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Free lookup · fiscal year 2026
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Illinois · fiscal year 2026
Each row is a HUD income limit area and the counties it covers. Limits are yearly household income before taxes, and they took effect May 1, 2026. Use the lookup above for 5 to 8 person households and the low income (80%) limit.
| Area and counties covered | Very low income (50%), by household size | Extremely low income | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 1 person | 4 people | |
| Adams County, ILAdams County | $31,900 | $36,450 | $41,000 | $45,550 | $19,150 | $33,000 |
| Bloomington, IL MSAMcLean County | $40,950 | $46,800 | $52,650 | $58,500 | $24,600 | $35,100 |
| Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR AreaBond County | $35,950 | $41,100 | $46,250 | $51,350 | $21,600 | $33,000 |
| Brown County, ILBrown County | $31,500 | $36,000 | $40,500 | $45,000 | $18,900 | $33,000 |
| Bureau County, ILBureau County | $32,200 | $36,800 | $41,400 | $45,950 | $19,300 | $33,000 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSAAlexander County | $31,600 | $36,100 | $40,600 | $45,100 | $18,950 | $33,000 |
| Carroll County, ILCarroll County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Cass County, ILCass County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR AreaChampaign County, Piatt County | $38,850 | $44,400 | $49,950 | $55,450 | $23,300 | $33,250 |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR AreaCook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, Will County | $42,550 | $48,600 | $54,700 | $60,750 | $25,550 | $36,450 |
| Christian County, ILChristian County | $31,750 | $36,250 | $40,800 | $45,300 | $19,050 | $33,000 |
| Clark County, ILClark County | $32,650 | $37,300 | $41,950 | $46,600 | $19,600 | $33,000 |
| Clay County, ILClay County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Coles County, ILColes County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Crawford County, ILCrawford County | $34,650 | $39,600 | $44,550 | $49,500 | $20,800 | $33,000 |
| Cumberland County, ILCumberland County | $35,400 | $40,450 | $45,500 | $50,550 | $21,250 | $33,000 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSAHenry County, Mercer County, Rock Island County | $34,150 | $39,000 | $43,900 | $48,750 | $20,500 | $33,000 |
| De Witt County, ILDe Witt County | $36,450 | $41,650 | $46,850 | $52,050 | $21,900 | $33,000 |
| Decatur, IL MSAMacon County | $33,300 | $38,050 | $42,800 | $47,550 | $20,000 | $33,000 |
| DeKalb County, IL HUD Metro FMR AreaDeKalb County | $38,900 | $44,450 | $50,050 | $55,600 | $23,350 | $33,350 |
| Douglas County, ILDouglas County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $48,950 | $20,550 | $33,000 |
| Edgar County, ILEdgar County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Edwards County, ILEdwards County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Effingham County, ILEffingham County | $36,750 | $42,000 | $47,250 | $52,450 | $22,050 | $33,000 |
| Fayette County, ILFayette County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Ford County, IL HUD Metro FMR AreaFord County | $32,400 | $37,000 | $41,650 | $46,250 | $19,450 | $33,000 |
| Franklin County, ILFranklin County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Fulton County, ILFulton County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Gallatin County, ILGallatin County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Greene County, ILGreene County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Grundy County, IL HUD Metro FMR AreaGrundy County | $40,650 | $46,450 | $52,250 | $58,050 | $24,400 | $34,850 |
| Hamilton County, ILHamilton County | $32,250 | $36,850 | $41,450 | $46,050 | $19,400 | $33,000 |
| Hancock County, ILHancock County | $31,650 | $36,150 | $40,650 | $45,150 | $19,000 | $33,000 |
| Hardin County, ILHardin County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Henderson County, ILHenderson County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Iroquois County, ILIroquois County | $31,900 | $36,450 | $41,000 | $45,550 | $19,150 | $33,000 |
| Jackson County, ILJackson County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Jasper County, ILJasper County | $34,600 | $39,550 | $44,500 | $49,400 | $20,800 | $33,000 |
| Jefferson County, ILJefferson County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Jo Daviess County, ILJo Daviess County | $34,900 | $39,850 | $44,850 | $49,800 | $20,950 | $33,000 |
| Johnson County, ILJohnson County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Kankakee, IL MSAKankakee County | $35,100 | $40,150 | $45,150 | $50,150 | $21,100 | $33,000 |
| Kendall County, IL HUD Metro FMR AreaKendall County | $47,550 | $54,350 | $61,150 | $67,900 | $28,550 | $40,750 |
| Knox County, ILKnox County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| La Salle County, ILLa Salle County | $35,000 | $40,000 | $45,000 | $50,050 | $21,050 | $33,000 |
| Lawrence County, ILLawrence County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Lee County, ILLee County | $32,600 | $37,250 | $41,900 | $46,550 | $19,600 | $33,000 |
| Livingston County, ILLivingston County | $33,800 | $38,600 | $43,450 | $48,250 | $20,300 | $33,000 |
| Logan County, ILLogan County | $32,550 | $37,200 | $41,850 | $46,500 | $19,550 | $33,000 |
| Macoupin County, IL HUD Metro FMR AreaMacoupin County | $33,700 | $38,500 | $43,300 | $48,100 | $20,200 | $33,000 |
| Marion County, ILMarion County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Mason County, ILMason County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR AreaMassac County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| McDonough County, ILMcDonough County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Montgomery County, ILMontgomery County | $32,800 | $37,450 | $42,150 | $46,800 | $19,700 | $33,000 |
| Morgan County, ILMorgan County | $32,050 | $36,600 | $41,200 | $45,750 | $19,250 | $33,000 |
| Moultrie County, ILMoultrie County | $34,800 | $39,800 | $44,750 | $49,700 | $20,900 | $33,000 |
| Ogle County, ILOgle County | $35,450 | $40,500 | $45,550 | $50,600 | $21,250 | $33,000 |
| Peoria, IL MSAMarshall County, Peoria County, Stark County, Tazewell County, Woodford County | $37,150 | $42,450 | $47,750 | $53,050 | $22,300 | $33,000 |
| Perry County, ILPerry County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Pike County, ILPike County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Pope County, ILPope County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Pulaski County, ILPulaski County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Putnam County, ILPutnam County | $33,550 | $38,350 | $43,150 | $47,900 | $20,150 | $33,000 |
| Randolph County, ILRandolph County | $32,900 | $37,600 | $42,300 | $46,950 | $19,750 | $33,000 |
| Richland County, ILRichland County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Rockford, IL MSABoone County, Winnebago County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Saline County, ILSaline County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Schuyler County, ILSchuyler County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Scott County, ILScott County | $33,800 | $38,600 | $43,450 | $48,250 | $20,300 | $33,000 |
| Shelby County, ILShelby County | $32,000 | $36,600 | $41,150 | $45,700 | $19,200 | $33,000 |
| Springfield, IL MSAMenard County, Sangamon County | $40,250 | $46,000 | $51,750 | $57,450 | $24,150 | $34,450 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR AreaCalhoun County, Clinton County, Jersey County, Madison County, Monroe County, St. Clair County | $39,750 | $45,400 | $51,100 | $56,750 | $23,850 | $34,050 |
| Stephenson County, ILStephenson County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Union County, ILUnion County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Vermilion County, ILVermilion County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Wabash County, ILWabash County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Warren County, ILWarren County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Washington County, ILWashington County | $34,800 | $39,800 | $44,750 | $49,700 | $20,900 | $33,000 |
| Wayne County, ILWayne County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| White County, ILWhite County | $31,400 | $35,900 | $40,400 | $44,850 | $18,850 | $33,000 |
| Whiteside County, ILWhiteside County | $31,850 | $36,400 | $40,950 | $45,450 | $19,100 | $33,000 |
| Williamson County, ILWilliamson County | $33,250 | $38,000 | $42,750 | $47,500 | $19,950 | $33,000 |
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Good to know
It depends on where in Illinois you live, because HUD sets a separate limit for each of its 83 income limit areas. For a family of four, the very low income limit ranges from $44,850 (Carroll County, IL) to $67,900 (Kendall County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area). Smaller and larger households have lower and higher limits; the lookup above shows each size.
No. Places in the same HUD area share a limit, but different areas do not. Area median family income in Illinois ranges from $65,900 to $135,800, and the limits follow it.
Most new voucher families must be very low income, which is at or below 50% of the area median income. Extremely low income families get priority: by law, 75% of the families a housing agency admits each year must be extremely low income. A family at the low income level (up to about 80%) can qualify only in a few situations.
You apply to a local public housing agency, not to HUD. Find agencies near you in HUD's PHA contact directory, check whether each one's voucher list is open, and apply to more than one if you can. Applying is always free.
Gross. Your agency compares your yearly income before deductions with the limit. Deductions, such as for children or child care, are used afterward to work out your share of the rent.
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