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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 2017, at $110,300. Somerset County had the lowest, at $49,200. The median was $91,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest110,300Calvert County
Lowest49,200Somerset County
Median91,10024 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Allegany County: 53,900 USDAnne Arundel County: 91,100 USDBaltimore County: 91,100 USDCalvert County: 110,300 USDCaroline County: 67,500 USDCarroll County: 91,100 USDCecil County: 83,200 USDCharles County: 110,300 USDDorchester County: 58,700 USDFrederick County: 110,300 USDGarrett County: 57,500 USDHarford County: 91,100 USDHoward County: 91,100 USDKent County: 74,000 USDMontgomery County: 110,300 USDPrince George's County: 110,300 USDQueen Anne's County: 91,100 USDSt. Mary's County: 99,600 USDSomerset County: 49,200 USDTalbot County: 75,200 USDWashington County: 67,600 USDWicomico County: 68,800 USDWorcester County: 72,500 USDBaltimore city: 91,100 USD
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  • 68K to 77K
  • 77K to 91K
  • 91K to 100K
  • 100K and over
USD, 2017. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Calvert County: 110,300 USDCalvert County110,300Charles County: 110,300 USDCharles County110,300Frederick County: 110,300 USDFrederick County110,300Montgomery County: 110,300 USDMontgomery County110,300Prince George's County: 110,300 USDPrince George's County110,300St. Mary's County: 99,600 USDSt. Mary's County99,600Anne Arundel County: 91,100 USDAnne Arundel County91,100Baltimore city: 91,100 USDBaltimore city91,100Baltimore County: 91,100 USDBaltimore County91,100Carroll County: 91,100 USDCarroll County91,100Harford County: 91,100 USDHarford County91,100Howard County: 91,100 USDHoward County91,100Queen Anne's County: 91,100 USDQueen Anne's County91,100Cecil County: 83,200 USDCecil County83,200Talbot County: 75,200 USDTalbot County75,200Kent County: 74,000 USDKent County74,000Worcester County: 72,500 USDWorcester County72,500Wicomico County: 68,800 USDWicomico County68,800Washington County: 67,600 USDWashington County67,600Caroline County: 67,500 USDCaroline County67,500Dorchester County: 58,700 USDDorchester County58,700Garrett County: 57,500 USDGarrett County57,500Allegany County: 53,900 USDAllegany County53,900Somerset County: 49,200 USDSomerset County49,200Calvert County: 110,300 USDCalvert County110,300Charles County: 110,300 USDCharles County110,300Frederick County: 110,300 USDFrederick County110,300Montgomery County: 110,300 USDMontgomery County110,300Prince George's County: 110,300 USDPrince George's County110,300St. Mary's County: 99,600 USDSt. Mary's County99,600Anne Arundel County: 91,100 USDAnne Arundel County91,100Baltimore city: 91,100 USDBaltimore city91,100Baltimore County: 91,100 USDBaltimore County91,100Carroll County: 91,100 USDCarroll County91,100Harford County: 91,100 USDHarford County91,100Howard County: 91,100 USDHoward County91,100Queen Anne's County: 91,100 USDQueen Anne's County91,100Cecil County: 83,200 USDCecil County83,200Talbot County: 75,200 USDTalbot County75,200Kent County: 74,000 USDKent County74,000Worcester County: 72,500 USDWorcester County72,500Wicomico County: 68,800 USDWicomico County68,800Washington County: 67,600 USDWashington County67,600Caroline County: 67,500 USDCaroline County67,500Dorchester County: 58,700 USDDorchester County58,700Garrett County: 57,500 USDGarrett County57,500Allegany County: 53,900 USDAllegany County53,900Somerset County: 49,200 USDSomerset County49,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Calvert County110,300+1.6%
1Charles County110,300+1.6%
1Frederick County110,300+1.6%
1Montgomery County110,300+1.6%
1Prince George's County110,300+1.6%
6St. Mary's County99,600+2.7%
7Anne Arundel County91,100+5.1%
7Baltimore city91,100+5.1%
7Baltimore County91,100+5.1%
7Carroll County91,100+5.1%
7Harford County91,100+5.1%
7Howard County91,100+5.1%
7Queen Anne's County91,100+5.1%
14Cecil County83,200+3.6%
15Talbot County75,200-2.1%
16Kent County74,000-0.4%
17Worcester County72,500+2.5%
18Wicomico County68,800+11%
19Washington County67,600-3.3%
20Caroline County67,500-1%
21Dorchester County58,700-1.2%
22Garrett County57,500-0.5%
23Allegany County53,900-2.2%
24Somerset County49,200-10.2%

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/il17/Section8-FY17.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. (2017). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 7 Apr. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $110,300 in 2017, 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 $49,200 in 2017.

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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