Ohio Income Limits FY2026
HUD sets income limits for each Ohio 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 Ohio 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | $67,200 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Akron, OH MSA | $97,100 | $33,000 | $48,550 | $77,700 |
| Akron, OH MSA | $97,100 | $33,000 | $48,550 | $77,700 |
| Akron, OH MSA | $97,100 | $33,000 | $48,550 | $77,700 |
| Ashland County, OH | $89,900 | $33,000 | $44,950 | $71,900 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | $79,100 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $79,100 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Athens County, OH | $88,900 | $33,000 | $44,450 | $71,100 |
| Auglaize County, OH | $105,900 | $33,000 | $52,950 | $84,700 |
| Brown County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $85,000 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Brown County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $85,000 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH MSA | $90,400 | $33,000 | $45,200 | $72,300 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH MSA | $90,400 | $33,000 | $45,200 | $72,300 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH MSA | $90,400 | $33,000 | $45,200 | $72,300 |
| Champaign County, OH | $94,700 | $33,000 | $47,350 | $75,750 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | $109,900 | $33,000 | $54,950 | $87,900 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | $109,900 | $33,000 | $54,950 | $87,900 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | $109,900 | $33,000 | $54,950 | $87,900 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | $109,900 | $33,000 | $54,950 | $87,900 |
| Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $105,000 | $33,000 | $52,500 | $84,000 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA | $105,000 | $33,000 | $52,500 | $84,000 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA | $105,000 | $33,000 | $52,500 | $84,000 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA | $105,000 | $33,000 | $52,500 | $84,000 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA | $105,000 | $33,000 | $52,500 | $84,000 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA | $105,000 | $33,000 | $52,500 | $84,000 |
| Clinton County, OH | $92,900 | $33,000 | $46,450 | $74,300 |
| Columbiana County, OH | $77,900 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $111,500 | $33,450 | $55,750 | $89,200 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $111,500 | $33,450 | $55,750 | $89,200 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $111,500 | $33,450 | $55,750 | $89,200 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $111,500 | $33,450 | $55,750 | $89,200 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $111,500 | $33,450 | $55,750 | $89,200 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $111,500 | $33,450 | $55,750 | $89,200 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $111,500 | $33,450 | $55,750 | $89,200 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $111,500 | $33,450 | $55,750 | $89,200 |
| Coshocton County, OH | $75,300 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Crawford County, OH | $76,500 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Darke County, OH | $87,800 | $33,000 | $43,900 | $70,250 |
| Dayton, OH MSA | $103,000 | $33,000 | $51,500 | $82,400 |
| Dayton, OH MSA | $103,000 | $33,000 | $51,500 | $82,400 |
| Dayton, OH MSA | $103,000 | $33,000 | $51,500 | $82,400 |
| Dayton-Kettering, OH MSA | $103,000 | $33,000 | $51,500 | $82,400 |
| Defiance County, OH | $94,200 | $33,000 | $47,100 | $75,350 |
| Erie County, OH | $105,300 | $33,000 | $52,500 | $84,000 |
| Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $105,300 | $33,000 | $52,500 | $84,000 |
| Fayette County, OH | $88,100 | $33,000 | $44,050 | $70,500 |
| Gallia County, OH | $76,400 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Guernsey County, OH | $77,100 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Hancock County, OH | $105,900 | $33,000 | $51,700 | $82,700 |
| Hardin County, OH | $86,800 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Harrison County, OH | $77,600 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Henry County, OH | $95,700 | $33,000 | $47,850 | $76,550 |
| Highland County, OH | $81,200 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Hocking County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $84,400 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Hocking County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $84,400 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Holmes County, OH | $97,100 | $33,000 | $48,550 | $77,700 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $83,300 | $33,000 | $41,650 | $66,650 |
| Huron County, OH | $87,400 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Jackson County, OH | $76,100 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Knox County, OH | $95,000 | $33,000 | $47,500 | $76,000 |
| Lima, OH MSA | $85,700 | $33,000 | $43,950 | $70,300 |
| Lima, OH MSA | $85,700 | $33,000 | $43,950 | $70,300 |
| Logan County, OH | $94,200 | $33,000 | $47,100 | $75,350 |
| Mansfield, OH MSA | $92,500 | $33,000 | $46,250 | $74,000 |
| Mansfield, OH MSA | $92,500 | $33,000 | $46,250 | $74,000 |
| Marion County, OH | $84,700 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Meigs County, OH | $63,000 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Mercer County, OH | $102,400 | $33,000 | $51,200 | $81,900 |
| Monroe County, OH | $74,900 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Morgan County, OH | $73,200 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Muskingum County, OH | $82,800 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Noble County, OH | $94,900 | $33,000 | $46,850 | $74,950 |
| Ottawa County, OH | $102,700 | $33,000 | $51,350 | $82,150 |
| Ottawa County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $102,700 | $33,000 | $51,350 | $82,150 |
| Paulding County, OH | $90,900 | $33,000 | $45,450 | $72,700 |
| Perry County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $87,000 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Perry County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $87,000 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Pike County, OH | $71,600 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Preble County, OH | $90,200 | $33,000 | $45,100 | $72,150 |
| Putnam County, OH | $108,800 | $33,000 | $54,400 | $87,050 |
| Ross County, OH | $88,600 | $33,000 | $44,300 | $70,900 |
| Sandusky County, OH | $85,300 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Scioto County, OH | $84,600 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Seneca County, OH | $84,900 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Shelby County, OH | $96,000 | $33,000 | $48,000 | $76,800 |
| Springfield, OH MSA | $83,700 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Springfield, OH MSA | $83,700 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Toledo, OH MSA | $95,400 | $33,000 | $47,700 | $76,300 |
| Toledo, OH MSA | $95,400 | $33,000 | $47,700 | $76,300 |
| Toledo, OH MSA | $95,400 | $33,000 | $47,700 | $76,300 |
| Toledo, OH MSA | $95,400 | $33,000 | $47,700 | $76,300 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | $87,500 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Union County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $146,700 | $42,300 | $70,500 | $106,800 |
| Union County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $146,700 | $42,300 | $70,500 | $106,800 |
| Van Wert County, OH | $89,200 | $33,000 | $44,600 | $71,350 |
| Vinton County, OH | $74,000 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Washington County, OH | $85,000 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Wayne County, OH | $89,100 | $33,000 | $44,550 | $71,300 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA | $80,600 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA | $80,600 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH MSA | $78,900 | $33,000 | $39,450 | $63,100 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH MSA | $78,900 | $33,000 | $39,450 | $63,100 |
| Williams County, OH | $81,200 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Wyandot County, OH | $89,600 | $33,000 | $44,800 | $71,700 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $81,900 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $81,900 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $81,900 | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
Understanding Ohio income limits
Income limits vary widely across Ohio 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.