# Counties in Maryland by poverty rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/maryland-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/maryland-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Somerset County | 20.3 |
| 2 | Baltimore city | 18 |
| 3 | Allegany County | 16.6 |
| 4 | Wicomico County | 16 |
| 5 | Kent County | 14.6 |
| 6 | Dorchester County | 14.1 |
| 7 | Garrett County | 12.3 |
| 8 | Washington County | 11.6 |
| 9 | Caroline County | 11.1 |
| 10 | Worcester County | 10.6 |
| 11 | Prince George's County | 10.4 |
| 12 | Talbot County | 9.9 |
| 13 | Baltimore County | 9.3 |
| 14 | Cecil County | 9.1 |
| 15 | St. Mary's County | 7.9 |
| 16 | Montgomery County | 7.5 |
| 17 | Harford County | 6.9 |
| 18 | Charles County | 6.8 |
| 19 | Anne Arundel County | 6.6 |
| 20 | Queen Anne's County | 6.1 |
| 21 | Calvert County | 5.8 |
| 21 | Carroll County | 5.8 |
| 23 | Howard County | 5.5 |
| 24 | Frederick County | 5.3 |