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Iowa · 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 | |
| Adair County, IAAdair County | $36,050 | $41,200 | $46,350 | $51,450 | $21,600 | $33,000 |
| Adams County, IAAdams County | $34,800 | $39,750 | $44,700 | $49,650 | $20,900 | $33,000 |
| Allamakee County, IAAllamakee County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Ames, IA HUD Metro FMR AreaStory County | $42,850 | $49,000 | $55,100 | $61,200 | $25,700 | $36,700 |
| Appanoose County, IAAppanoose County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Audubon County, IAAudubon County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR AreaBenton County | $39,600 | $45,250 | $50,900 | $56,550 | $23,800 | $33,950 |
| Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR AreaBoone County | $39,350 | $44,950 | $50,550 | $56,150 | $23,600 | $33,700 |
| Bremer County, IA HUD Metro FMR AreaBremer County | $37,950 | $43,350 | $48,750 | $54,150 | $22,750 | $33,000 |
| Buchanan County, IABuchanan County | $34,800 | $39,800 | $44,750 | $49,700 | $20,900 | $33,000 |
| Buena Vista County, IABuena Vista County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,450 | $20,350 | $33,000 |
| Butler County, IAButler County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,450 | $20,350 | $33,000 |
| Calhoun County, IACalhoun County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Carroll County, IACarroll County | $36,400 | $41,600 | $46,800 | $51,950 | $21,850 | $33,000 |
| Cass County, IACass County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Cedar County, IACedar County | $34,750 | $39,750 | $44,650 | $49,600 | $20,850 | $33,000 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR AreaLinn County | $36,900 | $42,150 | $47,400 | $52,650 | $22,150 | $33,000 |
| Cerro Gordo County, IACerro Gordo County | $34,100 | $39,000 | $43,850 | $48,700 | $20,450 | $33,000 |
| Cherokee County, IACherokee County | $36,650 | $41,850 | $47,100 | $52,300 | $22,000 | $33,000 |
| Chickasaw County, IAChickasaw County | $34,200 | $39,100 | $44,000 | $48,850 | $20,550 | $33,000 |
| Clarke County, IAClarke County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Clay County, IAClay County | $33,150 | $37,900 | $42,650 | $47,350 | $19,900 | $33,000 |
| Clayton County, IAClayton County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Clinton County, IAClinton County | $33,600 | $38,400 | $43,200 | $47,950 | $20,150 | $33,000 |
| Crawford County, IACrawford County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSAScott County | $34,150 | $39,000 | $43,900 | $48,750 | $20,500 | $33,000 |
| Davis County, IADavis County | $34,650 | $39,600 | $44,550 | $49,450 | $20,800 | $33,000 |
| Decatur County, IADecatur County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Delaware County, IADelaware County | $33,150 | $37,850 | $42,600 | $47,300 | $19,900 | $33,000 |
| Des Moines County, IADes Moines County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR AreaDallas County, Guthrie County, Madison County, Polk County, Warren County | $40,750 | $46,600 | $52,400 | $58,200 | $24,450 | $34,900 |
| Dickinson County, IADickinson County | $38,550 | $44,050 | $49,550 | $55,050 | $23,150 | $33,050 |
| Dubuque, IA MSADubuque County | $37,250 | $42,550 | $47,850 | $53,150 | $22,350 | $33,000 |
| Emmet County, IAEmmet County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Fayette County, IAFayette County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Floyd County, IAFloyd County | $33,650 | $38,450 | $43,250 | $48,050 | $20,200 | $33,000 |
| Franklin County, IAFranklin County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Fremont County, IAFremont County | $33,700 | $38,500 | $43,300 | $48,100 | $20,200 | $33,000 |
| Greene County, IAGreene County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Hamilton County, IAHamilton County | $33,900 | $38,750 | $43,600 | $48,400 | $20,350 | $33,000 |
| Hancock County, IAHancock County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Hardin County, IAHardin County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Henry County, IAHenry County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Howard County, IAHoward County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Humboldt County, IAHumboldt County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Ida County, IAIda County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR AreaJohnson County | $42,500 | $48,600 | $54,650 | $60,700 | $25,500 | $36,400 |
| Iowa County, IAIowa County | $35,600 | $40,700 | $45,800 | $50,850 | $21,350 | $33,000 |
| Jackson County, IAJackson County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Jasper County, IA HUD Metro FMR AreaJasper County | $33,600 | $38,400 | $43,200 | $47,950 | $20,150 | $33,000 |
| Jefferson County, IAJefferson County | $35,200 | $40,200 | $45,250 | $50,250 | $21,150 | $33,000 |
| Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR AreaJones County | $34,200 | $39,100 | $44,000 | $48,850 | $20,550 | $33,000 |
| Keokuk County, IAKeokuk County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Kossuth County, IAKossuth County | $33,750 | $38,550 | $43,350 | $48,150 | $20,250 | $33,000 |
| Lee County, IALee County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Louisa County, IALouisa County | $34,100 | $38,950 | $43,800 | $48,650 | $20,450 | $33,000 |
| Lucas County, IALucas County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Lyon County, IALyon County | $33,850 | $38,650 | $43,500 | $48,300 | $20,300 | $33,000 |
| Mahaska County, IAMahaska County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Marion County, IAMarion County | $36,650 | $41,900 | $47,150 | $52,350 | $22,000 | $33,000 |
| Marshall County, IAMarshall County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Mitchell County, IAMitchell County | $33,900 | $38,750 | $43,600 | $48,400 | $20,350 | $33,000 |
| Monona County, IAMonona County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Monroe County, IAMonroe County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Montgomery County, IAMontgomery County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Muscatine County, IAMuscatine County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| O'Brien County, IAO'Brien County | $35,500 | $40,550 | $45,600 | $50,650 | $21,300 | $33,000 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR AreaHarrison County, Mills County, Pottawattamie County | $39,900 | $45,600 | $51,300 | $57,000 | $23,950 | $34,200 |
| Osceola County, IAOsceola County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Page County, IAPage County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Palo Alto County, IAPalo Alto County | $36,450 | $41,650 | $46,850 | $52,050 | $21,900 | $33,000 |
| Plymouth County, IAPlymouth County | $36,200 | $41,350 | $46,500 | $51,650 | $21,700 | $33,000 |
| Pocahontas County, IAPocahontas County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Poweshiek County, IAPoweshiek County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,500 | $20,400 | $33,000 |
| Ringgold County, IARinggold County | $33,450 | $38,200 | $43,000 | $47,750 | $20,100 | $33,000 |
| Sac County, IASac County | $34,200 | $39,100 | $44,000 | $48,850 | $20,550 | $33,000 |
| Shelby County, IAShelby County | $34,800 | $39,750 | $44,700 | $49,650 | $20,900 | $33,000 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSAWoodbury County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $48,950 | $20,550 | $33,000 |
| Sioux County, IASioux County | $38,450 | $43,950 | $49,450 | $54,900 | $23,100 | $33,000 |
| Tama County, IATama County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Taylor County, IATaylor County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Union County, IAUnion County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Van Buren County, IAVan Buren County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Wapello County, IAWapello County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR AreaWashington County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR AreaBlack Hawk County, Grundy County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Wayne County, IAWayne County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Webster County, IAWebster County | $34,450 | $39,400 | $44,300 | $49,200 | $20,650 | $33,000 |
| Winnebago County, IAWinnebago County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
| Winneshiek County, IAWinneshiek County | $37,150 | $42,450 | $47,750 | $53,050 | $22,300 | $33,000 |
| Worth County, IAWorth County | $34,950 | $39,950 | $44,950 | $49,900 | $21,000 | $33,000 |
| Wright County, IAWright County | $32,950 | $37,650 | $42,350 | $47,050 | $19,800 | $33,000 |
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Good to know
It depends on where in Iowa you live, because HUD sets a separate limit for each of its 92 income limit areas. For a family of four, the very low income limit ranges from $47,050 (Allamakee County, IA) to $61,200 (Ames, IA 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 Iowa ranges from $71,900 to $122,400, 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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