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Queen Anne's County, MD: population growth, jobs and income

Queen Anne's County gained 767 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+1.4%).

Queen Anne's County had an estimated 54,448 residents in 2025, up 8.8% (4,409 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Maryland as a whole (+1.4%), and the 2nd fastest growth of 24 counties in Maryland.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,619/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes9.7%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months2372025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 620 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 12,926 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +1.7% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.1% in 2025, 0.1 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 285 new homes in 2025, or 5.2 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $112,826 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +17.0% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 265th.

Part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area.

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Queen Anne's County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202554,448+767
202453,681+1,057
202352,624+839
202251,785+864
202150,921+882
202050,039–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Queen Anne's County

Queen Anne's County grew by 4,409 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+3,552).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+44+116
International migrationfrom and to other countries+103+710
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+620+3,552
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0+31
Total change+767+4,409

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn MarylandAmong U.S. counties
Population growth2nd of 24265th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2nd of 24427th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth11th of 241,636th of 3,092
Median household income9th of 2477th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate2nd of 24485th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents2nd of 24571st of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Queen Anne's County grew faster than all 5 of its neighbouring counties (+8.8%, 2020–25).

Only Anne Arundel County had a higher median household income (2020–24) among its 5 neighbouring counties; Queen Anne's County's was $112,826.

Queen Anne's County, MD and its 5 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Queen Anne's County, MD This county54,448+8.8%11.45.2$112,826
Kent County, MD19,565+2.3%7.72.7$80,147
Caroline County, MD34,116+2.5%0.12.2$68,457
Talbot County, MD38,238+2.0%1.25.2$84,811
Kent County, DE194,786+6.8%7.26.5$74,477
Anne Arundel County, MD603,380+1.7%−0.33.1$124,911

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Queen Anne's County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 8.8% between 2020 and 2025, about 4,409 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Maryland as a whole changed +1.4% over the same years. That ranks 2nd of 24 counties in Maryland for population growth.

How many people moved to Queen Anne's County?

On net, about 620 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Queen Anne's County?

It averaged 3.1% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Queen Anne's County?

About 54,448 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Queen Anne's County?

Private employers there had 12,926 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +1.7% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.