Poverty Rate in Kent County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kent County Compares
National Distribution
Where Kent County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Kent County: 9.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #708 | Dubuque County, IA | 9.7% |
| #709 | Boyd County, NE | 9.7% |
| #710 | Benzie County, MI | 9.7% |
| #711 | Kent County, MD | 9.7% |
| #712 | Mercer County, ND | 9.7% |
| #713 | Hardin County, IA | 9.7% |
| #714 | Jefferson County, ID | 9.7% |
Poverty Rate in Kent County, Maryland
Kent County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 9.7%, which ranks #711 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 23.3% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Maryland, Kent County ranks #12 of 24 out of 24 counties. This places it in the 78th 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.