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Poverty Rate in Maryland, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Maryland, ranked. The highest is Baltimore city at 19.7% and the lowest is Calvert County at 3.9%.

Maryland: 9.4% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Maryland: 9.7%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Baltimore city19.7%
2Dorchester County17.1%
3Allegany County16.9%
4Somerset County16.4%
5Wicomico County13.9%
6Washington County12.4%
7Caroline County12.2%
8Garrett County11.2%
9Cecil County10.8%
10Prince George's County10.8%
11Worcester County9.9%
12Baltimore County9.8%
13Kent County9.7%
14Talbot County9.3%
15St. Mary's County8.0%
16Montgomery County7.5%
17Harford County7.1%
18Charles County6.9%
19Queen Anne's County6.4%
20Frederick County6.0%
21Anne Arundel County5.6%
22Carroll County5.2%
23Howard County5.2%
24Calvert County3.9%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Maryland ranks 49th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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