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Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD)

Calvert County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 24 counties in 2016, at $108,600. Somerset County had the lowest, at $54,800. The median was $86,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest108,600Calvert County
Lowest54,800Somerset County
Median86,70024 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Allegany County: 55,100 USDAnne Arundel County: 86,700 USDBaltimore County: 86,700 USDCalvert County: 108,600 USDCaroline County: 68,200 USDCarroll County: 86,700 USDCecil County: 80,300 USDCharles County: 108,600 USDDorchester County: 59,400 USDFrederick County: 108,600 USDGarrett County: 57,800 USDHarford County: 86,700 USDHoward County: 86,700 USDKent County: 74,300 USDMontgomery County: 108,600 USDPrince George's County: 108,600 USDQueen Anne's County: 86,700 USDSt. Mary's County: 97,000 USDSomerset County: 54,800 USDTalbot County: 76,800 USDWashington County: 69,900 USDWicomico County: 62,000 USDWorcester County: 70,700 USDBaltimore city: 86,700 USD
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  • 66K to 78K
  • 78K to 87K
  • 87K to 100K
  • 100K and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Calvert County: 108,600 USDCalvert County108,600Charles County: 108,600 USDCharles County108,600Frederick County: 108,600 USDFrederick County108,600Montgomery County: 108,600 USDMontgomery County108,600Prince George's County: 108,600 USDPrince George's County108,600St. Mary's County: 97,000 USDSt. Mary's County97,000Anne Arundel County: 86,700 USDAnne Arundel County86,700Baltimore city: 86,700 USDBaltimore city86,700Baltimore County: 86,700 USDBaltimore County86,700Carroll County: 86,700 USDCarroll County86,700Harford County: 86,700 USDHarford County86,700Howard County: 86,700 USDHoward County86,700Queen Anne's County: 86,700 USDQueen Anne's County86,700Cecil County: 80,300 USDCecil County80,300Talbot County: 76,800 USDTalbot County76,800Kent County: 74,300 USDKent County74,300Worcester County: 70,700 USDWorcester County70,700Washington County: 69,900 USDWashington County69,900Caroline County: 68,200 USDCaroline County68,200Wicomico County: 62,000 USDWicomico County62,000Dorchester County: 59,400 USDDorchester County59,400Garrett County: 57,800 USDGarrett County57,800Allegany County: 55,100 USDAllegany County55,100Somerset County: 54,800 USDSomerset County54,800Calvert County: 108,600 USDCalvert County108,600Charles County: 108,600 USDCharles County108,600Frederick County: 108,600 USDFrederick County108,600Montgomery County: 108,600 USDMontgomery County108,600Prince George's County: 108,600 USDPrince George's County108,600St. Mary's County: 97,000 USDSt. Mary's County97,000Anne Arundel County: 86,700 USDAnne Arundel County86,700Baltimore city: 86,700 USDBaltimore city86,700Baltimore County: 86,700 USDBaltimore County86,700Carroll County: 86,700 USDCarroll County86,700Harford County: 86,700 USDHarford County86,700Howard County: 86,700 USDHoward County86,700Queen Anne's County: 86,700 USDQueen Anne's County86,700Cecil County: 80,300 USDCecil County80,300Talbot County: 76,800 USDTalbot County76,800Kent County: 74,300 USDKent County74,300Worcester County: 70,700 USDWorcester County70,700Washington County: 69,900 USDWashington County69,900Caroline County: 68,200 USDCaroline County68,200Wicomico County: 62,000 USDWicomico County62,000Dorchester County: 59,400 USDDorchester County59,400Garrett County: 57,800 USDGarrett County57,800Allegany County: 55,100 USDAllegany County55,100Somerset County: 54,800 USDSomerset County54,800
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Calvert County108,600-0.5%
1Charles County108,600-0.5%
1Frederick County108,600-0.5%
1Montgomery County108,600-0.5%
1Prince George's County108,600-0.5%
6St. Mary's County97,000-2.9%
7Anne Arundel County86,700-3.2%
7Baltimore city86,700-3.2%
7Baltimore County86,700-3.2%
7Carroll County86,700-3.2%
7Harford County86,700-3.2%
7Howard County86,700-3.2%
7Queen Anne's County86,700-3.2%
14Cecil County80,300-1%
15Talbot County76,800-2.7%
16Kent County74,300+3.5%
17Worcester County70,700-3.4%
18Washington County69,900+7%
19Caroline County68,200-3.3%
20Wicomico County62,000+2.1%
21Dorchester County59,400-1.7%
22Garrett County57,800-2.2%
23Allegany County55,100+6.8%
24Somerset County54,800-2.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year.

More on how it is measured
  • HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments.
  • Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 Mar. 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Calvert County, with $108,600 in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

Somerset County, with $54,800 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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