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

Somerset County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 24 counties in 2021, at 62.5%. Garrett County had the lowest, at 37.2%. The median was 49% and the figure for Maryland was 50%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest62.5Somerset County
Lowest37.2Garrett County
Median4924 counties
Maryland50History

Map of counties, 2021

Allegany County: 49.2 %Anne Arundel County: 46.8 %Baltimore County: 52 %Calvert County: 48.2 %Caroline County: 54.7 %Carroll County: 45.1 %Cecil County: 50 %Charles County: 47.2 %Dorchester County: 53.4 %Frederick County: 47.2 %Garrett County: 37.2 %Harford County: 44.9 %Howard County: 45.3 %Kent County: 62.1 %Montgomery County: 50.5 %Prince George's County: 51.6 %Queen Anne's County: 53 %St. Mary's County: 40.7 %Somerset County: 62.5 %Talbot County: 47.4 %Washington County: 46.6 %Wicomico County: 48.8 %Worcester County: 55.4 %Baltimore city: 51.8 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Somerset County: 62.5 %Somerset County62.5Kent County: 62.1 %Kent County62.1Worcester County: 55.4 %Worcester County55.4Caroline County: 54.7 %Caroline County54.7Dorchester County: 53.4 %Dorchester County53.4Queen Anne's County: 53 %Queen Anne's County53Baltimore County: 52 %Baltimore County52Baltimore city: 51.8 %Baltimore city51.8Prince George's County: 51.6 %Prince George's County51.6Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Cecil County: 50 %Cecil County50Allegany County: 49.2 %Allegany County49.2Wicomico County: 48.8 %Wicomico County48.8Calvert County: 48.2 %Calvert County48.2Talbot County: 47.4 %Talbot County47.4Charles County: 47.2 %Charles County47.2Frederick County: 47.2 %Frederick County47.2Anne Arundel County: 46.8 %Anne Arundel County46.8Washington County: 46.6 %Washington County46.6Howard County: 45.3 %Howard County45.3Carroll County: 45.1 %Carroll County45.1Harford County: 44.9 %Harford County44.9St. Mary's County: 40.7 %St. Mary's County40.7Garrett County: 37.2 %Garrett County37.2Somerset County: 62.5 %Somerset County62.5Kent County: 62.1 %Kent County62.1Worcester County: 55.4 %Worcester County55.4Caroline County: 54.7 %Caroline County54.7Dorchester County: 53.4 %Dorchester County53.4Queen Anne's County: 53 %Queen Anne's County53Baltimore County: 52 %Baltimore County52Baltimore city: 51.8 %Baltimore city51.8Prince George's County: 51.6 %Prince George's County51.6Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Cecil County: 50 %Cecil County50Allegany County: 49.2 %Allegany County49.2Wicomico County: 48.8 %Wicomico County48.8Calvert County: 48.2 %Calvert County48.2Talbot County: 47.4 %Talbot County47.4Charles County: 47.2 %Charles County47.2Frederick County: 47.2 %Frederick County47.2Anne Arundel County: 46.8 %Anne Arundel County46.8Washington County: 46.6 %Washington County46.6Howard County: 45.3 %Howard County45.3Carroll County: 45.1 %Carroll County45.1Harford County: 44.9 %Harford County44.9St. Mary's County: 40.7 %St. Mary's County40.7Garrett County: 37.2 %Garrett County37.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Somerset County62.5
2Kent County62.1
3Worcester County55.4
4Caroline County54.7
5Dorchester County53.4
6Queen Anne's County53
7Baltimore County52
8Baltimore city51.8
9Prince George's County51.6
10Montgomery County50.5
11Cecil County50
12Allegany County49.2
13Wicomico County48.8
14Calvert County48.2
15Talbot County47.4
16Charles County47.2
17Frederick County47.2
18Anne Arundel County46.8
19Washington County46.6
20Howard County45.3
21Carroll County45.1
22Harford County44.9
23St. Mary's County40.7
24Garrett County37.2

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat

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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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maryland-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maryland-counties?period=2021.

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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maryland-counties?period=2021 (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)?

Somerset County, with 62.5% in 2021, 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 37.2% in 2021.

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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