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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 2019, at $121,300. Buchanan County had the lowest, at $42,700. The median was $70,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest121,300Alexandria city
Lowest42,700Buchanan County
Median70,700133 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Accomack County: 51,900 USDAlbemarle County: 89,400 USDAlleghany County: 59,600 USDAmelia County: 86,400 USDAmherst County: 68,900 USDAppomattox County: 68,900 USDArlington County: 121,300 USDAugusta County: 69,200 USDBath County: 62,700 USDBedford County: 68,900 USDBland County: 64,300 USDBotetourt County: 73,100 USDBrunswick County: 56,000 USDBuchanan County: 42,700 USDBuckingham County: 55,500 USDCampbell County: 68,900 USDCaroline County: 86,400 USDCarroll County: 50,500 USDCharles City County: 86,400 USDCharlotte County: 45,500 USDChesterfield County: 86,400 USDClarke County: 121,300 USDCraig County: 73,100 USDCulpeper County: 81,000 USDCumberland County: 58,700 USDDickenson County: 44,800 USDDinwiddie County: 86,400 USDEssex County: 58,900 USDFairfax County: 121,300 USDFauquier County: 121,300 USDFloyd County: 60,600 USDFluvanna County: 89,400 USDFranklin County: 63,800 USDFrederick County: 73,500 USDGiles County: 58,700 USDGloucester County: 79,300 USDGoochland County: 86,400 USDGrayson County: 45,600 USDGreene County: 89,400 USDGreensville County: 50,200 USDHalifax County: 55,800 USDHanover County: 86,400 USDHenrico County: 86,400 USDHenry County: 46,300 USDHighland County: 61,300 USDIsle of Wight County: 79,300 USDJames City County: 79,300 USDKing and Queen County: 58,000 USDKing George County: 99,400 USDKing William County: 86,400 USDLancaster County: 69,900 USDLee County: 47,800 USDLoudoun County: 121,300 USDLouisa County: 71,800 USDLunenburg County: 49,000 USDMadison County: 55,100 USDMathews County: 79,300 USDMecklenburg County: 54,900 USDMiddlesex County: 63,800 USDMontgomery County: 81,100 USDNelson County: 89,400 USDNew Kent County: 86,400 USDNorthampton County: 56,000 USDNorthumberland County: 68,200 USDNottoway County: 58,500 USDOrange County: 80,200 USDPage County: 55,200 USDPatrick County: 52,200 USDPittsylvania County: 54,400 USDPowhatan County: 86,400 USDPrince Edward County: 59,000 USDPrince George County: 86,400 USDPrince William County: 121,300 USDPulaski County: 60,500 USDRappahannock County: 77,700 USDRichmond County: 50,400 USDRoanoke County: 73,100 USDRockbridge County: 59,600 USDRockingham County: 70,700 USDRussell County: 55,500 USDScott County: 55,100 USDShenandoah County: 63,300 USDSmyth County: 52,300 USDSouthampton County: 63,000 USDSpotsylvania County: 121,300 USDStafford County: 121,300 USDSurry County: 68,100 USDSussex County: 86,400 USDTazewell County: 53,200 USDWarren County: 75,700 USDWashington County: 55,100 USDWestmoreland County: 71,400 USDWise County: 48,700 USDWythe County: 56,500 USDYork County: 79,300 USDAlexandria city: 121,300 USDBristol city: 55,100 USDBuena Vista city: 59,600 USDCharlottesville city: 89,400 USDChesapeake city: 79,300 USDColonial Heights city: 86,400 USDCovington city: 59,600 USDDanville city: 54,400 USDEmporia city: 50,200 USDFairfax city: 121,300 USDFalls Church city: 121,300 USDFranklin city: 63,000 USDFredericksburg city: 121,300 USDGalax city: 50,500 USDHampton city: 79,300 USDHarrisonburg city: 70,700 USDHopewell city: 86,400 USDLexington city: 59,600 USDLynchburg city: 68,900 USDManassas city: 121,300 USDManassas Park city: 121,300 USDMartinsville city: 46,300 USDNewport News city: 79,300 USDNorfolk city: 79,300 USDNorton city: 48,700 USDPetersburg city: 86,400 USDPoquoson city: 79,300 USDPortsmouth city: 79,300 USDRadford city: 81,100 USDRichmond city: 86,400 USDRoanoke city: 73,100 USDSalem city: 73,100 USDStaunton city: 69,200 USDSuffolk city: 79,300 USDVirginia Beach city: 79,300 USDWaynesboro city: 69,200 USDWilliamsburg city: 79,300 USDWinchester city: 73,500 USD
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  • 55K to 61K
  • 61K to 71K
  • 71K to 79K
  • 79K to 86K
  • 86K and over
USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Alexandria city: 121,300 USDAlexandria city121,300Arlington County: 121,300 USDArlington County121,300Clarke County: 121,300 USDClarke County121,300Fairfax city: 121,300 USDFairfax city121,300Fairfax County: 121,300 USDFairfax County121,300Falls Church city: 121,300 USDFalls Church city121,300Fauquier County: 121,300 USDFauquier County121,300Fredericksburg city: 121,300 USDFredericksburg city121,300Loudoun County: 121,300 USDLoudoun County121,300Manassas city: 121,300 USDManassas city121,300Manassas Park city: 121,300 USDManassas Park city121,300Prince William County: 121,300 USDPrince William County121,300Spotsylvania County: 121,300 USDSpotsylvania County121,300Stafford County: 121,300 USDStafford County121,300King George County: 99,400 USDKing George County99,400Albemarle County: 89,400 USDAlbemarle County89,400Charlottesville city: 89,400 USDCharlottesville city89,400Fluvanna County: 89,400 USDFluvanna County89,400Greene County: 89,400 USDGreene County89,400Nelson County: 89,400 USDNelson County89,400Amelia County: 86,400 USDAmelia County86,400Caroline County: 86,400 USDCaroline County86,400Charles City County: 86,400 USDCharles City County86,400Chesterfield County: 86,400 USDChesterfield County86,400Colonial Heights city: 86,400 USDColonial Heights city86,400Dinwiddie County: 86,400 USDDinwiddie County86,400Goochland County: 86,400 USDGoochland County86,400Hanover County: 86,400 USDHanover County86,400Henrico County: 86,400 USDHenrico County86,400Hopewell city: 86,400 USDHopewell city86,400King William County: 86,400 USDKing William County86,400New Kent County: 86,400 USDNew Kent County86,400Petersburg city: 86,400 USDPetersburg city86,400Powhatan County: 86,400 USDPowhatan County86,400Prince George County: 86,400 USDPrince George County86,400Richmond city: 86,400 USDRichmond city86,400Sussex County: 86,400 USDSussex County86,400Montgomery County: 81,100 USDMontgomery County81,100Radford city: 81,100 USDRadford city81,100Culpeper County: 81,000 USDCulpeper County81,000Alexandria city: 121,300 USDAlexandria city121,300Arlington County: 121,300 USDArlington County121,300Clarke County: 121,300 USDClarke County121,300Fairfax city: 121,300 USDFairfax city121,300Fairfax County: 121,300 USDFairfax County121,300Falls Church city: 121,300 USDFalls Church city121,300Fauquier County: 121,300 USDFauquier County121,300Fredericksburg city: 121,300 USDFredericksburg city121,300Loudoun County: 121,300 USDLoudoun County121,300Manassas city: 121,300 USDManassas city121,300Manassas Park city: 121,300 USDManassas Park city121,300Prince William County: 121,300 USDPrince William County121,300Spotsylvania County: 121,300 USDSpotsylvania County121,300Stafford County: 121,300 USDStafford County121,300King George County: 99,400 USDKing George County99,400Albemarle County: 89,400 USDAlbemarle County89,400Charlottesville city: 89,400 USDCharlottesville city89,400Fluvanna County: 89,400 USDFluvanna County89,400Greene County: 89,400 USDGreene County89,400Nelson County: 89,400 USDNelson County89,400Amelia County: 86,400 USDAmelia County86,400Caroline County: 86,400 USDCaroline County86,400Charles City County: 86,400 USDCharles City County86,400Chesterfield County: 86,400 USDChesterfield County86,400Colonial Heights city: 86,400 USDColonial Heights city86,400Dinwiddie County: 86,400 USDDinwiddie County86,400Goochland County: 86,400 USDGoochland County86,400Hanover County: 86,400 USDHanover County86,400Henrico County: 86,400 USDHenrico County86,400Hopewell city: 86,400 USDHopewell city86,400King William County: 86,400 USDKing William County86,400New Kent County: 86,400 USDNew Kent County86,400Petersburg city: 86,400 USDPetersburg city86,400Powhatan County: 86,400 USDPowhatan County86,400Prince George County: 86,400 USDPrince George County86,400Richmond city: 86,400 USDRichmond city86,400Sussex County: 86,400 USDSussex County86,400Montgomery County: 81,100 USDMontgomery County81,100Radford city: 81,100 USDRadford city81,100Culpeper County: 81,000 USDCulpeper County81,000
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Alexandria city121,300+3.5%
1Arlington County121,300+3.5%
1Clarke County121,300+3.5%
1Fairfax city121,300+3.5%
1Fairfax County121,300+3.5%
1Falls Church city121,300+3.5%
1Fauquier County121,300+3.5%
1Fredericksburg city121,300+3.5%
1Loudoun County121,300+3.5%
1Manassas city121,300+3.5%
1Manassas Park city121,300+3.5%
1Prince William County121,300+3.5%
1Spotsylvania County121,300+3.5%
1Stafford County121,300+3.5%
15King George County99,400+4.4%
16Albemarle County89,400-0.2%
16Charlottesville city89,400-0.2%
16Fluvanna County89,400-0.2%
16Greene County89,400-0.2%
16Nelson County89,400-0.2%
21Amelia County86,400+3.8%
21Caroline County86,400+3.8%
21Charles City County86,400+3.8%
21Chesterfield County86,400+3.8%
21Colonial Heights city86,400+3.8%
21Dinwiddie County86,400+3.8%
21Goochland County86,400+3.8%
21Hanover County86,400+3.8%
21Henrico County86,400+3.8%
21Hopewell city86,400+3.8%
21King William County86,400+3.8%
21New Kent County86,400+3.8%
21Petersburg city86,400+3.8%
21Powhatan County86,400+3.8%
21Prince George County86,400+3.8%
21Richmond city86,400+3.8%
21Sussex County86,400+3.8%
38Montgomery County81,100+16.2%
38Radford city81,100+16.2%
40Culpeper County81,000-1.5%
41Orange County80,200+5.5%
42Chesapeake city79,300+5.7%
42Gloucester County79,300+5.7%
42Hampton city79,300+5.7%
42Isle of Wight County79,300+5.7%
42James City County79,300+5.7%
42Mathews County79,300+5.7%
42Newport News city79,300+5.7%
42Norfolk city79,300+5.7%
42Poquoson city79,300+5.7%
42Portsmouth city79,300+5.7%
42Suffolk city79,300+5.7%
42Virginia Beach city79,300+5.7%
42Williamsburg city79,300+5.7%
42York County79,300+5.7%
56Rappahannock County77,700-1.1%
57Warren County75,700-1.3%
58Frederick County73,500+3.4%
58Winchester city73,500+3.4%
60Botetourt County73,100+8.8%
60Craig County73,100+8.8%
60Roanoke city73,100+8.8%
60Roanoke County73,100+8.8%
60Salem city73,100+8.8%
65Louisa County71,800+0.7%
66Westmoreland County71,400+15.5%
67Harrisonburg city70,700+13.1%
67Rockingham County70,700+13.1%
69Lancaster County69,900+3.1%
70Augusta County69,200+7.6%
70Staunton city69,200+7.6%
70Waynesboro city69,200+7.6%
73Amherst County68,900+8.3%
73Appomattox County68,900+8.3%
73Bedford County68,900+8.3%
73Campbell County68,900+8.3%
73Lynchburg city68,900+8.3%
78Northumberland County68,200+4.9%
79Surry County68,1000%
80Bland County64,300+2.9%
81Franklin County63,800+6.7%
81Middlesex County63,800-3.6%
83Shenandoah County63,300+1%
84Franklin city63,000+6.6%
84Southampton County63,000+6.6%
86Bath County62,700+4%
87Highland County61,300+5.7%
88Floyd County60,600+1.3%
89Pulaski County60,500+0.5%
90Alleghany County59,600+4.2%
90Buena Vista city59,600+6.6%
90Covington city59,600+4.2%
90Lexington city59,600+6.6%
90Rockbridge County59,600+6.6%
95Prince Edward County59,000+5%
96Essex County58,900+4.6%
97Cumberland County58,700+4.8%
97Giles County58,700+2.6%
99Nottoway County58,500+5.2%
100King and Queen County58,000+3.2%
101Wythe County56,500+4.6%
102Brunswick County56,000+5.5%
102Northampton County56,000+6.3%
104Halifax County55,800+7.7%
105Buckingham County55,500+0.5%
105Russell County55,500+9.7%
107Page County55,200+3.2%
108Bristol city55,100+0.5%
108Madison County55,100-3.8%
108Scott County55,100+0.5%
108Washington County55,100+0.5%
112Mecklenburg County54,900+5.8%
113Danville city54,400+6%
113Pittsylvania County54,400+6%
115Tazewell County53,200+3.1%
116Smyth County52,300+4.2%
117Patrick County52,200+12.3%
118Accomack County51,900-1.1%
119Carroll County50,500+6.8%
119Galax city50,500+6.8%
121Richmond County50,400-12%
122Emporia city50,200+8%
122Greensville County50,200+8%
124Lunenburg County49,000-2.6%
125Norton city48,700-3.2%
125Wise County48,700-3.2%
127Lee County47,800+4.8%
128Henry County46,300-3.5%
128Martinsville city46,300-3.5%
130Grayson County45,600+9.6%
131Charlotte County45,500-0.4%
132Dickenson County44,800-3.9%
133Buchanan County42,700+5.2%

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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/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2019). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.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), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/virginia-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2019. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/virginia-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2019) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/virginia-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Alexandria city, with $121,300 in 2019, 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 $42,700 in 2019.

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