Poverty Rate in Somerset County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Somerset County Compares
National Distribution
Where Somerset County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Somerset County: 16.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,187 | Hampden County, MA | 16.3% |
| #2,188 | Mecklenburg County, VA | 16.3% |
| #2,189 | Polk County, GA | 16.4% |
| #2,190 | Somerset County, MD | 16.4% |
| #2,191 | Tompkins County, NY | 16.4% |
| #2,192 | Webster County, MS | 16.4% |
| #2,193 | White County, IL | 16.4% |
Poverty Rate in Somerset County, Maryland
Somerset County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 16.4%, which ranks #2,190 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 29.8% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Maryland, Somerset County ranks #21 of 24 out of 24 counties. This places it in the 32th 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.