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Counties in Maryland by median household income, 2024

Howard County had the highest median household income of 24 counties in 2024, at $149,763. Allegany County had the lowest, at $59,603. The median was $91,888 and the figure for Maryland was $103,678. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest149,763Howard County
Lowest59,603Allegany County
Median91,88824 counties
Maryland103,678History

All counties, 2024

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Howard CountyHoward County: 149,763 USD149,763Calvert CountyCalvert County: 133,922 USD133,922Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 132,450 USD132,450Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County: 124,911 USD124,911Charles CountyCharles County: 122,816 USD122,816Frederick CountyFrederick County: 122,002 USD122,002St. Mary's CountySt. Mary's County: 119,446 USD119,446Carroll CountyCarroll County: 118,211 USD118,211Queen Anne's CountyQueen Anne's County: 112,826 USD112,826Harford CountyHarford County: 112,265 USD112,265Prince George's CountyPrince George's County: 101,798 USD101,798Cecil CountyCecil County: 92,007 USD92,007Baltimore CountyBaltimore County: 91,768 USD91,768Talbot CountyTalbot County: 84,811 USD84,811Worcester CountyWorcester County: 81,745 USD81,745Kent CountyKent County: 80,147 USD80,147Washington CountyWashington County: 77,747 USD77,747Wicomico CountyWicomico County: 76,210 USD76,210Caroline CountyCaroline County: 68,457 USD68,457Garrett CountyGarrett County: 67,688 USD67,688Somerset CountySomerset County: 64,943 USD64,943Baltimore cityBaltimore city: 62,177 USD62,177Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 61,839 USD61,839Allegany CountyAllegany County: 59,603 USD59,603
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Howard County149,763+1.9%
2Calvert County133,922+1.4%
3Montgomery County132,450+2.9%
4Anne Arundel County124,911+3.8%
5Charles County122,816+1.8%
6Frederick County122,002+1.3%
7St. Mary's County119,446+4.2%
8Carroll County118,211+2%
9Queen Anne's County112,826-0.5%
10Harford County112,265+0.9%
11Prince George's County101,798+1.1%
12Cecil County92,007+0.9%
13Baltimore County91,768+1%
14Talbot County84,811+0.5%
15Worcester County81,745+0.4%
16Kent County80,147+7.7%
17Washington County77,747+4.8%
18Wicomico County76,210+4.6%
19Caroline County68,457+3.1%
20Garrett County67,688-1.9%
21Somerset County64,943+23.8%
22Baltimore city62,177+4.3%
23Dorchester County61,839+2.2%
24Allegany County59,603+3.9%

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Howard County, with $149,763 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Allegany County, with $59,603 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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