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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 2023, at $152,100. Somerset County had the lowest, at $69,500. The median was $121,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest152,100Calvert County
Lowest69,500Somerset County
Median121,70024 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Allegany County: 89,900 USDAnne Arundel County: 121,700 USDBaltimore County: 121,700 USDCalvert County: 152,100 USDCaroline County: 84,700 USDCarroll County: 121,700 USDCecil County: 114,400 USDCharles County: 152,100 USDDorchester County: 81,400 USDFrederick County: 152,100 USDGarrett County: 79,100 USDHarford County: 121,700 USDHoward County: 121,700 USDKent County: 103,400 USDMontgomery County: 152,100 USDPrince George's County: 152,100 USDQueen Anne's County: 121,700 USDSt. Mary's County: 142,600 USDSomerset County: 69,500 USDTalbot County: 107,900 USDWashington County: 95,700 USDWicomico County: 93,200 USDWorcester County: 102,200 USDBaltimore city: 121,700 USD
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  • 150K and over
USD, 2023. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Calvert County: 152,100 USDCalvert County152,100Charles County: 152,100 USDCharles County152,100Frederick County: 152,100 USDFrederick County152,100Montgomery County: 152,100 USDMontgomery County152,100Prince George's County: 152,100 USDPrince George's County152,100St. Mary's County: 142,600 USDSt. Mary's County142,600Anne Arundel County: 121,700 USDAnne Arundel County121,700Baltimore city: 121,700 USDBaltimore city121,700Baltimore County: 121,700 USDBaltimore County121,700Carroll County: 121,700 USDCarroll County121,700Harford County: 121,700 USDHarford County121,700Howard County: 121,700 USDHoward County121,700Queen Anne's County: 121,700 USDQueen Anne's County121,700Cecil County: 114,400 USDCecil County114,400Talbot County: 107,900 USDTalbot County107,900Kent County: 103,400 USDKent County103,400Worcester County: 102,200 USDWorcester County102,200Washington County: 95,700 USDWashington County95,700Wicomico County: 93,200 USDWicomico County93,200Allegany County: 89,900 USDAllegany County89,900Caroline County: 84,700 USDCaroline County84,700Dorchester County: 81,400 USDDorchester County81,400Garrett County: 79,100 USDGarrett County79,100Somerset County: 69,500 USDSomerset County69,500Calvert County: 152,100 USDCalvert County152,100Charles County: 152,100 USDCharles County152,100Frederick County: 152,100 USDFrederick County152,100Montgomery County: 152,100 USDMontgomery County152,100Prince George's County: 152,100 USDPrince George's County152,100St. Mary's County: 142,600 USDSt. Mary's County142,600Anne Arundel County: 121,700 USDAnne Arundel County121,700Baltimore city: 121,700 USDBaltimore city121,700Baltimore County: 121,700 USDBaltimore County121,700Carroll County: 121,700 USDCarroll County121,700Harford County: 121,700 USDHarford County121,700Howard County: 121,700 USDHoward County121,700Queen Anne's County: 121,700 USDQueen Anne's County121,700Cecil County: 114,400 USDCecil County114,400Talbot County: 107,900 USDTalbot County107,900Kent County: 103,400 USDKent County103,400Worcester County: 102,200 USDWorcester County102,200Washington County: 95,700 USDWashington County95,700Wicomico County: 93,200 USDWicomico County93,200Allegany County: 89,900 USDAllegany County89,900Caroline County: 84,700 USDCaroline County84,700Dorchester County: 81,400 USDDorchester County81,400Garrett County: 79,100 USDGarrett County79,100Somerset County: 69,500 USDSomerset County69,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Calvert County152,100+6.9%
1Charles County152,100+6.9%
1Frederick County152,100+6.9%
1Montgomery County152,100+6.9%
1Prince George's County152,100+6.9%
6St. Mary's County142,600+24.8%
7Anne Arundel County121,700+4.8%
7Baltimore city121,700+4.8%
7Baltimore County121,700+4.8%
7Carroll County121,700+4.8%
7Harford County121,700+4.8%
7Howard County121,700+4.8%
7Queen Anne's County121,700+4.8%
14Cecil County114,400+8.5%
15Talbot County107,900+6.7%
16Kent County103,400+10%
17Worcester County102,200+14.7%
18Washington County95,700+13.1%
19Wicomico County93,200+14.4%
20Allegany County89,900+26.1%
21Caroline County84,700+9%
22Dorchester County81,400+6.3%
23Garrett County79,100+7.9%
24Somerset County69,500+19.6%

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/il23/Section8-FY23.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. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $152,100 in 2023, 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 $69,500 in 2023.

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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