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Section 8 income limits in Texas.

HUD sets 215 income limit areas in Texas. For a family of four, the very low income limit ranges from $41,850 (Anderson County, TX) to $69,850 (Kendall County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area). Pick your county below to see every limit.
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Texas · fiscal year 2026

Section 8 income limits by area in Texas

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.

Section 8 income limits by area in Texas
Area and counties coveredVery low income (50%), by household sizeExtremely low income
1 person2 people3 people4 people1 person4 people
Abilene, TX MSACallahan County, Jones County, Taylor County$32,250$36,850$41,450$46,050$19,400$33,000
Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaArmstrong County, Carson County, Potter County, Randall County$31,850$36,400$40,950$45,500$19,150$33,000
Anderson County, TXAnderson County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Andrews County, TXAndrews County$34,950$39,950$44,950$49,900$21,000$33,000
Angelina County, TXAngelina County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaAransas County$30,400$34,750$39,100$43,400$18,250$33,000
Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaAtascosa County$30,150$34,450$38,750$43,050$18,100$33,000
Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaAustin County$36,400$41,600$46,800$52,000$21,850$33,000
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSABastrop County, Caldwell County, Hays County, Travis County, Williamson County$47,050$53,800$60,500$67,200$28,250$40,300
Bailey County, TXBailey County$30,100$34,400$38,700$43,000$18,100$33,000
Baylor County, TXBaylor County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSAHardin County, Jefferson County, Orange County$30,700$35,100$39,500$43,850$18,450$33,000
Bee County, TXBee County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Blanco County, TXBlanco County$37,350$42,700$48,050$53,350$22,400$33,000
Borden County, TXBorden County$33,950$38,800$43,650$48,450$20,350$33,000
Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaBosque County$29,800$34,050$38,300$42,550$17,900$33,000
Brazoria County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaBrazoria County$44,100$50,400$56,700$63,000$26,500$37,800
Brewster County, TXBrewster County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Briscoe County, TXBriscoe County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Brooks County, TXBrooks County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Brown County, TXBrown County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSACameron County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Burnet County, TXBurnet County$33,950$38,800$43,650$48,500$20,400$33,000
Calhoun County, TXCalhoun County$34,100$39,000$43,850$48,700$20,450$33,000
Camp County, TXCamp County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Cass County, TXCass County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Castro County, TXCastro County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Cherokee County, TXCherokee County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Childress County, TXChildress County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaCochran County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Coke County, TXCoke County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Coleman County, TXColeman County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
College Station-Bryan, TX MSABrazos County, Burleson County, Robertson County$34,100$38,900$43,800$48,650$20,450$33,000
Collingsworth County, TXCollingsworth County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Colorado County, TXColorado County$32,550$37,200$41,850$46,450$19,500$33,000
Comanche County, TXComanche County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Concho County, TXConcho County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Cooke County, TXCooke County$34,800$39,800$44,750$49,700$20,900$33,000
Corpus Christi, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaNueces County, San Patricio County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Cottle County, TXCottle County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Crane County, TXCrane County$29,900$34,150$38,400$42,650$17,950$33,000
Crockett County, TXCrockett County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Culberson County, TXCulberson County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Dallam County, TXDallam County$31,850$36,400$40,950$45,450$19,100$33,000
Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
7 countiesCollin County, Dallas County, Denton County, Ellis County, Hunt County, Kaufman County, Rockwall County
$42,400$48,450$54,500$60,550$25,450$36,350
Dawson County, TXDawson County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Deaf Smith County, TXDeaf Smith County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Delta County, TXDelta County$32,550$37,200$41,850$46,500$19,550$33,000
DeWitt County, TXDeWitt County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Dickens County, TXDickens County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Dimmit County, TXDimmit County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Donley County, TXDonley County$29,750$34,000$38,250$42,500$17,850$33,000
Duval County, TXDuval County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Eagle Pass, TX MSAMaverick County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Eastland County, TXEastland County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Edwards County, TXEdwards County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaEl Paso County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Erath County, TXErath County$31,950$36,500$41,050$45,600$19,150$33,000
Falls County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaFalls County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Fannin County, TXFannin County$31,300$35,800$40,250$44,700$18,800$33,000
Fayette County, TXFayette County$34,400$39,300$44,200$49,100$20,650$33,000
Fisher County, TXFisher County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Floyd County, TXFloyd County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Foard County, TXFoard County$30,550$34,950$39,300$43,650$18,350$33,000
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaJohnson County, Parker County, Tarrant County$38,650$44,150$49,650$55,150$23,200$33,100
Franklin County, TXFranklin County$30,250$34,550$38,850$43,150$18,150$33,000
Freestone County, TXFreestone County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Frio County, TXFrio County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Gaines County, TXGaines County$32,100$36,700$41,250$45,800$19,250$33,000
Garza County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaGarza County$29,750$34,000$38,250$42,450$17,850$33,000
Gillespie County, TXGillespie County$38,300$43,750$49,200$54,650$23,000$33,000
Glasscock County, TXGlasscock County$42,550$48,600$54,700$60,800$25,550$36,500
Gonzales County, TXGonzales County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Gray County, TXGray County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Grimes County, TXGrimes County$31,350$35,800$40,300$44,750$18,800$33,000
Hale County, TXHale County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Hall County, TXHall County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Hamilton County, TXHamilton County$32,200$36,750$41,400$45,950$19,300$33,000
Hansford County, TXHansford County$33,300$38,050$42,800$47,600$20,000$33,000
Hardeman County, TXHardeman County$30,550$34,950$39,300$43,650$18,350$33,000
Harrison County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaHarrison County$31,350$35,800$40,250$44,700$18,800$33,000
Hartley County, TXHartley County$36,950$42,200$47,550$52,800$22,200$33,000
Haskell County, TXHaskell County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Hemphill County, TXHemphill County$40,000$45,750$51,450$57,200$24,050$34,300
Henderson County, TXHenderson County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Hill County, TXHill County$29,550$33,750$37,950$42,150$17,750$33,000
Hockley County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaHockley County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Hood County, TXHood County$37,100$42,400$47,700$53,000$22,300$33,000
Hopkins County, TXHopkins County$31,050$35,450$39,900$44,300$18,650$33,000
Houston County, TXHouston County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
7 countiesChambers County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County, Harris County, Liberty County, Montgomery County, Waller County
$36,400$41,600$46,800$52,000$21,850$33,000
Howard County, TXHoward County$31,750$36,250$40,800$45,300$19,050$33,000
Hudspeth County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaHudspeth County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Hutchinson County, TXHutchinson County$34,350$39,300$44,200$49,100$20,650$33,000
Jack County, TXJack County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Jackson County, TXJackson County$29,750$34,000$38,250$42,500$17,850$33,000
Jasper County, TXJasper County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Jeff Davis County, TXJeff Davis County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Jim Hogg County, TXJim Hogg County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Jim Wells County, TXJim Wells County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Karnes County, TXKarnes County$30,100$34,400$38,700$43,000$18,100$33,000
Kendall County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaKendall County$48,900$55,900$62,900$69,850$29,350$41,900
Kenedy County, TXKenedy County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Kent County, TXKent County$34,100$38,950$43,800$48,650$20,450$33,000
Kerr County, TXKerr County$33,700$38,500$43,300$48,100$20,200$33,000
Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaBell County, Coryell County$29,800$34,050$38,300$42,550$17,900$33,000
Kimble County, TXKimble County$33,300$38,050$42,800$47,600$20,000$33,000
King County, TXKing County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Kinney County, TXKinney County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Kleberg County, TXKleberg County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Knox County, TXKnox County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
La Salle County, TXLa Salle County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Lamar County, TXLamar County$29,700$33,950$38,200$42,400$17,850$33,000
Lamb County, TXLamb County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Lampasas County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaLampasas County$37,250$42,550$47,850$53,150$22,350$33,000
Laredo, TX MSAWebb County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Lavaca County, TXLavaca County$32,050$36,600$41,200$45,750$19,250$33,000
Lee County, TXLee County$31,200$35,650$40,100$44,550$18,750$33,000
Leon County, TXLeon County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Limestone County, TXLimestone County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Lipscomb County, TXLipscomb County$30,200$34,500$38,800$43,100$18,100$33,000
Live Oak County, TXLive Oak County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Llano County, TXLlano County$33,600$38,400$43,200$48,000$20,200$33,000
Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaGregg County, Upshur County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Loving County, TXLoving County$29,600$33,850$38,050$42,250$17,750$33,000
Lubbock, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaCrosby County, Lubbock County$31,400$35,850$40,350$44,800$18,850$33,000
Lynn County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaLynn County$31,400$35,850$40,350$44,800$18,850$33,000
Madison County, TXMadison County$32,300$36,950$41,550$46,200$19,400$33,000
Marion County, TXMarion County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaMartin County$36,200$41,350$46,500$51,650$21,700$33,000
Mason County, TXMason County$33,300$38,050$42,800$47,600$20,000$33,000
Matagorda County, TXMatagorda County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSAHidalgo County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
McCulloch County, TXMcCulloch County$29,900$34,200$38,450$42,700$17,950$33,000
McMullen County, TXMcMullen County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Medina County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaMedina County$35,350$40,400$45,450$50,500$21,250$33,000
Menard County, TXMenard County$31,850$36,400$40,950$45,500$19,150$33,000
Midland, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaMidland County$38,150$43,600$49,050$54,450$22,900$33,000
Milam County, TXMilam County$30,100$34,400$38,700$42,950$18,050$33,000
Mills County, TXMills County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Mitchell County, TXMitchell County$34,350$39,250$44,150$49,050$20,650$33,000
Montague County, TXMontague County$30,250$34,600$38,900$43,200$18,150$33,000
Moore County, TXMoore County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Morris County, TXMorris County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Motley County, TXMotley County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Nacogdoches County, TXNacogdoches County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Navarro County, TXNavarro County$29,650$33,900$38,150$42,350$17,800$33,000
Newton County, TXNewton County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Nolan County, TXNolan County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Ochiltree County, TXOchiltree County$32,000$36,550$41,100$45,650$19,200$33,000
Odessa, TX MSAEctor County$32,550$37,200$41,850$46,500$19,550$33,000
Oldham County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaOldham County$30,600$34,950$39,300$43,650$18,350$33,000
Palo Pinto County, TXPalo Pinto County$29,750$34,000$38,250$42,450$17,850$33,000
Panola County, TXPanola County$31,650$36,200$40,700$45,200$19,000$33,000
Parmer County, TXParmer County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Pecos County, TXPecos County$29,900$34,200$38,450$42,700$17,950$33,000
Polk County, TXPolk County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Presidio County, TXPresidio County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Rains County, TXRains County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Reagan County, TXReagan County$30,300$34,600$38,950$43,250$18,200$33,000
Real County, TXReal County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Red River County, TXRed River County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Reeves County, TXReeves County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Refugio County, TXRefugio County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Roberts County, TXRoberts County$31,350$35,800$40,300$44,750$18,800$33,000
Runnels County, TXRunnels County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Rusk County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaRusk County$30,800$35,200$39,600$43,950$18,450$33,000
Sabine County, TXSabine County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
San Angelo, TX MSAIrion County, Tom Green County$31,500$36,000$40,500$44,950$18,900$33,000
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaBandera County, Bexar County, Comal County, Guadalupe County, Wilson County$35,250$40,250$45,300$50,300$21,150$33,000
San Augustine County, TXSan Augustine County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
San Jacinto County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaSan Jacinto County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
San Saba County, TXSan Saba County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Schleicher County, TXSchleicher County$33,750$38,550$43,350$48,150$20,250$33,000
Scurry County, TXScurry County$29,550$33,800$38,000$42,200$17,750$33,000
Shackelford County, TXShackelford County$33,300$38,050$42,750$47,550$20,000$33,000
Shelby County, TXShelby County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Sherman County, TXSherman County$31,850$36,400$40,950$45,450$19,100$33,000
Sherman-Denison, TX MSAGrayson County$33,400$38,150$42,900$47,650$20,050$33,000
Somervell County, TXSomervell County$33,400$38,150$42,950$47,700$20,050$33,000
Starr County, TXStarr County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Stephens County, TXStephens County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Sterling County, TXSterling County$31,500$36,000$40,500$45,000$18,900$33,000
Stonewall County, TXStonewall County$34,350$39,250$44,150$49,050$20,650$33,000
Sutton County, TXSutton County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Swisher County, TXSwisher County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Terrell County, TXTerrell County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Terry County, TXTerry County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR HUD Metro FMR AreaBowie County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Throckmorton County, TXThrockmorton County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Titus County, TXTitus County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Trinity County, TXTrinity County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Tyler County, TXTyler County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Tyler, TX MSASmith County$34,100$38,950$43,800$48,650$20,450$33,000
Upton County, TXUpton County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Uvalde County, TXUvalde County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Val Verde County, TXVal Verde County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Van Zandt County, TXVan Zandt County$30,350$34,700$39,050$43,350$18,200$33,000
Victoria, TX MSAGoliad County, Victoria County$29,400$33,600$37,800$42,000$17,650$33,000
Waco, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaMcLennan County$31,650$36,150$40,650$45,150$19,000$33,000
Walker County, TXWalker County$29,550$33,800$38,000$42,200$17,750$33,000
Ward County, TXWard County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Washington County, TXWashington County$35,600$40,650$45,750$50,800$21,350$33,000
Wharton County, TXWharton County$29,950$34,200$38,500$42,750$18,000$33,000
Wheeler County, TXWheeler County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Wichita Falls, TX MSAArcher County, Clay County, Wichita County$31,950$36,500$41,050$45,600$19,150$33,000
Wilbarger County, TXWilbarger County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Willacy County, TXWillacy County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Winkler County, TXWinkler County$34,250$39,150$44,050$48,950$20,550$33,000
Wise County, TX HUD Metro FMR AreaWise County$39,350$44,950$50,550$56,150$23,600$33,700
Wood County, TXWood County$30,000$34,300$38,600$42,850$18,000$33,000
Yoakum County, TXYoakum County$33,700$38,500$43,300$48,100$20,200$33,000
Young County, TXYoung County$31,850$36,400$40,950$45,500$19,150$33,000
Zapata County, TXZapata County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000
Zavala County, TXZavala County$29,300$33,500$37,700$41,850$17,600$33,000

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Applying for Section 8 in Texas

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Questions about Section 8 limits in Texas

What is the Section 8 income limit in Texas?

It depends on where in Texas you live, because HUD sets a separate limit for each of its 215 income limit areas. For a family of four, the very low income limit ranges from $41,850 (Anderson County, TX) to $69,850 (Kendall County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area). Smaller and larger households have lower and higher limits; the lookup above shows each size.

Is the limit the same in every Texas county?

No. Places in the same HUD area share a limit, but different areas do not. Area median family income in Texas ranges from $38,700 to $144,200, and the limits follow it.

Which limit do I need to be under?

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.

Where do I apply for Section 8 in Texas?

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.

Does the housing agency use my gross or adjusted income?

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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