INCOME
From 1997 to 2007 Maryland experienced an increase of more than 60 percent in per capita personal income. Maryland ranked second in the nation in median household income at $61,592 in 2005. Also, per-capita personal income, in 2006, was ranked 4th in the nation at $43,788 per year. In 2007, Marylanders earned an average $897 per week.
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD MEDIAN INCOME*
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1999 |
2000 (est.) |
2001 (est.) |
2002 (est.) |
2003 (est.) |
2004 (est.) |
2005 (est.) |
2006 (est.) |
2007 (est.) |
| Maryland |
$52,850 |
$56,250 |
$57,800 |
$58,550 |
$59,200 |
$61,900 |
$63,800** |
$66,050 |
$68,300 |
* A median average is a "middle" number below and above which there are an equal number of values.
**33% above the national median.
Source: Department of Planning
PERSONAL INCOME (per capita) - MARYLAND & U.S.
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|---|
|
2000 (est.) |
2001 (est.) |
2002 (est.) |
2003 (est.) |
2004 (est.) |
2005 (est.) |
2006 (est.) |
2007 (est.) |
| Maryland |
$34,256 |
$35,657 |
$36,590 |
$37,447 |
$39,751 |
$41,657 |
$43,788 |
$46,648 |
| U.S. |
$29,843 |
$30,562 |
$30,795 |
$31,466 |
$33,090 |
$34,471 |
$36,276 |
$38,564 |
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|
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| |
1992 (est.) |
1993 (est.) |
1994 (est.) |
1995 (est.) |
1996 (est.) |
1997 (est.) |
1998 (est.) |
1999 (est.) |
| Maryland |
$24,139 |
$24,720 |
$25,587 |
$26,393 |
$27,393 |
$28,666 |
$30,317 |
$31,796 |
| U.S. |
$20,854 |
$21,346 |
$22,172 |
$23,076 |
$24,175 |
$25,334 |
$26,883 |
$27,939 |
PERSONAL INCOME (per capita) - BY COUNTY
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|
2002 (est.) |
2003 (est.) |
2004 (est.) |
2005 (est.) |
2006 (est.) |
| Allegany County |
$22,531 |
$23,222 |
$23,993 |
$24,883 |
$26,127 |
| Anne Arundel County |
$39,265 |
$40,364 |
$43,939 |
$46,321 |
$48,580 |
| Baltimore City |
$27,177 |
$27,620 |
$29,257 |
$30,950 |
$32,445 |
| Baltimore County |
$38,736 |
$39,499 |
$41,875 |
$43,022 |
$45,400 |
| Calvert County |
$33,267 |
$33,987 |
$35,414 |
$37,066 |
$39,134 |
| Caroline County |
$22,620 |
$23,990 |
$25,574 |
$25,842 |
$26,111 |
| Carroll County |
$34,566 |
$34,810 |
$35,641 |
$37,069 |
$38,694 |
| Cecil County |
$29,243 |
$30,227 |
$31,398 |
$32,355 |
$34,009 |
| Charles County |
$32,666 |
$33,537 |
$34,782 |
$36,468 |
$37,982 |
| Dorchester County |
$24,767 |
$25,941 |
$27,690 |
$28,166 |
$28,842 |
| Frederick County |
$34,403 |
$35,350 |
$37,423 |
$38,924 |
$41,125 |
| Garrett County |
$23,280 |
$24,512 |
$25,872 |
$27,215 |
$28,310 |
| Harford County |
$33,760 |
$35,020 |
$36,668 |
$38,520 |
$40,609 |
| Howard County |
$45,479 |
$46,539 |
$50,308 |
$53,082 |
$55,730 |
| Kent County |
$32,758 |
$33,378 |
$37,103 |
$38,592 |
$41,970 |
| Montgomery County |
$51,991 |
$53,219 |
$56,670 |
$60,389 |
$63,753 |
| Prince George's County |
$30,867 |
$31,603 |
$33,180 |
$34,483 |
$36,108 |
| Queen Anne's County |
$35,202 |
$36,449 |
$38,870 |
$40,293 |
$41,962 |
| St. Mary's County |
$30,362 |
$31,556 |
$32,684 |
$33,408 |
$35,120 |
| Somerset County |
$19,439 |
$20,520 |
$21,995 |
$22,260 |
$22,656 |
| Talbot County |
$42,681 |
$43,665 |
$48,500 |
$50,045 |
$53,710 |
| Washington County |
$27,155 |
$27,551 |
$29,085 |
$30,950 |
$32,445 |
| Wicomico County |
$25,947 |
$26,291 |
$28,331 |
$29,643 |
$30,435 |
| Worcester County |
$29,286 |
$29,909 |
$32,430 |
$33,904 |
$35,460 |
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1997 (est.) |
1998 (est.) |
1999 (est.) |
2000 (est.) |
2001 (est.) |
| Maryland |
$29,112 |
$30,557 |
$32,517 |
$34,060 |
$35,657 |
| Allegany County |
$19,742 |
$20,429 |
$21,453 |
$21,224 |
$21,841 |
| Anne Arundel County |
$29,559 |
$30,827 |
$32,607 |
$34,987 |
$38,435 |
| Baltimore City |
$23,501 |
$24,750 |
$26,665 |
$26,430 |
$25,924 |
| Baltimore County |
$31,033 |
$32,269 |
$34,236 |
$35,169 |
$37,740 |
| Calvert County |
$26,255 |
$27,063 |
$28,888 |
$30,268 |
$32,502 |
| Caroline County |
$17,387 |
$18,375 |
$19,431 |
$20,432 |
$22,048 |
| Carroll County |
$26,075 |
$27,389 |
$28,888 |
$32,086 |
$33,796 |
| Cecil County |
$22,968 |
$24,646 |
$25,333 |
$26,002 |
$28,456 |
| Charles County |
$25,613 |
$26,725 |
$27,701 |
$29,574 |
$31,695 |
| Dorchester County |
$19,667 |
$20,766 |
$21,916 |
$22,532 |
$24,350 |
| Frederick County |
$27,181 |
$30,021 |
$32,174 |
$32,134 |
$34,309 |
| Garrett County |
$17,791 |
$18,293 |
$19,360 |
$20,403 |
$22,757 |
| Harford County |
$25,372 |
$26,613 |
$27,907 |
$29,690 |
$32,792 |
| Howard County |
$34,859 |
$36,294 |
$38,212 |
$41,474 |
$44,721 |
| Kent County |
$24,888 |
$26,128 |
$28,165 |
$30,336 |
$31,691 |
| Montgomery County |
$40,388 |
$42,393 |
$45,595 |
$49,107 |
$51,004 |
| Prince George's County |
$26,815 |
$27,996 |
$29,547 |
$30,340 |
$29,948 |
| Queen Anne's County |
$26,386 |
$26,878 |
$29,952 |
$32,513 |
$34,728 |
| St. Mary's County |
$25,096 |
$27,354 |
$28,263 |
$31,061 |
$29,152 |
| Somerset County |
$15,063 |
$16,006 |
$17,360 |
$18,077 |
$19,314 |
| Talbot County |
$30,952 |
$32,754 |
$35,359 |
$37,809 |
$41,688 |
| Washington County |
$22,141 |
$23,282 |
$24,162 |
$24,655 |
$26,638 |
| Wicomico County |
$22,033 |
$22,929 |
$24,227 |
$23,988 |
$25,193 |
| Worcester County |
$24,298 |
$25,109 |
$26,471 |
$26,266 |
$28,675 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 1, 2009
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