Poverty Rate in Wicomico County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.9%
Rank #1,741/3,222 · #20 in MD
46th
Wicomico 13.9%
MD 9.4% +47.5%
US 12.6% +10.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wicomico County's poverty rate of 13.9% 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 Wicomico County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,738 | Logan County, AR | 13.9% |
| #1,739 | Henderson County, IL | 13.9% |
| #1,740 | Calhoun County, MI | 13.9% |
| #1,741 | Wicomico County, MD | 13.9% |
| #1,742 | Davidson County, TN | 13.9% |
| #1,743 | Polk County, TN | 13.9% |
| #1,744 | Chattahoochee County, GA | 13.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Wicomico County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 13.9%, ranking #1,741 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 10.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Maryland, it ranks #20 of 24. This places it in the 46th 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.