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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 2021, at $129,000. Somerset County had the lowest, at $54,000. The median was $105,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest129,000Calvert County
Lowest54,000Somerset County
Median105,10024 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Allegany County: 60,800 USDAnne Arundel County: 105,100 USDBaltimore County: 105,100 USDCalvert County: 129,000 USDCaroline County: 68,900 USDCarroll County: 105,100 USDCecil County: 94,500 USDCharles County: 129,000 USDDorchester County: 68,800 USDFrederick County: 129,000 USDGarrett County: 62,800 USDHarford County: 105,100 USDHoward County: 105,100 USDKent County: 78,500 USDMontgomery County: 129,000 USDPrince George's County: 129,000 USDQueen Anne's County: 105,100 USDSt. Mary's County: 116,500 USDSomerset County: 54,000 USDTalbot County: 87,400 USDWashington County: 77,200 USDWicomico County: 70,500 USDWorcester County: 80,800 USDBaltimore city: 105,100 USD
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  • 70K to 89K
  • 89K to 110K
  • 110K to 120K
  • 120K and over
USD, 2021. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Calvert County: 129,000 USDCalvert County129,000Charles County: 129,000 USDCharles County129,000Frederick County: 129,000 USDFrederick County129,000Montgomery County: 129,000 USDMontgomery County129,000Prince George's County: 129,000 USDPrince George's County129,000St. Mary's County: 116,500 USDSt. Mary's County116,500Anne Arundel County: 105,100 USDAnne Arundel County105,100Baltimore city: 105,100 USDBaltimore city105,100Baltimore County: 105,100 USDBaltimore County105,100Carroll County: 105,100 USDCarroll County105,100Harford County: 105,100 USDHarford County105,100Howard County: 105,100 USDHoward County105,100Queen Anne's County: 105,100 USDQueen Anne's County105,100Cecil County: 94,500 USDCecil County94,500Talbot County: 87,400 USDTalbot County87,400Worcester County: 80,800 USDWorcester County80,800Kent County: 78,500 USDKent County78,500Washington County: 77,200 USDWashington County77,200Wicomico County: 70,500 USDWicomico County70,500Caroline County: 68,900 USDCaroline County68,900Dorchester County: 68,800 USDDorchester County68,800Garrett County: 62,800 USDGarrett County62,800Allegany County: 60,800 USDAllegany County60,800Somerset County: 54,000 USDSomerset County54,000Calvert County: 129,000 USDCalvert County129,000Charles County: 129,000 USDCharles County129,000Frederick County: 129,000 USDFrederick County129,000Montgomery County: 129,000 USDMontgomery County129,000Prince George's County: 129,000 USDPrince George's County129,000St. Mary's County: 116,500 USDSt. Mary's County116,500Anne Arundel County: 105,100 USDAnne Arundel County105,100Baltimore city: 105,100 USDBaltimore city105,100Baltimore County: 105,100 USDBaltimore County105,100Carroll County: 105,100 USDCarroll County105,100Harford County: 105,100 USDHarford County105,100Howard County: 105,100 USDHoward County105,100Queen Anne's County: 105,100 USDQueen Anne's County105,100Cecil County: 94,500 USDCecil County94,500Talbot County: 87,400 USDTalbot County87,400Worcester County: 80,800 USDWorcester County80,800Kent County: 78,500 USDKent County78,500Washington County: 77,200 USDWashington County77,200Wicomico County: 70,500 USDWicomico County70,500Caroline County: 68,900 USDCaroline County68,900Dorchester County: 68,800 USDDorchester County68,800Garrett County: 62,800 USDGarrett County62,800Allegany County: 60,800 USDAllegany County60,800Somerset County: 54,000 USDSomerset County54,000
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Calvert County129,000+2.4%
1Charles County129,000+2.4%
1Frederick County129,000+2.4%
1Montgomery County129,000+2.4%
1Prince George's County129,000+2.4%
6St. Mary's County116,500+12.5%
7Anne Arundel County105,100+1.1%
7Baltimore city105,100+1.1%
7Baltimore County105,100+1.1%
7Carroll County105,100+1.1%
7Harford County105,100+1.1%
7Howard County105,100+1.1%
7Queen Anne's County105,100+1.1%
14Cecil County94,500-2.2%
15Talbot County87,400+1.7%
16Worcester County80,800+6.3%
17Kent County78,500-0.3%
18Washington County77,200-3.3%
19Wicomico County70,500+4.4%
20Caroline County68,900+2.1%
21Dorchester County68,800+0.6%
22Garrett County62,800+2.1%
23Allegany County60,800-1.8%
24Somerset County54,000-1.5%

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/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 24 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $129,000 in 2021, 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 $54,000 in 2021.

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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