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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 2022, at $142,300. Somerset County had the lowest, at $58,100. The median was $115,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest142,300Calvert County
Lowest58,100Somerset County
Median115,20024 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Allegany County: 71,300 USDAnne Arundel County: 116,100 USDBaltimore County: 116,100 USDCalvert County: 142,300 USDCaroline County: 77,700 USDCarroll County: 116,100 USDCecil County: 105,400 USDCharles County: 142,300 USDDorchester County: 76,600 USDFrederick County: 142,300 USDGarrett County: 73,300 USDHarford County: 116,100 USDHoward County: 116,100 USDKent County: 94,000 USDMontgomery County: 142,300 USDPrince George's County: 142,300 USDQueen Anne's County: 116,100 USDSt. Mary's County: 114,300 USDSomerset County: 58,100 USDTalbot County: 101,100 USDWashington County: 84,600 USDWicomico County: 81,500 USDWorcester County: 89,100 USDBaltimore city: 116,100 USD
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USD, 2022. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Calvert County: 142,300 USDCalvert County142,300Charles County: 142,300 USDCharles County142,300Frederick County: 142,300 USDFrederick County142,300Montgomery County: 142,300 USDMontgomery County142,300Prince George's County: 142,300 USDPrince George's County142,300Anne Arundel County: 116,100 USDAnne Arundel County116,100Baltimore city: 116,100 USDBaltimore city116,100Baltimore County: 116,100 USDBaltimore County116,100Carroll County: 116,100 USDCarroll County116,100Harford County: 116,100 USDHarford County116,100Howard County: 116,100 USDHoward County116,100Queen Anne's County: 116,100 USDQueen Anne's County116,100St. Mary's County: 114,300 USDSt. Mary's County114,300Cecil County: 105,400 USDCecil County105,400Talbot County: 101,100 USDTalbot County101,100Kent County: 94,000 USDKent County94,000Worcester County: 89,100 USDWorcester County89,100Washington County: 84,600 USDWashington County84,600Wicomico County: 81,500 USDWicomico County81,500Caroline County: 77,700 USDCaroline County77,700Dorchester County: 76,600 USDDorchester County76,600Garrett County: 73,300 USDGarrett County73,300Allegany County: 71,300 USDAllegany County71,300Somerset County: 58,100 USDSomerset County58,100Calvert County: 142,300 USDCalvert County142,300Charles County: 142,300 USDCharles County142,300Frederick County: 142,300 USDFrederick County142,300Montgomery County: 142,300 USDMontgomery County142,300Prince George's County: 142,300 USDPrince George's County142,300Anne Arundel County: 116,100 USDAnne Arundel County116,100Baltimore city: 116,100 USDBaltimore city116,100Baltimore County: 116,100 USDBaltimore County116,100Carroll County: 116,100 USDCarroll County116,100Harford County: 116,100 USDHarford County116,100Howard County: 116,100 USDHoward County116,100Queen Anne's County: 116,100 USDQueen Anne's County116,100St. Mary's County: 114,300 USDSt. Mary's County114,300Cecil County: 105,400 USDCecil County105,400Talbot County: 101,100 USDTalbot County101,100Kent County: 94,000 USDKent County94,000Worcester County: 89,100 USDWorcester County89,100Washington County: 84,600 USDWashington County84,600Wicomico County: 81,500 USDWicomico County81,500Caroline County: 77,700 USDCaroline County77,700Dorchester County: 76,600 USDDorchester County76,600Garrett County: 73,300 USDGarrett County73,300Allegany County: 71,300 USDAllegany County71,300Somerset County: 58,100 USDSomerset County58,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Calvert County142,300+10.3%
1Charles County142,300+10.3%
1Frederick County142,300+10.3%
1Montgomery County142,300+10.3%
1Prince George's County142,300+10.3%
6Anne Arundel County116,100+10.5%
6Baltimore city116,100+10.5%
6Baltimore County116,100+10.5%
6Carroll County116,100+10.5%
6Harford County116,100+10.5%
6Howard County116,100+10.5%
6Queen Anne's County116,100+10.5%
13St. Mary's County114,300-1.9%
14Cecil County105,400+11.5%
15Talbot County101,100+15.7%
16Kent County94,000+19.7%
17Worcester County89,100+10.3%
18Washington County84,600+9.6%
19Wicomico County81,500+15.6%
20Caroline County77,700+12.8%
21Dorchester County76,600+11.3%
22Garrett County73,300+16.7%
23Allegany County71,300+17.3%
24Somerset County58,100+7.6%

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/il22/Section8-FY22.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. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $142,300 in 2022, 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 $58,100 in 2022.

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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