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Wicomico County, Maryland

A county in Maryland, ranked 14 of 24 by population.

CountyFIPS 24045

Within Maryland
Wicomico County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Salisbury, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
106,899
+3,322 (+3.2%) since 2020
Land area
374.4
square miles. A further 6.4% of the total area is water
Population density
286
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Salisbury
Seat of county government.
Established
1867
158 years ago
Largest city
Salisbury city
Population 33,845.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Wicomico County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Wicomico County, Maryland from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 800 by 581 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Wicomico County ranks

Position among the 24 counties of Maryland, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn MarylandNationally
Population106,89914th of 24589th of 3,144
Land area374.4 sq mi14th of 242,621st of 3,144
Population density286 per sq mi15th of 24455th of 3,144
Median household income$76,21018th of 24767th of 3,143

Full data for Wicomico County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population106,899Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 2020103,577Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?103,596Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area374.4 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area25.8 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area400.2 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?286 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$76,210American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$254,700American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age36.2American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households40,470American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units44,127American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
+230
1,363 births, 1,133 deaths
Net migration
+22
More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 4 areas bordering Wicomico County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Dorchester CountyMaryland34 mi33,628
Worcester CountyMaryland28 mi54,459
Sussex CountyDelaware26 mi277,140
Somerset CountyMaryland26 mi24,973

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 24 counties of Maryland

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.