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US counties by area median family income (HUD)

Santa Clara County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 3074 counties in 2022, at $168,500. Todd County had the lowest, at $27,600. The median was $72,900. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest168,500Santa Clara County
Lowest27,600Todd County
Median72,9003074 counties

Map of counties, 2022

USD, 2022. 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, 2022

Santa Clara County: 168,500 USDSanta Clara County168,500Los Alamos County: 167,100 USDLos Alamos County167,100Marin County: 166,000 USDMarin County166,000San Francisco County: 166,000 USDSan Francisco County166,000San Mateo County: 166,000 USDSan Mateo County166,000Nassau County: 146,400 USDNassau County146,400Suffolk County: 146,400 USDSuffolk County146,400Alameda County: 142,800 USDAlameda County142,800Contra Costa County: 142,800 USDContra Costa County142,800Alexandria city: 142,300 USDAlexandria city142,300Arlington County: 142,300 USDArlington County142,300Calvert County: 142,300 USDCalvert County142,300Charles County: 142,300 USDCharles County142,300Clarke County: 142,300 USDClarke County142,300District of Columbia: 142,300 USDDistrict of Columbia142,300Fairfax city: 142,300 USDFairfax city142,300Fairfax County: 142,300 USDFairfax County142,300Falls Church city: 142,300 USDFalls Church city142,300Fauquier County: 142,300 USDFauquier County142,300Frederick County: 142,300 USDFrederick County142,300Fredericksburg city: 142,300 USDFredericksburg city142,300Loudoun County: 142,300 USDLoudoun County142,300Manassas city: 142,300 USDManassas city142,300Manassas Park city: 142,300 USDManassas Park city142,300Montgomery County: 142,300 USDMontgomery County142,300Prince George's County: 142,300 USDPrince George's County142,300Prince William County: 142,300 USDPrince William County142,300Spotsylvania County: 142,300 USDSpotsylvania County142,300Stafford County: 142,300 USDStafford County142,300Westchester County: 138,600 USDWestchester County138,600Kalawao County: 137,200 USDKalawao County137,200Hunterdon County: 135,600 USDHunterdon County135,600Middlesex County: 135,600 USDMiddlesex County135,600Somerset County: 135,600 USDSomerset County135,600Kendall County: 135,200 USDKendall County135,200Summit County: 134,700 USDSummit County134,700King County: 134,600 USDKing County134,600Snohomish County: 134,600 USDSnohomish County134,600Bergen County: 127,700 USDBergen County127,700Passaic County: 127,700 USDPassaic County127,700Santa Clara County: 168,500 USDSanta Clara County168,500Los Alamos County: 167,100 USDLos Alamos County167,100Marin County: 166,000 USDMarin County166,000San Francisco County: 166,000 USDSan Francisco County166,000San Mateo County: 166,000 USDSan Mateo County166,000Nassau County: 146,400 USDNassau County146,400Suffolk County: 146,400 USDSuffolk County146,400Alameda County: 142,800 USDAlameda County142,800Contra Costa County: 142,800 USDContra Costa County142,800Alexandria city: 142,300 USDAlexandria city142,300Arlington County: 142,300 USDArlington County142,300Calvert County: 142,300 USDCalvert County142,300Charles County: 142,300 USDCharles County142,300Clarke County: 142,300 USDClarke County142,300District of Columbia: 142,300 USDDistrict of Columbia142,300Fairfax city: 142,300 USDFairfax city142,300Fairfax County: 142,300 USDFairfax County142,300Falls Church city: 142,300 USDFalls Church city142,300Fauquier County: 142,300 USDFauquier County142,300Frederick County: 142,300 USDFrederick County142,300Fredericksburg city: 142,300 USDFredericksburg city142,300Loudoun County: 142,300 USDLoudoun County142,300Manassas city: 142,300 USDManassas city142,300Manassas Park city: 142,300 USDManassas Park city142,300Montgomery County: 142,300 USDMontgomery County142,300Prince George's County: 142,300 USDPrince George's County142,300Prince William County: 142,300 USDPrince William County142,300Spotsylvania County: 142,300 USDSpotsylvania County142,300Stafford County: 142,300 USDStafford County142,300Westchester County: 138,600 USDWestchester County138,600Kalawao County: 137,200 USDKalawao County137,200Hunterdon County: 135,600 USDHunterdon County135,600Middlesex County: 135,600 USDMiddlesex County135,600Somerset County: 135,600 USDSomerset County135,600Kendall County: 135,200 USDKendall County135,200Summit County: 134,700 USDSummit County134,700King County: 134,600 USDKing County134,600Snohomish County: 134,600 USDSnohomish County134,600Bergen County: 127,700 USDBergen County127,700Passaic County: 127,700 USDPassaic County127,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Santa Clara County168,500+11.4%
2Los Alamos County167,100+11.8%
3Marin County166,000+11%
3San Francisco County166,000+11%
3San Mateo County166,000+11%
6Nassau County146,400+12.7%
6Suffolk County146,400+12.7%
8Alameda County142,800+13.7%
8Contra Costa County142,800+13.7%
10Alexandria city142,300+10.3%
10Arlington County142,300+10.3%
10Calvert County142,300+10.3%
10Charles County142,300+10.3%
10Clarke County142,300+10.3%
10District of Columbia142,300+10.3%
10Fairfax city142,300+10.3%
10Fairfax County142,300+10.3%
10Falls Church city142,300+10.3%
10Fauquier County142,300+10.3%
10Frederick County142,300+10.3%
10Fredericksburg city142,300+10.3%
10Loudoun County142,300+10.3%
10Manassas city142,300+10.3%
10Manassas Park city142,300+10.3%
10Montgomery County142,300+10.3%
10Prince George's County142,300+10.3%
10Prince William County142,300+10.3%
10Spotsylvania County142,300+10.3%
10Stafford County142,300+10.3%
30Westchester County138,600+8.7%
31Kalawao County137,200+43.1%
32Hunterdon County135,600+10.1%
32Middlesex County135,600+10.1%
32Somerset County135,600+10.1%
35Kendall County135,200+37.8%
36Summit County134,700+11.5%
37King County134,600+16.3%
37Snohomish County134,600+16.3%
39Bergen County127,700+12.8%
39Passaic County127,700+12.8%
41Boulder County125,400+7.3%
42Monmouth County123,600+13.5%
42Ocean County123,600+13.5%
44Teton County123,000+6.4%
45Rockland County122,600+8.5%
46Juneau City and Borough120,900+3.3%
47Dunn County119,600+23.6%
48Napa County119,400+17.6%
49Santa Cruz County119,300+6.6%
50Mercer County119,200+11.6%
50Midland County119,200+20.3%
52Orange County119,100+11.6%
53Dane County118,700+15.1%
54Warren County118,300+6.6%
55Anoka County118,200+12.7%
55Carver County118,200+12.7%
55Chisago County118,200+12.7%
55Dakota County118,200+12.7%
55Hennepin County118,200+12.7%
55Isanti County118,200+12.7%
55Pierce County118,200+12.7%
55Ramsey County118,200+12.7%
55Scott County118,200+12.7%
55Sherburne County118,200+12.7%
55St. Croix County118,200+12.7%
55Washington County118,200+12.7%
55Wright County118,200+12.7%
68Adams County117,800+12.4%
68Arapahoe County117,800+12.4%
68Broomfield County117,800+12.4%
68Clear Creek County117,800+12.4%
68Denver County117,800+12.4%
68Douglas County117,800+12.4%
68Elbert County117,800+12.4%
68Gilpin County117,800+12.4%
68Jefferson County117,800+12.4%
68Park County117,800+12.4%
68Washtenaw County117,800+10.5%
79Denali Borough117,600+6.9%
80Anchorage Municipality116,300+11.5%
81Anne Arundel County116,100+10.5%
81Baltimore city116,100+10.5%
81Baltimore County116,100+10.5%
81Billings County116,100+9.5%
81Carroll County116,100+10.5%
81Harford County116,100+10.5%
81Howard County116,100+10.5%
81Queen Anne's County116,100+10.5%
89Dutchess County115,700+15.1%
89Orange County115,700+15.1%
91Ventura County115,400+16.8%
92Essex County115,000+7.1%
92Morris County115,000+7.1%
92Sussex County115,000+7.1%
92Union County115,000+7.1%
96St. Mary's County114,300-1.9%
97Livingston County113,800+14%
98Honolulu County113,300+6.9%
99Kendall County113,200+9.1%
100Dodge County112,900+13.2%
100Olmsted County112,900+13.2%
102Sonoma County112,800+9.2%
103Lander County112,300+10.1%
104Loving County112,200+15.1%
105King George County112,000+9.4%
106Williams County111,900+6%
107Larimer County111,300+16.1%
108Albemarle County111,200+18.7%
108Benton County111,200+19.6%
108Charlottesville city111,200+18.7%
108Fluvanna County111,200+18.7%
108Greene County111,200+18.7%
108Nelson County111,200+18.7%
114Story County111,100+30.1%
115Union County110,600+12.4%
116Bastrop County110,300+11.5%
116Caldwell County110,300+11.5%
116Hays County110,300+11.5%
116Travis County110,300+11.5%
116Williamson County110,300+11.5%
121Franklin County110,100+15%
121Johnston County110,100+15%
121Wake County110,100+15%
124Bristol Bay Borough109,200+6.1%
124San Luis Obispo County109,200+11.7%
126Johnson County109,000+9.3%
127Jefferson County108,800+11.6%
127Mercer County108,800+11.2%
127Rappahannock County108,800+17.6%
130Solano County108,700+9.5%
131McLean County108,500+16.4%
132Kodiak Island Borough108,400+11%
133Daggett County108,300+8.4%
134Wasatch County108,200+13.4%
135Pitkin County108,000+1.5%
136Cook County107,800+15.7%
136DuPage County107,800+15.7%
136Eureka County107,800-1.4%
136Kane County107,800+15.7%
136Lake County107,800+15.7%
136McHenry County107,800+15.7%
136Will County107,800+15.7%
143Brazoria County107,000+14.4%
143Kauai County107,000+14.6%
145San Diego County106,900+12.4%
146Stark County106,800+4.5%
147Yolo County106,600+20.3%
148Clackamas County106,500+9.9%
148Clark County106,500+9.9%
148Columbia County106,500+9.9%
148Multnomah County106,500+9.9%
148Skamania County106,500+9.9%
148Washington County106,500+9.9%
148Yamhill County106,500+9.9%
155Aleutians West Census Area106,200+9.4%
156Albany County106,000+10.9%
156Rensselaer County106,000+10.9%
156Saratoga County106,000+10.9%
156Schenectady County106,000+10.9%
156Schoharie County106,000+10.9%
161Routt County105,600+13.5%
162Bucks County105,400+11.5%
162Burlington County105,400+11.5%
162Camden County105,400+11.5%
162Cecil County105,400+11.5%
162Chester County105,400+11.5%
162Delaware County105,400+11.5%
162Gloucester County105,400+11.5%
162Montgomery County105,400+11.5%
162New Castle County105,400+11.5%
162Philadelphia County105,400+11.5%
162Salem County105,400+11.5%
173Fallon County105,300+24.3%
174San Benito County105,100+15.9%
175San Miguel County104,800+19.4%
176Eagle County104,700+6.5%
176Gallatin County104,700+17.8%
178Burke County104,500+10.2%
179Borden County103,900+10.3%
180Thurston County103,500+14.7%
181Ward County102,800+20.9%
182Burleigh County102,600+1.2%
182Morton County102,600+1.2%
182Oliver County102,600+20.1%
185Kitsap County102,500+8.9%
185Weld County102,500+14.3%
187Lewis and Clark County102,400+15.1%
187Salt Lake County102,400+10.2%
189El Dorado County102,200+12.2%
189Placer County102,200+12.2%
189Sacramento County102,200+12.2%
189Sitka City and Borough102,200+8.7%
193Foster County102,000+25.3%
194Pierce County101,800+11.7%
195Elko County101,500+11.3%
196La Plata County101,300+13.4%
197Maui County101,100+5.4%
197Talbot County101,100+15.7%
199Amelia County101,000+12.2%
199Charles City County101,000+12.2%
199Chesterfield County101,000+12.2%
199Colonial Heights city101,000+12.2%
199Dinwiddie County101,000+12.2%
199Goochland County101,000+12.2%
199Hanover County101,000+12.2%
199Henrico County101,000+12.2%
199Hopewell city101,000+12.2%
199King William County101,000+12.2%
199New Kent County101,000+12.2%
199Petersburg city101,000+12.2%
199Powhatan County101,000+12.2%
199Prince George County101,000+12.2%
199Richmond city101,000+12.2%
199Sussex County101,000+12.2%
215Cape May County100,800+18.7%
215Ketchikan Gateway Borough100,800+13%
217Rice County100,600+11.5%
218Cass County100,500+10.1%
218Clay County100,500+10.1%
218Davis County100,500+10.6%
218Monroe County100,500+19.1%
218Morgan County100,500+10.6%
218Weber County100,500+10.6%
224Tompkins County100,300+11.9%
225Steele County100,200+18.3%
226Hughes County100,100+3.9%
226Santa Barbara County100,100+11.1%
228Teton County100,000+25.8%
229Divide County99,900+6.8%
230Culpeper County99,800+10.8%
230Summit County99,800+3.9%
232Boone County99,100+16%
232Bracken County99,100+16%
232Butler County99,100+16%
232Campbell County99,100+16%
232Clermont County99,100+16%
232Dearborn County99,100+16%
232Douglas County99,100+17.3%
232Gallatin County99,100+16%
232Hamilton County99,100+16%
232Kenton County99,100+16%
232Ohio County99,100+16%
232Pendleton County99,100+16%
232Warren County99,100+16%
245Campbell County99,000+9.5%
246Collier County98,600+17%
247Dallas County98,500+7.9%
247Guthrie County98,500+7.9%
247Madison County98,500+7.9%
247Polk County98,500+7.9%

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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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, US counties 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/us-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 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), 2022}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/us-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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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Santa Clara County, with $168,500 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Todd County, with $27,600 in 2022.

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