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Counties in Washington by area median family income (HUD)

King County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 39 counties in 2023, at $146,500. Adams County had the lowest, at $65,500. The median was $90,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest146,500King County
Lowest65,500Adams County
Median90,70039 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 65,500 USDAsotin County: 89,300 USDBenton County: 101,700 USDChelan County: 80,500 USDClallam County: 80,800 USDClark County: 114,400 USDColumbia County: 102,600 USDCowlitz County: 94,400 USDDouglas County: 80,500 USDFerry County: 75,000 USDFranklin County: 101,700 USDGarfield County: 78,800 USDGrant County: 76,500 USDGrays Harbor County: 79,800 USDIsland County: 106,400 USDJefferson County: 83,400 USDKing County: 146,500 USDKitsap County: 113,500 USDKittitas County: 97,200 USDKlickitat County: 81,200 USDLewis County: 92,200 USDLincoln County: 82,600 USDMason County: 96,600 USDOkanogan County: 67,200 USDPacific County: 80,400 USDPend Oreille County: 81,800 USDPierce County: 112,600 USDSan Juan County: 97,600 USDSkagit County: 96,200 USDSkamania County: 114,400 USDSnohomish County: 146,500 USDSpokane County: 92,100 USDStevens County: 80,200 USDThurston County: 102,500 USDWahkiakum County: 70,400 USDWalla Walla County: 90,700 USDWhatcom County: 102,600 USDWhitman County: 86,300 USDYakima County: 76,600 USD
  • Under 79K
  • 79K to 81K
  • 81K to 91K
  • 91K to 97K
  • 97K to 110K
  • 110K and over
USD, 2023. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

King County: 146,500 USDKing County146,500Snohomish County: 146,500 USDSnohomish County146,500Clark County: 114,400 USDClark County114,400Skamania County: 114,400 USDSkamania County114,400Kitsap County: 113,500 USDKitsap County113,500Pierce County: 112,600 USDPierce County112,600Island County: 106,400 USDIsland County106,400Columbia County: 102,600 USDColumbia County102,600Whatcom County: 102,600 USDWhatcom County102,600Thurston County: 102,500 USDThurston County102,500Benton County: 101,700 USDBenton County101,700Franklin County: 101,700 USDFranklin County101,700San Juan County: 97,600 USDSan Juan County97,600Kittitas County: 97,200 USDKittitas County97,200Mason County: 96,600 USDMason County96,600Skagit County: 96,200 USDSkagit County96,200Cowlitz County: 94,400 USDCowlitz County94,400Lewis County: 92,200 USDLewis County92,200Spokane County: 92,100 USDSpokane County92,100Walla Walla County: 90,700 USDWalla Walla County90,700Asotin County: 89,300 USDAsotin County89,300Whitman County: 86,300 USDWhitman County86,300Jefferson County: 83,400 USDJefferson County83,400Lincoln County: 82,600 USDLincoln County82,600Pend Oreille County: 81,800 USDPend Oreille County81,800Klickitat County: 81,200 USDKlickitat County81,200Clallam County: 80,800 USDClallam County80,800Chelan County: 80,500 USDChelan County80,500Douglas County: 80,500 USDDouglas County80,500Pacific County: 80,400 USDPacific County80,400Stevens County: 80,200 USDStevens County80,200Grays Harbor County: 79,800 USDGrays Harbor County79,800Garfield County: 78,800 USDGarfield County78,800Yakima County: 76,600 USDYakima County76,600Grant County: 76,500 USDGrant County76,500Ferry County: 75,000 USDFerry County75,000Wahkiakum County: 70,400 USDWahkiakum County70,400Okanogan County: 67,200 USDOkanogan County67,200Adams County: 65,500 USDAdams County65,500King County: 146,500 USDKing County146,500Snohomish County: 146,500 USDSnohomish County146,500Clark County: 114,400 USDClark County114,400Skamania County: 114,400 USDSkamania County114,400Kitsap County: 113,500 USDKitsap County113,500Pierce County: 112,600 USDPierce County112,600Island County: 106,400 USDIsland County106,400Columbia County: 102,600 USDColumbia County102,600Whatcom County: 102,600 USDWhatcom County102,600Thurston County: 102,500 USDThurston County102,500Benton County: 101,700 USDBenton County101,700Franklin County: 101,700 USDFranklin County101,700San Juan County: 97,600 USDSan Juan County97,600Kittitas County: 97,200 USDKittitas County97,200Mason County: 96,600 USDMason County96,600Skagit County: 96,200 USDSkagit County96,200Cowlitz County: 94,400 USDCowlitz County94,400Lewis County: 92,200 USDLewis County92,200Spokane County: 92,100 USDSpokane County92,100Walla Walla County: 90,700 USDWalla Walla County90,700Asotin County: 89,300 USDAsotin County89,300Whitman County: 86,300 USDWhitman County86,300Jefferson County: 83,400 USDJefferson County83,400Lincoln County: 82,600 USDLincoln County82,600Pend Oreille County: 81,800 USDPend Oreille County81,800Klickitat County: 81,200 USDKlickitat County81,200Clallam County: 80,800 USDClallam County80,800Chelan County: 80,500 USDChelan County80,500Douglas County: 80,500 USDDouglas County80,500Pacific County: 80,400 USDPacific County80,400Stevens County: 80,200 USDStevens County80,200Grays Harbor County: 79,800 USDGrays Harbor County79,800Garfield County: 78,800 USDGarfield County78,800Yakima County: 76,600 USDYakima County76,600Grant County: 76,500 USDGrant County76,500Ferry County: 75,000 USDFerry County75,000Wahkiakum County: 70,400 USDWahkiakum County70,400Okanogan County: 67,200 USDOkanogan County67,200Adams County: 65,500 USDAdams County65,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1King County146,500+8.8%
1Snohomish County146,500+8.8%
3Clark County114,400+7.4%
3Skamania County114,400+7.4%
5Kitsap County113,500+10.7%
6Pierce County112,600+10.6%
7Island County106,400+19.1%
8Columbia County102,600+8.6%
8Whatcom County102,600+5.4%
10Thurston County102,500-1%
11Benton County101,700+16.2%
11Franklin County101,700+16.2%
13San Juan County97,600+8.9%
14Kittitas County97,200+13.3%
15Mason County96,600+25.1%
16Skagit County96,200+11.7%
17Cowlitz County94,400+25.7%
18Lewis County92,200+16.4%
19Spokane County92,100+9.5%
20Walla Walla County90,700+12.5%
21Asotin County89,300+10.5%
22Whitman County86,300+8.1%
23Jefferson County83,400+12.9%
24Lincoln County82,600+19.2%
25Pend Oreille County81,800+22.3%
26Klickitat County81,200+9%
27Clallam County80,800+8.7%
28Chelan County80,500+2.2%
28Douglas County80,500+2.2%
30Pacific County80,400+17.9%
31Stevens County80,200+12.6%
32Grays Harbor County79,800-3.9%
33Garfield County78,800+0.9%
34Yakima County76,600+5.9%
35Grant County76,500+12.7%
36Ferry County75,000+18.7%
37Wahkiakum County70,400-4.5%
38Okanogan County67,200+10.5%
39Adams County65,500+4.5%

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/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Washington by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.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), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/washington-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Washington by area median family income (HUD), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/washington-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Washington by area median family income (HUD), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/washington-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

King County, with $146,500 in 2023, 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 $65,500 in 2023.

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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