Poverty Rate in Frederick County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.0%
Rank #111/3,222 · #5 in MD
97th
Frederick 6.0%
MD 9.4% -36.5%
US 12.6% -52.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Frederick County's poverty rate of 6.0% 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 Frederick County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #108 | Warren County, OH | 6.0% |
| #109 | Chester County, PA | 6.0% |
| #110 | Grundy County, IL | 6.0% |
| #111 | Frederick County, MD | 6.0% |
| #112 | Crook County, WY | 6.0% |
| #113 | Loving County, TX | 6.1% |
| #114 | Marshall County, SD | 6.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Frederick County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 6.0%, ranking #111 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 52.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Maryland, it ranks #5 of 24. This places it in the 97th 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.