Poverty Rate in Allegany County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Allegany County Compares
National Distribution
Where Allegany County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Allegany County: 16.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,273 | Phillips County, CO | 16.8% |
| #2,274 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 16.8% |
| #2,275 | Henderson County, TN | 16.9% |
| #2,276 | Allegany County, MD | 16.9% |
| #2,277 | Tate County, MS | 16.9% |
| #2,278 | St. Lawrence County, NY | 16.9% |
| #2,279 | Stone County, MS | 16.9% |
Poverty Rate in Allegany County, Maryland
Allegany County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 16.9%, which ranks #2,276 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 33.7% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Maryland, Allegany County ranks #22 of 24 out of 24 counties. This places it in the 29th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.