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Minnesota · 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 | |
| Aitkin County, MNAitkin County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Becker County, MNBecker County | $34,350 | $39,250 | $44,150 | $49,050 | $20,650 | $33,000 |
| Beltrami County, MNBeltrami County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Big Stone County, MNBig Stone County | $35,600 | $40,700 | $45,800 | $50,850 | $21,350 | $33,000 |
| Brown County, MNBrown County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Cass County, MNCass County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Chippewa County, MNChippewa County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Clearwater County, MNClearwater County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Cook County, MNCook County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Cottonwood County, MNCottonwood County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Crow Wing County, MNCrow Wing County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Douglas County, MNDouglas County | $37,100 | $42,400 | $47,700 | $52,950 | $22,250 | $33,000 |
| Duluth, MN-WI MSACarlton County, St. Louis County | $35,400 | $40,450 | $45,500 | $50,550 | $21,250 | $33,000 |
| Fargo, ND-MN MSAClay County | $40,350 | $46,100 | $51,850 | $57,600 | $24,200 | $34,550 |
| Faribault County, MNFaribault County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Fillmore County, MN HUD Metro FMR AreaFillmore County | $34,600 | $39,550 | $44,500 | $49,400 | $20,800 | $33,000 |
| Freeborn County, MNFreeborn County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Goodhue County, MNGoodhue County | $39,950 | $45,650 | $51,350 | $57,050 | $24,000 | $34,250 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN MSAPolk County | $37,500 | $42,850 | $48,200 | $53,550 | $22,550 | $33,000 |
| Grant County, MNGrant County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Hubbard County, MNHubbard County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Itasca County, MNItasca County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Jackson County, MNJackson County | $34,700 | $39,650 | $44,600 | $49,550 | $20,850 | $33,000 |
| Kanabec County, MNKanabec County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Kandiyohi County, MNKandiyohi County | $35,500 | $40,600 | $45,650 | $50,700 | $21,300 | $33,000 |
| Kittson County, MNKittson County | $37,450 | $42,800 | $48,150 | $53,500 | $22,500 | $33,000 |
| Koochiching County, MNKoochiching County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR AreaHouston County | $37,050 | $42,350 | $47,650 | $52,900 | $22,250 | $33,000 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MNLac qui Parle County | $34,800 | $39,750 | $44,700 | $49,650 | $20,900 | $33,000 |
| Lake County, MNLake County | $35,000 | $40,000 | $45,000 | $49,950 | $21,000 | $33,000 |
| Lake of the Woods County, MNLake of the Woods County | $34,700 | $39,650 | $44,600 | $49,550 | $20,850 | $33,000 |
| Le Sueur County, MN HUD Metro FMR AreaLe Sueur County | $40,900 | $46,750 | $52,600 | $58,400 | $24,550 | $35,050 |
| Lincoln County, MNLincoln County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Lyon County, MNLyon County | $35,850 | $40,950 | $46,050 | $51,150 | $21,500 | $33,000 |
| Mahnomen County, MNMahnomen County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Mankato, MN MSABlue Earth County, Nicollet County | $37,300 | $42,600 | $47,950 | $53,250 | $22,400 | $33,000 |
| Marshall County, MNMarshall County | $34,550 | $39,500 | $44,450 | $49,350 | $20,750 | $33,000 |
| Martin County, MNMartin County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| McLeod County, MNMcLeod County | $37,600 | $42,950 | $48,300 | $53,650 | $22,550 | $33,000 |
| Meeker County, MNMeeker County | $35,700 | $40,800 | $45,900 | $50,950 | $21,400 | $33,000 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN HUD Metro FMR AreaMille Lacs County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area11 countiesAnoka County, Carver County, Chisago County, Dakota County, Hennepin County, Isanti County, Ramsey County, Scott County, Sherburne County, Washington County, Wright County | $46,050 | $52,600 | $59,200 | $65,750 | $27,650 | $39,450 |
| Morrison County, MNMorrison County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Mower County, MNMower County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Murray County, MNMurray County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Nobles County, MNNobles County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Norman County, MNNorman County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Otter Tail County, MNOtter Tail County | $34,900 | $39,900 | $44,900 | $49,850 | $20,950 | $33,000 |
| Pennington County, MNPennington County | $39,000 | $44,550 | $50,100 | $55,650 | $23,400 | $33,400 |
| Pine County, MNPine County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Pipestone County, MNPipestone County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Pope County, MNPope County | $36,400 | $41,600 | $46,800 | $51,950 | $21,850 | $33,000 |
| Red Lake County, MNRed Lake County | $37,350 | $42,700 | $48,050 | $53,350 | $22,400 | $33,000 |
| Redwood County, MNRedwood County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Renville County, MNRenville County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Rice County, MNRice County | $37,950 | $43,400 | $48,800 | $54,200 | $22,750 | $33,000 |
| Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR AreaDodge County, Olmsted County | $47,550 | $54,350 | $61,150 | $67,900 | $28,550 | $40,750 |
| Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR AreaRock County | $37,150 | $42,450 | $47,750 | $53,050 | $22,300 | $33,000 |
| Roseau County, MNRoseau County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Sibley County, MNSibley County | $37,000 | $42,250 | $47,550 | $52,800 | $22,200 | $33,000 |
| St. Cloud, MN MSABenton County, Stearns County | $37,500 | $42,850 | $48,200 | $53,550 | $22,550 | $33,000 |
| Steele County, MNSteele County | $40,950 | $46,800 | $52,650 | $58,500 | $24,600 | $35,100 |
| Stevens County, MNStevens County | $35,150 | $40,200 | $45,200 | $50,200 | $21,100 | $33,000 |
| Swift County, MNSwift County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Todd County, MNTodd County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Traverse County, MNTraverse County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Wabasha County, MN HUD Metro FMR AreaWabasha County | $37,600 | $43,000 | $48,350 | $53,700 | $22,550 | $33,000 |
| Wadena County, MNWadena County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Waseca County, MNWaseca County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
| Watonwan County, MNWatonwan County | $35,100 | $40,100 | $45,100 | $50,100 | $21,050 | $33,000 |
| Wilkin County, MNWilkin County | $34,350 | $39,250 | $44,150 | $49,050 | $20,650 | $33,000 |
| Winona County, MNWinona County | $37,250 | $42,550 | $47,850 | $53,150 | $22,350 | $33,000 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MNYellow Medicine County | $34,300 | $39,200 | $44,100 | $49,000 | $20,600 | $33,000 |
KPCB Edge is an independent publisher, not a government agency. Your housing agency may cover more than one area and only it can decide whether you qualify.
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Good to know
It depends on where in Minnesota you live, because HUD sets a separate limit for each of its 73 income limit areas. For a family of four, the very low income limit ranges from $49,000 (Aitkin County, MN) to $67,900 (Rochester, MN 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 Minnesota ranges from $76,300 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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