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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 2025, at $132,400. Menominee County had the lowest, at $70,500. The median was $96,550. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest132,400Pierce County
Lowest70,500Menominee County
Median96,55072 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Adams County: 84,500 USDAshland County: 88,700 USDBarron County: 89,100 USDBayfield County: 90,700 USDBrown County: 110,500 USDBuffalo County: 89,500 USDBurnett County: 84,700 USDCalumet County: 111,500 USDChippewa County: 103,200 USDClark County: 88,300 USDColumbia County: 106,100 USDCrawford County: 86,100 USDDane County: 129,800 USDDodge County: 98,500 USDDoor County: 103,700 USDDouglas County: 100,600 USDDunn County: 98,800 USDEau Claire County: 103,200 USDFlorence County: 82,900 USDFond du Lac County: 97,800 USDForest County: 76,600 USDGrant County: 92,600 USDGreen County: 105,800 USDGreen Lake County: 91,500 USDIowa County: 113,400 USDIron County: 82,000 USDJackson County: 87,400 USDJefferson County: 111,000 USDJuneau County: 85,800 USDKenosha County: 112,600 USDKewaunee County: 110,500 USDLa Crosse County: 109,200 USDLafayette County: 93,300 USDLanglade County: 80,500 USDLincoln County: 95,000 USDManitowoc County: 96,800 USDMarathon County: 98,800 USDMarinette County: 81,900 USDMarquette County: 84,200 USDMenominee County: 70,500 USDMilwaukee County: 110,700 USDMonroe County: 91,500 USDOconto County: 97,900 USDOneida County: 96,300 USDOutagamie County: 111,500 USDOzaukee County: 110,700 USDPepin County: 93,800 USDPierce County: 132,400 USDPolk County: 97,500 USDPortage County: 97,800 USDPrice County: 80,800 USDRacine County: 98,600 USDRichland County: 88,000 USDRock County: 98,600 USDRusk County: 79,600 USDSt. Croix County: 132,400 USDSauk County: 102,600 USDSawyer County: 84,100 USDShawano County: 86,600 USDSheboygan County: 102,000 USDTaylor County: 85,800 USDTrempealeau County: 97,700 USDVernon County: 95,400 USDVilas County: 89,700 USDWalworth County: 109,600 USDWashburn County: 86,100 USDWashington County: 110,700 USDWaukesha County: 110,700 USDWaupaca County: 94,800 USDWaushara County: 86,700 USDWinnebago County: 103,600 USDWood County: 89,000 USD
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  • 86K to 89K
  • 89K to 97K
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  • 100K to 110K
  • 110K and over
USD, 2025. 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, 2025

Pierce County: 132,400 USDPierce County132,400St. Croix County: 132,400 USDSt. Croix County132,400Dane County: 129,800 USDDane County129,800Iowa County: 113,400 USDIowa County113,400Kenosha County: 112,600 USDKenosha County112,600Calumet County: 111,500 USDCalumet County111,500Outagamie County: 111,500 USDOutagamie County111,500Jefferson County: 111,000 USDJefferson County111,000Milwaukee County: 110,700 USDMilwaukee County110,700Ozaukee County: 110,700 USDOzaukee County110,700Washington County: 110,700 USDWashington County110,700Waukesha County: 110,700 USDWaukesha County110,700Brown County: 110,500 USDBrown County110,500Kewaunee County: 110,500 USDKewaunee County110,500Walworth County: 109,600 USDWalworth County109,600La Crosse County: 109,200 USDLa Crosse County109,200Columbia County: 106,100 USDColumbia County106,100Green County: 105,800 USDGreen County105,800Door County: 103,700 USDDoor County103,700Winnebago County: 103,600 USDWinnebago County103,600Chippewa County: 103,200 USDChippewa County103,200Eau Claire County: 103,200 USDEau Claire County103,200Sauk County: 102,600 USDSauk County102,600Sheboygan County: 102,000 USDSheboygan County102,000Douglas County: 100,600 USDDouglas County100,600Dunn County: 98,800 USDDunn County98,800Marathon County: 98,800 USDMarathon County98,800Racine County: 98,600 USDRacine County98,600Rock County: 98,600 USDRock County98,600Dodge County: 98,500 USDDodge County98,500Oconto County: 97,900 USDOconto County97,900Fond du Lac County: 97,800 USDFond du Lac County97,800Portage County: 97,800 USDPortage County97,800Trempealeau County: 97,700 USDTrempealeau County97,700Polk County: 97,500 USDPolk County97,500Manitowoc County: 96,800 USDManitowoc County96,800Oneida County: 96,300 USDOneida County96,300Vernon County: 95,400 USDVernon County95,400Lincoln County: 95,000 USDLincoln County95,000Waupaca County: 94,800 USDWaupaca County94,800Pierce County: 132,400 USDPierce County132,400St. Croix County: 132,400 USDSt. Croix County132,400Dane County: 129,800 USDDane County129,800Iowa County: 113,400 USDIowa County113,400Kenosha County: 112,600 USDKenosha County112,600Calumet County: 111,500 USDCalumet County111,500Outagamie County: 111,500 USDOutagamie County111,500Jefferson County: 111,000 USDJefferson County111,000Milwaukee County: 110,700 USDMilwaukee County110,700Ozaukee County: 110,700 USDOzaukee County110,700Washington County: 110,700 USDWashington County110,700Waukesha County: 110,700 USDWaukesha County110,700Brown County: 110,500 USDBrown County110,500Kewaunee County: 110,500 USDKewaunee County110,500Walworth County: 109,600 USDWalworth County109,600La Crosse County: 109,200 USDLa Crosse County109,200Columbia County: 106,100 USDColumbia County106,100Green County: 105,800 USDGreen County105,800Door County: 103,700 USDDoor County103,700Winnebago County: 103,600 USDWinnebago County103,600Chippewa County: 103,200 USDChippewa County103,200Eau Claire County: 103,200 USDEau Claire County103,200Sauk County: 102,600 USDSauk County102,600Sheboygan County: 102,000 USDSheboygan County102,000Douglas County: 100,600 USDDouglas County100,600Dunn County: 98,800 USDDunn County98,800Marathon County: 98,800 USDMarathon County98,800Racine County: 98,600 USDRacine County98,600Rock County: 98,600 USDRock County98,600Dodge County: 98,500 USDDodge County98,500Oconto County: 97,900 USDOconto County97,900Fond du Lac County: 97,800 USDFond du Lac County97,800Portage County: 97,800 USDPortage County97,800Trempealeau County: 97,700 USDTrempealeau County97,700Polk County: 97,500 USDPolk County97,500Manitowoc County: 96,800 USDManitowoc County96,800Oneida County: 96,300 USDOneida County96,300Vernon County: 95,400 USDVernon County95,400Lincoln County: 95,000 USDLincoln County95,000Waupaca County: 94,800 USDWaupaca County94,800
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Pierce County132,400+6.6%
1St. Croix County132,400+6.6%
3Dane County129,800+3.1%
4Iowa County113,400+5.2%
5Kenosha County112,600+15.1%
6Calumet County111,500+7.2%
6Outagamie County111,500+7.2%
8Jefferson County111,000+10.6%
9Milwaukee County110,700+8.4%
9Ozaukee County110,700+8.4%
9Washington County110,700+8.4%
9Waukesha County110,700+8.4%
13Brown County110,500+12.8%
13Kewaunee County110,500+12.8%
15Walworth County109,600+8.3%
16La Crosse County109,200+11%
17Columbia County106,100+6.5%
18Green County105,800+8%
19Door County103,700+12.4%
20Winnebago County103,600+4.5%
21Chippewa County103,200+3.8%
21Eau Claire County103,200+3.8%
23Sauk County102,600+1.6%
24Sheboygan County102,000+17.5%
25Douglas County100,600+5.7%
26Dunn County98,800+4.7%
26Marathon County98,800+4.2%
28Racine County98,600+1.3%
28Rock County98,600+15.1%
30Dodge County98,500+7.4%
31Oconto County97,900+4.6%
32Fond du Lac County97,800+2.2%
32Portage County97,800-1.3%
34Trempealeau County97,700+7.2%
35Polk County97,500+6%
36Manitowoc County96,800+18.5%
37Oneida County96,300+8%
38Vernon County95,400+8%
39Lincoln County95,000+4.9%
40Waupaca County94,800+5.9%
41Pepin County93,800+5.4%
42Lafayette County93,300+6.6%
43Grant County92,600+4.9%
44Green Lake County91,500+5.7%
44Monroe County91,500+5.7%
46Bayfield County90,700+8.8%
47Vilas County89,700+9%
48Buffalo County89,500+4.2%
49Barron County89,100+7.6%
50Wood County89,000+3.5%
51Ashland County88,700+9.5%
52Clark County88,300+10.9%
53Richland County88,000+6.2%
54Jackson County87,400+1.6%
55Waushara County86,700+8%
56Shawano County86,600+5.6%
57Crawford County86,100+8.6%
57Washburn County86,100+6.2%
59Juneau County85,800+5.9%
59Taylor County85,800+5.1%
61Burnett County84,700+5.1%
62Adams County84,500+7.1%
63Marquette County84,200+8.4%
64Sawyer County84,100+3.7%
65Florence County82,900+9.2%
66Iron County82,000+6.9%
67Marinette County81,900+8.2%
68Price County80,800+6.3%
69Langlade County80,500+4.7%
70Rusk County79,600+6%
71Forest County76,600+8%
72Menominee County70,500+0.7%

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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/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2025). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Wisconsin by area median family income (HUD), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/wisconsin-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Wisconsin by area median family income (HUD), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/wisconsin-counties?period=2025.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by area median family income (HUD), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/wisconsin-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pierce County, with $132,400 in 2025, 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 $70,500 in 2025.

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