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

All 39 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/washington-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | King County | 164,400 |
| 1 | Snohomish County | 164,400 |
| 3 | Kitsap County | 129,600 |
| 4 | Clark County | 128,300 |
| 4 | Skamania County | 128,300 |
| 6 | Pierce County | 127,300 |
| 7 | Whatcom County | 123,300 |
| 8 | Thurston County | 122,800 |
| 9 | Skagit County | 120,200 |
| 10 | San Juan County | 113,100 |
| 11 | Spokane County | 110,500 |
| 12 | Mason County | 107,600 |
| 13 | Kittitas County | 107,400 |
| 14 | Lewis County | 107,300 |
| 15 | Island County | 107,200 |
| 16 | Jefferson County | 107,000 |
| 17 | Cowlitz County | 106,700 |
| 18 | Benton County | 105,400 |
| 18 | Franklin County | 105,400 |
| 20 | Whitman County | 103,100 |
| 21 | Asotin County | 102,900 |
| 22 | Walla Walla County | 102,300 |
| 23 | Columbia County | 102,200 |
| 24 | Chelan County | 99,100 |
| 24 | Douglas County | 99,100 |
| 26 | Clallam County | 98,900 |
| 27 | Lincoln County | 92,100 |
| 28 | Garfield County | 91,200 |
| 29 | Klickitat County | 88,900 |
| 30 | Yakima County | 88,600 |
| 31 | Pacific County | 87,700 |
| 31 | Stevens County | 87,700 |
| 33 | Pend Oreille County | 86,700 |
| 34 | Grays Harbor County | 84,200 |
| 35 | Okanogan County | 80,800 |
| 36 | Ferry County | 80,400 |
| 37 | Wahkiakum County | 78,800 |
| 38 | Grant County | 78,000 |
| 39 | Adams County | 77,300 |