Median household income in Maryland
At $101,639, the median household income in Maryland is 30% above the national figure of $78,067, ranking 2 of 52, with Howard County the highest county at $140,971.
Household income is the base every other money decision sits on: what you can borrow, what you can save, what a house costs you in real terms.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard County | $140,971 | 332,011 residents |
| 2 | Calvert County | $128,078 | 93,244 residents |
| 3 | Montgomery County | $125,583 | 1,056,910 residents |
| 4 | Charles County | $116,882 | 167,035 residents |
| 5 | Anne Arundel County | $116,009 | 588,109 residents |
| 6 | Frederick County | $115,724 | 273,829 residents |
| 7 | St. Mary's County | $113,668 | 113,814 residents |
| 8 | Carroll County | $111,672 | 173,225 residents |
| 9 | Queen Anne's County | $108,332 | 50,316 residents |
| 10 | Harford County | $106,417 | 261,059 residents |
| 11 | Prince George's County | $97,935 | 957,189 residents |
| 12 | Baltimore County | $88,157 | 850,737 residents |
| 13 | Cecil County | $86,869 | 103,876 residents |
| 14 | Talbot County | $81,667 | 37,663 residents |
| 15 | Worcester County | $76,689 | 52,827 residents |
| 16 | Washington County | $73,017 | 154,645 residents |
| 17 | Kent County | $71,635 | 19,289 residents |
| 18 | Wicomico County | $69,421 | 103,815 residents |
| 19 | Caroline County | $65,326 | 33,320 residents |
| 20 | Garrett County | $64,447 | 28,856 residents |
| 21 | Baltimore city | $58,349 | 584,548 residents |
| 22 | Dorchester County | $57,490 | 32,557 residents |
| 23 | Allegany County | $55,248 | 68,161 residents |
| 24 | Somerset County | $52,149 | 24,672 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median household income shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).