Florida Income Limits FY2026
HUD sets income limits for each Florida area every year to determine who qualifies for Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, public housing, and other federal housing assistance. The table below shows the FY2026 thresholds at 30%, 50%, and 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) for a four-person household in every Florida HUD area. Select an area for the full breakdown by household size, including the 60% AMI tier used for LIHTC housing.
| Area | Median Income | 30% AMI (4p) | 50% AMI (4p) | 80% AMI (4p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $103,200 | $33,000 | $50,300 | $80,500 |
| Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $103,200 | $33,000 | $50,300 | $80,500 |
| Bradford County, FL | $81,100 | $33,000 | $40,550 | $64,900 |
| Calhoun County, FL | $67,100 | $33,000 | $40,400 | $64,650 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA | $105,700 | $33,700 | $56,200 | $89,900 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA | $105,700 | $33,700 | $56,200 | $89,900 |
| Columbia County, FL | $83,000 | $33,000 | $41,500 | $66,400 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $106,700 | $33,000 | $53,350 | $85,350 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $106,700 | $33,000 | $53,350 | $85,350 |
| DeSoto County, FL | $65,800 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $90,800 | $33,000 | $49,550 | $79,300 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $90,800 | $33,000 | $49,550 | $79,300 |
| Dixie County, FL | $60,400 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $102,500 | $38,050 | $63,400 | $101,400 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $102,500 | $38,050 | $63,400 | $101,400 |
| Franklin County, FL | $82,300 | $33,000 | $41,150 | $65,850 |
| Gainesville, FL MSA | $99,100 | $33,000 | $49,550 | $79,300 |
| Gainesville, FL MSA | $99,100 | $33,000 | $49,550 | $79,300 |
| Gainesville, FL MSA | $99,100 | $33,000 | $49,550 | $79,300 |
| Glades County, FL | $58,500 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Gulf County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $80,700 | $33,000 | $43,050 | $68,850 |
| Hamilton County, FL | $59,000 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Hardee County, FL | $71,300 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Hendry County, FL | $65,300 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Holmes County, FL | $63,700 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL MSA | $81,400 | $33,000 | $39,900 | $63,850 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL MSA | $81,400 | $33,000 | $39,900 | $63,850 |
| Jackson County, FL | $65,000 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $108,700 | $33,000 | $54,350 | $86,950 |
| Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $108,700 | $33,000 | $54,350 | $86,950 |
| Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $108,700 | $33,000 | $54,350 | $86,950 |
| Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $108,700 | $33,000 | $54,350 | $86,950 |
| Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $108,700 | $33,000 | $54,350 | $86,950 |
| Lafayette County, FL | $75,200 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA | $83,900 | $33,000 | $43,650 | $69,850 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA | $83,900 | $33,000 | $43,650 | $69,850 |
| Levy County, FL | $68,800 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Levy County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $68,800 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Liberty County, FL | $75,500 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Madison County, FL | $65,600 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $89,800 | $40,850 | $68,100 | $109,000 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $89,800 | $40,850 | $68,100 | $109,000 |
| Monroe County, FL | $129,600 | $43,000 | $71,650 | $114,650 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL MSA | $121,000 | $36,300 | $60,500 | $96,800 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL MSA | $121,000 | $36,300 | $60,500 | $96,800 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA | $109,700 | $34,250 | $57,050 | $91,300 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA | $109,700 | $34,250 | $57,050 | $91,300 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA | $109,700 | $34,250 | $57,050 | $91,300 |
| Ocala, FL MSA | $84,000 | $33,000 | $42,000 | $67,200 |
| Ocala, FL MSA | $84,000 | $33,000 | $42,000 | $67,200 |
| Okeechobee County, FL | $72,600 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | $97,600 | $34,450 | $57,450 | $91,900 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | $97,600 | $34,450 | $57,450 | $91,900 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | $97,600 | $34,450 | $57,450 | $91,900 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | $97,600 | $34,450 | $57,450 | $91,900 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | $97,600 | $34,450 | $57,450 | $91,900 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA | $97,000 | $33,000 | $49,800 | $79,700 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA | $97,000 | $33,000 | $49,800 | $79,700 |
| Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $114,500 | $33,000 | $52,150 | $83,450 |
| Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $114,500 | $33,000 | $52,150 | $83,450 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $98,900 | $33,000 | $49,450 | $79,100 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $98,900 | $33,000 | $49,450 | $79,100 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA | $92,800 | $33,000 | $46,600 | $74,600 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA | $92,800 | $33,000 | $46,600 | $74,600 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA | $92,800 | $33,000 | $46,600 | $74,600 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL MSA | $102,000 | $33,000 | $51,200 | $81,900 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL MSA | $102,000 | $33,000 | $51,200 | $81,900 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL MSA | $102,000 | $33,000 | $51,200 | $81,900 |
| Punta Gorda, FL MSA | $97,500 | $33,000 | $48,250 | $77,200 |
| Punta Gorda, FL MSA | $97,500 | $33,000 | $48,250 | $77,200 |
| Putnam County, FL | $73,500 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL MSA | $105,200 | $33,000 | $51,150 | $81,800 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL MSA | $105,200 | $33,000 | $51,150 | $81,800 |
| Sebring, FL MSA | $75,600 | $33,000 | $40,400 | $64,650 |
| Sebring, FL MSA | $75,600 | $33,000 | $40,400 | $64,650 |
| Suwannee County, FL | $68,100 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $99,500 | $33,000 | $49,750 | $79,600 |
| Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $99,500 | $33,000 | $49,750 | $79,600 |
| Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $99,500 | $33,000 | $49,750 | $79,600 |
| Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $99,500 | $33,000 | $49,750 | $79,600 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | $104,700 | $34,400 | $57,350 | $91,750 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | $104,700 | $34,400 | $57,350 | $91,750 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | $104,700 | $34,400 | $57,350 | $91,750 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | $104,700 | $34,400 | $57,350 | $91,750 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | $104,700 | $34,400 | $57,350 | $91,750 |
| Taylor County, FL | $61,300 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| The Villages, FL MSA | $104,100 | $33,000 | $52,050 | $83,300 |
| Union County, FL | $76,800 | $33,000 | $40,400 | $64,650 |
| Wakulla County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $100,400 | $33,000 | $50,200 | $80,300 |
| Wakulla County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $100,400 | $33,000 | $50,200 | $80,300 |
| Walton County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $97,600 | $33,000 | $48,800 | $78,100 |
| Walton County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $97,600 | $33,000 | $48,800 | $78,100 |
| Washington County, FL | $74,100 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Washington County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $74,100 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $107,600 | $38,550 | $64,250 | $102,800 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $107,600 | $38,550 | $64,250 | $102,800 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA | $104,100 | $33,000 | $52,050 | $83,300 |
Understanding Florida income limits
Income limits vary widely across Florida because each one is tied to its local area median income, not a single statewide figure. A household that earns too much to qualify in a lower-cost rural county may still qualify in a higher-cost metro. HUD publishes new limits each spring, and they take effect for the federal fiscal year.
- 30% AMI (Extremely Low Income) — the threshold for the highest-priority Section 8 and public housing waitlists.
- 50% AMI (Very Low Income) — the standard eligibility ceiling for the Housing Choice Voucher program.
- 80% AMI (Low Income) — used for many affordable-housing and HOME-funded programs.
The figures above are for a four-person household. Limits scale by household size — roughly 70% of the four-person figure for a single person, rising to about 132% for an eight-person household. Open any area for the complete household-size table and the 60% AMI tier.