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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 2022, at 59.9%. Garrett County had the lowest, at 34.7%. The median was 50.4% and the figure for Maryland was 50.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.9Somerset County
Lowest34.7Garrett County
Median50.424 counties
Maryland50.4History

Map of counties, 2022

Allegany County: 50.7 %Anne Arundel County: 47.5 %Baltimore County: 52.3 %Calvert County: 48.3 %Caroline County: 55 %Carroll County: 46 %Cecil County: 51.6 %Charles County: 45.5 %Dorchester County: 53.1 %Frederick County: 47.2 %Garrett County: 34.7 %Harford County: 47.1 %Howard County: 45.4 %Kent County: 57.8 %Montgomery County: 50.4 %Prince George's County: 52.4 %Queen Anne's County: 51.7 %St. Mary's County: 41.4 %Somerset County: 59.9 %Talbot County: 47.9 %Washington County: 45.8 %Wicomico County: 50.5 %Worcester County: 54.7 %Baltimore city: 52.1 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Somerset County: 59.9 %Somerset County59.9Kent County: 57.8 %Kent County57.8Caroline County: 55 %Caroline County55Worcester County: 54.7 %Worcester County54.7Dorchester County: 53.1 %Dorchester County53.1Prince George's County: 52.4 %Prince George's County52.4Baltimore County: 52.3 %Baltimore County52.3Baltimore city: 52.1 %Baltimore city52.1Queen Anne's County: 51.7 %Queen Anne's County51.7Cecil County: 51.6 %Cecil County51.6Allegany County: 50.7 %Allegany County50.7Wicomico County: 50.5 %Wicomico County50.5Montgomery County: 50.4 %Montgomery County50.4Calvert County: 48.3 %Calvert County48.3Talbot County: 47.9 %Talbot County47.9Anne Arundel County: 47.5 %Anne Arundel County47.5Frederick County: 47.2 %Frederick County47.2Harford County: 47.1 %Harford County47.1Carroll County: 46 %Carroll County46Washington County: 45.8 %Washington County45.8Charles County: 45.5 %Charles County45.5Howard County: 45.4 %Howard County45.4St. Mary's County: 41.4 %St. Mary's County41.4Garrett County: 34.7 %Garrett County34.7Somerset County: 59.9 %Somerset County59.9Kent County: 57.8 %Kent County57.8Caroline County: 55 %Caroline County55Worcester County: 54.7 %Worcester County54.7Dorchester County: 53.1 %Dorchester County53.1Prince George's County: 52.4 %Prince George's County52.4Baltimore County: 52.3 %Baltimore County52.3Baltimore city: 52.1 %Baltimore city52.1Queen Anne's County: 51.7 %Queen Anne's County51.7Cecil County: 51.6 %Cecil County51.6Allegany County: 50.7 %Allegany County50.7Wicomico County: 50.5 %Wicomico County50.5Montgomery County: 50.4 %Montgomery County50.4Calvert County: 48.3 %Calvert County48.3Talbot County: 47.9 %Talbot County47.9Anne Arundel County: 47.5 %Anne Arundel County47.5Frederick County: 47.2 %Frederick County47.2Harford County: 47.1 %Harford County47.1Carroll County: 46 %Carroll County46Washington County: 45.8 %Washington County45.8Charles County: 45.5 %Charles County45.5Howard County: 45.4 %Howard County45.4St. Mary's County: 41.4 %St. Mary's County41.4Garrett County: 34.7 %Garrett County34.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Somerset County59.9-2.6 pts
2Kent County57.8-4.3 pts
3Caroline County55+0.3 pts
4Worcester County54.7-0.7 pts
5Dorchester County53.1-0.3 pts
6Prince George's County52.4+0.7 pts
7Baltimore County52.3+0.4 pts
8Baltimore city52.1+0.3 pts
9Queen Anne's County51.7-1.4 pts
10Cecil County51.6+1.6 pts
11Allegany County50.7+1.5 pts
12Wicomico County50.5+1.6 pts
13Montgomery County50.4-0.1 pts
14Calvert County48.3+0.1 pts
15Talbot County47.9+0.5 pts
16Anne Arundel County47.5+0.6 pts
17Frederick County47.2+0.1 pts
18Harford County47.1+2.1 pts
19Carroll County46+0.9 pts
20Washington County45.8-0.8 pts
21Charles County45.5-1.7 pts
22Howard County45.4+0.1 pts
23St. Mary's County41.4+0.6 pts
24Garrett County34.7-2.4 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maryland-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maryland-counties?period=2022.

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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maryland-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Somerset County, with 59.9% in 2022, 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 34.7% in 2022.

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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