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Alabama: 2026 income limits & Fair Market Rents

HUD's 2026 figures for Alabama: the income limits that housing programs use to determine eligibility tiers, and the Fair Market Rents that set voucher payment standards. State median family income: $89,500.

Income limit tiers (statewide, by household size)

Programs generally define "extremely low" as 30% of area median income, "very low" as 50%, and "low" as 80%. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

HouseholdExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person $18,800 $31,350 $50,150
2 people $21,500 $35,800 $57,300
3 people $24,200 $40,300 $64,450
4 people $26,850 $44,750 $71,600
5 people $29,000 $48,350 $77,350
6 people $31,150 $51,950 $83,100
7 people $33,300 $55,500 $88,800
8 people $35,450 $59,100 $94,550

Actual limits are set per county/metro area and can differ from the statewide figures above — use HUD's official lookup for your county, or ask your local Public Housing Agency.

Fair Market Rents by county (2026)

FMRs are HUD's rent benchmarks by unit size, used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

County / areaStudio1BR2BR3BR4BR
Autauga County
Montgomery, AL MSA		 $860$870 $1,016$1,304 $1,537
Baldwin County
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA		 $1,094$1,200 $1,345$1,692 $2,171
Barbour County
Barbour County, AL		 $576$693 $776$1,017 $1,068
Bibb County
Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $1,024$1,155 $1,266$1,583 $1,801
Blount County
Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $1,024$1,155 $1,266$1,583 $1,801
Bullock County
Bullock County, AL		 $576$708 $776$930 $1,302
Butler County
Butler County, AL		 $622$638 $837$1,004 $1,139
Calhoun County
Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA		 $753$757 $962$1,300 $1,361
Chambers County
Chambers County, AL		 $691$770 $1,002$1,265 $1,327
Cherokee County
Cherokee County, AL		 $627$682 $844$1,012 $1,259
Chilton County
Chilton County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $734$739 $970$1,274 $1,448
Choctaw County
Choctaw County, AL		 $578$616 $778$1,024 $1,179
Clarke County
Clarke County, AL		 $588$603 $791$1,034 $1,261
Clay County
Clay County, AL		 $576$591 $776$1,024 $1,027
Cleburne County
Cleburne County, AL		 $644$687 $867$1,082 $1,148
Coffee County
Coffee County, AL		 $693$711 $933$1,298 $1,383
Colbert County
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA		 $698$775 $1,000$1,242 $1,409
Conecuh County
Conecuh County, AL		 $576$615 $776$1,079 $1,157
Coosa County
Coosa County, AL		 $576$615 $776$1,079 $1,157
Covington County
Covington County, AL		 $576$591 $776$999 $1,302
Crenshaw County
Crenshaw County, AL		 $588$591 $776$930 $1,027
Cullman County
Cullman County, AL		 $666$670 $879$1,137 $1,381
Dale County
Dale County, AL		 $603$690 $776$1,079 $1,302
Dallas County
Dallas County, AL		 $620$637 $836$1,103 $1,107
DeKalb County
DeKalb County, AL		 $576$591 $776$992 $1,302
Elmore County
Montgomery, AL MSA		 $860$870 $1,016$1,304 $1,537
Escambia County
Escambia County, AL		 $576$675 $776$972 $1,203
Etowah County
Gadsden, AL MSA		 $639$792 $927$1,124 $1,304
Fayette County
Fayette County, AL		 $576$671 $776$1,079 $1,157
Franklin County
Franklin County, AL		 $576$704 $776$976 $1,071
Geneva County
Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $757$762 $950$1,288 $1,428
Greene County
Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $863$869 $1,140$1,367 $1,509
Hale County
Tuscaloosa, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $966$972 $1,169$1,490 $1,548
Henry County
Henry County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $665$669 $878$1,078 $1,217
Houston County
Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $757$762 $950$1,288 $1,428
Jackson County
Jackson County, AL		 $576$643 $776$1,004 $1,234
Jefferson County
Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $1,024$1,155 $1,266$1,583 $1,801
Lamar County
Lamar County, AL		 $618$636 $776$1,024 $1,040
Lauderdale County
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA		 $698$775 $1,000$1,242 $1,409
Lawrence County
Decatur, AL MSA		 $755$776 $961$1,262 $1,550
Lee County
Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $847$1,077 $1,181$1,494 $1,699
Limestone County
Huntsville, AL MSA		 $1,030$1,136 $1,310$1,690 $2,109
Lowndes County
Montgomery, AL MSA		 $860$870 $1,016$1,304 $1,537
Macon County
Macon County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $720$758 $995$1,222 $1,501
Madison County
Huntsville, AL MSA		 $1,030$1,136 $1,310$1,690 $2,109
Marengo County
Marengo County, AL		 $582$693 $783$1,018 $1,187
Marion County
Marion County, AL		 $535$591 $776$1,039 $1,302
Marshall County
Marshall County, AL		 $588$591 $776$1,069 $1,073
Mobile County
Mobile, AL MSA		 $854$919 $1,083$1,414 $1,445
Monroe County
Monroe County, AL		 $576$619 $776$1,079 $1,254
Montgomery County
Montgomery, AL MSA		 $860$870 $1,016$1,304 $1,537
Morgan County
Decatur, AL MSA		 $755$776 $961$1,262 $1,550
Perry County
Perry County, AL		 $596$636 $803$963 $1,198
Pickens County
Pickens County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $588$591 $776$994 $1,290
Pike County
Pike County, AL		 $677$695 $912$1,093 $1,208
Randolph County
Randolph County, AL		 $536$634 $778$980 $1,126
Russell County
Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $895$939 $1,088$1,445 $1,703
Shelby County
Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $1,024$1,155 $1,266$1,583 $1,801
St. Clair County
Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $1,024$1,155 $1,266$1,583 $1,801
Sumter County
Sumter County, AL		 $619$642 $827$1,107 $1,193
Talladega County
Talladega County, AL		 $561$682 $814$1,107 $1,112
Tallapoosa County
Tallapoosa County, AL		 $637$663 $857$1,030 $1,216
Tuscaloosa County
Tuscaloosa, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $966$972 $1,169$1,490 $1,548
Walker County
Walker County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area		 $644$724 $886$1,232 $1,481
Washington County
Washington County, AL		 $729$818 $983$1,292 $1,314
Wilcox County
Wilcox County, AL		 $632$656 $843$1,079 $1,261
Winston County
Winston County, AL		 $576$631 $776$1,070 $1,150

See also: how the Housing Choice Voucher program works · Alabama Public Housing Agencies.