Poverty Rate in Montgomery County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.5%
Rank #271/3,222 · #9 in MD
92th
Montgomery 7.5%
MD 9.4% -21.1%
US 12.6% -40.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Montgomery County's poverty rate of 7.5% 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 Montgomery County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #268 | Cimarron County, OK | 7.4% |
| #269 | Carson County, TX | 7.4% |
| #270 | Cameron Parish, LA | 7.4% |
| #271 | Montgomery County, MD | 7.5% |
| #272 | Isanti County, MN | 7.5% |
| #273 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 7.5% |
| #274 | Lincoln County, WY | 7.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Montgomery County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 7.5%, ranking #271 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Maryland, it ranks #9 of 24. This places it in the 92th 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.