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Counties in Maryland by median household income

Howard County had the highest median household income of 24 counties in 2023, at $146,982. Somerset County had the lowest, at $52,462. The median was $91,025 and the figure for Maryland was $101,652. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest146,982Howard County
Lowest52,462Somerset County
Median91,02524 counties
Maryland101,652History

All counties, 2023

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Howard CountyHoward County: 146,982 USD146,982Calvert CountyCalvert County: 132,059 USD132,059Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 128,733 USD128,733Charles CountyCharles County: 120,592 USD120,592Frederick CountyFrederick County: 120,458 USD120,458Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County: 120,324 USD120,324Carroll CountyCarroll County: 115,876 USD115,876St. Mary's CountySt. Mary's County: 114,580 USD114,580Queen Anne's CountyQueen Anne's County: 113,347 USD113,347Harford CountyHarford County: 111,317 USD111,317Prince George's CountyPrince George's County: 100,708 USD100,708Cecil CountyCecil County: 91,146 USD91,146Baltimore CountyBaltimore County: 90,904 USD90,904Talbot CountyTalbot County: 84,378 USD84,378Worcester CountyWorcester County: 81,455 USD81,455Kent CountyKent County: 74,402 USD74,402Washington CountyWashington County: 74,157 USD74,157Wicomico CountyWicomico County: 72,861 USD72,861Garrett CountyGarrett County: 69,031 USD69,031Caroline CountyCaroline County: 66,368 USD66,368Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 60,495 USD60,495Baltimore cityBaltimore city: 59,623 USD59,623Allegany CountyAllegany County: 57,393 USD57,393Somerset CountySomerset County: 52,462 USD52,462
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Howard County146,982+4.3%
2Calvert County132,059+3.1%
3Montgomery County128,733+2.5%
4Charles County120,592+3.2%
5Frederick County120,458+4.1%
6Anne Arundel County120,324+3.7%
7Carroll County115,876+3.8%
8St. Mary's County114,580+0.8%
9Queen Anne's County113,347+4.6%
10Harford County111,317+4.6%
11Prince George's County100,708+2.8%
12Cecil County91,146+4.9%
13Baltimore County90,904+3.1%
14Talbot County84,378+3.3%
15Worcester County81,455+6.2%
16Kent County74,402+3.9%
17Washington County74,157+1.6%
18Wicomico County72,861+5%
19Garrett County69,031+7.1%
20Caroline County66,368+1.6%
21Dorchester County60,495+5.2%
22Baltimore city59,623+2.2%
23Allegany County57,393+3.9%
24Somerset County52,462+0.6%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Howard County, with $146,982 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Somerset County, with $52,462 in 2023.

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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