Poverty Rate in Harford County, MD

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
7.1% −43.3% vs nat'l
Rank #233 of 3,222
93th percentile

How Harford County Compares

Harford County
7.1%
Maryland Average
7.1%
Rank #8 of 24 in state
National
12.6%
43.3% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Harford County: 7.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#230 Santa Clara County, CA 7.1%
#231 Greeley County, KS 7.1%
#232 Putnam County, NY 7.1%
#233 Harford County, MD 7.1%
#234 Perkins County, NE 7.2%
#235 Nelson County, ND 7.2%
#236 Davis County, IA 7.2%
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Poverty Rate in Harford County, Maryland

Harford County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 7.1%, which ranks #233 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 43.3% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Maryland, Harford County ranks #8 of 24 out of 24 counties. This places it in the 93th 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.