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Counties in Maryland by median household income

Howard County had the highest median household income of 24 counties in 2022, at $140,971. Somerset County had the lowest, at $52,149. The median was $87,513 and the figure for Maryland was $98,461. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest140,971Howard County
Lowest52,149Somerset County
Median87,51324 counties
Maryland98,461History

All counties, 2022

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Howard CountyHoward County: 140,971 USD140,971Calvert CountyCalvert County: 128,078 USD128,078Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 125,583 USD125,583Charles CountyCharles County: 116,882 USD116,882Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County: 116,009 USD116,009Frederick CountyFrederick County: 115,724 USD115,724St. Mary's CountySt. Mary's County: 113,668 USD113,668Carroll CountyCarroll County: 111,672 USD111,672Queen Anne's CountyQueen Anne's County: 108,332 USD108,332Harford CountyHarford County: 106,417 USD106,417Prince George's CountyPrince George's County: 97,935 USD97,935Baltimore CountyBaltimore County: 88,157 USD88,157Cecil CountyCecil County: 86,869 USD86,869Talbot CountyTalbot County: 81,667 USD81,667Worcester CountyWorcester County: 76,689 USD76,689Washington CountyWashington County: 73,017 USD73,017Kent CountyKent County: 71,635 USD71,635Wicomico CountyWicomico County: 69,421 USD69,421Caroline CountyCaroline County: 65,326 USD65,326Garrett CountyGarrett County: 64,447 USD64,447Baltimore cityBaltimore city: 58,349 USD58,349Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 57,490 USD57,490Allegany CountyAllegany County: 55,248 USD55,248Somerset CountySomerset County: 52,149 USD52,149
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Howard County140,971+8.8%
2Calvert County128,078+6.5%
3Montgomery County125,583+7%
4Charles County116,882+8.4%
5Anne Arundel County116,009+7.4%
6Frederick County115,724+9%
7St. Mary's County113,668+10.5%
8Carroll County111,672+6.7%
9Queen Anne's County108,332+8.8%
10Harford County106,417+8%
11Prince George's County97,935+7.5%
12Baltimore County88,157+7.7%
13Cecil County86,869+6.2%
14Talbot County81,667+2.9%
15Worcester County76,689+7.6%
16Washington County73,017+8.4%
17Kent County71,635+11.1%
18Wicomico County69,421+9.1%
19Caroline County65,326+3.6%
20Garrett County64,447+11.1%
21Baltimore city58,349+7.8%
22Dorchester County57,490+3.3%
23Allegany County55,248+8.1%
24Somerset County52,149+7.2%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Howard County, with $140,971 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Somerset County, with $52,149 in 2022.

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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