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Maryland counties

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Maryland has 24 counties and county equivalents holding 6,170,738 residents. The statewide sales tax base rate is 6% with no local add-ons.

All 24 counties

Ranked by population, Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.

CountyPopulationMedian incomeMedian home valueMedian rent
Montgomery County1,057,586$128,733$615,200$2,030
Prince George's County955,584$100,708$404,300$1,761
Baltimore County849,586$90,904$330,000$1,566
Anne Arundel County590,936$120,324$450,300$1,990
Baltimore city577,193$59,623$219,300$1,290
Howard County333,916$146,982$576,700$2,038
Frederick County280,341$120,458$437,700$1,706
Harford County262,509$111,317$367,300$1,557
Carroll County174,318$115,876$406,400$1,370
Charles County168,710$120,592$402,300$1,897
Washington County155,033$74,157$275,900$1,100
St. Mary's County114,372$114,580$390,900$1,692
Cecil County104,366$91,146$311,800$1,367
Wicomico County104,117$72,861$238,900$1,238
Calvert County93,791$132,059$440,200$1,701
Allegany County67,762$57,393$149,200$786
Worcester County53,279$81,455$348,100$1,180
Queen Anne's County50,951$113,347$441,800$1,611
Talbot County37,707$84,378$398,300$1,248
Caroline County33,406$66,368$272,400$1,070
Dorchester County32,612$60,495$252,300$959
Garrett County28,713$69,031$217,000$710
Somerset County24,685$52,462$164,300$938
Kent County19,265$74,402$307,100$1,144

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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