# Counties in Maryland by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 24 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/maryland-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Somerset County | 27 |
| 2 | Baltimore city | 24.1 |
| 3 | Dorchester County | 23.6 |
| 4 | Allegany County | 21.7 |
| 5 | Wicomico County | 21 |
| 6 | Kent County | 19.1 |
| 7 | Caroline County | 16 |
| 8 | Worcester County | 15.3 |
| 9 | Garrett County | 15 |
| 9 | Washington County | 15 |
| 11 | Talbot County | 13.6 |
| 12 | Prince George's County | 13.1 |
| 13 | Cecil County | 11.8 |
| 14 | Baltimore County | 10.2 |
| 14 | St. Mary's County | 10.2 |
| 16 | Montgomery County | 9.2 |
| 17 | Harford County | 8.3 |
| 18 | Charles County | 8.1 |
| 19 | Anne Arundel County | 7.9 |
| 20 | Queen Anne's County | 6.8 |
| 21 | Calvert County | 6.1 |
| 22 | Howard County | 5.9 |
| 23 | Carroll County | 5.4 |
| 24 | Frederick County | 5 |