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Florida Section 8 income limits 2026.
HUD’s FY2026 extremely low, very low and low income limits for every Florida county, with a lookup by household size.
Short answer: HUD’s FY2026 Section 8 income limits took effect May 1, 2026 and are set per HUD area, so Florida has different figures from county to county. For a household of four, Miami-Dade County is $40,850 extremely low (30 percent), $68,100 very low (50 percent) and $109,000 low (80 percent); Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Lake counties (Orlando MSA) are $34,450, $57,450 and $91,900; Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando (Tampa MSA) are $34,400, $57,350 and $91,750; Monroe County is the highest at $43,000, $71,650 and $114,650. The extremely low limit never falls below the HHS poverty guideline, which is why many rural counties show $33,000 for four people.
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How to read the three limits
HUD publishes three income limits for each area and household size. The very low-income limit is based on 50 percent of the area median family income, the low-income limit on 80 percent, and the extremely low-income limit on 30 percent. HUD’s FAQ explains that the 2014 appropriations act redefined the extremely low limit so that it “would not fall below the poverty guidelines,” defining extremely low-income families as very low-income families whose incomes are the greater of the poverty guideline and 30 percent of area median income. HUD also says there are many exceptions to the arithmetic: adjustments for high housing costs, state non-metropolitan floors, and a cap that limits annual increases to the greater of 5 percent or twice the change in national median family income, with an absolute cap of 10 percent, and limits decreases to 5 percent. That is why a county’s very low limit is not always exactly half its median.
The FY2026 limits are effective May 1, 2026. HUD notes that for FY2026 it implemented geographic area definition changes from the Office of Management and Budget, so the counties grouped into a metropolitan area may have changed from last year. HUD’s FAQ also warns that the data may not apply to projects financed with Section 42 Low Income Housing Tax Credits or tax-exempt bonds, which use the Multifamily Tax Subsidy Project limits instead.
All 67 Florida counties, household of 4
| County | HUD area | Median family income | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua | Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $99,100 | $33,000 | $49,550 | $79,300 |
| Baker | Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $103,200 | $33,000 | $50,300 | $80,500 |
| Bay | Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $98,900 | $33,000 | $49,450 | $79,100 |
| Bradford | Bradford County, FL | $81,100 | $33,000 | $40,550 | $64,900 |
| Brevard | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA | $97,000 | $33,000 | $49,800 | $79,700 |
| Broward | Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $102,500 | $38,050 | $63,400 | $101,400 |
| Calhoun | Calhoun County, FL | $67,100 | $33,000 | $40,400 | $64,650 |
| Charlotte | Punta Gorda, FL MSA | $97,500 | $33,000 | $48,250 | $77,200 |
| Citrus | Homosassa Springs, FL MSA | $81,400 | $33,000 | $39,900 | $63,850 |
| Clay | Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $108,700 | $33,000 | $54,350 | $86,950 |
| Collier | Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA | $121,000 | $36,300 | $60,500 | $96,800 |
| Columbia | Columbia County, FL | $83,000 | $33,000 | $41,500 | $66,400 |
| DeSoto | DeSoto County, FL | $65,800 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Dixie | Dixie County, FL | $60,400 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Duval | Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $108,700 | $33,000 | $54,350 | $86,950 |
| Escambia | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA | $92,800 | $33,000 | $46,600 | $74,600 |
| Flagler | Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $114,500 | $33,000 | $52,150 | $83,450 |
| Franklin | Franklin County, FL | $82,300 | $33,000 | $41,150 | $65,850 |
| Gadsden | Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $99,500 | $33,000 | $49,750 | $79,600 |
| Gilchrist | Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $99,100 | $33,000 | $49,550 | $79,300 |
| Glades | Glades County, FL | $58,500 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Gulf | Gulf County, FL | $80,700 | $33,000 | $43,050 | $68,850 |
| Hamilton | Hamilton County, FL | $59,000 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Hardee | Hardee County, FL | $71,300 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Hendry | Hendry County, FL | $65,300 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Hernando | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | $104,700 | $34,400 | $57,350 | $91,750 |
| Highlands | Sebring, FL MSA | $75,600 | $33,000 | $40,400 | $64,650 |
| Hillsborough | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | $104,700 | $34,400 | $57,350 | $91,750 |
| Holmes | Holmes County, FL | $63,700 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Indian River | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA | $105,200 | $33,000 | $51,150 | $81,800 |
| Jackson | Jackson County, FL | $65,000 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Jefferson | Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $99,500 | $33,000 | $49,750 | $79,600 |
| Lafayette | Lafayette County, FL | $75,200 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Lake | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | $97,600 | $34,450 | $57,450 | $91,900 |
| Lee | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA | $105,700 | $33,700 | $56,200 | $89,900 |
| Leon | Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $99,500 | $33,000 | $49,750 | $79,600 |
| Levy | Levy County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $68,800 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Liberty | Liberty County, FL | $75,500 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Madison | Madison County, FL | $65,600 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Manatee | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA | $109,700 | $34,250 | $57,050 | $91,300 |
| Marion | Ocala, FL MSA | $84,000 | $33,000 | $42,000 | $67,200 |
| Martin | Port St. Lucie, FL MSA | $102,000 | $33,000 | $51,200 | $81,900 |
| Miami-Dade | Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $89,800 | $40,850 | $68,100 | $109,000 |
| Monroe | Monroe County, FL | $129,600 | $43,000 | $71,650 | $114,650 |
| Nassau | Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $108,700 | $33,000 | $54,350 | $86,950 |
| Okaloosa | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $106,700 | $33,000 | $53,350 | $85,350 |
| Okeechobee | Okeechobee County, FL | $72,600 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Orange | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | $97,600 | $34,450 | $57,450 | $91,900 |
| Osceola | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | $97,600 | $34,450 | $57,450 | $91,900 |
| Palm Beach | West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $107,600 | $38,550 | $64,250 | $102,800 |
| Pasco | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | $104,700 | $34,400 | $57,350 | $91,750 |
| Pinellas | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | $104,700 | $34,400 | $57,350 | $91,750 |
| Polk | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA | $83,900 | $33,000 | $43,650 | $69,850 |
| Putnam | Putnam County, FL | $73,500 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| St. Johns | Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $108,700 | $33,000 | $54,350 | $86,950 |
| St. Lucie | Port St. Lucie, FL MSA | $102,000 | $33,000 | $51,200 | $81,900 |
| Santa Rosa | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA | $92,800 | $33,000 | $46,600 | $74,600 |
| Sarasota | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA | $109,700 | $34,250 | $57,050 | $91,300 |
| Seminole | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | $97,600 | $34,450 | $57,450 | $91,900 |
| Sumter | Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA | $104,100 | $33,000 | $52,050 | $83,300 |
| Suwannee | Suwannee County, FL | $68,100 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Taylor | Taylor County, FL | $61,300 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
| Union | Union County, FL | $76,800 | $33,000 | $40,400 | $64,650 |
| Volusia | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $90,800 | $33,000 | $49,550 | $79,300 |
| Wakulla | Wakulla County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $100,400 | $33,000 | $50,200 | $80,300 |
| Walton | Walton County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $97,600 | $33,000 | $48,800 | $78,100 |
| Washington | Washington County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | $74,100 | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,600 |
Use the lookup above for other household sizes; the file carries 1 to 8 people for every county.
Worked examples
Broward County (Fort Lauderdale HUD Metro FMR Area, median $102,500), four people: extremely low $38,050, very low $63,400, low $101,400. A household of four with $45,000 of yearly income is above the extremely low limit and below the very low limit, so it falls in the very low band.
Alachua County (Gainesville, median $99,100), one person: very low $34,700 and low $55,550. The extremely low figure is $20,850, above the one-person poverty guideline, so the 30 percent arithmetic governs there.
Bradford County (median $81,100), four people: extremely low $33,000, which is the HHS poverty guideline for four, because 30 percent of the area median would have been lower. The very low limit is $40,550 and the low limit $64,900.
Method
The lookup reads the HUD FY2026 Section 8 income limits file for Florida (67 county rows, with the HUD area name, median family income and the 30, 50 and 80 percent limits for one to eight people) and reports the figures for the county and size you choose, then places the income you type in the extremely low, very low, low or over-limit band. The file and HUD’s FAQ were read on November 11, 2026.
What this does not cover
- Households larger than eight; HUD’s methodology adds a percentage per person, which this page does not apply.
- Which band a housing authority requires for its waiting list, preferences or admissions; ask the authority.
- How a housing authority counts income, assets and household members.
- Fair market rents, payment standards and the tenant share, which are on the linked pages.
Figures read from the sources below on November 11, 2026. Last updated November 11, 2026.
Sources
- HUD USER: FY 2026 Income Limits (effective May 1, 2026) and income limits FAQ (retrieved November 11, 2026)
- HUD USER: Section 8 FY26 income limits data file (xlsx) (retrieved November 11, 2026)
Common mix-ups
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Often assumedFlorida has one Section 8 income limit for the whole state.
What the source saysHUD sets limits per HUD area: for four people the very low-income limit is $71,650 in Monroe County and $40,550 in Bradford County in the FY2026 file. [1]
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Often assumedThe extremely low limit is always 30 percent of the area median.
What the source saysHUD defines extremely low-income families as very low-income families whose incomes are the greater of the poverty guideline and 30 percent of area median income, so the poverty guideline is a floor. [1]
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Often assumedTax-credit apartments use these same Section 8 limits.
What the source saysHUD’s FAQ says the data may not be applicable to projects financed with Section 42 Low Income Housing Tax Credits, which should use the Multifamily Tax Subsidy Project income limits. [1]
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Often assumedNew HUD income limits start each January.
What the source saysHUD lists the FY2026 income limits as effective May 1, 2026. [1]
Checked against these sources on .
Frequently asked questions
What is the Section 8 income limit in Florida for 2026?
It varies by county. For four people the very low-income limit runs from $39,150 in several rural counties to $71,650 in Monroe County; Miami-Dade is $68,100 and Orlando-area counties $57,450.
What is the income limit for Section 8 in Miami-Dade County?
For four people, $40,850 extremely low, $68,100 very low and $109,000 low in FY2026.
What is the Section 8 income limit in Orlando?
Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Lake counties share the Orlando MSA figures: $34,450, $57,450 and $91,900 for four people.
When did the 2026 HUD income limits take effect?
May 1, 2026, per HUD USER.
Which limit do I need to be under for a voucher?
The housing authority that runs the program says which of the three limits it applies to its waiting list and admissions; this page shows the HUD figures, not the authority’s rules.
Why do many counties show $33,000 for the extremely low limit?
Because HUD will not let the extremely low limit fall below the HHS poverty guideline, which is $33,000 for four people in 2026.
Do these limits apply to tax-credit apartments?
HUD says they may not; LIHTC properties use the Multifamily Tax Subsidy Project limits.
Not legal or financial advice
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