Somerset County, Maryland
10 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 24,822
- Median household income
- $64,943
- ±8,347
- Unemployed
- 7.5%
- 724 of 9,705 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.4%
- 6,962 of 8,348 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Somerset | 24,584 (2021) | 11916 Somerset Ave, Princess Anne | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkley Branch Public Drainage Association | Drainage | 27722 Nanticoke Rd, Salisbury | — |
| Pollitts Branch and Upper Dividing Creek Pub Drainage Assoc | Drainage | Po Box F, Fruitland | — |
| Tonys Branch Public Drainage Association | Drainage | 27722 Nanticoke Rd, Salisbury | Website |
| Upper Dividing Creek Watershed District | Drainage | 2722 Nanticoke Rd, Salisbury | — |
| Upper Manokin Public Drainage Association | Drainage | 11916 Somerset Ave, Princess Anne | — |
| Crisfield Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 26, Crisfield | — |
| Somerset Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 30730 Park Dr, Princess Anne | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Somerset County Public Schools
School district8 schools
7982-A Tawes Campus Drive, Westover, MD, 21871
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Wallops Farmers Market () · Chincoteague Island Farmers and Artisans Market (3015 Ridge Road CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND) · Chincoteague Island Farmers' Market (Chincoteague) · and 1 more
Northumberland County, Virginia
Heathsville Farmers Market (Heathsville)
North St. Mary's Farmers' Market ()
Camden Avenue Farmers Market (Salisbury) · Salisbury Shore Fresh Farmers Market (Salisbury)
Ocean Pines Farmers Market (239 Ocean Parkway Ocean Pines) · The Berlin Farmers Market (Berlin)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.