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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 2024, at $154,700. Somerset County had the lowest, at $70,300. The median was $122,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest154,700Calvert County
Lowest70,300Somerset County
Median122,20024 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Allegany County: 82,300 USDAnne Arundel County: 122,200 USDBaltimore County: 122,200 USDCalvert County: 154,700 USDCaroline County: 80,700 USDCarroll County: 122,200 USDCecil County: 114,700 USDCharles County: 154,700 USDDorchester County: 78,800 USDFrederick County: 154,700 USDGarrett County: 86,600 USDHarford County: 122,200 USDHoward County: 122,200 USDKent County: 109,700 USDMontgomery County: 154,700 USDPrince George's County: 154,700 USDQueen Anne's County: 122,200 USDSt. Mary's County: 143,900 USDSomerset County: 70,300 USDTalbot County: 106,500 USDWashington County: 90,900 USDWicomico County: 94,000 USDWorcester County: 103,400 USDBaltimore city: 122,200 USD
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  • 150K and over
USD, 2024. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Calvert County: 154,700 USDCalvert County154,700Charles County: 154,700 USDCharles County154,700Frederick County: 154,700 USDFrederick County154,700Montgomery County: 154,700 USDMontgomery County154,700Prince George's County: 154,700 USDPrince George's County154,700St. Mary's County: 143,900 USDSt. Mary's County143,900Anne Arundel County: 122,200 USDAnne Arundel County122,200Baltimore city: 122,200 USDBaltimore city122,200Baltimore County: 122,200 USDBaltimore County122,200Carroll County: 122,200 USDCarroll County122,200Harford County: 122,200 USDHarford County122,200Howard County: 122,200 USDHoward County122,200Queen Anne's County: 122,200 USDQueen Anne's County122,200Cecil County: 114,700 USDCecil County114,700Kent County: 109,700 USDKent County109,700Talbot County: 106,500 USDTalbot County106,500Worcester County: 103,400 USDWorcester County103,400Wicomico County: 94,000 USDWicomico County94,000Washington County: 90,900 USDWashington County90,900Garrett County: 86,600 USDGarrett County86,600Allegany County: 82,300 USDAllegany County82,300Caroline County: 80,700 USDCaroline County80,700Dorchester County: 78,800 USDDorchester County78,800Somerset County: 70,300 USDSomerset County70,300Calvert County: 154,700 USDCalvert County154,700Charles County: 154,700 USDCharles County154,700Frederick County: 154,700 USDFrederick County154,700Montgomery County: 154,700 USDMontgomery County154,700Prince George's County: 154,700 USDPrince George's County154,700St. Mary's County: 143,900 USDSt. Mary's County143,900Anne Arundel County: 122,200 USDAnne Arundel County122,200Baltimore city: 122,200 USDBaltimore city122,200Baltimore County: 122,200 USDBaltimore County122,200Carroll County: 122,200 USDCarroll County122,200Harford County: 122,200 USDHarford County122,200Howard County: 122,200 USDHoward County122,200Queen Anne's County: 122,200 USDQueen Anne's County122,200Cecil County: 114,700 USDCecil County114,700Kent County: 109,700 USDKent County109,700Talbot County: 106,500 USDTalbot County106,500Worcester County: 103,400 USDWorcester County103,400Wicomico County: 94,000 USDWicomico County94,000Washington County: 90,900 USDWashington County90,900Garrett County: 86,600 USDGarrett County86,600Allegany County: 82,300 USDAllegany County82,300Caroline County: 80,700 USDCaroline County80,700Dorchester County: 78,800 USDDorchester County78,800Somerset County: 70,300 USDSomerset County70,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Calvert County154,700+1.7%
1Charles County154,700+1.7%
1Frederick County154,700+1.7%
1Montgomery County154,700+1.7%
1Prince George's County154,700+1.7%
6St. Mary's County143,900+0.9%
7Anne Arundel County122,200+0.4%
7Baltimore city122,200+0.4%
7Baltimore County122,200+0.4%
7Carroll County122,200+0.4%
7Harford County122,200+0.4%
7Howard County122,200+0.4%
7Queen Anne's County122,200+0.4%
14Cecil County114,700+0.3%
15Kent County109,700+6.1%
16Talbot County106,500-1.3%
17Worcester County103,400+1.2%
18Wicomico County94,000+0.9%
19Washington County90,900-5%
20Garrett County86,600+9.5%
21Allegany County82,300-8.5%
22Caroline County80,700-4.7%
23Dorchester County78,800-3.2%
24Somerset County70,300+1.2%

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/il24/Section8-FY24.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. (2024). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2024.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Maryland by area median family income (HUD), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/maryland-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $154,700 in 2024, 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 $70,300 in 2024.

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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