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Counties in Maryland by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Kent County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 24 counties in 2024, at 59.6%. Garrett County had the lowest, at 35%. The median was 49.3% and the figure for Maryland was 51.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.6Kent County
Lowest35Garrett County
Median49.324 counties
Maryland51.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Allegany County: 43.6 %Anne Arundel County: 47.2 %Baltimore County: 54.2 %Calvert County: 47.7 %Caroline County: 55.8 %Carroll County: 49.1 %Cecil County: 49.6 %Charles County: 46.4 %Dorchester County: 56 %Frederick County: 48.5 %Garrett County: 35 %Harford County: 48.9 %Howard County: 47.7 %Kent County: 59.6 %Montgomery County: 51.6 %Prince George's County: 53 %Queen Anne's County: 54.4 %St. Mary's County: 45.7 %Somerset County: 48.5 %Talbot County: 51.5 %Washington County: 46.9 %Wicomico County: 50 %Worcester County: 55.3 %Baltimore city: 53.7 %
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  • 54 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Kent County: 59.6 %Kent County59.6Dorchester County: 56 %Dorchester County56Caroline County: 55.8 %Caroline County55.8Worcester County: 55.3 %Worcester County55.3Queen Anne's County: 54.4 %Queen Anne's County54.4Baltimore County: 54.2 %Baltimore County54.2Baltimore city: 53.7 %Baltimore city53.7Prince George's County: 53 %Prince George's County53Montgomery County: 51.6 %Montgomery County51.6Talbot County: 51.5 %Talbot County51.5Wicomico County: 50 %Wicomico County50Cecil County: 49.6 %Cecil County49.6Carroll County: 49.1 %Carroll County49.1Harford County: 48.9 %Harford County48.9Somerset County: 48.5 %Somerset County48.5Frederick County: 48.5 %Frederick County48.5Calvert County: 47.7 %Calvert County47.7Howard County: 47.7 %Howard County47.7Anne Arundel County: 47.2 %Anne Arundel County47.2Washington County: 46.9 %Washington County46.9Charles County: 46.4 %Charles County46.4St. Mary's County: 45.7 %St. Mary's County45.7Allegany County: 43.6 %Allegany County43.6Garrett County: 35 %Garrett County35Kent County: 59.6 %Kent County59.6Dorchester County: 56 %Dorchester County56Caroline County: 55.8 %Caroline County55.8Worcester County: 55.3 %Worcester County55.3Queen Anne's County: 54.4 %Queen Anne's County54.4Baltimore County: 54.2 %Baltimore County54.2Baltimore city: 53.7 %Baltimore city53.7Prince George's County: 53 %Prince George's County53Montgomery County: 51.6 %Montgomery County51.6Talbot County: 51.5 %Talbot County51.5Wicomico County: 50 %Wicomico County50Cecil County: 49.6 %Cecil County49.6Carroll County: 49.1 %Carroll County49.1Harford County: 48.9 %Harford County48.9Somerset County: 48.5 %Somerset County48.5Frederick County: 48.5 %Frederick County48.5Calvert County: 47.7 %Calvert County47.7Howard County: 47.7 %Howard County47.7Anne Arundel County: 47.2 %Anne Arundel County47.2Washington County: 46.9 %Washington County46.9Charles County: 46.4 %Charles County46.4St. Mary's County: 45.7 %St. Mary's County45.7Allegany County: 43.6 %Allegany County43.6Garrett County: 35 %Garrett County35
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Kent County59.6-0.7 pts
2Dorchester County56+5.6 pts
3Caroline County55.8-1.3 pts
4Worcester County55.3+2 pts
5Queen Anne's County54.4+3.3 pts
6Baltimore County54.2+2.2 pts
7Baltimore city53.70 pts
8Prince George's County53+0.3 pts
9Montgomery County51.6-0 pts
10Talbot County51.5+1.2 pts
11Wicomico County50-0.5 pts
12Cecil County49.6-1.3 pts
13Carroll County49.1+1 pts
14Harford County48.9+0.9 pts
15Somerset County48.5-8.7 pts
16Frederick County48.5+0.6 pts
17Calvert County47.7-2.4 pts
18Howard County47.7-0.1 pts
19Anne Arundel County47.2-0.5 pts
20Washington County46.9-0.6 pts
21Charles County46.4+2.8 pts
22St. Mary's County45.7+1.2 pts
23Allegany County43.6-6 pts
24Garrett County35+4.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Maryland by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Maryland by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maryland-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Maryland by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maryland-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Maryland by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maryland-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Kent County, with 59.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Garrett County, with 35% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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