Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Maryland by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 69,762,719.
- Rank within US : N/A
Maryland
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.0 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 882,901.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 52
Baltimore City
- Value (Percent) : The value is 30.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 179,929.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2372 of 3146
Prince Georges County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 128,676.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 267 of 3146
Montgomery County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 125,376.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 118 of 3146
Baltimore County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 117,340.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 270 of 3146
Anne Arundel County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 55,463.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 55 of 3146
Harford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 30,374.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 121 of 3146
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.9 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 28,137.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 897 of 3146
Howard County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 27,431.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 29 of 3146
Frederick County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 26,766.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 75 of 3146
Wicomico County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.1 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 24,746.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1674 of 3146
Cecil County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.2 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 17,373.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 519 of 3146
Allegany County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.8 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 16,948.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1910 of 3146
Charles County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 16,833.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 70 of 3146
Carroll County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 14,764.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 36 of 3146
St. Marys County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.9 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 14,038.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 162 of 3146
Worcester County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.4 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 8,368.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 438 of 3146
Caroline County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.1 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 8,187.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1678 of 3146
Dorchester County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.2 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 7,969.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1682 of 3146
Calvert County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 7,666.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 25 of 3146
Somerset County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 35.3 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 6,911.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2770 of 3146
Garrett County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.8 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,923.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1034 of 3146
Talbot County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,527.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 307 of 3146
Queen Annes County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 4,672.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 46 of 3146
Kent County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.5 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,484.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 844 of 3146
Notes:
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Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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