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

King County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 39 counties in 2026, at $164,400. Adams County had the lowest, at $77,300. The median was $103,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest164,400King County
Lowest77,300Adams County
Median103,10039 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Adams County: 77,300 USDAsotin County: 102,900 USDBenton County: 105,400 USDChelan County: 99,100 USDClallam County: 98,900 USDClark County: 128,300 USDColumbia County: 102,200 USDCowlitz County: 106,700 USDDouglas County: 99,100 USDFerry County: 80,400 USDFranklin County: 105,400 USDGarfield County: 91,200 USDGrant County: 78,000 USDGrays Harbor County: 84,200 USDIsland County: 107,200 USDJefferson County: 107,000 USDKing County: 164,400 USDKitsap County: 129,600 USDKittitas County: 107,400 USDKlickitat County: 88,900 USDLewis County: 107,300 USDLincoln County: 92,100 USDMason County: 107,600 USDOkanogan County: 80,800 USDPacific County: 87,700 USDPend Oreille County: 86,700 USDPierce County: 127,300 USDSan Juan County: 113,100 USDSkagit County: 120,200 USDSkamania County: 128,300 USDSnohomish County: 164,400 USDSpokane County: 110,500 USDStevens County: 87,700 USDThurston County: 122,800 USDWahkiakum County: 78,800 USDWalla Walla County: 102,300 USDWhatcom County: 123,300 USDWhitman County: 103,100 USDYakima County: 88,600 USD
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  • 87K to 97K
  • 97K to 100K
  • 100K to 110K
  • 110K to 120K
  • 120K and over
USD, 2026. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2026

King County: 164,400 USDKing County164,400Snohomish County: 164,400 USDSnohomish County164,400Kitsap County: 129,600 USDKitsap County129,600Clark County: 128,300 USDClark County128,300Skamania County: 128,300 USDSkamania County128,300Pierce County: 127,300 USDPierce County127,300Whatcom County: 123,300 USDWhatcom County123,300Thurston County: 122,800 USDThurston County122,800Skagit County: 120,200 USDSkagit County120,200San Juan County: 113,100 USDSan Juan County113,100Spokane County: 110,500 USDSpokane County110,500Mason County: 107,600 USDMason County107,600Kittitas County: 107,400 USDKittitas County107,400Lewis County: 107,300 USDLewis County107,300Island County: 107,200 USDIsland County107,200Jefferson County: 107,000 USDJefferson County107,000Cowlitz County: 106,700 USDCowlitz County106,700Benton County: 105,400 USDBenton County105,400Franklin County: 105,400 USDFranklin County105,400Whitman County: 103,100 USDWhitman County103,100Asotin County: 102,900 USDAsotin County102,900Walla Walla County: 102,300 USDWalla Walla County102,300Columbia County: 102,200 USDColumbia County102,200Chelan County: 99,100 USDChelan County99,100Douglas County: 99,100 USDDouglas County99,100Clallam County: 98,900 USDClallam County98,900Lincoln County: 92,100 USDLincoln County92,100Garfield County: 91,200 USDGarfield County91,200Klickitat County: 88,900 USDKlickitat County88,900Yakima County: 88,600 USDYakima County88,600Pacific County: 87,700 USDPacific County87,700Stevens County: 87,700 USDStevens County87,700Pend Oreille County: 86,700 USDPend Oreille County86,700Grays Harbor County: 84,200 USDGrays Harbor County84,200Okanogan County: 80,800 USDOkanogan County80,800Ferry County: 80,400 USDFerry County80,400Wahkiakum County: 78,800 USDWahkiakum County78,800Grant County: 78,000 USDGrant County78,000Adams County: 77,300 USDAdams County77,300King County: 164,400 USDKing County164,400Snohomish County: 164,400 USDSnohomish County164,400Kitsap County: 129,600 USDKitsap County129,600Clark County: 128,300 USDClark County128,300Skamania County: 128,300 USDSkamania County128,300Pierce County: 127,300 USDPierce County127,300Whatcom County: 123,300 USDWhatcom County123,300Thurston County: 122,800 USDThurston County122,800Skagit County: 120,200 USDSkagit County120,200San Juan County: 113,100 USDSan Juan County113,100Spokane County: 110,500 USDSpokane County110,500Mason County: 107,600 USDMason County107,600Kittitas County: 107,400 USDKittitas County107,400Lewis County: 107,300 USDLewis County107,300Island County: 107,200 USDIsland County107,200Jefferson County: 107,000 USDJefferson County107,000Cowlitz County: 106,700 USDCowlitz County106,700Benton County: 105,400 USDBenton County105,400Franklin County: 105,400 USDFranklin County105,400Whitman County: 103,100 USDWhitman County103,100Asotin County: 102,900 USDAsotin County102,900Walla Walla County: 102,300 USDWalla Walla County102,300Columbia County: 102,200 USDColumbia County102,200Chelan County: 99,100 USDChelan County99,100Douglas County: 99,100 USDDouglas County99,100Clallam County: 98,900 USDClallam County98,900Lincoln County: 92,100 USDLincoln County92,100Garfield County: 91,200 USDGarfield County91,200Klickitat County: 88,900 USDKlickitat County88,900Yakima County: 88,600 USDYakima County88,600Pacific County: 87,700 USDPacific County87,700Stevens County: 87,700 USDStevens County87,700Pend Oreille County: 86,700 USDPend Oreille County86,700Grays Harbor County: 84,200 USDGrays Harbor County84,200Okanogan County: 80,800 USDOkanogan County80,800Ferry County: 80,400 USDFerry County80,400Wahkiakum County: 78,800 USDWahkiakum County78,800Grant County: 78,000 USDGrant County78,000Adams County: 77,300 USDAdams County77,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1King County164,400+4.6%
1Snohomish County164,400+4.6%
3Kitsap County129,600+4.3%
4Clark County128,300+3.4%
4Skamania County128,300+3.4%
6Pierce County127,300+5.4%
7Whatcom County123,300+13.7%
8Thurston County122,800+5.2%
9Skagit County120,200+7.7%
10San Juan County113,100-0.1%
11Spokane County110,500+9.6%
12Mason County107,600+3.2%
13Kittitas County107,400-0.3%
14Lewis County107,300+16.5%
15Island County107,200-4.5%
16Jefferson County107,000+0.8%
17Cowlitz County106,700+24.8%
18Benton County105,400-0.2%
18Franklin County105,400-0.2%
20Whitman County103,100+4.9%
21Asotin County102,900+18.1%
22Walla Walla County102,300+4.5%
23Columbia County102,200-6.9%
24Chelan County99,100+2.7%
24Douglas County99,100+2.7%
26Clallam County98,900+9.4%
27Lincoln County92,100+1.2%
28Garfield County91,200+5.4%
29Klickitat County88,900-4.9%
30Yakima County88,600+7.7%
31Pacific County87,700-2.4%
31Stevens County87,700-0.8%
33Pend Oreille County86,700+4%
34Grays Harbor County84,200-5.4%
35Okanogan County80,800+3.3%
36Ferry County80,400-0.4%
37Wahkiakum County78,800+10.5%
38Grant County78,000-14.9%
39Adams County77,300+1.2%

Other periods

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/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Washington by area median family income (HUD), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Washington by area median family income (HUD), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/washington-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Washington by area median family income (HUD), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/washington-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Washington by area median family income (HUD), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/washington-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

King County, with $164,400 in 2026, 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)?

Adams County, with $77,300 in 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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