Highest poverty rate in Maryland

Maryland counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Maryland by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Somerset County leads at 20.1%.

Among cities & places, Frenchtown-Rumbly leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Somerset County	20.1%
2	Baltimore city	20.1%
3	Allegany County	17.2%
4	Dorchester County	16.3%
5	Wicomico County	14.0%
6	Washington County	12.5%
7	Caroline County	12.4%
8	Garrett County	11.0%
9	Cecil County	10.9%
10	Prince George's County	10.2%
11	Talbot County	10.2%
12	Baltimore County	10.0%
13	Kent County	9.5%
14	Worcester County	8.1%
15	St. Mary's County	7.4%
16	Montgomery County	7.1%
17	Harford County	7.0%
18	Queen Anne's County	7.0%
19	Charles County	6.6%
20	Frederick County	6.3%
21	Anne Arundel County	5.5%
22	Carroll County	5.3%
23	Howard County	5.1%
24	Calvert County	4.0%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Frenchtown-Rumbly	100.0%
2	Rohrersville	93.6%
3	Franklin	87.6%
4	Pecktonville	70.5%
5	Breathedsville	69.1%
6	Gorman	61.5%
7	Cearfoss	55.3%
8	Benedict	51.5%
9	Danville	50.4%
10	Rock Point	46.0%
11	Goldsboro	45.9%
12	Detmold	41.7%
13	Quantico	40.2%
14	Sandy Hook	38.8%
15	Perryman	36.3%
16	Yarrowsburg	35.9%
17	Moscow	35.5%
18	Templeville	34.4%
19	Ten Mile Creek	33.9%
20	Federalsburg	32.7%
21	Vale Summit	31.6%
22	Corriganville	30.6%
23	Deal Island	30.0%
24	Spring Gap	30.0%
25	Bowmans Addition	29.9%
26	Fairlee	29.7%
27	College Park	29.3%
28	Hillsboro	29.2%
29	Butlertown	28.9%
30	Langley Park	28.2%
31	Frostburg	27.8%
32	Bivalve	27.4%
33	McCoole	27.2%
34	Lonaconing	26.8%
35	Leitersburg	25.9%
36	Eden	25.7%
37	Edesville	25.6%
38	Salisbury	24.8%
39	Accident	24.8%
40	Pinesburg	24.4%
41	Midland	24.4%
42	Kitzmiller	24.3%
43	Marlow Heights	24.3%
44	Friendsville	24.3%
45	Cambridge	24.2%
46	Grantsville	23.9%
47	Queenstown	23.7%
48	Williamsport	23.5%
49	Cumberland	23.5%
50	Hancock	22.9%
51	East Riverdale	22.8%
52	Hagerstown	22.7%
53	Baltimore Highlands	22.6%
54	Port Deposit	22.5%
55	Hurlock	22.3%
56	East New Market	22.2%
57	Westernport	22.0%
58	Crellin	21.9%
59	Princess Anne	21.9%
60	Hebron	21.4%
61	Greensboro	21.2%
62	Choptank	21.1%
63	Willards	21.0%
64	San Mar	20.8%
65	Galestown	20.8%
66	Lansdowne	20.3%
67	Crisfield	20.3%
68	Baltimore	20.1%
69	Spencerville	20.1%
70	Dundalk	19.3%
71	Snow Hill	19.3%
72	Elkton	19.0%
73	Aquasco	18.9%
74	Mount Vernon	18.8%
75	Deer Park	18.5%
76	Kingstown	18.5%
77	Greenbelt	18.5%
78	Fairmount Heights	18.4%
79	Landover	18.3%
80	Maryland Park	18.1%
81	Union Bridge	18.1%
82	Crumpton	18.1%
83	Smith Island	17.9%
84	Sudlersville	17.7%
85	Wilson-Conococheague	17.7%
86	Still Pond	17.4%
87	Ellerslie	17.2%
88	Adelphi	17.2%
89	White Oak	17.1%
90	Henderson	16.9%
91	Smithsburg	16.8%
92	Morningside	16.8%
93	Fairmount	16.5%
94	Mapleville	16.4%
95	Middle River	16.2%
96	Queen Anne	16.0%
97	North East	15.9%
98	Seat Pleasant	15.6%
99	Chestertown	15.6%
100	Mount Lena	15.5%

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