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US counties by area median family income (HUD)

Santa Clara County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 3076 counties in 2023, at $181,300. Todd County had the lowest, at $30,500. The median was $79,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest181,300Santa Clara County
Lowest30,500Todd County
Median79,7003076 counties

Map of counties, 2023

USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Santa Clara County: 181,300 USDSanta Clara County181,300Marin County: 175,000 USDMarin County175,000San Francisco County: 175,000 USDSan Francisco County175,000San Mateo County: 175,000 USDSan Mateo County175,000Los Alamos County: 168,500 USDLos Alamos County168,500Nassau County: 156,300 USDNassau County156,300Suffolk County: 156,300 USDSuffolk County156,300Alexandria city: 152,100 USDAlexandria city152,100Arlington County: 152,100 USDArlington County152,100Calvert County: 152,100 USDCalvert County152,100Charles County: 152,100 USDCharles County152,100Clarke County: 152,100 USDClarke County152,100District of Columbia: 152,100 USDDistrict of Columbia152,100Fairfax city: 152,100 USDFairfax city152,100Fairfax County: 152,100 USDFairfax County152,100Falls Church city: 152,100 USDFalls Church city152,100Fauquier County: 152,100 USDFauquier County152,100Frederick County: 152,100 USDFrederick County152,100Fredericksburg city: 152,100 USDFredericksburg city152,100Loudoun County: 152,100 USDLoudoun County152,100Manassas city: 152,100 USDManassas city152,100Manassas Park city: 152,100 USDManassas Park city152,100Montgomery County: 152,100 USDMontgomery County152,100Prince George's County: 152,100 USDPrince George's County152,100Prince William County: 152,100 USDPrince William County152,100Spotsylvania County: 152,100 USDSpotsylvania County152,100Stafford County: 152,100 USDStafford County152,100Westchester County: 151,400 USDWestchester County151,400Summit County: 148,600 USDSummit County148,600Alameda County: 147,900 USDAlameda County147,900Contra Costa County: 147,900 USDContra Costa County147,900King County: 146,500 USDKing County146,500Snohomish County: 146,500 USDSnohomish County146,500Boulder County: 144,100 USDBoulder County144,100Hunterdon County: 142,900 USDHunterdon County142,900Middlesex County: 142,900 USDMiddlesex County142,900Somerset County: 142,900 USDSomerset County142,900St. Mary's County: 142,600 USDSt. Mary's County142,600San Benito County: 140,200 USDSan Benito County140,200Pitkin County: 136,000 USDPitkin County136,000Santa Clara County: 181,300 USDSanta Clara County181,300Marin County: 175,000 USDMarin County175,000San Francisco County: 175,000 USDSan Francisco County175,000San Mateo County: 175,000 USDSan Mateo County175,000Los Alamos County: 168,500 USDLos Alamos County168,500Nassau County: 156,300 USDNassau County156,300Suffolk County: 156,300 USDSuffolk County156,300Alexandria city: 152,100 USDAlexandria city152,100Arlington County: 152,100 USDArlington County152,100Calvert County: 152,100 USDCalvert County152,100Charles County: 152,100 USDCharles County152,100Clarke County: 152,100 USDClarke County152,100District of Columbia: 152,100 USDDistrict of Columbia152,100Fairfax city: 152,100 USDFairfax city152,100Fairfax County: 152,100 USDFairfax County152,100Falls Church city: 152,100 USDFalls Church city152,100Fauquier County: 152,100 USDFauquier County152,100Frederick County: 152,100 USDFrederick County152,100Fredericksburg city: 152,100 USDFredericksburg city152,100Loudoun County: 152,100 USDLoudoun County152,100Manassas city: 152,100 USDManassas city152,100Manassas Park city: 152,100 USDManassas Park city152,100Montgomery County: 152,100 USDMontgomery County152,100Prince George's County: 152,100 USDPrince George's County152,100Prince William County: 152,100 USDPrince William County152,100Spotsylvania County: 152,100 USDSpotsylvania County152,100Stafford County: 152,100 USDStafford County152,100Westchester County: 151,400 USDWestchester County151,400Summit County: 148,600 USDSummit County148,600Alameda County: 147,900 USDAlameda County147,900Contra Costa County: 147,900 USDContra Costa County147,900King County: 146,500 USDKing County146,500Snohomish County: 146,500 USDSnohomish County146,500Boulder County: 144,100 USDBoulder County144,100Hunterdon County: 142,900 USDHunterdon County142,900Middlesex County: 142,900 USDMiddlesex County142,900Somerset County: 142,900 USDSomerset County142,900St. Mary's County: 142,600 USDSt. Mary's County142,600San Benito County: 140,200 USDSan Benito County140,200Pitkin County: 136,000 USDPitkin County136,000
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Santa Clara County181,300+7.6%
2Marin County175,000+5.4%
2San Francisco County175,000+5.4%
2San Mateo County175,000+5.4%
5Los Alamos County168,500+0.8%
6Nassau County156,300+6.8%
6Suffolk County156,300+6.8%
8Alexandria city152,100+6.9%
8Arlington County152,100+6.9%
8Calvert County152,100+6.9%
8Charles County152,100+6.9%
8Clarke County152,100+6.9%
8District of Columbia152,100+6.9%
8Fairfax city152,100+6.9%
8Fairfax County152,100+6.9%
8Falls Church city152,100+6.9%
8Fauquier County152,100+6.9%
8Frederick County152,100+6.9%
8Fredericksburg city152,100+6.9%
8Loudoun County152,100+6.9%
8Manassas city152,100+6.9%
8Manassas Park city152,100+6.9%
8Montgomery County152,100+6.9%
8Prince George's County152,100+6.9%
8Prince William County152,100+6.9%
8Spotsylvania County152,100+6.9%
8Stafford County152,100+6.9%
28Westchester County151,400+9.2%
29Summit County148,600+10.3%
30Alameda County147,900+3.6%
30Contra Costa County147,900+3.6%
32King County146,500+8.8%
32Snohomish County146,500+8.8%
34Boulder County144,100+14.9%
35Hunterdon County142,900+5.4%
35Middlesex County142,900+5.4%
35Somerset County142,900+5.4%
38St. Mary's County142,600+24.8%
39San Benito County140,200+33.4%
40Pitkin County136,000+25.9%
41Kendall County135,400+19.6%
42Santa Cruz County132,800+11.3%
43Denali Borough131,700+12%
44Bergen County130,700+2.3%
44Passaic County130,700+2.3%
44Rockland County130,700+6.6%
47Monmouth County130,300+5.4%
47Ocean County130,300+5.4%
49Napa County129,600+8.5%
50Johnson County129,500+18.8%
51Mercer County129,200+8.4%
52Summit County128,300+28.6%
53Dunn County128,200+7.2%
54Sonoma County128,100+13.6%
55Orange County127,800+7.3%
56Teton County127,700+3.8%
57Gallatin County126,400+20.7%
58Union County125,600+13.6%
59Adams County125,500+6.5%
59Arapahoe County125,500+6.5%
59Broomfield County125,500+6.5%
59Clear Creek County125,500+6.5%
59Denver County125,500+6.5%
59Douglas County125,500+6.5%
59Elbert County125,500+6.5%
59Gilpin County125,500+6.5%
59Jefferson County125,500+6.5%
59Park County125,500+6.5%
69Anoka County124,900+5.7%
69Carver County124,900+5.7%
69Chisago County124,900+5.7%
69Dakota County124,900+5.7%
69Hennepin County124,900+5.7%
69Isanti County124,900+5.7%
69Pierce County124,900+5.7%
69Ramsey County124,900+5.7%
69Scott County124,900+5.7%
69Sherburne County124,900+5.7%
69St. Croix County124,900+5.7%
69Washington County124,900+5.7%
69Wright County124,900+5.7%
82Essex County124,300+8.1%
82Morris County124,300+8.1%
82Sussex County124,300+8.1%
82Union County124,300+8.1%
86Burke County124,000+18.7%
86Washtenaw County124,000+5.3%
88Ventura County123,500+7%
89Dane County123,400+4%
90Albemarle County123,300+10.9%
90Charlottesville city123,300+10.9%
90Fluvanna County123,300+10.9%
90Greene County123,300+10.9%
90Nelson County123,300+10.9%
95Dodge County123,200+9.1%
95Olmsted County123,200+9.1%
97King George County122,900+9.7%
98Wasatch County122,600+13.3%
99Anchorage Municipality122,300+5.2%
99Bastrop County122,300+10.9%
99Caldwell County122,300+10.9%
99Hays County122,300+10.9%
99Travis County122,300+10.9%
99Williamson County122,300+10.9%
105Juneau City and Borough122,200+1.1%
106Anne Arundel County121,700+4.8%
106Baltimore city121,700+4.8%
106Baltimore County121,700+4.8%
106Carroll County121,700+4.8%
106Harford County121,700+4.8%
106Howard County121,700+4.8%
106Queen Anne's County121,700+4.8%
113Story County121,600+9.5%
114Honolulu County121,400+7.1%
115Livingston County120,500+5.9%
116Routt County119,900+13.5%
117Kalawao County119,800-12.7%
118Dutchess County119,600+3.4%
118Orange County119,600+3.4%
120Larimer County118,700+6.6%
121Eagle County117,800+12.5%
122Steele County117,300+17.1%
123Franklin County117,000+6.3%
123Johnston County117,000+6.3%
123Wake County117,000+6.3%
126San Diego County116,800+9.3%
127Fallon County116,500+10.6%
127Jefferson County116,500+7.1%
129Chatham County116,200+21.7%
129Durham County116,200+21.7%
129Orange County116,200+21.7%
129Warren County116,200-1.8%
133Centre County115,500+18.7%
134McLean County115,000+6%
135Alpine County114,600+21.3%
136Aleutians West Census Area114,500+7.8%
137Bucks County114,400+8.5%
137Burlington County114,400+8.5%
137Camden County114,400+8.5%
137Cecil County114,400+8.5%
137Chester County114,400+8.5%
137Clackamas County114,400+7.4%
137Clark County114,400+7.4%
137Columbia County114,400+7.4%
137Delaware County114,400+8.5%
137Gloucester County114,400+8.5%
137Montgomery County114,400+8.5%
137Multnomah County114,400+7.4%
137New Castle County114,400+8.5%
137Philadelphia County114,400+8.5%
137Salem County114,400+8.5%
137Skamania County114,400+7.4%
137Washington County114,400+7.4%
137Yamhill County114,400+7.4%
155Yolo County114,000+6.9%
156El Dorado County113,900+11.4%
156Placer County113,900+11.4%
156Sacramento County113,900+11.4%
159Kitsap County113,500+10.7%
160Foster County113,400+11.2%
161Albany County113,300+6.9%
161Rensselaer County113,300+6.9%
161Saratoga County113,300+6.9%
161Schenectady County113,300+6.9%
161Schoharie County113,300+6.9%
166San Luis Obispo County113,100+3.6%
167Pierce County112,600+10.6%
167Solano County112,600+3.6%
169Nevada County112,500+14.3%
170Ulster County112,400+17.1%
171Cook County112,300+4.2%
171DuPage County112,300+4.2%
171Kane County112,300+4.2%
171Lake County112,300+4.2%
171McHenry County112,300+4.2%
171Will County112,300+4.2%
177Tompkins County112,000+11.7%
178Davis County111,900+11.3%
178Kendall County111,900-17.2%
178Morgan County111,900+11.3%
178Weber County111,900+11.3%
182Chugach Census Area111,800n/a
182Sublette County111,800+23.4%
184Billings County111,500-4%
185Brazoria County111,400+4.1%
186Beaufort County111,300+16.4%
187Mercer County110,900+1.9%
188Williams County110,800-1%
189Ketchikan Gateway Borough109,700+8.8%
190Lander County109,600-2.4%
190Stark County109,600+2.6%
192Amelia County109,400+8.3%
192Cass County109,400+15%
192Charles City County109,400+8.3%
192Chesterfield County109,400+8.3%
192Colonial Heights city109,400+8.3%
192Dinwiddie County109,400+8.3%
192Douglas County109,400+15%
192Goochland County109,400+8.3%
192Hanover County109,400+8.3%
192Harrison County109,400+15%
192Henrico County109,400+8.3%
192Hopewell city109,400+8.3%
192King William County109,400+8.3%
192Kodiak Island Borough109,400+0.9%
192Mills County109,400+15%
192New Kent County109,400+8.3%
192Petersburg city109,400+8.3%
192Pottawattamie County109,400+15%
192Powhatan County109,400+8.3%
192Prince George County109,400+8.3%
192Richmond city109,400+8.3%
192Sarpy County109,400+15%
192Sussex County109,400+8.3%
192Washington County109,400+15%
216Weld County109,300+6.6%
217Grundy County109,200+11.9%
217Tooele County109,200+12.7%
219Burleigh County109,000+6.2%
219Morton County109,000+6.2%
219Oliver County109,000+6.2%
222Sitka City and Borough108,600+6.3%
223Rappahannock County108,300-0.5%
224Limestone County108,200+16.7%
224Madison County108,200+16.7%
224Sheridan County108,200+27.4%
227Borden County108,000+3.9%
227Culpeper County108,000+8.2%
227Hemphill County108,000+15.3%
230Talbot County107,900+6.7%
231Sheridan County107,600+18.2%
232Le Sueur County107,500+10.1%
233Daggett County107,400-0.8%
233Somervell County107,400+49.8%
235Santa Barbara County107,300+7.2%
236Juab County106,900+11.4%
236Utah County106,900+11.4%
238Steele County106,800+17.8%
239Elko County106,700+5.1%
240Ottawa County106,500+13.2%
240Traill County106,500+10.2%
242Island County106,400+19.1%
242Midland County106,400-10.7%
244McKenzie County106,300+9.6%
245Stanley County106,200+9.1%
246Campbell County106,100+7.2%
247Salt Lake County106,000+3.5%
248Divide County105,900+6%
248Lincoln County105,900+16.5%
250Maui County105,800+4.6%

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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/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (US counties by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, US counties by area median family income (HUD), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/us-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. US counties by area median family income (HUD), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/us-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, US counties by area median family income (HUD), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/us-counties?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/us-counties?period=2023. 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/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Santa Clara County, with $181,300 in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Todd County, with $30,500 in 2023.

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