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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 2018, at $117,200. Somerset County had the lowest, at $49,500. The median was $94,900. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest117,200Calvert County
Lowest49,500Somerset County
Median94,90024 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Allegany County: 55,500 USDAnne Arundel County: 94,900 USDBaltimore County: 94,900 USDCalvert County: 117,200 USDCaroline County: 63,600 USDCarroll County: 94,900 USDCecil County: 87,400 USDCharles County: 117,200 USDDorchester County: 63,200 USDFrederick County: 117,200 USDGarrett County: 58,200 USDHarford County: 94,900 USDHoward County: 94,900 USDKent County: 74,600 USDMontgomery County: 117,200 USDPrince George's County: 117,200 USDQueen Anne's County: 94,900 USDSt. Mary's County: 103,400 USDSomerset County: 49,500 USDTalbot County: 77,400 USDWashington County: 72,800 USDWicomico County: 71,800 USDWorcester County: 72,300 USDBaltimore city: 94,900 USD
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  • 69K to 79K
  • 79K to 95K
  • 95K to 110K
  • 110K and over
USD, 2018. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Calvert County: 117,200 USDCalvert County117,200Charles County: 117,200 USDCharles County117,200Frederick County: 117,200 USDFrederick County117,200Montgomery County: 117,200 USDMontgomery County117,200Prince George's County: 117,200 USDPrince George's County117,200St. Mary's County: 103,400 USDSt. Mary's County103,400Anne Arundel County: 94,900 USDAnne Arundel County94,900Baltimore city: 94,900 USDBaltimore city94,900Baltimore County: 94,900 USDBaltimore County94,900Carroll County: 94,900 USDCarroll County94,900Harford County: 94,900 USDHarford County94,900Howard County: 94,900 USDHoward County94,900Queen Anne's County: 94,900 USDQueen Anne's County94,900Cecil County: 87,400 USDCecil County87,400Talbot County: 77,400 USDTalbot County77,400Kent County: 74,600 USDKent County74,600Washington County: 72,800 USDWashington County72,800Worcester County: 72,300 USDWorcester County72,300Wicomico County: 71,800 USDWicomico County71,800Caroline County: 63,600 USDCaroline County63,600Dorchester County: 63,200 USDDorchester County63,200Garrett County: 58,200 USDGarrett County58,200Allegany County: 55,500 USDAllegany County55,500Somerset County: 49,500 USDSomerset County49,500Calvert County: 117,200 USDCalvert County117,200Charles County: 117,200 USDCharles County117,200Frederick County: 117,200 USDFrederick County117,200Montgomery County: 117,200 USDMontgomery County117,200Prince George's County: 117,200 USDPrince George's County117,200St. Mary's County: 103,400 USDSt. Mary's County103,400Anne Arundel County: 94,900 USDAnne Arundel County94,900Baltimore city: 94,900 USDBaltimore city94,900Baltimore County: 94,900 USDBaltimore County94,900Carroll County: 94,900 USDCarroll County94,900Harford County: 94,900 USDHarford County94,900Howard County: 94,900 USDHoward County94,900Queen Anne's County: 94,900 USDQueen Anne's County94,900Cecil County: 87,400 USDCecil County87,400Talbot County: 77,400 USDTalbot County77,400Kent County: 74,600 USDKent County74,600Washington County: 72,800 USDWashington County72,800Worcester County: 72,300 USDWorcester County72,300Wicomico County: 71,800 USDWicomico County71,800Caroline County: 63,600 USDCaroline County63,600Dorchester County: 63,200 USDDorchester County63,200Garrett County: 58,200 USDGarrett County58,200Allegany County: 55,500 USDAllegany County55,500Somerset County: 49,500 USDSomerset County49,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Calvert County117,200+6.3%
1Charles County117,200+6.3%
1Frederick County117,200+6.3%
1Montgomery County117,200+6.3%
1Prince George's County117,200+6.3%
6St. Mary's County103,400+3.8%
7Anne Arundel County94,900+4.2%
7Baltimore city94,900+4.2%
7Baltimore County94,900+4.2%
7Carroll County94,900+4.2%
7Harford County94,900+4.2%
7Howard County94,900+4.2%
7Queen Anne's County94,900+4.2%
14Cecil County87,400+5%
15Talbot County77,400+2.9%
16Kent County74,600+0.8%
17Washington County72,800+7.7%
18Worcester County72,300-0.3%
19Wicomico County71,800+4.4%
20Caroline County63,600-5.8%
21Dorchester County63,200+7.7%
22Garrett County58,200+1.2%
23Allegany County55,500+3%
24Somerset County49,500+0.6%

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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/il18/Section8-FY18.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. (2018). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 27 Mar. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $117,200 in 2018, 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 $49,500 in 2018.

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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