Ranking of Maryland Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 17, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Maryland was 9.16%. Among all Maryland cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Hagerstown city had the highest poverty rate (25.47%), followed by College Park city (25.32%), and Salisbury city (24.76%). On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had the lowest poverty rate: Scaggsville CDP (0.66%), Westphalia CDP (1.35%), and Travilah CDP (1.65%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Maryland cities and places with a population of 10K+ with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Maryland cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Maryland Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021
Hagerstown city
College Park city
Salisbury city
Langley Park CDP
Cambridge city
Elkton town
Baltimore city
Cumberland city
Landover CDP
Adelphi CDP
Ranking of Maryland Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Hagerstown city 25.47
2 College Park city 25.32
3 Salisbury city 24.76
4 Langley Park CDP 24.53
5 Cambridge city 23.28
6 Elkton town 21.16
7 Baltimore city 20.31
8 Cumberland city 19.90
9 Landover CDP 18.49
10 Adelphi CDP 17.53
11 Bel Air town 17.15
12 Greenbelt city 15.97
13 Dundalk CDP 15.96
14 Aberdeen city 15.81
15 East Riverdale CDP 15.16
16 Middle River CDP 14.39
17 Chillum CDP 13.81
18 White Oak CDP 13.75
19 Glassmanor CDP 13.67
20 Lexington Park CDP 13.39
21 Flower Hill CDP 13.03
22 Westminster city 12.24
23 Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County) 12.04
24 Maryland City CDP 12.03
25 Essex CDP 12.01
26 Seabrook CDP 11.53
27 Fairland CDP 11.48
28 Forestville CDP 11.31
29 Towson CDP 11.27
30 Montgomery Village CDP 11.19
31 Lochearn CDP 11.16
32 Ballenger Creek CDP 11.02
33 Halfway CDP 10.99
34 Gaithersburg city 10.89
35 Hillcrest Heights CDP 10.85
36 Summerfield CDP 10.75
37 Wheaton CDP 10.53
38 Cockeysville CDP 10.23
39 Havre de Grace city 10.21
40 Frederick city 10.12
41 Suitland CDP 10.11
42 Silver Spring CDP 10.09
43 South Laurel CDP 9.90
44 Easton town 9.80
44 Largo CDP 9.80
45 Laurel city 9.76
46 Calverton CDP 9.74
47 Edgewood CDP 9.68
48 Brooklyn Park CDP 9.60
49 Arbutus CDP 9.59
50 Milford Mill CDP 9.50
51 Carney CDP 9.49
52 Hyattsville city 9.21
53 Annapolis city 9.20
54 California CDP 8.73
55 Oxon Hill CDP 8.69
56 Reisterstown CDP 8.65
57 Beltsville CDP 8.63
58 Pikesville CDP 8.32
59 Ferndale CDP 8.31
60 Columbia CDP 8.26
61 Germantown CDP 8.24
62 Rossville CDP 8.18
63 Parkville CDP 8.07
64 Aspen Hill CDP 7.95
65 Takoma Park city 7.89
66 Randallstown CDP 7.74
67 Rosedale CDP 7.47
68 Perry Hall CDP 7.44
69 Elkridge CDP 7.33
70 Friendly CDP 7.30
71 Glen Burnie CDP 7.21
72 Overlea CDP 7.18
73 Catonsville CDP 7.16
74 Bensville CDP 7.15
75 Glenmont CDP 7.12
76 New Carrollton city 7.02
77 Rockville city 6.99
78 Kettering CDP 6.95
79 Walker Mill CDP 6.71
80 Colesville CDP 6.65
81 North Bethesda CDP 6.64
82 Joppatowne CDP 6.54
83 Severn CDP 6.44
84 Fort Washington CDP 6.40
85 Owings Mills CDP 6.14
86 Lanham CDP 6.10
87 Clinton CDP 5.95
88 Pasadena CDP 5.91
89 Fort Meade CDP 5.88
90 Waldorf CDP 5.79
91 Lake Arbor CDP 5.47
92 Riviera Beach CDP 5.46
93 Parole CDP 5.09
94 Kemp Mill CDP 4.82
95 Redland CDP 4.75
96 Linthicum CDP 4.72
97 Ocean Pines CDP 4.70
98 Rosaryville CDP 4.69
99 Damascus CDP 4.65
100 Ellicott City CDP 4.63
101 North Potomac CDP 4.47
102 Odenton CDP 4.39
103 Clarksburg CDP 4.06
104 Honeygo CDP 4.05
105 Jessup CDP 4.03
106 North Laurel CDP 3.93
107 Bethesda CDP 3.82
108 Lake Shore CDP 3.73
108 Potomac CDP 3.73
109 Arnold CDP 3.68
110 Camp Springs CDP 3.61
111 Bel Air South CDP 3.52
112 Ilchester CDP 3.46
113 Marlton CDP 3.40
114 Timonium CDP 3.36
115 Mitchellville CDP 3.31
116 Bowie city 3.29
117 Glenn Dale CDP 3.20
118 Olney CDP 3.18
119 Bel Air North CDP 3.13
120 Eldersburg CDP 3.11
121 La Plata town 3.02
122 Severna Park CDP 2.90
123 Cloverly CDP 2.64
124 Accokeek CDP 2.58
125 Annapolis Neck CDP 2.44
126 Mays Chapel CDP 2.36
127 Crofton CDP 1.96
127 Linganore CDP 1.96
128 Burtonsville CDP 1.90
129 Brock Hall CDP 1.87
130 Green Valley CDP 1.76
131 Urbana CDP 1.68
132 Travilah CDP 1.65
133 Westphalia CDP 1.35
134 Scaggsville CDP 0.66