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Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Maryland

The top 25 of 40 Maryland cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

#CityBelow poverty level
1College Park
33.2%
2Cambridge
26.4%
3Cumberland
25.1%
4Salisbury
24.3%
5Hagerstown
21.9%
6Elkton
20.1%
7Baltimore
19.7%
8Greenbelt
19.1%
9Dundalk
17.4%
10Aberdeen
14.3%
11Essex
12.6%
12Towson
12.1%
13Hyattsville
11.6%
14Easton
11%
15Ocean City
10.9%
16Silver Spring
10.6%
17Westminster
10%
18Glen Burnie
9.3%
19Frederick
9.2%
20Randallstown
9.2%
21Takoma Park
9.1%
22Havre de Grace
9%
23Laurel
9%
24Gaithersburg
8.8%
25Germantown
8.8%

Top Maryland Counties

Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

1. Baltimore city19.7%2. Dorchester County17.1%3. Allegany County16.9%4. Somerset County16.4%5. Wicomico County13.9%6. Washington County12.4%7. Caroline County12.2%8. Garrett County11.2%9. Cecil County10.8%10. Prince George's County10.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Maryland”, https://gismap.land/rankings/maryland/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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