Poverty Rate in Worcester County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.9%
Rank #782/3,222 · #14 in MD
76th
Worcester 9.9%
MD 9.4% +5.2%
US 12.6% -21.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Worcester County's poverty rate of 9.9% 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 Worcester County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #779 | Schleicher County, TX | 9.9% |
| #780 | Edmunds County, SD | 9.9% |
| #781 | Boone County, IL | 9.9% |
| #782 | Worcester County, MD | 9.9% |
| #783 | Hancock County, OH | 9.9% |
| #784 | Emmet County, IA | 9.9% |
| #785 | Hennepin County, MN | 10.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Worcester County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 9.9%, ranking #782 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Maryland, it ranks #14 of 24. This places it in the 76th 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.