Poverty Rate in St. Mary's County, MD

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
8.0% −36.7% vs nat'l
Rank #357 of 3,222
89th percentile

How St. Mary's County Compares

St. Mary's County
8.0%
Maryland Average
8.0%
Rank #10 of 24 in state
National
12.6%
36.7% below

National Distribution

Where St. Mary's County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ St. Mary's County: 8.0%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#354 Burnet County, TX 8.0%
#355 Wilson County, TN 8.0%
#356 Champaign County, OH 8.0%
#357 St. Mary's County, MD 8.0%
#358 Parker County, TX 8.0%
#359 Clark County, WA 8.0%
#360 Perry County, PA 8.0%
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Poverty Rate in St. Mary's County, Maryland

St. Mary's County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 8.0%, which ranks #357 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 36.7% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Maryland, St. Mary's County ranks #10 of 24 out of 24 counties. This places it in the 89th 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.