Data / Rankings / Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) / Counties in Maryland

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

Somerset County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 24 counties in 2014, at 32.6%. Howard County had the lowest, at 7.1%. The median was 14.7% and the figure for Maryland was 13.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest32.6Somerset County
Lowest7.1Howard County
Median14.724 counties
Maryland13.8History

Map of counties, 2014

Allegany County: 22.9 %Anne Arundel County: 9.2 %Baltimore County: 13 %Calvert County: 7.7 %Caroline County: 23.7 %Carroll County: 7.4 %Cecil County: 14.8 %Charles County: 10.3 %Dorchester County: 29.4 %Frederick County: 8.3 %Garrett County: 19.7 %Harford County: 9.8 %Howard County: 7.1 %Kent County: 21 %Montgomery County: 8.9 %Prince George's County: 14.6 %Queen Anne's County: 10.9 %St. Mary's County: 12.4 %Somerset County: 32.6 %Talbot County: 17.9 %Washington County: 19.9 %Wicomico County: 23.5 %Worcester County: 20.5 %Baltimore city: 32.2 %
  • Under 9.1
  • 9.1 to 13
  • 13 to 19
  • 19 to 23
  • 23 and over
%, 2014. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Somerset County: 32.6 %Somerset County32.6Baltimore city: 32.2 %Baltimore city32.2Dorchester County: 29.4 %Dorchester County29.4Caroline County: 23.7 %Caroline County23.7Wicomico County: 23.5 %Wicomico County23.5Allegany County: 22.9 %Allegany County22.9Kent County: 21 %Kent County21Worcester County: 20.5 %Worcester County20.5Washington County: 19.9 %Washington County19.9Garrett County: 19.7 %Garrett County19.7Talbot County: 17.9 %Talbot County17.9Cecil County: 14.8 %Cecil County14.8Prince George's County: 14.6 %Prince George's County14.6Baltimore County: 13 %Baltimore County13St. Mary's County: 12.4 %St. Mary's County12.4Queen Anne's County: 10.9 %Queen Anne's County10.9Charles County: 10.3 %Charles County10.3Harford County: 9.8 %Harford County9.8Anne Arundel County: 9.2 %Anne Arundel County9.2Montgomery County: 8.9 %Montgomery County8.9Frederick County: 8.3 %Frederick County8.3Calvert County: 7.7 %Calvert County7.7Carroll County: 7.4 %Carroll County7.4Howard County: 7.1 %Howard County7.1Somerset County: 32.6 %Somerset County32.6Baltimore city: 32.2 %Baltimore city32.2Dorchester County: 29.4 %Dorchester County29.4Caroline County: 23.7 %Caroline County23.7Wicomico County: 23.5 %Wicomico County23.5Allegany County: 22.9 %Allegany County22.9Kent County: 21 %Kent County21Worcester County: 20.5 %Worcester County20.5Washington County: 19.9 %Washington County19.9Garrett County: 19.7 %Garrett County19.7Talbot County: 17.9 %Talbot County17.9Cecil County: 14.8 %Cecil County14.8Prince George's County: 14.6 %Prince George's County14.6Baltimore County: 13 %Baltimore County13St. Mary's County: 12.4 %St. Mary's County12.4Queen Anne's County: 10.9 %Queen Anne's County10.9Charles County: 10.3 %Charles County10.3Harford County: 9.8 %Harford County9.8Anne Arundel County: 9.2 %Anne Arundel County9.2Montgomery County: 8.9 %Montgomery County8.9Frederick County: 8.3 %Frederick County8.3Calvert County: 7.7 %Calvert County7.7Carroll County: 7.4 %Carroll County7.4Howard County: 7.1 %Howard County7.1
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Somerset County32.6-5.5 pts
2Baltimore city32.2-0.4 pts
3Dorchester County29.4+0.6 pts
4Caroline County23.7-0.5 pts
5Wicomico County23.5+0.3 pts
6Allegany County22.9-1.8 pts
7Kent County21-0.9 pts
8Worcester County20.5-1.5 pts
9Washington County19.9+2.7 pts
10Garrett County19.7-4.2 pts
11Talbot County17.9+1.2 pts
12Cecil County14.8+0.1 pts
13Prince George's County14.6+0.5 pts
14Baltimore County13+0.1 pts
15St. Mary's County12.4+0.7 pts
16Queen Anne's County10.9+0.1 pts
17Charles County10.3-0.5 pts
18Harford County9.8+0.2 pts
19Anne Arundel County9.2-0.1 pts
20Montgomery County8.9-0.8 pts
21Frederick County8.3-0.3 pts
22Calvert County7.7-0.9 pts
23Carroll County7.4-0.4 pts
24Howard County7.1+0.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Maryland by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt

MLA 9

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Maryland by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/maryland-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Maryland by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/maryland-counties?period=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Maryland by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/maryland-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_maryland_by_2014,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Counties in Maryland by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/maryland-counties?period=2014. Publisher attribution: 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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Counties in Maryland by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/27
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/maryland-counties?period=2014
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/maryland-counties?period=2014.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Maryland by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"child_poverty_rate","level":"province","within":"Maryland","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=child_poverty_rate&level=province&within=Maryland&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Somerset County, with 32.6% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Howard County, with 7.1% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure): other rankings

Counties in Maryland: more rankings