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Counties in Wisconsin by area median family income (HUD)

Pierce County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 72 counties in 2015, at $86,600. Menominee County had the lowest, at $45,600. The median was $63,350. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest86,600Pierce County
Lowest45,600Menominee County
Median63,35072 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 52,300 USDAshland County: 50,000 USDBarron County: 56,800 USDBayfield County: 59,600 USDBrown County: 68,500 USDBuffalo County: 61,200 USDBurnett County: 49,600 USDCalumet County: 77,100 USDChippewa County: 65,900 USDClark County: 55,000 USDColumbia County: 73,700 USDCrawford County: 57,800 USDDane County: 82,600 USDDodge County: 65,400 USDDoor County: 64,200 USDDouglas County: 63,500 USDDunn County: 64,500 USDEau Claire County: 65,900 USDFlorence County: 52,600 USDFond du Lac County: 64,700 USDForest County: 52,700 USDGrant County: 60,000 USDGreen County: 70,200 USDGreen Lake County: 64,500 USDIowa County: 73,700 USDIron County: 50,700 USDJackson County: 53,600 USDJefferson County: 72,700 USDJuneau County: 58,200 USDKenosha County: 72,700 USDKewaunee County: 68,500 USDLa Crosse County: 70,700 USDLafayette County: 63,200 USDLanglade County: 53,700 USDLincoln County: 63,500 USDManitowoc County: 66,900 USDMarathon County: 63,300 USDMarinette County: 57,100 USDMarquette County: 58,100 USDMenominee County: 45,600 USDMilwaukee County: 73,300 USDMonroe County: 64,700 USDOconto County: 63,300 USDOneida County: 58,800 USDOutagamie County: 77,100 USDOzaukee County: 73,300 USDPepin County: 63,400 USDPierce County: 86,600 USDPolk County: 62,200 USDPortage County: 63,500 USDPrice County: 55,100 USDRacine County: 65,500 USDRichland County: 57,800 USDRock County: 58,600 USDRusk County: 50,300 USDSt. Croix County: 86,600 USDSauk County: 68,800 USDSawyer County: 50,600 USDShawano County: 56,400 USDSheboygan County: 69,300 USDTaylor County: 57,500 USDTrempealeau County: 62,900 USDVernon County: 59,300 USDVilas County: 52,000 USDWalworth County: 67,400 USDWashburn County: 54,000 USDWashington County: 73,300 USDWaukesha County: 73,300 USDWaupaca County: 63,500 USDWaushara County: 55,700 USDWinnebago County: 70,100 USDWood County: 62,500 USD
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  • 54K to 58K
  • 58K to 63K
  • 63K to 66K
  • 66K to 73K
  • 73K and over
USD, 2015. 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, 2015

Pierce County: 86,600 USDPierce County86,600St. Croix County: 86,600 USDSt. Croix County86,600Dane County: 82,600 USDDane County82,600Calumet County: 77,100 USDCalumet County77,100Outagamie County: 77,100 USDOutagamie County77,100Columbia County: 73,700 USDColumbia County73,700Iowa County: 73,700 USDIowa County73,700Milwaukee County: 73,300 USDMilwaukee County73,300Ozaukee County: 73,300 USDOzaukee County73,300Washington County: 73,300 USDWashington County73,300Waukesha County: 73,300 USDWaukesha County73,300Jefferson County: 72,700 USDJefferson County72,700Kenosha County: 72,700 USDKenosha County72,700La Crosse County: 70,700 USDLa Crosse County70,700Green County: 70,200 USDGreen County70,200Winnebago County: 70,100 USDWinnebago County70,100Sheboygan County: 69,300 USDSheboygan County69,300Sauk County: 68,800 USDSauk County68,800Brown County: 68,500 USDBrown County68,500Kewaunee County: 68,500 USDKewaunee County68,500Walworth County: 67,400 USDWalworth County67,400Manitowoc County: 66,900 USDManitowoc County66,900Chippewa County: 65,900 USDChippewa County65,900Eau Claire County: 65,900 USDEau Claire County65,900Racine County: 65,500 USDRacine County65,500Dodge County: 65,400 USDDodge County65,400Fond du Lac County: 64,700 USDFond du Lac County64,700Monroe County: 64,700 USDMonroe County64,700Dunn County: 64,500 USDDunn County64,500Green Lake County: 64,500 USDGreen Lake County64,500Door County: 64,200 USDDoor County64,200Douglas County: 63,500 USDDouglas County63,500Lincoln County: 63,500 USDLincoln County63,500Portage County: 63,500 USDPortage County63,500Waupaca County: 63,500 USDWaupaca County63,500Pepin County: 63,400 USDPepin County63,400Marathon County: 63,300 USDMarathon County63,300Oconto County: 63,300 USDOconto County63,300Lafayette County: 63,200 USDLafayette County63,200Trempealeau County: 62,900 USDTrempealeau County62,900Pierce County: 86,600 USDPierce County86,600St. Croix County: 86,600 USDSt. Croix County86,600Dane County: 82,600 USDDane County82,600Calumet County: 77,100 USDCalumet County77,100Outagamie County: 77,100 USDOutagamie County77,100Columbia County: 73,700 USDColumbia County73,700Iowa County: 73,700 USDIowa County73,700Milwaukee County: 73,300 USDMilwaukee County73,300Ozaukee County: 73,300 USDOzaukee County73,300Washington County: 73,300 USDWashington County73,300Waukesha County: 73,300 USDWaukesha County73,300Jefferson County: 72,700 USDJefferson County72,700Kenosha County: 72,700 USDKenosha County72,700La Crosse County: 70,700 USDLa Crosse County70,700Green County: 70,200 USDGreen County70,200Winnebago County: 70,100 USDWinnebago County70,100Sheboygan County: 69,300 USDSheboygan County69,300Sauk County: 68,800 USDSauk County68,800Brown County: 68,500 USDBrown County68,500Kewaunee County: 68,500 USDKewaunee County68,500Walworth County: 67,400 USDWalworth County67,400Manitowoc County: 66,900 USDManitowoc County66,900Chippewa County: 65,900 USDChippewa County65,900Eau Claire County: 65,900 USDEau Claire County65,900Racine County: 65,500 USDRacine County65,500Dodge County: 65,400 USDDodge County65,400Fond du Lac County: 64,700 USDFond du Lac County64,700Monroe County: 64,700 USDMonroe County64,700Dunn County: 64,500 USDDunn County64,500Green Lake County: 64,500 USDGreen Lake County64,500Door County: 64,200 USDDoor County64,200Douglas County: 63,500 USDDouglas County63,500Lincoln County: 63,500 USDLincoln County63,500Portage County: 63,500 USDPortage County63,500Waupaca County: 63,500 USDWaupaca County63,500Pepin County: 63,400 USDPepin County63,400Marathon County: 63,300 USDMarathon County63,300Oconto County: 63,300 USDOconto County63,300Lafayette County: 63,200 USDLafayette County63,200Trempealeau County: 62,900 USDTrempealeau County62,900
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Pierce County86,600+4.5%
1St. Croix County86,600+4.5%
3Dane County82,600+2.2%
4Calumet County77,100+8.3%
4Outagamie County77,100+8.3%
6Columbia County73,700+4.1%
6Iowa County73,700+2.5%
8Milwaukee County73,300+4.3%
8Ozaukee County73,300+4.3%
8Washington County73,300+4.3%
8Waukesha County73,300+4.3%
12Jefferson County72,700+5.8%
12Kenosha County72,700+14.5%
14La Crosse County70,700+6.6%
15Green County70,200+4.5%
16Winnebago County70,100+1.9%
17Sheboygan County69,300+6.5%
18Sauk County68,800+2.1%
19Brown County68,500+0.4%
19Kewaunee County68,500+0.4%
21Walworth County67,400-4.7%
22Manitowoc County66,900+9%
23Chippewa County65,900+1.7%
23Eau Claire County65,900+1.7%
25Racine County65,500-4.5%
26Dodge County65,400-1.4%
27Fond du Lac County64,700-3.1%
27Monroe County64,700+3%
29Dunn County64,500+0.9%
29Green Lake County64,500-2%
31Door County64,200+1.1%
32Douglas County63,500-1.2%
32Lincoln County63,500+1.8%
32Portage County63,500-0.3%
32Waupaca County63,500+1.3%
36Pepin County63,400+3.1%
37Marathon County63,300-3.2%
37Oconto County63,300+4.8%
39Lafayette County63,200+1.9%
40Trempealeau County62,900+2.1%
41Wood County62,500+3.6%
42Polk County62,200+0.5%
43Buffalo County61,200+7%
44Grant County60,000+2.9%
45Bayfield County59,600+3.1%
46Vernon County59,300+2.1%
47Oneida County58,800+1.2%
48Rock County58,600-3.9%
49Juneau County58,200+2.8%
50Marquette County58,100+2.7%
51Crawford County57,800+5.3%
51Richland County57,800+0.7%
53Taylor County57,500-0.9%
54Marinette County57,100+2.1%
55Barron County56,800+1.4%
56Shawano County56,400+0.5%
57Waushara County55,700+3.7%
58Price County55,100-4.2%
59Clark County55,000+1.7%
60Washburn County54,000+3.4%
61Langlade County53,700+2.1%
62Jackson County53,600-1.3%
63Forest County52,700+9.3%
64Florence County52,600+3.5%
65Adams County52,300+5.7%
66Vilas County52,000-3.3%
67Iron County50,700+3.3%
68Sawyer County50,600+1%
69Rusk County50,300+0.2%
70Ashland County50,000+5.7%
71Burnett County49,600+0.4%
72Menominee County45,600+21.6%

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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/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2015). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Wisconsin by area median family income (HUD), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by area median family income (HUD), 2015. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2015, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/wisconsin-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2015. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Wisconsin by area median family income (HUD), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/wisconsin-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2015) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by area median family income (HUD), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/wisconsin-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pierce County, with $86,600 in 2015, 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)?

Menominee County, with $45,600 in 2015.

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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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