Poverty Rate in Allegany County, MD

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
16.9% +33.7% vs nat'l
Rank #2,276 of 3,222
29th percentile

How Allegany County Compares

Allegany County
16.9%
Maryland Average
16.9%
Rank #22 of 24 in state
National
12.6%
33.7% above

National Distribution

Where Allegany County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ 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%
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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.