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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 2025, at $195,200. Oglala Lakota County had the lowest, at $37,700. The median was $87,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest195,200Santa Clara County
Lowest37,700Oglala Lakota County
Median87,2003076 counties

Map of counties, 2025

USD, 2025. 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, 2025

Santa Clara County: 195,200 USDSanta Clara County195,200Marin County: 185,700 USDMarin County185,700San Francisco County: 185,700 USDSan Francisco County185,700San Mateo County: 185,700 USDSan Mateo County185,700Los Alamos County: 179,000 USDLos Alamos County179,000Westchester County: 170,000 USDWestchester County170,000Summit County: 168,600 USDSummit County168,600Nassau County: 164,900 USDNassau County164,900Suffolk County: 164,900 USDSuffolk County164,900Alexandria city: 163,900 USDAlexandria city163,900Arlington County: 163,900 USDArlington County163,900Charles County: 163,900 USDCharles County163,900Clarke County: 163,900 USDClarke County163,900District of Columbia: 163,900 USDDistrict of Columbia163,900Fairfax city: 163,900 USDFairfax city163,900Fairfax County: 163,900 USDFairfax County163,900Falls Church city: 163,900 USDFalls Church city163,900Fauquier County: 163,900 USDFauquier County163,900Frederick County: 163,900 USDFrederick County163,900Fredericksburg city: 163,900 USDFredericksburg city163,900Loudoun County: 163,900 USDLoudoun County163,900Manassas city: 163,900 USDManassas city163,900Manassas Park city: 163,900 USDManassas Park city163,900Montgomery County: 163,900 USDMontgomery County163,900Prince George's County: 163,900 USDPrince George's County163,900Prince William County: 163,900 USDPrince William County163,900Spotsylvania County: 163,900 USDSpotsylvania County163,900Stafford County: 163,900 USDStafford County163,900Alameda County: 159,800 USDAlameda County159,800Contra Costa County: 159,800 USDContra Costa County159,800Calvert County: 158,600 USDCalvert County158,600King County: 157,100 USDKing County157,100Snohomish County: 157,100 USDSnohomish County157,100Hunterdon County: 153,400 USDHunterdon County153,400Middlesex County: 153,400 USDMiddlesex County153,400Somerset County: 153,400 USDSomerset County153,400Boulder County: 150,600 USDBoulder County150,600Denali Borough: 147,000 USDDenali Borough147,000Napa County: 146,700 USDNapa County146,700Kendall County: 144,700 USDKendall County144,700Santa Clara County: 195,200 USDSanta Clara County195,200Marin County: 185,700 USDMarin County185,700San Francisco County: 185,700 USDSan Francisco County185,700San Mateo County: 185,700 USDSan Mateo County185,700Los Alamos County: 179,000 USDLos Alamos County179,000Westchester County: 170,000 USDWestchester County170,000Summit County: 168,600 USDSummit County168,600Nassau County: 164,900 USDNassau County164,900Suffolk County: 164,900 USDSuffolk County164,900Alexandria city: 163,900 USDAlexandria city163,900Arlington County: 163,900 USDArlington County163,900Charles County: 163,900 USDCharles County163,900Clarke County: 163,900 USDClarke County163,900District of Columbia: 163,900 USDDistrict of Columbia163,900Fairfax city: 163,900 USDFairfax city163,900Fairfax County: 163,900 USDFairfax County163,900Falls Church city: 163,900 USDFalls Church city163,900Fauquier County: 163,900 USDFauquier County163,900Frederick County: 163,900 USDFrederick County163,900Fredericksburg city: 163,900 USDFredericksburg city163,900Loudoun County: 163,900 USDLoudoun County163,900Manassas city: 163,900 USDManassas city163,900Manassas Park city: 163,900 USDManassas Park city163,900Montgomery County: 163,900 USDMontgomery County163,900Prince George's County: 163,900 USDPrince George's County163,900Prince William County: 163,900 USDPrince William County163,900Spotsylvania County: 163,900 USDSpotsylvania County163,900Stafford County: 163,900 USDStafford County163,900Alameda County: 159,800 USDAlameda County159,800Contra Costa County: 159,800 USDContra Costa County159,800Calvert County: 158,600 USDCalvert County158,600King County: 157,100 USDKing County157,100Snohomish County: 157,100 USDSnohomish County157,100Hunterdon County: 153,400 USDHunterdon County153,400Middlesex County: 153,400 USDMiddlesex County153,400Somerset County: 153,400 USDSomerset County153,400Boulder County: 150,600 USDBoulder County150,600Denali Borough: 147,000 USDDenali Borough147,000Napa County: 146,700 USDNapa County146,700Kendall County: 144,700 USDKendall County144,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Santa Clara County195,200+5.9%
2Marin County185,700-0.5%
2San Francisco County185,700-0.5%
2San Mateo County185,700-0.5%
5Los Alamos County179,000+6.2%
6Westchester County170,000+8.8%
7Summit County168,600+10.2%
8Nassau County164,900+5.6%
8Suffolk County164,900+5.6%
10Alexandria city163,900+5.9%
10Arlington County163,900+5.9%
10Charles County163,900+5.9%
10Clarke County163,900+5.9%
10District of Columbia163,900+5.9%
10Fairfax city163,900+5.9%
10Fairfax County163,900+5.9%
10Falls Church city163,900+5.9%
10Fauquier County163,900+5.9%
10Frederick County163,900+5.9%
10Fredericksburg city163,900+5.9%
10Loudoun County163,900+5.9%
10Manassas city163,900+5.9%
10Manassas Park city163,900+5.9%
10Montgomery County163,900+5.9%
10Prince George's County163,900+5.9%
10Prince William County163,900+5.9%
10Spotsylvania County163,900+5.9%
10Stafford County163,900+5.9%
29Alameda County159,800+2.6%
29Contra Costa County159,800+2.6%
31Calvert County158,600+2.5%
32King County157,100+6.6%
32Snohomish County157,100+6.6%
34Hunterdon County153,400+4.9%
34Middlesex County153,400+4.9%
34Somerset County153,400+4.9%
37Boulder County150,600+1.5%
38Denali Borough147,000+5.8%
39Napa County146,700+21.1%
40Kendall County144,700+9.3%
41Teton County141,500+6.3%
42Adams County140,100+7.4%
42Arapahoe County140,100+7.4%
42Broomfield County140,100+7.4%
42Clear Creek County140,100+7.4%
42Denver County140,100+7.4%
42Douglas County140,100+7.4%
42Elbert County140,100+7.4%
42Gilpin County140,100+7.4%
42Jefferson County140,100+7.4%
42Park County140,100+7.4%
52Summit County139,600+8.9%
53Pitkin County138,500+6.1%
54Dunn County137,900+4.2%
55Bergen County137,100+5.9%
55Passaic County137,100+5.9%
57Monmouth County136,800+4.7%
57Ocean County136,800+4.7%
59Aleutians West Census Area136,700+15.4%
60Orange County136,600+5.9%
61Wasatch County136,400+7.1%
62Routt County136,000+10.2%
63Yolo County135,900+16.2%
64Essex County135,300+3.8%
64Morris County135,300+3.8%
64Sussex County135,300+3.8%
64Union County135,300+3.8%
68Kendall County134,200+10.6%
68King George County134,200+8.2%
70San Benito County133,900+14.6%
71Bastrop County133,800+6.2%
71Caldwell County133,800+6.2%
71Hays County133,800+6.2%
71Travis County133,800+6.2%
71Williamson County133,800+6.2%
76Warren County133,700+16.2%
77Eagle County133,200+9.7%
78Glasscock County133,000+13.3%
79Kauai County132,900+24.1%
80Santa Cruz County132,800+4.3%
81Franklin County132,700+8.5%
81Johnston County132,700+8.5%
81Wake County132,700+8.5%
84Anoka County132,400+6.6%
84Carver County132,400+6.6%
84Chisago County132,400+6.6%
84Dakota County132,400+6.6%
84Hennepin County132,400+6.6%
84Isanti County132,400+6.6%
84Pierce County132,400+6.6%
84Ramsey County132,400+6.6%
84Scott County132,400+6.6%
84Sherburne County132,400+6.6%
84St. Croix County132,400+6.6%
84Washington County132,400+6.6%
84Wright County132,400+6.6%
97Sonoma County132,000+2.8%
98Ventura County131,300+4.5%
99San Diego County130,800+9.5%
100Livingston County130,600+4.6%
101Anne Arundel County130,300+6.6%
101Baltimore city130,300+6.6%
101Baltimore County130,300+6.6%
101Carroll County130,300+6.6%
101Harford County130,300+6.6%
101Howard County130,300+6.6%
101Queen Anne's County130,300+6.6%
108Dane County129,800+3.1%
109Alpine County129,500+8.5%
109Gunnison County129,500+7.8%
111Honolulu County129,300+7.7%
112Anchorage Municipality129,000+6.5%
113St. Mary's County128,800-10.5%
114Juneau City and Borough128,700+6.5%
114Lake County128,700+27.7%
114Rockland County128,700-3.5%
117Burleigh County128,200+18.2%
117Morton County128,200+18.2%
117Oliver County128,200+18.2%
117Union County128,200+0.2%
121Jefferson County127,600+5.5%
121Larimer County127,600+7.4%
123Fallon County127,000+5.4%
124Mercer County126,900+0.8%
125Grand County126,700+14.1%
126Burke County126,600+6.9%
127Benton County126,300+15%
128Chatham County126,200+19.2%
128Durham County126,200+19.2%
128Orange County126,200+19.2%
131Washtenaw County125,900+5.4%
132Albemarle County125,800+1.3%
132Charlottesville city125,800+1.3%
132Fluvanna County125,800+1.3%
132Greene County125,800+1.3%
132Nelson County125,800+1.3%
137Dodge County125,600+7.2%
137Olmsted County125,600+7.2%
139Skagway Municipality125,100+6.3%
140Cape May County124,600+11.5%
140Nevada County124,600+19.6%
140Solano County124,600+10.1%
143Kitsap County124,300+3.8%
144Clackamas County124,100+6.2%
144Clark County124,100+6.2%
144Columbia County124,100+6.2%
144Multnomah County124,100+6.2%
144Skamania County124,100+6.2%
144Washington County124,100+6.2%
144Yamhill County124,100+6.2%
151Story County123,900+2.7%
152Deschutes County123,500+17.5%
153Davis County123,100+11.5%
153Morgan County123,100+11.5%
153Weber County123,100+11.5%
156Dutchess County123,000+7.1%
156Orange County123,000+7.1%
158Hemphill County122,700+7.3%
158McKenzie County122,700+13.3%
158Salt Lake County122,700+6.2%
161Tompkins County122,100+10.8%
162Sitka City and Borough122,000+6.5%
163Foster County121,900+9.3%
163Traill County121,900+5.4%
165San Luis Obispo County120,900-3.7%
166El Dorado County120,800+6.6%
166Pierce County120,800+7.6%
166Placer County120,800+6.6%
166Sacramento County120,800+6.6%
170Gallatin County120,700+10.7%
171Matanuska-Susitna Borough120,600+15.9%
172Brazoria County120,100+13%
173Cook County119,900+7%
173DuPage County119,900+7%
173Kane County119,900+7%
173Lake County119,900+7%
173McHenry County119,900+7%
173Will County119,900+7%
179Ulster County119,800+2.2%
180San Miguel County119,500+15.5%
181Bucks County119,400+4.1%
181Burlington County119,400+4.1%
181Camden County119,400+4.1%
181Cecil County119,400+4.1%
181Chester County119,400+4.1%
181Delaware County119,400+4.1%
181Gloucester County119,400+4.1%
181Montgomery County119,400+4.1%
181New Castle County119,400+4.1%
181Philadelphia County119,400+4.1%
181Salem County119,400+4.1%
192Ketchikan Gateway Borough119,300+6.5%
193Grundy County118,800+3.8%
193McLean County118,800+8.6%
195Juab County118,700+8.4%
195Utah County118,700+8.4%
197Divide County118,600+8%
197Orange County118,600+10.7%
199Mono County118,500+11.9%
200Stanley County118,400+6.6%
201Johnson County118,200+3.1%
201Saunders County118,200+8.4%
203Midland County118,000+28.5%
203Monroe County118,000+21%
205Lincoln County117,600+5.2%
206Cass County117,500+11%
206Clay County117,500+11%
206La Plata County117,500+6.3%
209Collin County117,300+6.3%
209Dallas County117,300+6.3%
209Denton County117,300+6.3%
209Ellis County117,300+6.3%
209Hunt County117,300+6.3%
209Kaufman County117,300+6.3%
209Rockwall County117,300+6.3%
216Bristol Bay Borough117,200+7.6%
216Leelanau County117,200+8.8%
218Le Sueur County116,800+6.7%
219Thurston County116,7000%
220Albany County116,100-1.4%
220Rensselaer County116,100-1.4%
220Saratoga County116,100-1.4%
220Schenectady County116,100-1.4%
220Schoharie County116,100-1.4%
220Teton County116,100+0.1%
226Billings County115,800+1.8%
227Limestone County115,500+1.7%
227Madison County115,500+1.7%
229Culpeper County115,100+4.3%
229Otoe County115,100+11.6%
231Talbot County115,000+8%
232Fairbanks North Star Borough114,900+4.5%
233Cannon County114,800+7.4%
233Cheatham County114,800+7.4%
233Davidson County114,800+7.4%
233Dickson County114,800+7.4%
233Robertson County114,800+7.4%
233Rutherford County114,800+7.4%
233Steele County114,800+5.5%
233Sumner County114,800+7.4%
233Trousdale County114,800+7.4%
233Williamson County114,800+7.4%
233Wilson County114,800+7.4%
244Menard County114,700+8.6%
244Sangamon County114,700+8.6%
246Dallas County114,500+1.3%
246Guthrie County114,500+1.3%
246Madison County114,500+1.3%
246Polk County114,500+1.3%
246Warren County114,500+1.3%

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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/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2025). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (US counties by area median family income (HUD), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/us-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, US counties by area median family income (HUD), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/us-counties?period=2025 (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), 2025}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Santa Clara County, with $195,200 in 2025, 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)?

Oglala Lakota County, with $37,700 in 2025.

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