Poverty Rate in St. Mary's County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.0%
Rank #357/3,222 · #10 in MD
89th
St. Mary's 8.0%
MD 9.4% -15.5%
US 12.6% -36.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How St. Mary's County's poverty rate of 8.0% 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 St. Mary's County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #354 | Burnet County, TX | 8.0% |
| #355 | Wilson County, TN | 8.0% |
| #356 | Champaign County, OH | 8.0% |
| #357 | St. Mary's County, MD | 8.0% |
| #358 | Parker County, TX | 8.0% |
| #359 | Clark County, WA | 8.0% |
| #360 | Perry County, PA | 8.0% |
About Poverty Rate
St. Mary's County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 8.0%, ranking #357 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Maryland, it ranks #10 of 24. This places it in the 89th 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.