Poverty Rate in Cecil County, MD

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
10.8% −13.9% vs nat'l
Rank #980 of 3,222
70th percentile

How Cecil County Compares

Cecil County
10.8%
Maryland Average
10.8%
Rank #16 of 24 in state
National
12.6%
13.9% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Cecil County: 10.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#977 Greenville County, SC 10.8%
#978 Prince George's County, MD 10.8%
#979 Nelson County, KY 10.8%
#980 Cecil County, MD 10.8%
#981 Clark County, SD 10.9%
#982 Douglas County, GA 10.9%
#983 Dickson County, TN 10.9%
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Poverty Rate in Cecil County, Maryland

Cecil County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 10.8%, which ranks #980 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 13.9% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Maryland, Cecil County ranks #16 of 24 out of 24 counties. This places it in the 70th 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.