Anne Arundel County
Fast Facts:
- Anne Arundel was home to 602,350 people and had 238,402 housing units in 2024. Since 2010, Anne Arundel has added an average of 4,500 people and 1,800 housing units per year.
- Twenty-five percent of households were renters and 47 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- Anne Arundel built 1,263 units in 2025; an estimated 1,488 units are needed annually to meet future housing demand. Cumulatively, Anne Arundel has produced at least 4,338 units since 2022, short of its 4-year target of 5,952.
Policy Status
Solving the region's affordable housing crisis requires a portfolio of policies to preserve existing affordable housing, produce more housing, and protect people from discrimination and displacement.
Right of First Refusal
- Not adopted: Anne Arundel County
Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Adopted: Anne Arundel County
Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- Not adopted: Anne Arundel County
Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Adopted: Anne Arundel County
Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Adopted: Anne Arundel County
Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
- Adopted: Anne Arundel County
Housing Outcomes
Local jurisdictions submitted data to enable the region to track housing production, preservation, and rental affordability.
Structural Racism
Discriminatory actions and racist public policies have produced inequitable outcomes for Black, Indigenous, and people of color in the Washington region, including lower incomes and wealth, lower homeownership rates, and higher rates of housing cost burden.
Housing Context
Understanding how household incomes relate to the supply of affordable rental and homeownership units will inform jurisdictions' efforts to meet the current and future housing needs of residents.
Elected Officials
Equity Officer
Housing Official
Diane Haislip
Chief Executive Officer, Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County