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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 2018, at $117,200. Buchanan County had the lowest, at $40,600. The median was $67,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest117,200Alexandria city
Lowest40,600Buchanan County
Median67,200133 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Accomack County: 52,500 USDAlbemarle County: 89,600 USDAlleghany County: 57,200 USDAmelia County: 83,200 USDAmherst County: 63,600 USDAppomattox County: 63,600 USDArlington County: 117,200 USDAugusta County: 64,300 USDBath County: 60,300 USDBedford County: 63,600 USDBland County: 62,500 USDBotetourt County: 67,200 USDBrunswick County: 53,100 USDBuchanan County: 40,600 USDBuckingham County: 55,200 USDCampbell County: 63,600 USDCaroline County: 83,200 USDCarroll County: 47,300 USDCharles City County: 83,200 USDCharlotte County: 45,700 USDChesterfield County: 83,200 USDClarke County: 117,200 USDCraig County: 67,200 USDCulpeper County: 82,200 USDCumberland County: 56,000 USDDickenson County: 46,600 USDDinwiddie County: 83,200 USDEssex County: 56,300 USDFairfax County: 117,200 USDFauquier County: 117,200 USDFloyd County: 59,800 USDFluvanna County: 89,600 USDFranklin County: 59,800 USDFrederick County: 71,100 USDGiles County: 57,200 USDGloucester County: 75,000 USDGoochland County: 83,200 USDGrayson County: 41,600 USDGreene County: 89,600 USDGreensville County: 46,500 USDHalifax County: 51,800 USDHanover County: 83,200 USDHenrico County: 83,200 USDHenry County: 48,000 USDHighland County: 58,000 USDIsle of Wight County: 75,000 USDJames City County: 75,000 USDKing and Queen County: 56,200 USDKing George County: 95,200 USDKing William County: 83,200 USDLancaster County: 67,800 USDLee County: 45,600 USDLoudoun County: 117,200 USDLouisa County: 71,300 USDLunenburg County: 50,300 USDMadison County: 57,300 USDMathews County: 75,000 USDMecklenburg County: 51,900 USDMiddlesex County: 66,200 USDMontgomery County: 69,800 USDNelson County: 89,600 USDNew Kent County: 83,200 USDNorthampton County: 52,700 USDNorthumberland County: 65,000 USDNottoway County: 55,600 USDOrange County: 76,000 USDPage County: 53,500 USDPatrick County: 46,500 USDPittsylvania County: 51,300 USDPowhatan County: 83,200 USDPrince Edward County: 56,200 USDPrince George County: 83,200 USDPrince William County: 117,200 USDPulaski County: 60,200 USDRappahannock County: 78,600 USDRichmond County: 57,300 USDRoanoke County: 67,200 USDRockbridge County: 55,900 USDRockingham County: 62,500 USDRussell County: 50,600 USDScott County: 54,800 USDShenandoah County: 62,700 USDSmyth County: 50,200 USDSouthampton County: 59,100 USDSpotsylvania County: 117,200 USDStafford County: 117,200 USDSurry County: 68,100 USDSussex County: 83,200 USDTazewell County: 51,600 USDWarren County: 76,700 USDWashington County: 54,800 USDWestmoreland County: 61,800 USDWise County: 50,300 USDWythe County: 54,000 USDYork County: 75,000 USDAlexandria city: 117,200 USDBristol city: 54,800 USDBuena Vista city: 55,900 USDCharlottesville city: 89,600 USDChesapeake city: 75,000 USDColonial Heights city: 83,200 USDCovington city: 57,200 USDDanville city: 51,300 USDEmporia city: 46,500 USDFairfax city: 117,200 USDFalls Church city: 117,200 USDFranklin city: 59,100 USDFredericksburg city: 117,200 USDGalax city: 47,300 USDHampton city: 75,000 USDHarrisonburg city: 62,500 USDHopewell city: 83,200 USDLexington city: 55,900 USDLynchburg city: 63,600 USDManassas city: 117,200 USDManassas Park city: 117,200 USDMartinsville city: 48,000 USDNewport News city: 75,000 USDNorfolk city: 75,000 USDNorton city: 50,300 USDPetersburg city: 83,200 USDPoquoson city: 75,000 USDPortsmouth city: 75,000 USDRadford city: 69,800 USDRichmond city: 83,200 USDRoanoke city: 67,200 USDSalem city: 67,200 USDStaunton city: 64,300 USDSuffolk city: 75,000 USDVirginia Beach city: 75,000 USDWaynesboro city: 64,300 USDWilliamsburg city: 75,000 USDWinchester city: 71,100 USD
  • Under 53K
  • 53K to 58K
  • 58K to 67K
  • 67K to 75K
  • 75K to 83K
  • 83K and over
USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Alexandria city: 117,200 USDAlexandria city117,200Arlington County: 117,200 USDArlington County117,200Clarke County: 117,200 USDClarke County117,200Fairfax city: 117,200 USDFairfax city117,200Fairfax County: 117,200 USDFairfax County117,200Falls Church city: 117,200 USDFalls Church city117,200Fauquier County: 117,200 USDFauquier County117,200Fredericksburg city: 117,200 USDFredericksburg city117,200Loudoun County: 117,200 USDLoudoun County117,200Manassas city: 117,200 USDManassas city117,200Manassas Park city: 117,200 USDManassas Park city117,200Prince William County: 117,200 USDPrince William County117,200Spotsylvania County: 117,200 USDSpotsylvania County117,200Stafford County: 117,200 USDStafford County117,200King George County: 95,200 USDKing George County95,200Albemarle County: 89,600 USDAlbemarle County89,600Charlottesville city: 89,600 USDCharlottesville city89,600Fluvanna County: 89,600 USDFluvanna County89,600Greene County: 89,600 USDGreene County89,600Nelson County: 89,600 USDNelson County89,600Amelia County: 83,200 USDAmelia County83,200Caroline County: 83,200 USDCaroline County83,200Charles City County: 83,200 USDCharles City County83,200Chesterfield County: 83,200 USDChesterfield County83,200Colonial Heights city: 83,200 USDColonial Heights city83,200Dinwiddie County: 83,200 USDDinwiddie County83,200Goochland County: 83,200 USDGoochland County83,200Hanover County: 83,200 USDHanover County83,200Henrico County: 83,200 USDHenrico County83,200Hopewell city: 83,200 USDHopewell city83,200King William County: 83,200 USDKing William County83,200New Kent County: 83,200 USDNew Kent County83,200Petersburg city: 83,200 USDPetersburg city83,200Powhatan County: 83,200 USDPowhatan County83,200Prince George County: 83,200 USDPrince George County83,200Richmond city: 83,200 USDRichmond city83,200Sussex County: 83,200 USDSussex County83,200Culpeper County: 82,200 USDCulpeper County82,200Rappahannock County: 78,600 USDRappahannock County78,600Warren County: 76,700 USDWarren County76,700Alexandria city: 117,200 USDAlexandria city117,200Arlington County: 117,200 USDArlington County117,200Clarke County: 117,200 USDClarke County117,200Fairfax city: 117,200 USDFairfax city117,200Fairfax County: 117,200 USDFairfax County117,200Falls Church city: 117,200 USDFalls Church city117,200Fauquier County: 117,200 USDFauquier County117,200Fredericksburg city: 117,200 USDFredericksburg city117,200Loudoun County: 117,200 USDLoudoun County117,200Manassas city: 117,200 USDManassas city117,200Manassas Park city: 117,200 USDManassas Park city117,200Prince William County: 117,200 USDPrince William County117,200Spotsylvania County: 117,200 USDSpotsylvania County117,200Stafford County: 117,200 USDStafford County117,200King George County: 95,200 USDKing George County95,200Albemarle County: 89,600 USDAlbemarle County89,600Charlottesville city: 89,600 USDCharlottesville city89,600Fluvanna County: 89,600 USDFluvanna County89,600Greene County: 89,600 USDGreene County89,600Nelson County: 89,600 USDNelson County89,600Amelia County: 83,200 USDAmelia County83,200Caroline County: 83,200 USDCaroline County83,200Charles City County: 83,200 USDCharles City County83,200Chesterfield County: 83,200 USDChesterfield County83,200Colonial Heights city: 83,200 USDColonial Heights city83,200Dinwiddie County: 83,200 USDDinwiddie County83,200Goochland County: 83,200 USDGoochland County83,200Hanover County: 83,200 USDHanover County83,200Henrico County: 83,200 USDHenrico County83,200Hopewell city: 83,200 USDHopewell city83,200King William County: 83,200 USDKing William County83,200New Kent County: 83,200 USDNew Kent County83,200Petersburg city: 83,200 USDPetersburg city83,200Powhatan County: 83,200 USDPowhatan County83,200Prince George County: 83,200 USDPrince George County83,200Richmond city: 83,200 USDRichmond city83,200Sussex County: 83,200 USDSussex County83,200Culpeper County: 82,200 USDCulpeper County82,200Rappahannock County: 78,600 USDRappahannock County78,600Warren County: 76,700 USDWarren County76,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Alexandria city117,200+6.3%
1Arlington County117,200+6.3%
1Clarke County117,200+6.3%
1Fairfax city117,200+6.3%
1Fairfax County117,200+6.3%
1Falls Church city117,200+6.3%
1Fauquier County117,200+6.3%
1Fredericksburg city117,200+6.3%
1Loudoun County117,200+6.3%
1Manassas city117,200+6.3%
1Manassas Park city117,200+6.3%
1Prince William County117,200+6.3%
1Spotsylvania County117,200+6.3%
1Stafford County117,200+6.3%
15King George County95,200-1.8%
16Albemarle County89,600+17%
16Charlottesville city89,600+17%
16Fluvanna County89,600+17%
16Greene County89,600+17%
16Nelson County89,600+17%
21Amelia County83,200+5.7%
21Caroline County83,200+5.7%
21Charles City County83,200+5.7%
21Chesterfield County83,200+5.7%
21Colonial Heights city83,200+5.7%
21Dinwiddie County83,200+5.7%
21Goochland County83,200+5.7%
21Hanover County83,200+5.7%
21Henrico County83,200+5.7%
21Hopewell city83,200+5.7%
21King William County83,200+5.7%
21New Kent County83,200+5.7%
21Petersburg city83,200+5.7%
21Powhatan County83,200+5.7%
21Prince George County83,200+5.7%
21Richmond city83,200+5.7%
21Sussex County83,200+5.7%
38Culpeper County82,200+7%
39Rappahannock County78,600+5.1%
40Warren County76,700+3.8%
41Orange County76,000+3.5%
42Chesapeake city75,000+2.7%
42Gloucester County75,000+2.7%
42Hampton city75,000+2.7%
42Isle of Wight County75,000+2.7%
42James City County75,000+2.7%
42Mathews County75,000+2.7%
42Newport News city75,000+2.7%
42Norfolk city75,000+2.7%
42Poquoson city75,000+2.7%
42Portsmouth city75,000+2.7%
42Suffolk city75,000+2.7%
42Virginia Beach city75,000+2.7%
42Williamsburg city75,000+2.7%
42York County75,000+2.7%
56Louisa County71,300+1%
57Frederick County71,100+4.4%
57Winchester city71,100+4.4%
59Montgomery County69,800-2.9%
59Radford city69,800-2.9%
61Surry County68,100+4.1%
62Lancaster County67,800+3%
63Botetourt County67,200+0.4%
63Craig County67,200+0.4%
63Roanoke city67,200+0.4%
63Roanoke County67,200+0.4%
63Salem city67,200+0.4%
68Middlesex County66,200+0.5%
69Northumberland County65,000+6.2%
70Augusta County64,300-0.3%
70Staunton city64,300-0.3%
70Waynesboro city64,300-0.3%
73Amherst County63,600+2.1%
73Appomattox County63,600+2.1%
73Bedford County63,600+2.1%
73Campbell County63,600+2.1%
73Lynchburg city63,600+2.1%
78Shenandoah County62,700+7.9%
79Bland County62,500+8.3%
79Harrisonburg city62,500-3.4%
79Rockingham County62,500-3.4%
82Westmoreland County61,800+3.7%
83Bath County60,300+5.1%
84Pulaski County60,200+4.9%
85Floyd County59,800+4.4%
85Franklin County59,800+3.1%
87Franklin city59,100+3.9%
87Southampton County59,100+3.9%
89Highland County58,000+0.9%
90Madison County57,300-7.7%
90Richmond County57,300-15.5%
92Alleghany County57,200-1%
92Covington city57,200-1%
92Giles County57,200+1.8%
95Essex County56,300+2.9%
96King and Queen County56,200+3.7%
96Prince Edward County56,200+5.4%
98Cumberland County56,000+1.3%
99Buena Vista city55,900-6.5%
99Lexington city55,900-6.5%
99Rockbridge County55,900-6.5%
102Nottoway County55,600-0.2%
103Buckingham County55,200+4.5%
104Bristol city54,800+0.6%
104Scott County54,800+0.6%
104Washington County54,800+0.6%
107Wythe County54,000+4%
108Page County53,500+4.3%
109Brunswick County53,100+5.1%
110Northampton County52,700+0.4%
111Accomack County52,500+2.7%
112Mecklenburg County51,900+0.8%
113Halifax County51,800+6.4%
114Tazewell County51,600+7.1%
115Danville city51,300+1.6%
115Pittsylvania County51,300+1.6%
117Russell County50,600+1.2%
118Lunenburg County50,300+10.3%
118Norton city50,300+1.2%
118Wise County50,300+1.2%
121Smyth County50,200+2.9%
122Henry County48,000+7.9%
122Martinsville city48,000+7.9%
124Carroll County47,300+5.6%
124Galax city47,300+5.6%
126Dickenson County46,600+6.9%
127Emporia city46,500+6.7%
127Greensville County46,500+6.7%
127Patrick County46,500+6.7%
130Charlotte County45,700+8.3%
131Lee County45,600+7%
132Grayson County41,600+5.1%
133Buchanan County40,600-1%

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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.

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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/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2018). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.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), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 27 Mar. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/virginia-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/virginia-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/virginia-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Alexandria city, with $117,200 in 2018, 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)?

Buchanan County, with $40,600 in 2018.

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