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Queen Anne's County

Maryland · 54,448 residents (2025 est.) · 372 sq mi
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Queen Anne's County is home to 51,825 people in Maryland. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US counties rank higher on income. The median age is 44.7, about 6 years above the US median. The population is up 28% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 5%.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $112,826, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Queen Anne's County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share87.5% → 82.5% (−5.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Black share11.2% → 5.5% (−5.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
  • Median age35.6 → 44.7 (+9.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years

Among the 24 counties in Maryland

  • 9th in household income$112,826
  • 10th in share with a bachelor's degree38.0%
  • 5th in home value$462,700
  • 21st in diversity score38.8
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
51,825
+28%since 2000
from 40,563 in 2000
54,448 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
139 / sq mi
+28%since 2000
from 109 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
44.7
+15%since 2000
from 38.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
372 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
32K38K43K48K54K19902000201020202024Queen Anne's County
202452K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(2,731)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(2,885)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(3,155)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(3,217)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.7%(2,426)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.8%(5,621)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.7%(6,065)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.8%(6,625)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416.2%(8,380)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.2%(6,311)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.8%(3,507)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(902)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$112,826
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $57,037 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$55,382
+110%since 2000
from $26,364 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
67.6%
+15.1 ptssince 2009
from 52.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 6.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.427
+7%since 2010
from 0.399 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade6.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services6%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance3.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$462,700
+59%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $160,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,619
+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $622 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
82.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 83.4% in 2000
17.1% rent
Vacancy rate
9.7%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.58 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.68 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.4%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 29.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.0%
+9.3 ptssince 2009
from 40.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.1
−12%since 2009
from 4.7 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
32
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic88.4%(35,863)
Black8.7%(3,537)
Hispanic / Latino1.1%(444)
Asian0.6%(229)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic82.5%(42,759)
Black5.5%(2,842)
Hispanic / Latino5.7%(2,958)
Asian1%(525)
Other5.3%(2,741)
Diversity Score
39
+38%since 2009
from 28 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
19
+15%since 2020
from 16 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American2.6%(1,359)
Guatemalan1.7%(877)
Mexican0.9%(445)
Salvadoran0.9%(445)
Puerto Rican0.6%(286)
Ecuadorian0.4%(228)
Peruvian0.4%(214)
Spaniard0.2%(86)
Colombian0.2%(79)
Honduran0.1%(37)
Argentine0.1%(33)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(30)
Cuban0%(24)
Bolivian0%(11)
Chilean0%(3)
Asian origin
Filipino0.3%(154)
Chinese0.2%(124)
Asian Indian0.2%(88)
Indonesian0.1%(47)
Korean0.1%(38)
Japanese0.1%(35)
Nepalese0%(21)
Pakistani0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
English18.3%(9,486)
German16.6%(8,599)
Irish14.9%(7,730)
Italian7.1%(3,693)
American5.1%(2,628)
Polish4.2%(2,184)
Scottish2.5%(1,274)
French1.3%(668)
Swedish1.1%(594)
Welsh0.9%(475)
British0.9%(447)
Norwegian0.8%(391)
+ 32 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.7%(363)
Ukrainian0.7%(361)
Dutch0.7%(337)
Russian0.6%(322)
Greek0.5%(251)
Lithuanian0.5%(249)
Hungarian0.5%(234)
Austrian0.4%(220)
Czech0.3%(165)
Swiss0.3%(165)
Ethiopian0.3%(162)
Slovak0.2%(121)
Portuguese0.2%(105)
Danish0.2%(80)
Brazilian0.1%(70)
Canadian0.1%(45)
West Indian0.1%(43)
Latvian0.1%(42)
Jamaican0.1%(37)
Ghanaian0.1%(36)
Arab0.1%(28)
Moroccan0.1%(26)
Croatian0%(19)
Slovene0%(11)
Belgian0%(4)
Finnish0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.0%
+12.6 ptssince 2000
from 25.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.5%
+9.4 ptssince 2000
from 84.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
15.1%
+6.1 ptssince 2000
from 9.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
33.2 min
+22%since 2000
from 27.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.4%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 78.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.6%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.0%
+8.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 6.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.6%
−2.0 ptssince 2011
from 69.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 78.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 13.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.9%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 35.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Female
50.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Foreign born
5.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.9%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2012
from 10.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2013
from 6.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.0%
+5.4 ptssince 2017
from 84.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.3%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 95.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 89.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2016
from 94.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 2.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married27.7%(5,890)
Married59.7%(12,712)
Widowed1.5%(327)
Divorced11.1%(2,354)
Women 15+
Never married23.6%(5,128)
Married56.4%(12,273)
Widowed9.2%(2,013)
Divorced10.8%(2,357)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2013
from 6.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
62.1%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 64.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 16.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 20.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 78.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.5%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 33.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.9%(676)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(742)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.7%(1,253)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(82)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(2)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,237 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Queen Anne's County, decade by decade

Queen Anne's County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199033,953$94,059$284,64819.9%27.6
200040,563$103,902$291,46525.4%26.3
201047,798$116,662$540,47129.6%29.0
202049,874$116,922$440,33436.5%36.4
202451,825$112,826$462,70038.0%38.8

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Queen Anne's County, Maryland?

Queen Anne's County, Maryland has about 51,825 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Queen Anne's County, Maryland?

The typical household in Queen Anne's County, Maryland earns about $112,826 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Queen Anne's County, Maryland expensive?

In Queen Anne's County, Maryland, the median home is worth about $462,700, and the typical rent is about $1,619 a month.

How educated are people in Queen Anne's County, Maryland?

About 38.0% of adults age 25 and over in Queen Anne's County, Maryland hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Queen Anne's County, Maryland?

About 6.4% of people in Queen Anne's County, Maryland live below the federal poverty line.

Has Queen Anne's County, Maryland grown since 1990?

Yes, Queen Anne's County, Maryland has grown since 1990. The population has added about 17,872 residents, a change of about 53 percent over that period.

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