# Counties in Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2026

All 133 values come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research for 2026, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `area_median_family_income`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: 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. 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Alexandria city | 166,100 |
| 1 | Arlington County | 166,100 |
| 1 | Clarke County | 166,100 |
| 1 | Fairfax city | 166,100 |
| 1 | Fairfax County | 166,100 |
| 1 | Falls Church city | 166,100 |
| 1 | Fauquier County | 166,100 |
| 1 | Fredericksburg city | 166,100 |
| 1 | Loudoun County | 166,100 |
| 1 | Manassas city | 166,100 |
| 1 | Manassas Park city | 166,100 |
| 1 | Prince William County | 166,100 |
| 1 | Spotsylvania County | 166,100 |
| 1 | Stafford County | 166,100 |
| 15 | Albemarle County | 139,800 |
| 15 | Charlottesville city | 139,800 |
| 15 | Fluvanna County | 139,800 |
| 15 | Greene County | 139,800 |
| 15 | Nelson County | 139,800 |
| 20 | King George County | 138,600 |
| 21 | Culpeper County | 120,600 |
| 22 | Montgomery County | 119,600 |
| 22 | Radford city | 119,600 |
| 24 | Orange County | 113,700 |
| 25 | Amelia County | 113,500 |
| 25 | Charles City County | 113,500 |
| 25 | Chesterfield County | 113,500 |
| 25 | Colonial Heights city | 113,500 |
| 25 | Dinwiddie County | 113,500 |
| 25 | Goochland County | 113,500 |
| 25 | Hanover County | 113,500 |
| 25 | Henrico County | 113,500 |
| 25 | Hopewell city | 113,500 |
| 25 | King William County | 113,500 |
| 25 | New Kent County | 113,500 |
| 25 | Petersburg city | 113,500 |
| 25 | Powhatan County | 113,500 |
| 25 | Prince George County | 113,500 |
| 25 | Richmond city | 113,500 |
| 25 | Sussex County | 113,500 |
| 41 | Madison County | 108,700 |
| 42 | Chesapeake city | 107,700 |
| 42 | Gloucester County | 107,700 |
| 42 | Hampton city | 107,700 |
| 42 | Isle of Wight County | 107,700 |
| 42 | James City County | 107,700 |
| 42 | Mathews County | 107,700 |
| 42 | Newport News city | 107,700 |
| 42 | Norfolk city | 107,700 |
| 42 | Poquoson city | 107,700 |
| 42 | Portsmouth city | 107,700 |
| 42 | Suffolk city | 107,700 |
| 42 | Virginia Beach city | 107,700 |
| 42 | Williamsburg city | 107,700 |
| 42 | York County | 107,700 |
| 56 | Frederick County | 107,000 |
| 56 | Louisa County | 107,000 |
| 56 | Winchester city | 107,000 |
| 59 | Warren County | 103,600 |
| 60 | Caroline County | 102,900 |
| 61 | Middlesex County | 102,200 |
| 62 | Surry County | 100,300 |
| 63 | Augusta County | 98,500 |
| 63 | Botetourt County | 98,500 |
| 63 | Craig County | 98,500 |
| 63 | Roanoke city | 98,500 |
| 63 | Roanoke County | 98,500 |
| 63 | Salem city | 98,500 |
| 63 | Staunton city | 98,500 |
| 63 | Waynesboro city | 98,500 |
| 71 | Harrisonburg city | 97,700 |
| 71 | Rockingham County | 97,700 |
| 73 | Richmond County | 97,500 |
| 74 | Franklin city | 96,000 |
| 74 | Southampton County | 96,000 |
| 76 | Rappahannock County | 92,200 |
| 77 | Lancaster County | 91,000 |
| 78 | King and Queen County | 90,700 |
| 79 | Bath County | 89,700 |
| 80 | Franklin County | 89,500 |
| 81 | Floyd County | 88,500 |
| 81 | Shenandoah County | 88,500 |
| 83 | Amherst County | 88,300 |
| 83 | Appomattox County | 88,300 |
| 83 | Bedford County | 88,300 |
| 83 | Campbell County | 88,300 |
| 83 | Highland County | 88,300 |
| 83 | Lynchburg city | 88,300 |
| 89 | Essex County | 87,800 |
| 90 | Pulaski County | 87,600 |
| 91 | Westmoreland County | 87,300 |
| 92 | Northampton County | 86,300 |
| 93 | Nottoway County | 86,000 |
| 94 | Buena Vista city | 85,700 |
| 94 | Lexington city | 85,700 |
| 94 | Rockbridge County | 85,700 |
| 97 | Giles County | 85,400 |
| 98 | Buckingham County | 84,900 |
| 99 | Wythe County | 84,500 |
| 100 | Northumberland County | 83,700 |
| 101 | Bristol city | 81,800 |
| 101 | Scott County | 81,800 |
| 101 | Washington County | 81,800 |
| 104 | Charlotte County | 80,200 |
| 105 | Mecklenburg County | 79,500 |
| 106 | Prince Edward County | 78,800 |
| 107 | Patrick County | 78,000 |
| 108 | Halifax County | 77,700 |
| 109 | Lunenburg County | 77,200 |
| 110 | Accomack County | 76,800 |
| 111 | Bland County | 76,200 |
| 112 | Danville city | 75,500 |
| 112 | Pittsylvania County | 75,500 |
| 114 | Page County | 74,500 |
| 115 | Russell County | 73,000 |
| 116 | Henry County | 71,500 |
| 116 | Martinsville city | 71,500 |
| 118 | Alleghany County | 71,300 |
| 118 | Covington city | 71,300 |
| 120 | Carroll County | 71,000 |
| 120 | Galax city | 71,000 |
| 122 | Smyth County | 70,200 |
| 123 | Tazewell County | 69,500 |
| 124 | Brunswick County | 66,500 |
| 125 | Grayson County | 65,300 |
| 126 | Lee County | 65,200 |
| 127 | Norton city | 64,500 |
| 127 | Wise County | 64,500 |
| 129 | Emporia city | 64,400 |
| 129 | Greensville County | 64,400 |
| 131 | Cumberland County | 62,700 |
| 132 | Dickenson County | 60,900 |
| 133 | Buchanan County | 54,400 |