Poverty Rate in Dorchester County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.1%
Rank #2,321/3,222 · #23 in MD
28th
Dorchester 17.1%
MD 9.4% +81.3%
US 12.6% +36.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Dorchester County's poverty rate of 17.1% 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 Dorchester County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,318 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 17.1% |
| #2,319 | Navarro County, TX | 17.1% |
| #2,320 | Christian County, KY | 17.1% |
| #2,321 | Dorchester County, MD | 17.1% |
| #2,322 | Harrison County, KY | 17.1% |
| #2,323 | Lubbock County, TX | 17.1% |
| #2,324 | Macon County, TN | 17.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Dorchester County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 17.1%, ranking #2,321 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Maryland, it ranks #23 of 24. This places it in the 28th 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.