Poverty Rate in Carroll County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.2%
Rank #61/3,222 · #2 in MD
98th
Carroll 5.2%
MD 9.4% -44.9%
US 12.6% -58.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Carroll County's poverty rate of 5.2% 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 Carroll County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #58 | Wheeler County, NE | 5.2% |
| #59 | Armstrong County, TX | 5.2% |
| #60 | St. Charles County, MO | 5.2% |
| #61 | Carroll County, MD | 5.2% |
| #62 | Hamilton County, NE | 5.2% |
| #63 | Oliver County, ND | 5.2% |
| #64 | Cass County, NE | 5.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Carroll County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 5.2%, ranking #61 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 58.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Maryland, it ranks #2 of 24. This places it in the 98th 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.