# Counties in Maryland by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/maryland-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Baltimore city | 19.8 |
| 2 | Dorchester County | 17.1 |
| 3 | Allegany County | 16.9 |
| 4 | Somerset County | 16.4 |
| 5 | Wicomico County | 13.9 |
| 6 | Washington County | 12.4 |
| 7 | Caroline County | 12.2 |
| 8 | Garrett County | 11.3 |
| 9 | Cecil County | 10.9 |
| 10 | Prince George's County | 10.8 |
| 11 | Worcester County | 9.9 |
| 12 | Baltimore County | 9.8 |
| 13 | Kent County | 9.7 |
| 14 | Talbot County | 9.3 |
| 15 | St. Mary's County | 8 |
| 16 | Montgomery County | 7.5 |
| 17 | Harford County | 7.1 |
| 18 | Charles County | 6.9 |
| 19 | Queen Anne's County | 6.4 |
| 20 | Frederick County | 6 |
| 21 | Anne Arundel County | 5.6 |
| 22 | Howard County | 5.2 |
| 23 | Carroll County | 5.2 |
| 24 | Calvert County | 3.9 |