Minnesota Income Limits FY2026
HUD sets income limits for each Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | $83,800 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Becker County, MN | $98,100 | $33,000 | $49,050 | $78,500 |
| Beltrami County, MN | $95,800 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Big Stone County, MN | $101,700 | $33,000 | $50,850 | $81,350 |
| Brown County, MN | $95,500 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Cass County, MN | $88,300 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Chippewa County, MN | $97,500 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Clearwater County, MN | $90,400 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Cook County, MN | $95,700 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | $97,800 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | $96,700 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Douglas County, MN | $105,900 | $33,000 | $52,950 | $84,700 |
| Duluth, MN-WI MSA | $101,100 | $33,000 | $50,550 | $80,900 |
| Duluth, MN-WI MSA | $101,100 | $33,000 | $50,550 | $80,900 |
| Duluth, MN-WI MSA | $101,100 | $33,000 | $50,550 | $80,900 |
| Fargo, ND-MN MSA | $115,200 | $34,550 | $57,600 | $92,150 |
| Fargo, ND-MN MSA | $115,200 | $34,550 | $57,600 | $92,150 |
| Faribault County, MN | $88,200 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Fillmore County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | $98,800 | $33,000 | $49,400 | $79,050 |
| Fillmore County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | $98,800 | $33,000 | $49,400 | $79,050 |
| Freeborn County, MN | $91,600 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Goodhue County, MN | $114,100 | $34,250 | $57,050 | $91,300 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA | $106,800 | $33,000 | $53,550 | $85,700 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA | $106,800 | $33,000 | $53,550 | $85,700 |
| Grant County, MN | $95,600 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Hubbard County, MN | $92,900 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Itasca County, MN | $92,900 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Jackson County, MN | $99,100 | $33,000 | $49,550 | $79,300 |
| Kanabec County, MN | $93,500 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | $101,400 | $33,000 | $50,700 | $81,100 |
| Kittson County, MN | $107,000 | $33,000 | $53,500 | $85,600 |
| Koochiching County, MN | $88,100 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN MSA | $105,800 | $33,000 | $52,900 | $84,650 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN MSA | $105,800 | $33,000 | $52,900 | $84,650 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | $99,300 | $33,000 | $49,650 | $79,450 |
| Lake County, MN | $99,900 | $33,000 | $49,950 | $79,900 |
| Lake of the Woods County, MN | $99,100 | $33,000 | $49,550 | $79,300 |
| Le Sueur County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | $116,800 | $35,050 | $58,400 | $93,450 |
| Le Sueur County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | $116,800 | $35,050 | $58,400 | $93,450 |
| Lincoln County, MN | $91,500 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Lyon County, MN | $102,300 | $33,000 | $51,150 | $81,850 |
| Mahnomen County, MN | $76,300 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Mankato-North Mankato, MN MSA | $106,500 | $33,000 | $53,250 | $85,200 |
| Mankato-North Mankato, MN MSA | $106,500 | $33,000 | $53,250 | $85,200 |
| Mankato-North Mankato, MN MSA | $106,500 | $33,000 | $53,250 | $85,200 |
| Marshall County, MN | $98,700 | $33,000 | $49,350 | $78,950 |
| Martin County, MN | $86,100 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| McLeod County, MN | $107,300 | $33,000 | $53,650 | $85,850 |
| Meeker County, MN | $101,900 | $33,000 | $50,950 | $81,500 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | $92,900 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | $92,900 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area | $131,500 | $39,450 | $65,750 | $105,200 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area | $131,500 | $39,450 | $65,750 | $105,200 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area | $131,500 | $39,450 | $65,750 | $105,200 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area | $131,500 | $39,450 | $65,750 | $105,200 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area | $131,500 | $39,450 | $65,750 | $105,200 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area | $131,500 | $39,450 | $65,750 | $105,200 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area | $131,500 | $39,450 | $65,750 | $105,200 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area | $131,500 | $39,450 | $65,750 | $105,200 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area | $131,500 | $39,450 | $65,750 | $105,200 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area | $131,500 | $39,450 | $65,750 | $105,200 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area | $131,500 | $39,450 | $65,750 | $105,200 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area | $131,500 | $39,450 | $65,750 | $105,200 |
| Morrison County, MN | $91,300 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Mower County, MN | $97,800 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Murray County, MN | $97,400 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Nobles County, MN | $83,300 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Norman County, MN | $97,500 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | $99,700 | $33,000 | $49,850 | $79,750 |
| Pennington County, MN | $111,300 | $33,400 | $55,650 | $89,050 |
| Pine County, MN | $90,800 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Pipestone County, MN | $88,000 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Pope County, MN | $103,900 | $33,000 | $51,950 | $83,100 |
| Red Lake County, MN | $106,700 | $33,000 | $53,350 | $85,350 |
| Redwood County, MN | $92,100 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Renville County, MN | $94,200 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Rice County, MN | $108,400 | $33,000 | $54,200 | $86,700 |
| Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | $135,800 | $40,750 | $67,900 | $106,800 |
| Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | $135,800 | $40,750 | $67,900 | $106,800 |
| Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | $135,800 | $40,750 | $67,900 | $106,800 |
| Rock County, MN | $106,100 | $33,000 | $53,050 | $84,900 |
| Roseau County, MN | $95,900 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Sibley County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | $105,600 | $33,000 | $52,800 | $84,500 |
| St. Cloud, MN MSA | $107,100 | $33,000 | $53,550 | $85,700 |
| St. Cloud, MN MSA | $107,100 | $33,000 | $53,550 | $85,700 |
| St. Cloud, MN MSA | $107,100 | $33,000 | $53,550 | $85,700 |
| Steele County, MN | $117,000 | $35,100 | $58,500 | $93,600 |
| Stevens County, MN | $100,400 | $33,000 | $50,200 | $80,300 |
| Swift County, MN | $82,700 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Todd County, MN | $83,500 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Traverse County, MN | $91,100 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Wabasha County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | $107,400 | $33,000 | $53,700 | $85,900 |
| Wabasha County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | $107,400 | $33,000 | $53,700 | $85,900 |
| Wadena County, MN | $88,700 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Waseca County, MN | $95,600 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| Watonwan County, MN | $100,200 | $33,000 | $50,100 | $80,150 |
| Wilkin County, MN | $98,100 | $33,000 | $49,050 | $78,500 |
| Winona County, MN | $106,300 | $33,000 | $53,150 | $85,050 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | $95,800 | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
Understanding Minnesota income limits
Income limits vary widely across Minnesota 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.