudspeth County had the lowest, at $26,000. The median was $56,900. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest128,300Los Alamos County
Lowest26,000Hudspeth County
Median56,9003072 counties

Map of counties, 2016

USD, 2016. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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

Los Alamos County: 128,300 USDLos Alamos County128,300Alexandria city: 108,600 USDAlexandria city108,600Arlington County: 108,600 USDArlington County108,600Calvert County: 108,600 USDCalvert County108,600Charles County: 108,600 USDCharles County108,600Clarke County: 108,600 USDClarke County108,600District of Columbia: 108,600 USDDistrict of Columbia108,600Fairfax city: 108,600 USDFairfax city108,600Fairfax County: 108,600 USDFairfax County108,600Falls Church city: 108,600 USDFalls Church city108,600Fauquier County: 108,600 USDFauquier County108,600Frederick County: 108,600 USDFrederick County108,600Fredericksburg city: 108,600 USDFredericksburg city108,600Loudoun County: 108,600 USDLoudoun County108,600Manassas city: 108,600 USDManassas city108,600Manassas Park city: 108,600 USDManassas Park city108,600Montgomery County: 108,600 USDMontgomery County108,600Prince George's County: 108,600 USDPrince George's County108,600Prince William County: 108,600 USDPrince William County108,600Spotsylvania County: 108,600 USDSpotsylvania County108,600Stafford County: 108,600 USDStafford County108,600Westchester County: 107,800 USDWestchester County107,800Marin County: 107,700 USDMarin County107,700San Francisco County: 107,700 USDSan Francisco County107,700San Mateo County: 107,700 USDSan Mateo County107,700Santa Clara County: 107,100 USDSanta Clara County107,100Nassau County: 106,200 USDNassau County106,200Suffolk County: 106,200 USDSuffolk County106,200Hunterdon County: 103,800 USDHunterdon County103,800Middlesex County: 103,800 USDMiddlesex County103,800Somerset County: 103,800 USDSomerset County103,800Denali Borough: 101,700 USDDenali Borough101,700Glasscock County: 101,000 USDGlasscock County101,000Rockland County: 100,600 USDRockland County100,600Bristol Bay Borough: 99,000 USDBristol Bay Borough99,000Summit County: 98,400 USDSummit County98,400Juneau City and Borough: 97,600 USDJuneau City and Borough97,600Eureka County: 97,100 USDEureka County97,100St. Mary's County: 97,000 USDSt. Mary's County97,000Pitkin County: 96,500 USDPitkin County96,500Los Alamos County: 128,300 USDLos Alamos County128,300Alexandria city: 108,600 USDAlexandria city108,600Arlington County: 108,600 USDArlington County108,600Calvert County: 108,600 USDCalvert County108,600Charles County: 108,600 USDCharles County108,600Clarke County: 108,600 USDClarke County108,600District of Columbia: 108,600 USDDistrict of Columbia108,600Fairfax city: 108,600 USDFairfax city108,600Fairfax County: 108,600 USDFairfax County108,600Falls Church city: 108,600 USDFalls Church city108,600Fauquier County: 108,600 USDFauquier County108,600Frederick County: 108,600 USDFrederick County108,600Fredericksburg city: 108,600 USDFredericksburg city108,600Loudoun County: 108,600 USDLoudoun County108,600Manassas city: 108,600 USDManassas city108,600Manassas Park city: 108,600 USDManassas Park city108,600Montgomery County: 108,600 USDMontgomery County108,600Prince George's County: 108,600 USDPrince George's County108,600Prince William County: 108,600 USDPrince William County108,600Spotsylvania County: 108,600 USDSpotsylvania County108,600Stafford County: 108,600 USDStafford County108,600Westchester County: 107,800 USDWestchester County107,800Marin County: 107,700 USDMarin County107,700San Francisco County: 107,700 USDSan Francisco County107,700San Mateo County: 107,700 USDSan Mateo County107,700Santa Clara County: 107,100 USDSanta Clara County107,100Nassau County: 106,200 USDNassau County106,200Suffolk County: 106,200 USDSuffolk County106,200Hunterdon County: 103,800 USDHunterdon County103,800Middlesex County: 103,800 USDMiddlesex County103,800Somerset County: 103,800 USDSomerset County103,800Denali Borough: 101,700 USDDenali Borough101,700Glasscock County: 101,000 USDGlasscock County101,000Rockland County: 100,600 USDRockland County100,600Bristol Bay Borough: 99,000 USDBristol Bay Borough99,000Summit County: 98,400 USDSummit County98,400Juneau City and Borough: 97,600 USDJuneau City and Borough97,600Eureka County: 97,100 USDEureka County97,100St. Mary's County: 97,000 USDSt. Mary's County97,000Pitkin County: 96,500 USDPitkin County96,500
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
1Los Alamos County128,300-2.1%
2Alexandria city108,600-0.5%
2Arlington County108,600-0.5%
2Calvert County108,600-0.5%
2Charles County108,600-0.5%
2Clarke County108,600-0.5%
2District of Columbia108,600-0.5%
2Fairfax city108,600-0.5%
2Fairfax County108,600-0.5%
2Falls Church city108,600-0.5%
2Fauquier County108,600-0.5%
2Frederick County108,600-0.5%
2Fredericksburg city108,600-0.5%
2Loudoun County108,600-0.5%
2Manassas city108,600-0.5%
2Manassas Park city108,600-0.5%
2Montgomery County108,600-0.5%
2Prince George's County108,600-0.5%
2Prince William County108,600-0.5%
2Spotsylvania County108,600-0.5%
2Stafford County108,600-0.5%
22Westchester County107,800+2%
23Marin County107,700+5.7%
23San Francisco County107,700+5.7%
23San Mateo County107,700+5.7%
26Santa Clara County107,100+0.8%
27Nassau County106,200-2.6%
27Suffolk County106,200-2.6%
29Hunterdon County103,800-0.1%
29Middlesex County103,800-0.1%
29Somerset County103,800-0.1%
32Denali Borough101,700+6.9%
33Glasscock County101,000-4.4%
34Rockland County100,600+1.8%
35Bristol Bay Borough99,000+1.6%
36Summit County98,400-2.8%
37Juneau City and Borough97,600+0.8%
38Eureka County97,100+38.5%
39St. Mary's County97,000-2.9%
40Pitkin County96,500-0.7%
41Boulder County94,800-4.6%
42Fairbanks North Star Borough93,800+9.6%
43Alameda County93,600+0.8%
43Contra Costa County93,600+0.8%
45King George County93,100-5.9%
46Mercer County93,000-4.1%
47Anchorage Municipality92,900+3.7%
48Washtenaw County91,600+8.7%
49Bergen County91,200-2.7%
49Passaic County91,200-2.7%
51Kalawao County91,100-9.4%
52Monmouth County90,900-0.9%
52Ocean County90,900-0.9%
54King County90,300+0.8%
54Snohomish County90,300+0.8%
56Essex County89,700-2%
56Morris County89,700-2%
56Sussex County89,700-2%
56Union County89,700-2%
60Aleutians West Census Area89,500+2.9%
61McLean County89,300+6.8%
62Kendall County89,000-0.1%
63Williams County88,600+4.7%
64Eagle County88,400+2.6%
65Burleigh County88,300+10%
65Morton County88,300+10%
65Ventura County88,300+3.5%
68Sublette County88,100-2.8%
69Honolulu County87,900+1.2%
69Ketchikan Gateway Borough87,900-1.1%
71Midland County87,500+20.7%
72Dutchess County87,100+0.5%
72Orange County87,100+0.5%
72Petersburg Borough87,100+3.6%
75Campbell County87,000-3%
76Johnson County86,900+5.6%
77Anne Arundel County86,700-3.2%
77Baltimore city86,700-3.2%
77Baltimore County86,700-3.2%
77Carroll County86,700-3.2%
77Harford County86,700-3.2%
77Howard County86,700-3.2%
77Queen Anne's County86,700-3.2%
84Anoka County85,800-0.9%
84Carver County85,800-0.9%
84Chisago County85,800-0.9%
84Dakota County85,800-0.9%
84Hennepin County85,800-0.9%
84Isanti County85,800-0.9%
84Pierce County85,800-0.9%
84Ramsey County85,800-0.9%
84Scott County85,800-0.9%
84Sherburne County85,800-0.9%
84St. Croix County85,800-0.9%
84Teton County85,800-5.4%
84Washington County85,800-0.9%
84Wright County85,800-0.9%
98Hughes County85,700+5%
98Matanuska-Susitna Borough85,700+2.1%
100Roberts County85,500+11%
101Santa Cruz County85,100-2.2%
102Orange County85,000-1%
103Livingston County84,800-4.1%
104North Slope Borough84,700-2%
105Dodge County84,300+3.2%
105Olmsted County84,300+3.2%
107Dane County83,900+1.6%
107Warren County83,900-4%
109Sweetwater County83,700-3.2%
110Oliver County83,600+1.7%
111Kendall County83,200-4.7%
112Mercer County83,000+4.9%
112Yakutat City and Borough83,000+5.9%
114Brazoria County82,700+2.9%
115Laramie County82,500+14.6%
115Napa County82,500-2%
117Albany County82,000-0.8%
117Rensselaer County82,000-0.8%
117Saratoga County82,000-0.8%
117Schenectady County82,000-0.8%
117Schoharie County82,000-0.8%
122Union County81,800+0.1%
123Maui County81,500+8.5%
123Summit County81,500-5.9%
125Grundy County81,000-0.4%
126Cape May County80,800+7.4%
127Bucks County80,300-1%
127Burlington County80,300-1%
127Camden County80,300-1%
127Cecil County80,300-1%
127Chester County80,300-1%
127Delaware County80,300-1%
127Gloucester County80,300-1%
127Montgomery County80,300-1%
127New Castle County80,300-1%
127Philadelphia County80,300-1%
127Salem County80,300-1%
138Adams County80,100+0.3%
138Arapahoe County80,100+0.3%
138Broomfield County80,100+0.3%
138Clear Creek County80,100+0.3%
138Denver County80,100+0.3%
138Douglas County80,100+0.3%
138Elbert County80,100+0.3%
138Gilpin County80,100+0.3%
138Jefferson County80,100+0.3%
138Park County80,100+0.3%
138Sitka City and Borough80,100+0.8%
149San Miguel County79,800-5.1%
150Jefferson County79,500-1.4%
150Skagway Municipality79,500-15.3%
150Story County79,500+3.9%
153McKenzie County79,400+3.1%
154Renville County79,200+7.3%
155Bowman County78,800+5.9%
156Alpine County78,700-17.1%
157Andrews County78,600+8.1%
157Blaine County78,600-0.1%
159Jefferson County78,500-4.4%
160Dunn County78,400-0.8%
161Borden County78,300-7.2%
161King County78,300-4%
161Mountrail County78,300-0.5%
164Larimer County78,200-1.4%
165Kitsap County78,100+4.7%
166Hinsdale County78,000-6%
166Rio Blanco County78,000-3.6%
168Lander County77,900+6.3%
169Albemarle County77,800-7.5%
169Bastrop County77,800+1.3%
169Caldwell County77,800+1.3%
169Charlottesville city77,800-7.5%
169Fluvanna County77,800-7.5%
169Greene County77,800-7.5%
169Hays County77,800+1.3%
169Nelson County77,800-7.5%
169Travis County77,800+1.3%
169Williamson County77,800+1.3%
179Kenai Peninsula Borough77,700+0.9%
180Solano County77,600+4.2%
181Bremer County77,500+0.8%
181Hartley County77,500+3.2%
183Culpeper County77,300-5.7%
183Stark County77,300+3.8%
185Converse County77,200+0.7%
185Elko County77,200-2.6%
187Santa Barbara County77,100+2.3%
188Cook County76,900+1.2%
188Dallas County76,900+2.5%
188DuPage County76,900+1.2%
188Guthrie County76,900+2.5%
188Kane County76,900+1.2%
188Lake County76,900+1.2%
188Madison County76,900+2.5%
188McHenry County76,900+1.2%
188Polk County76,900+2.5%
188Warren County76,900+2.5%
188Will County76,900+1.2%
199Talbot County76,800-2.7%
200Blue Earth County76,700+3.8%
200Nicollet County76,700+3.8%
202Franklin County76,600-2.8%
202Johnston County76,600-2.8%
202Wake County76,600-2.8%
205Benton County76,500-2.7%
205Routt County76,500-2.9%
205Weston County76,500-0.1%
208Grand County76,400-2.1%
208Humboldt County76,400+1.1%
208San Luis Obispo County76,400-0.9%
211Seward County76,300-2.8%
212Linn County76,200-2.4%
212Saunders County76,200-1.2%
214Slope County76,100+9.2%
215Sonoma County75,900+3.1%
215Ulster County75,900+0.9%
217Kodiak Island Borough75,800-7.1%
218Iowa County75,400+2.9%
219Teller County75,300+3.3%
220Goodhue County75,000+0.7%
220Plymouth County75,000-1.6%
220Uinta County75,000-2.2%
223Cavalier County74,900+6.7%
223Chatham County74,900+11.1%
223Durham County74,900+11.1%
223Orange County74,900+11.1%
227Douglas County74,700+0.8%
228Columbia County74,600-0.4%
229Warren County74,500-0.5%
230Kauai County74,300+0.1%
230Kent County74,300+3.5%
230Richland County74,300+0.5%
233Gallatin County74,200+8.2%
234Mono County74,100-3.8%
234Ouray County74,100-1.5%
234Yolo County74,100+2.6%
237Putnam County74,000-2.4%
237Richland County74,000-0.3%
239Calumet County73,800-4.3%
239Frederick County73,800-2.8%
239Hampshire County73,800-2.8%
239Outagamie County73,800-4.3%
239Salt Lake County73,800+2.2%
239Winchester city73,800-2.8%
245Thomas County73,700-1.5%
246Centre County73,600+3.2%
246Thurston County73,600+2.9%
248San Diego County73,500+0.7%
248Steele County73,500-3.2%
248Stevens County73,500+2.4%

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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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2016 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, US counties 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/us-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: US counties by area median family income (HUD), 2016}},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Los Alamos County, with $128,300 in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Hudspeth County, with $26,000 in 2016.

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