Poverty Rate in Wicomico County, MD

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
13.9% +10.6% vs nat'l
Rank #1,741 of 3,222
46th percentile

How Wicomico County Compares

Wicomico County
13.9%
Maryland Average
13.9%
Rank #20 of 24 in state
National
12.6%
10.6% above

National Distribution

Where Wicomico County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Wicomico County: 13.9%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,738 Logan County, AR 13.9%
#1,739 Henderson County, IL 13.9%
#1,740 Calhoun County, MI 13.9%
#1,741 Wicomico County, MD 13.9%
#1,742 Davidson County, TN 13.9%
#1,743 Polk County, TN 13.9%
#1,744 Chattahoochee County, GA 13.9%
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Poverty Rate in Wicomico County, Maryland

Wicomico County, Maryland has a poverty rate of 13.9%, which ranks #1,741 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 10.6% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Maryland, Wicomico County ranks #20 of 24 out of 24 counties. This places it in the 46th 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.