Poverty Rate in Baltimore County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.8%
Rank #743/3,222 · #13 in MD
77th
Baltimore 9.8%
MD 9.4% +3.5%
US 12.6% -22.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Baltimore County's poverty rate of 9.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Baltimore County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #740 | Louisa County, IA | 9.8% |
| #741 | Manatee County, FL | 9.8% |
| #742 | Pierce County, WI | 9.8% |
| #743 | Baltimore County, MD | 9.8% |
| #744 | Rockingham County, VA | 9.8% |
| #745 | St. Louis County, MO | 9.8% |
| #746 | Greene County, GA | 9.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Baltimore County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 9.8%, ranking #743 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Maryland, it ranks #13 of 24. This places it in the 77th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.