Poverty Rate in Kent County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.7%
Rank #711/3,222 · #12 in MD
78th
Kent 9.7%
MD 9.4% +2.2%
US 12.6% -23.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Kent County's poverty rate of 9.7% 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 Kent County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #708 | Dubuque County, IA | 9.7% |
| #709 | Boyd County, NE | 9.7% |
| #710 | Benzie County, MI | 9.7% |
| #711 | Kent County, MD | 9.7% |
| #712 | Mercer County, ND | 9.7% |
| #713 | Hardin County, IA | 9.7% |
| #714 | Jefferson County, ID | 9.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Kent County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 9.7%, ranking #711 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Maryland, it ranks #12 of 24. This places it in the 78th 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.