The median income of Frederick County residents was an inflation-adjusted $40,183 per year. Frederick County had 90,022 households in 2017, with a population of 246,105.
The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Howard County. Howard County's median income was $53,458 per year after adjusting for inflation – $13,275 more than Frederick County. It had 111,337 households in 2017 and a population of 312,495.
Somerset County had the lowest annual resident income among counties in Maryland, with a median income of only $19,650 per year. That was $20,533 less than the median income in Frederick County at the time. Somerset County had 8,362 households in 2017 and a population of 25,801.
The table below shows the state's counties ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.
Rank | County | Earnings per resident ($$$) |
---|---|---|
1 | Howard County | 53,458 |
2 | Montgomery County | 45,904 |
3 | Charles County | 45,306 |
4 | Calvert County | 44,591 |
5 | Anne Arundel County | 42,069 |
6 | St. Mary's County | 40,735 |
7 | Frederick County | 40,183 |
8 | Carroll County | 39,902 |
9 | Harford County | 38,965 |
10 | Queen Anne's County | 38,525 |
11 | Prince George's County | 37,102 |
12 | Baltimore County | 36,370 |
13 | Cecil County | 34,576 |
14 | Talbot County | 32,527 |
15 | Worcester County | 29,350 |
16 | Washington County | 28,804 |
17 | Dorchester County | 27,226 |
18 | Wicomico County | 26,359 |
19 | Caroline County | 26,314 |
20 | Kent County | 26,182 |
21 | Garrett County | 24,048 |
22 | Allegany County | 22,345 |
23 | Somerset County | 19,650 |