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Counties in Wisconsin by area median family income (HUD)

Dane County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 72 counties in 2024, at $125,900. Menominee County had the lowest, at $70,000. The median was $89,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest125,900Dane County
Lowest70,000Menominee County
Median89,10072 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 78,900 USDAshland County: 81,000 USDBarron County: 82,800 USDBayfield County: 83,400 USDBrown County: 98,000 USDBuffalo County: 85,900 USDBurnett County: 80,600 USDCalumet County: 104,000 USDChippewa County: 99,400 USDClark County: 79,600 USDColumbia County: 99,600 USDCrawford County: 79,300 USDDane County: 125,900 USDDodge County: 91,700 USDDoor County: 92,300 USDDouglas County: 95,200 USDDunn County: 94,400 USDEau Claire County: 99,400 USDFlorence County: 75,900 USDFond du Lac County: 95,700 USDForest County: 70,900 USDGrant County: 88,300 USDGreen County: 98,000 USDGreen Lake County: 86,600 USDIowa County: 107,800 USDIron County: 76,700 USDJackson County: 86,000 USDJefferson County: 100,400 USDJuneau County: 81,000 USDKenosha County: 97,800 USDKewaunee County: 98,000 USDLa Crosse County: 98,400 USDLafayette County: 87,500 USDLanglade County: 76,900 USDLincoln County: 90,600 USDManitowoc County: 81,700 USDMarathon County: 94,800 USDMarinette County: 75,700 USDMarquette County: 77,700 USDMenominee County: 70,000 USDMilwaukee County: 102,100 USDMonroe County: 86,600 USDOconto County: 93,600 USDOneida County: 89,200 USDOutagamie County: 104,000 USDOzaukee County: 102,100 USDPepin County: 89,000 USDPierce County: 124,200 USDPolk County: 92,000 USDPortage County: 99,100 USDPrice County: 76,000 USDRacine County: 97,300 USDRichland County: 82,900 USDRock County: 85,700 USDRusk County: 75,100 USDSt. Croix County: 124,200 USDSauk County: 101,000 USDSawyer County: 81,100 USDShawano County: 82,000 USDSheboygan County: 86,800 USDTaylor County: 81,600 USDTrempealeau County: 91,100 USDVernon County: 88,300 USDVilas County: 82,300 USDWalworth County: 101,200 USDWashburn County: 81,100 USDWashington County: 102,100 USDWaukesha County: 102,100 USDWaupaca County: 89,500 USDWaushara County: 80,300 USDWinnebago County: 99,100 USDWood County: 86,000 USD
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USD, 2024. 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, 2024

Dane County: 125,900 USDDane County125,900Pierce County: 124,200 USDPierce County124,200St. Croix County: 124,200 USDSt. Croix County124,200Iowa County: 107,800 USDIowa County107,800Calumet County: 104,000 USDCalumet County104,000Outagamie County: 104,000 USDOutagamie County104,000Milwaukee County: 102,100 USDMilwaukee County102,100Ozaukee County: 102,100 USDOzaukee County102,100Washington County: 102,100 USDWashington County102,100Waukesha County: 102,100 USDWaukesha County102,100Walworth County: 101,200 USDWalworth County101,200Sauk County: 101,000 USDSauk County101,000Jefferson County: 100,400 USDJefferson County100,400Columbia County: 99,600 USDColumbia County99,600Chippewa County: 99,400 USDChippewa County99,400Eau Claire County: 99,400 USDEau Claire County99,400Portage County: 99,100 USDPortage County99,100Winnebago County: 99,100 USDWinnebago County99,100La Crosse County: 98,400 USDLa Crosse County98,400Brown County: 98,000 USDBrown County98,000Green County: 98,000 USDGreen County98,000Kewaunee County: 98,000 USDKewaunee County98,000Kenosha County: 97,800 USDKenosha County97,800Racine County: 97,300 USDRacine County97,300Fond du Lac County: 95,700 USDFond du Lac County95,700Douglas County: 95,200 USDDouglas County95,200Marathon County: 94,800 USDMarathon County94,800Dunn County: 94,400 USDDunn County94,400Oconto County: 93,600 USDOconto County93,600Door County: 92,300 USDDoor County92,300Polk County: 92,000 USDPolk County92,000Dodge County: 91,700 USDDodge County91,700Trempealeau County: 91,100 USDTrempealeau County91,100Lincoln County: 90,600 USDLincoln County90,600Waupaca County: 89,500 USDWaupaca County89,500Oneida County: 89,200 USDOneida County89,200Pepin County: 89,000 USDPepin County89,000Grant County: 88,300 USDGrant County88,300Vernon County: 88,300 USDVernon County88,300Lafayette County: 87,500 USDLafayette County87,500Dane County: 125,900 USDDane County125,900Pierce County: 124,200 USDPierce County124,200St. Croix County: 124,200 USDSt. Croix County124,200Iowa County: 107,800 USDIowa County107,800Calumet County: 104,000 USDCalumet County104,000Outagamie County: 104,000 USDOutagamie County104,000Milwaukee County: 102,100 USDMilwaukee County102,100Ozaukee County: 102,100 USDOzaukee County102,100Washington County: 102,100 USDWashington County102,100Waukesha County: 102,100 USDWaukesha County102,100Walworth County: 101,200 USDWalworth County101,200Sauk County: 101,000 USDSauk County101,000Jefferson County: 100,400 USDJefferson County100,400Columbia County: 99,600 USDColumbia County99,600Chippewa County: 99,400 USDChippewa County99,400Eau Claire County: 99,400 USDEau Claire County99,400Portage County: 99,100 USDPortage County99,100Winnebago County: 99,100 USDWinnebago County99,100La Crosse County: 98,400 USDLa Crosse County98,400Brown County: 98,000 USDBrown County98,000Green County: 98,000 USDGreen County98,000Kewaunee County: 98,000 USDKewaunee County98,000Kenosha County: 97,800 USDKenosha County97,800Racine County: 97,300 USDRacine County97,300Fond du Lac County: 95,700 USDFond du Lac County95,700Douglas County: 95,200 USDDouglas County95,200Marathon County: 94,800 USDMarathon County94,800Dunn County: 94,400 USDDunn County94,400Oconto County: 93,600 USDOconto County93,600Door County: 92,300 USDDoor County92,300Polk County: 92,000 USDPolk County92,000Dodge County: 91,700 USDDodge County91,700Trempealeau County: 91,100 USDTrempealeau County91,100Lincoln County: 90,600 USDLincoln County90,600Waupaca County: 89,500 USDWaupaca County89,500Oneida County: 89,200 USDOneida County89,200Pepin County: 89,000 USDPepin County89,000Grant County: 88,300 USDGrant County88,300Vernon County: 88,300 USDVernon County88,300Lafayette County: 87,500 USDLafayette County87,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Dane County125,900+2%
2Pierce County124,200-0.6%
2St. Croix County124,200-0.6%
4Iowa County107,800+2.1%
5Calumet County104,000-0.4%
5Outagamie County104,000-0.4%
7Milwaukee County102,100+1.5%
7Ozaukee County102,100+1.5%
7Washington County102,100+1.5%
7Waukesha County102,100+1.5%
11Walworth County101,200+1.6%
12Sauk County101,000+6.9%
13Jefferson County100,400+4.7%
14Columbia County99,600+1.2%
15Chippewa County99,400+8.9%
15Eau Claire County99,400+8.9%
17Portage County99,100+7.8%
17Winnebago County99,100+4.8%
19La Crosse County98,400+5.4%
20Brown County98,000-0.8%
20Green County98,000+2.6%
20Kewaunee County98,000-0.8%
23Kenosha County97,800-0.4%
24Racine County97,300+4.7%
25Fond du Lac County95,700-1.5%
26Douglas County95,200+1.8%
27Marathon County94,800-5.2%
28Dunn County94,400+2.7%
29Oconto County93,600+1.3%
30Door County92,300+1.4%
31Polk County92,000+3.7%
32Dodge County91,700+1.8%
33Trempealeau County91,100+4.6%
34Lincoln County90,600+1.6%
35Waupaca County89,500+1.6%
36Oneida County89,200+0.8%
37Pepin County89,000+6.2%
38Grant County88,300+3%
38Vernon County88,300+5.5%
40Lafayette County87,500+2.3%
41Sheboygan County86,800-9.7%
42Green Lake County86,600+0.9%
42Monroe County86,600+2%
44Jackson County86,000+4.6%
44Wood County86,000+13.8%
46Buffalo County85,900+0.8%
47Rock County85,700-3.9%
48Bayfield County83,400+1.3%
49Richland County82,900+4.9%
50Barron County82,800+4.4%
51Vilas County82,300+4.6%
52Shawano County82,000+1.1%
53Manitowoc County81,700-1.8%
54Taylor County81,600+2.4%
55Sawyer County81,100+2.3%
55Washburn County81,100+2.9%
57Ashland County81,000+6.4%
57Juneau County81,000+1%
59Burnett County80,600+3.5%
60Waushara County80,300+2.2%
61Clark County79,600+4.2%
62Crawford County79,300+2.5%
63Adams County78,900+4.4%
64Marquette County77,700+2.9%
65Langlade County76,900-4.6%
66Iron County76,700+4.6%
67Price County76,000+0.9%
68Florence County75,900+3.1%
69Marinette County75,700+2.2%
70Rusk County75,100+7%
71Forest County70,900+3.4%
72Menominee County70,000+4.8%

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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/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Wisconsin by area median family income (HUD), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/wisconsin-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Wisconsin by area median family income (HUD), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/wisconsin-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by area median family income (HUD), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/wisconsin-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dane County, with $125,900 in 2024, 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 $70,000 in 2024.

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