Poverty Rate in Harford County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.1%
Rank #233/3,222 · #8 in MD
93th
Harford 7.1%
MD 9.4% -24.5%
US 12.6% -43.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Harford County's poverty rate of 7.1% 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 Harford County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #230 | Santa Clara County, CA | 7.1% |
| #231 | Greeley County, KS | 7.1% |
| #232 | Putnam County, NY | 7.1% |
| #233 | Harford County, MD | 7.1% |
| #234 | Perkins County, NE | 7.2% |
| #235 | Nelson County, ND | 7.2% |
| #236 | Davis County, IA | 7.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Harford County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 7.1%, ranking #233 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 43.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Maryland, it ranks #8 of 24. This places it in the 93th 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.