Ranking of Maryland Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Maryland with household income of less than $40k was 20.87%. Among all Maryland cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Cambridge city had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (49.97%), followed by Hagerstown city (47.13%), and Cumberland city (45.09%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Westphalia CDP (4.59%), Burtonsville CDP (4.77%), and Urbana CDP (4.98%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Maryland cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Maryland cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Maryland Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Cambridge city
Hagerstown city
Cumberland city
Salisbury city
Baltimore city
College Park city
Essex CDP
Dundalk CDP
Aberdeen city
Elkton town
Ranking of Maryland Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Cambridge city 49.97
2 Hagerstown city 47.13
3 Cumberland city 45.09
4 Salisbury city 43.00
5 Baltimore city 38.57
6 College Park city 33.22
7 Essex CDP 32.50
8 Dundalk CDP 32.36
9 Aberdeen city 31.72
9 Elkton town 31.72
10 Walker Mill CDP 30.30
11 Overlea CDP 30.18
12 Westminster city 30.04
13 Landover CDP 29.35
14 Halfway CDP 29.27
15 Chillum CDP 29.00
16 Middle River CDP 28.80
17 White Oak CDP 28.28
18 Easton town 27.73
19 Langley Park CDP 27.66
20 Forestville CDP 27.55
21 Edgewood CDP 27.36
22 Bel Air town 26.58
23 Milford Mill CDP 26.56
24 Lochearn CDP 26.51
25 Takoma Park city 26.48
26 Reisterstown CDP 25.40
27 Hillcrest Heights CDP 25.37
28 Carney CDP 25.31
29 Greenbelt city 24.85
30 Ferndale CDP 24.57
31 Arbutus CDP 24.54
32 Glassmanor CDP 24.44
33 Suitland CDP 24.33
34 Brooklyn Park CDP 24.26
35 Cockeysville CDP 23.61
36 Parkville CDP 23.38
37 South Laurel CDP 23.19
38 Montgomery Village CDP 23.06
39 Lexington Park CDP 22.96
40 East Riverdale CDP 22.87
41 Towson CDP 22.83
42 Havre de Grace city 22.82
43 Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County) 22.76
44 Adelphi CDP 22.67
45 Randallstown CDP 22.32
46 Rosedale CDP 22.11
47 Fairland CDP 21.98
48 Hyattsville city 21.86
49 Glen Burnie CDP 21.68
50 Pikesville CDP 21.56
51 Gaithersburg city 21.36
52 Beltsville CDP 20.22
53 Ocean Pines CDP 20.20
54 Silver Spring CDP 20.03
55 Annapolis city 19.79
56 Frederick city 19.65
57 Laurel city 19.46
58 Owings Mills CDP 19.30
59 New Carrollton city 18.84
60 Summerfield CDP 18.35
61 Rossville CDP 18.22
62 Wheaton CDP 17.99
63 Ballenger Creek CDP 17.58
64 Catonsville CDP 17.54
65 Oxon Hill CDP 17.22
66 Aspen Hill CDP 17.07
67 Kettering CDP 16.33
68 Largo CDP 16.13
69 Seabrook CDP 15.96
70 Maryland City CDP 15.73
70 Perry Hall CDP 15.73
71 California CDP 15.70
72 Flower Hill CDP 15.55
73 Colesville CDP 15.45
74 Riviera Beach CDP 15.11
75 Germantown CDP 15.03
76 Lanham CDP 14.94
77 Honeygo CDP 14.83
78 Glenmont CDP 14.80
79 Columbia CDP 14.74
80 North Bethesda CDP 14.66
81 Elkridge CDP 14.65
82 Kemp Mill CDP 14.39
83 Calverton CDP 14.22
84 Odenton CDP 14.15
85 Rockville city 14.09
86 Waldorf CDP 14.01
87 Joppatowne CDP 13.98
88 Bel Air South CDP 13.84
89 Pasadena CDP 13.83
90 Jessup CDP 13.79
91 Bensville CDP 13.49
92 Fort Meade CDP 13.46
93 Linthicum CDP 12.71
94 Ellicott City CDP 12.70
95 Parole CDP 12.36
96 Damascus CDP 12.07
97 Marlton CDP 11.95
98 Lake Arbor CDP 11.69
98 La Plata town 11.69
99 Redland CDP 11.65
100 Lake Shore CDP 11.58
101 Clinton CDP 11.42
102 Bel Air North CDP 11.30
103 Camp Springs CDP 11.20
103 Mays Chapel CDP 11.20
104 Timonium CDP 11.04
105 Glenn Dale CDP 10.98
106 Severna Park CDP 10.83
107 Eldersburg CDP 10.74
107 Severn CDP 10.74
108 North Laurel CDP 10.54
109 Ilchester CDP 10.52
110 Bethesda CDP 10.43
111 Friendly CDP 10.23
112 Bowie city 10.06
113 Fort Washington CDP 9.55
114 North Potomac CDP 9.25
115 Linganore CDP 9.09
116 Rosaryville CDP 8.96
117 Cloverly CDP 8.89
118 Olney CDP 8.88
119 Potomac CDP 8.64
120 Clarksburg CDP 8.43
121 Crofton CDP 8.12
122 Travilah CDP 7.85
123 Arnold CDP 7.11
124 Annapolis Neck CDP 6.66
125 Scaggsville CDP 6.43
126 Accokeek CDP 6.37
127 Brock Hall CDP 5.51
128 Green Valley CDP 5.22
129 Mitchellville CDP 5.12
130 Urbana CDP 4.98
131 Burtonsville CDP 4.77
132 Westphalia CDP 4.59