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Counties in Virginia by area median family income (HUD)

Alexandria city had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 133 counties in 2017, at $110,300. Grayson County had the lowest, at $39,600. The median was $65,900. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest110,300Alexandria city
Lowest39,600Grayson County
Median65,900133 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Accomack County: 51,100 USDAlbemarle County: 76,600 USDAlleghany County: 57,800 USDAmelia County: 78,700 USDAmherst County: 62,300 USDAppomattox County: 62,300 USDArlington County: 110,300 USDAugusta County: 64,500 USDBath County: 57,400 USDBedford County: 62,300 USDBland County: 57,700 USDBotetourt County: 66,900 USDBrunswick County: 50,500 USDBuchanan County: 41,000 USDBuckingham County: 52,800 USDCampbell County: 62,300 USDCaroline County: 78,700 USDCarroll County: 44,800 USDCharles City County: 78,700 USDCharlotte County: 42,200 USDChesterfield County: 78,700 USDClarke County: 110,300 USDCraig County: 66,900 USDCulpeper County: 76,800 USDCumberland County: 55,300 USDDickenson County: 43,600 USDDinwiddie County: 78,700 USDEssex County: 54,700 USDFairfax County: 110,300 USDFauquier County: 110,300 USDFloyd County: 57,300 USDFluvanna County: 76,600 USDFranklin County: 58,000 USDFrederick County: 68,100 USDGiles County: 56,200 USDGloucester County: 73,000 USDGoochland County: 78,700 USDGrayson County: 39,600 USDGreene County: 76,600 USDGreensville County: 43,600 USDHalifax County: 48,700 USDHanover County: 78,700 USDHenrico County: 78,700 USDHenry County: 44,500 USDHighland County: 57,500 USDIsle of Wight County: 73,000 USDJames City County: 73,000 USDKing and Queen County: 54,200 USDKing George County: 96,900 USDKing William County: 78,700 USDLancaster County: 65,800 USDLee County: 42,600 USDLoudoun County: 110,300 USDLouisa County: 70,600 USDLunenburg County: 45,600 USDMadison County: 62,100 USDMathews County: 73,000 USDMecklenburg County: 51,500 USDMiddlesex County: 65,900 USDMontgomery County: 71,900 USDNelson County: 76,600 USDNew Kent County: 78,700 USDNorthampton County: 52,500 USDNorthumberland County: 61,200 USDNottoway County: 55,700 USDOrange County: 73,400 USDPage County: 51,300 USDPatrick County: 43,600 USDPittsylvania County: 50,500 USDPowhatan County: 78,700 USDPrince Edward County: 53,300 USDPrince George County: 78,700 USDPrince William County: 110,300 USDPulaski County: 57,400 USDRappahannock County: 74,800 USDRichmond County: 67,800 USDRoanoke County: 66,900 USDRockbridge County: 59,800 USDRockingham County: 64,700 USDRussell County: 50,000 USDScott County: 54,500 USDShenandoah County: 58,100 USDSmyth County: 48,800 USDSouthampton County: 56,900 USDSpotsylvania County: 110,300 USDStafford County: 110,300 USDSurry County: 65,400 USDSussex County: 78,700 USDTazewell County: 48,200 USDWarren County: 73,900 USDWashington County: 54,500 USDWestmoreland County: 59,600 USDWise County: 49,700 USDWythe County: 51,900 USDYork County: 73,000 USDAlexandria city: 110,300 USDBristol city: 54,500 USDBuena Vista city: 59,800 USDCharlottesville city: 76,600 USDChesapeake city: 73,000 USDColonial Heights city: 78,700 USDCovington city: 57,800 USDDanville city: 50,500 USDEmporia city: 43,600 USDFairfax city: 110,300 USDFalls Church city: 110,300 USDFranklin city: 56,900 USDFredericksburg city: 110,300 USDGalax city: 44,800 USDHampton city: 73,000 USDHarrisonburg city: 64,700 USDHopewell city: 78,700 USDLexington city: 59,800 USDLynchburg city: 62,300 USDManassas city: 110,300 USDManassas Park city: 110,300 USDMartinsville city: 44,500 USDNewport News city: 73,000 USDNorfolk city: 73,000 USDNorton city: 49,700 USDPetersburg city: 78,700 USDPoquoson city: 73,000 USDPortsmouth city: 73,000 USDRadford city: 71,900 USDRichmond city: 78,700 USDRoanoke city: 66,900 USDSalem city: 66,900 USDStaunton city: 64,500 USDSuffolk city: 73,000 USDVirginia Beach city: 73,000 USDWaynesboro city: 64,500 USDWilliamsburg city: 73,000 USDWinchester city: 68,100 USD
  • Under 51K
  • 51K to 58K
  • 58K to 66K
  • 66K to 73K
  • 73K to 79K
  • 79K and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Alexandria city: 110,300 USDAlexandria city110,300Arlington County: 110,300 USDArlington County110,300Clarke County: 110,300 USDClarke County110,300Fairfax city: 110,300 USDFairfax city110,300Fairfax County: 110,300 USDFairfax County110,300Falls Church city: 110,300 USDFalls Church city110,300Fauquier County: 110,300 USDFauquier County110,300Fredericksburg city: 110,300 USDFredericksburg city110,300Loudoun County: 110,300 USDLoudoun County110,300Manassas city: 110,300 USDManassas city110,300Manassas Park city: 110,300 USDManassas Park city110,300Prince William County: 110,300 USDPrince William County110,300Spotsylvania County: 110,300 USDSpotsylvania County110,300Stafford County: 110,300 USDStafford County110,300King George County: 96,900 USDKing George County96,900Amelia County: 78,700 USDAmelia County78,700Caroline County: 78,700 USDCaroline County78,700Charles City County: 78,700 USDCharles City County78,700Chesterfield County: 78,700 USDChesterfield County78,700Colonial Heights city: 78,700 USDColonial Heights city78,700Dinwiddie County: 78,700 USDDinwiddie County78,700Goochland County: 78,700 USDGoochland County78,700Hanover County: 78,700 USDHanover County78,700Henrico County: 78,700 USDHenrico County78,700Hopewell city: 78,700 USDHopewell city78,700King William County: 78,700 USDKing William County78,700New Kent County: 78,700 USDNew Kent County78,700Petersburg city: 78,700 USDPetersburg city78,700Powhatan County: 78,700 USDPowhatan County78,700Prince George County: 78,700 USDPrince George County78,700Richmond city: 78,700 USDRichmond city78,700Sussex County: 78,700 USDSussex County78,700Culpeper County: 76,800 USDCulpeper County76,800Albemarle County: 76,600 USDAlbemarle County76,600Charlottesville city: 76,600 USDCharlottesville city76,600Fluvanna County: 76,600 USDFluvanna County76,600Greene County: 76,600 USDGreene County76,600Nelson County: 76,600 USDNelson County76,600Rappahannock County: 74,800 USDRappahannock County74,800Warren County: 73,900 USDWarren County73,900Alexandria city: 110,300 USDAlexandria city110,300Arlington County: 110,300 USDArlington County110,300Clarke County: 110,300 USDClarke County110,300Fairfax city: 110,300 USDFairfax city110,300Fairfax County: 110,300 USDFairfax County110,300Falls Church city: 110,300 USDFalls Church city110,300Fauquier County: 110,300 USDFauquier County110,300Fredericksburg city: 110,300 USDFredericksburg city110,300Loudoun County: 110,300 USDLoudoun County110,300Manassas city: 110,300 USDManassas city110,300Manassas Park city: 110,300 USDManassas Park city110,300Prince William County: 110,300 USDPrince William County110,300Spotsylvania County: 110,300 USDSpotsylvania County110,300Stafford County: 110,300 USDStafford County110,300King George County: 96,900 USDKing George County96,900Amelia County: 78,700 USDAmelia County78,700Caroline County: 78,700 USDCaroline County78,700Charles City County: 78,700 USDCharles City County78,700Chesterfield County: 78,700 USDChesterfield County78,700Colonial Heights city: 78,700 USDColonial Heights city78,700Dinwiddie County: 78,700 USDDinwiddie County78,700Goochland County: 78,700 USDGoochland County78,700Hanover County: 78,700 USDHanover County78,700Henrico County: 78,700 USDHenrico County78,700Hopewell city: 78,700 USDHopewell city78,700King William County: 78,700 USDKing William County78,700New Kent County: 78,700 USDNew Kent County78,700Petersburg city: 78,700 USDPetersburg city78,700Powhatan County: 78,700 USDPowhatan County78,700Prince George County: 78,700 USDPrince George County78,700Richmond city: 78,700 USDRichmond city78,700Sussex County: 78,700 USDSussex County78,700Culpeper County: 76,800 USDCulpeper County76,800Albemarle County: 76,600 USDAlbemarle County76,600Charlottesville city: 76,600 USDCharlottesville city76,600Fluvanna County: 76,600 USDFluvanna County76,600Greene County: 76,600 USDGreene County76,600Nelson County: 76,600 USDNelson County76,600Rappahannock County: 74,800 USDRappahannock County74,800Warren County: 73,900 USDWarren County73,900
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Alexandria city110,300+1.6%
1Arlington County110,300+1.6%
1Clarke County110,300+1.6%
1Fairfax city110,300+1.6%
1Fairfax County110,300+1.6%
1Falls Church city110,300+1.6%
1Fauquier County110,300+1.6%
1Fredericksburg city110,300+1.6%
1Loudoun County110,300+1.6%
1Manassas city110,300+1.6%
1Manassas Park city110,300+1.6%
1Prince William County110,300+1.6%
1Spotsylvania County110,300+1.6%
1Stafford County110,300+1.6%
15King George County96,900+4.1%
16Amelia County78,700+8.7%
16Caroline County78,700+8.7%
16Charles City County78,700+8.7%
16Chesterfield County78,700+8.7%
16Colonial Heights city78,700+8.7%
16Dinwiddie County78,700+8.7%
16Goochland County78,700+8.7%
16Hanover County78,700+8.7%
16Henrico County78,700+8.7%
16Hopewell city78,700+8.7%
16King William County78,700+8.7%
16New Kent County78,700+8.7%
16Petersburg city78,700+8.7%
16Powhatan County78,700+8.7%
16Prince George County78,700+8.7%
16Richmond city78,700+8.7%
16Sussex County78,700+8.7%
33Culpeper County76,800-0.6%
34Albemarle County76,600-1.5%
34Charlottesville city76,600-1.5%
34Fluvanna County76,600-1.5%
34Greene County76,600-1.5%
34Nelson County76,600-1.5%
39Rappahannock County74,800+9.2%
40Warren County73,900-0.8%
41Orange County73,400+5.5%
42Chesapeake city73,000+3.5%
42Gloucester County73,000+3.5%
42Hampton city73,000+3.5%
42Isle of Wight County73,000+3.5%
42James City County73,000+3.5%
42Mathews County73,000+3.5%
42Newport News city73,000+3.5%
42Norfolk city73,000+3.5%
42Poquoson city73,000+3.5%
42Portsmouth city73,000+3.5%
42Suffolk city73,000+3.5%
42Virginia Beach city73,000+3.5%
42Williamsburg city73,000+3.5%
42York County73,000+3.5%
56Montgomery County71,900+15.6%
56Radford city71,900+15.6%
58Louisa County70,600+2.9%
59Frederick County68,100-7.7%
59Winchester city68,100-7.7%
61Richmond County67,800-3.6%
62Botetourt County66,900+8.4%
62Craig County66,900+8.4%
62Roanoke city66,900+8.4%
62Roanoke County66,900+8.4%
62Salem city66,900+8.4%
67Middlesex County65,900-0.2%
68Lancaster County65,800-3.1%
69Surry County65,400+7.4%
70Harrisonburg city64,700+10.8%
70Rockingham County64,700+10.8%
72Augusta County64,500+3.5%
72Staunton city64,500+3.5%
72Waynesboro city64,500+3.5%
75Amherst County62,300+3.3%
75Appomattox County62,300+3.3%
75Bedford County62,300+3.3%
75Campbell County62,300+3.3%
75Lynchburg city62,300+3.3%
80Madison County62,100+0.2%
81Northumberland County61,200-1.8%
82Buena Vista city59,800+1%
82Lexington city59,800+1%
82Rockbridge County59,800+1%
85Westmoreland County59,600+3.8%
86Shenandoah County58,100-1.4%
87Franklin County58,000+1%
88Alleghany County57,800+4.5%
88Covington city57,800+4.5%
90Bland County57,700+14.9%
91Highland County57,500-1%
92Bath County57,400+1.4%
92Pulaski County57,400+3.1%
94Floyd County57,300+9.6%
95Franklin city56,900+2%
95Southampton County56,900+2%
97Giles County56,200+0.2%
98Nottoway County55,700+2.8%
99Cumberland County55,300+9.1%
100Essex County54,700-1.3%
101Bristol city54,500+7.5%
101Scott County54,500+7.5%
101Washington County54,500+7.5%
104King and Queen County54,200-4.2%
105Prince Edward County53,300+7.5%
106Buckingham County52,800+5.4%
107Northampton County52,500-3%
108Wythe County51,900+3.2%
109Mecklenburg County51,500+1.4%
110Page County51,300+0.6%
111Accomack County51,100+2.2%
112Brunswick County50,500+7.4%
112Danville city50,500+6.5%
112Pittsylvania County50,500+6.5%
115Russell County50,000+12.1%
116Norton city49,700+2.7%
116Wise County49,700+2.7%
118Smyth County48,800+1.7%
119Halifax County48,700+5.4%
120Tazewell County48,200+4.1%
121Lunenburg County45,600+6%
122Carroll County44,800-0.2%
122Galax city44,800-0.2%
124Henry County44,500+2.5%
124Martinsville city44,500+2.5%
126Dickenson County43,600+2.8%
126Emporia city43,600-2.7%
126Greensville County43,600-2.7%
126Patrick County43,600-0.2%
130Lee County42,600+1.9%
131Charlotte County42,200-5.2%
132Buchanan County41,000+3%
133Grayson County39,600-4.1%

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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. 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/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 7 Apr. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/virginia-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/virginia-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/virginia-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Alexandria city, with $110,300 in 2017, 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)?

Grayson County, with $39,600 in 2017.

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