Poverty Rate in Montgomery County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Montgomery County Compares
National Distribution
Where Montgomery County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Montgomery County: 7.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #268 | Cimarron County, OK | 7.4% |
| #269 | Carson County, TX | 7.4% |
| #270 | Cameron Parish, LA | 7.4% |
| #271 | Montgomery County, MD | 7.5% |
| #272 | Isanti County, MN | 7.5% |
| #273 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 7.5% |
| #274 | Lincoln County, WY | 7.5% |
Poverty Rate in Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 7.5%, which ranks #271 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 40.9% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Maryland, Montgomery County ranks #9 of 24 out of 24 counties. This places it in the 92th 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.