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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 2020, at $126,000. Somerset County had the lowest, at $54,800. The median was $103,800. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest126,000Calvert County
Lowest54,800Somerset County
Median103,80024 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Allegany County: 61,900 USDAnne Arundel County: 104,000 USDBaltimore County: 104,000 USDCalvert County: 126,000 USDCaroline County: 67,500 USDCarroll County: 104,000 USDCecil County: 96,600 USDCharles County: 126,000 USDDorchester County: 68,400 USDFrederick County: 126,000 USDGarrett County: 61,500 USDHarford County: 104,000 USDHoward County: 104,000 USDKent County: 78,700 USDMontgomery County: 126,000 USDPrince George's County: 126,000 USDQueen Anne's County: 104,000 USDSt. Mary's County: 103,600 USDSomerset County: 54,800 USDTalbot County: 85,900 USDWashington County: 79,800 USDWicomico County: 67,500 USDWorcester County: 76,000 USDBaltimore city: 104,000 USD
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  • 68K to 88K
  • 88K to 100K
  • 100K to 110K
  • 110K and over
USD, 2020. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2020

Calvert County: 126,000 USDCalvert County126,000Charles County: 126,000 USDCharles County126,000Frederick County: 126,000 USDFrederick County126,000Montgomery County: 126,000 USDMontgomery County126,000Prince George's County: 126,000 USDPrince George's County126,000Anne Arundel County: 104,000 USDAnne Arundel County104,000Baltimore city: 104,000 USDBaltimore city104,000Baltimore County: 104,000 USDBaltimore County104,000Carroll County: 104,000 USDCarroll County104,000Harford County: 104,000 USDHarford County104,000Howard County: 104,000 USDHoward County104,000Queen Anne's County: 104,000 USDQueen Anne's County104,000St. Mary's County: 103,600 USDSt. Mary's County103,600Cecil County: 96,600 USDCecil County96,600Talbot County: 85,900 USDTalbot County85,900Washington County: 79,800 USDWashington County79,800Kent County: 78,700 USDKent County78,700Worcester County: 76,000 USDWorcester County76,000Dorchester County: 68,400 USDDorchester County68,400Caroline County: 67,500 USDCaroline County67,500Wicomico County: 67,500 USDWicomico County67,500Allegany County: 61,900 USDAllegany County61,900Garrett County: 61,500 USDGarrett County61,500Somerset County: 54,800 USDSomerset County54,800Calvert County: 126,000 USDCalvert County126,000Charles County: 126,000 USDCharles County126,000Frederick County: 126,000 USDFrederick County126,000Montgomery County: 126,000 USDMontgomery County126,000Prince George's County: 126,000 USDPrince George's County126,000Anne Arundel County: 104,000 USDAnne Arundel County104,000Baltimore city: 104,000 USDBaltimore city104,000Baltimore County: 104,000 USDBaltimore County104,000Carroll County: 104,000 USDCarroll County104,000Harford County: 104,000 USDHarford County104,000Howard County: 104,000 USDHoward County104,000Queen Anne's County: 104,000 USDQueen Anne's County104,000St. Mary's County: 103,600 USDSt. Mary's County103,600Cecil County: 96,600 USDCecil County96,600Talbot County: 85,900 USDTalbot County85,900Washington County: 79,800 USDWashington County79,800Kent County: 78,700 USDKent County78,700Worcester County: 76,000 USDWorcester County76,000Dorchester County: 68,400 USDDorchester County68,400Caroline County: 67,500 USDCaroline County67,500Wicomico County: 67,500 USDWicomico County67,500Allegany County: 61,900 USDAllegany County61,900Garrett County: 61,500 USDGarrett County61,500Somerset 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

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Calvert County126,000+3.9%
1Charles County126,000+3.9%
1Frederick County126,000+3.9%
1Montgomery County126,000+3.9%
1Prince George's County126,000+3.9%
6Anne Arundel County104,000+3%
6Baltimore city104,000+3%
6Baltimore County104,000+3%
6Carroll County104,000+3%
6Harford County104,000+3%
6Howard County104,000+3%
6Queen Anne's County104,000+3%
13St. Mary's County103,600+1.9%
14Cecil County96,600+7.2%
15Talbot County85,900+7.2%
16Washington County79,800+6%
17Kent County78,700+4%
18Worcester County76,000+4.7%
19Dorchester County68,400+4.4%
20Caroline County67,500+8%
20Wicomico County67,500+2.9%
22Allegany County61,900+4.4%
23Garrett County61,500+1.8%
24Somerset County54,800+10%

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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/il20/Section8-FY20.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. (2020). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $126,000 in 2020, 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 2020.

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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