Poverty Rate in Howard County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Howard County Compares
National Distribution
Where Howard County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Howard County: 5.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #63 | Oliver County, ND | 5.2% |
| #64 | Cass County, NE | 5.2% |
| #65 | Waukesha County, WI | 5.2% |
| #66 | Howard County, MD | 5.2% |
| #67 | Elbert County, CO | 5.3% |
| #68 | Lyon County, IA | 5.3% |
| #69 | Hendricks County, IN | 5.3% |
Poverty Rate in Howard County, Maryland
Howard County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 5.2%, which ranks #66 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 58.5% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Maryland, Howard County ranks #3 of 24 out of 24 counties. This places it in the 98th 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.