Poverty Rate in Charles County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Charles County Compares
National Distribution
Where Charles County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Charles County: 6.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #191 | James City County, VA | 6.8% |
| #192 | Effingham County, GA | 6.8% |
| #193 | Hamlin County, SD | 6.9% |
| #194 | Charles County, MD | 6.9% |
| #195 | Sargent County, ND | 6.9% |
| #196 | Colfax County, NE | 6.9% |
| #197 | Sublette County, WY | 6.9% |
Poverty Rate in Charles County, Maryland
Charles County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 6.9%, which ranks #194 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 45.4% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Maryland, Charles County ranks #7 of 24 out of 24 counties. This places it in the 94th 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.