Poverty Rate in Caroline County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.2%
Rank #1,314/3,222 · #18 in MD
59th
Caroline 12.2%
MD 9.4% +28.7%
US 12.6% -3.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Caroline County's poverty rate of 12.2% 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 Caroline County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,311 | Franklin County, ME | 12.2% |
| #1,312 | Hutchinson County, SD | 12.2% |
| #1,313 | Lauderdale County, AL | 12.2% |
| #1,314 | Caroline County, MD | 12.2% |
| #1,315 | Roseau County, MN | 12.2% |
| #1,316 | Kimball County, NE | 12.2% |
| #1,317 | Carbon County, WY | 12.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Caroline County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 12.2%, ranking #1,314 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Maryland, it ranks #18 of 24. This places it in the 59th 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.