Worcester County, Maryland
24 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 2 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 53,700
- Median household income
- $81,745
- ±4,130
- Unemployed
- 6.7%
- 1,792 of 26,713 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 91.2%
- 22,005 of 24,136 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 Worcester | 53,132 (2021) | 1 W Market St, Snow Hill | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Pocomoke City | 4,354 (2021) | Po Box 29, Pocomoke City | Website |
| Town of Berlin | 5,064 (2021) | 10 Williams St, Berlin | Website |
| Town of Ocean City | 6,900 (2021) | Po Box 158, Ocean City | Website |
| Town of Snow Hill | 2,159 (2021) | Po Box 348, Snow Hill | Website |
Special districts 19
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Branch Tax Ditch | Drainage | 1 W Market St, Snow Hill | Website |
| Black Dam Tax Ditch | Drainage | 1 W Market St, Snow Hill | Website |
| Coons Foot Branch Public Drainage Association | Drainage | 1 W Market St, Snow Hill | Website |
| Dividing Creek Pusey Branch Tax Ditch | Drainage | 1 W Market St, Snow Hill | Website |
| Double Bridges Drainage Association | Drainage | 1 W Market St, Snow Hill | — |
| Franklin Branch Public Drainage Association | Drainage | 1 W Market St, Snow Hill | Website |
| Georgetown Tax Ditch | Drainage | 1 W Market St, Snow Hill | Website |
| Kitts Branch Public Drainage Association | Drainage | 27722 Nanticoke Rd, Salisbury | — |
| Lewis Road Public Drainage Association | Drainage | 27722 Nanticoke Rd, Salisbury | — |
| Lower Taylorville Public Watershed Association | Drainage | 1 W Market St, Snow Hill | Website |
| Middle Branch Public Drainage Association | Drainage | 1 W Market St, Snow Hill | Website |
| Nassawango Ditch | Drainage | 1 W Market St, Snow Hill | Website |
| Ninepin Branch Public Drainage Association | Drainage | 1 W Market St, Snow Hill | Website |
| Pine Ridge Drainage Association | Drainage | 1 W Market St, Snow Hill | Website |
| Sinepuxent Public Drainage Association | Drainage | 1 W Market St, Snow Hill | Website |
| Timmonstown Tax Ditch | Drainage | 1 W Market St, Snow Hill | Website |
| Upper Taylorville Public Watershed Association | Drainage | 10580 Worcester Hwy, Berlin | — |
| Goodwill Tax Ditch | Soil and water conservation | 27722 Nanticoke Rd, Salisbury | — |
| Worcester Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 304 Commerce St, Snow Hill | — |
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
Worcester County Public Schools
School district14 schools
6270 Worcester Highway, Newark, MD, 21841
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
Ocean Pines Farmers Market
239 Ocean Parkway Ocean Pines, MD, 21811
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-21. USDA listing
The Berlin Farmers Market
Pitts Street and Commerce Street, Berlin, MD, 21811
WIC
Submitted by the market; USDA record last changed 2021-01-06. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.