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HUD FHA Loan Limits

FHA loan limits by county.

Most people mean the standard FHA program (HUD “forward mortgages”: purchase and refinance). Use the county search, or browse state hubs.

CY2026 Showing the 2026 HUD dataset, effective 2026-01-01. Figures change only when HUD publishes a new file.

Limits vary by county and by dataset year.

Total counties

3,235

State hubs

56

Select your state

Each state page links to every county limit page and calculator.

Forward vs HECM: what HUD means

HUD uses “forward” to distinguish standard FHA mortgages from reverse mortgages (HECM). If you are buying a home or refinancing with FHA, you are almost always using the forward program.

Government sources

  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) FHA Single Family Forward Mortgage Limits

    Dataset year
    2026 (CY2026)
    Effective
    January 1, 2026
    Retrieved
    December 12, 2025

    Fields used: cols 073-079: one-unit forward mortgage limit; cols 080-086: two-unit forward mortgage limit; cols 087-093: three-unit forward mortgage limit; cols 094-100: four-unit forward mortgage limit; cols 101-102: state postal code; cols 103-105: county FIPS code; cols 000-009: CBSA/metro code (9999900000 = non-metro)