Poverty Rate in Howard County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.2%
Rank #66/3,222 · #3 in MD
98th
Howard 5.2%
MD 9.4% -44.6%
US 12.6% -58.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Howard 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 Howard County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #63 | Oliver County, ND | 5.2% |
| #64 | Cass County, NE | 5.2% |
| #65 | Waukesha County, WI | 5.2% |
| #66 | Howard County, MD | 5.2% |
| #67 | Elbert County, CO | 5.3% |
| #68 | Lyon County, IA | 5.3% |
| #69 | Hendricks County, IN | 5.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Howard County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 5.2%, ranking #66 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 58.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Maryland, it ranks #3 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.