county benchmark · Maryland
Rent as share of income, 2017-2021
Across 24 counties in Maryland. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 27.8 % |
| 25th | 28.8 % |
| Median | 29.5 % |
| 75th | 31.3 % |
| 90th percentile | 32.6 % |
Highest counties
Kent County leads reliably only from rank 7 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 7, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent County | 37.5 % | 33.4 % – 41.6 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Somerset County | 37.4 % | 32.0 % – 42.8 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Worcester County | 32.6 % | 29.6 % – 35.6 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Queen Anne's County | 32.5 % | 27.9 % – 37.1 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Caroline County | 32.0 % | 29.4 % – 34.6 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Dorchester County | 31.8 % | 28.4 % – 35.2 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Baltimore County | 31.1 % | 30.2 % – 32.0 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Baltimore city | 31.0 % | 30.3 % – 31.7 % | evidence → |
| 9 | Prince George's County | 30.9 % | 30.2 % – 31.6 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 30.3 % | 29.7 % – 30.9 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Cecil County | 30.0 % | 27.7 % – 32.3 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Allegany County | 29.7 % | 27.8 % – 31.6 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Wicomico County | 29.3 % | 27.4 % – 31.2 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Charles County | 29.1 % | 27.5 % – 30.7 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Anne Arundel County | 28.9 % | 28.3 % – 29.5 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Calvert County | 28.9 % | 25.2 % – 32.6 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Frederick County | 28.9 % | 27.9 % – 29.9 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Washington County | 28.8 % | 27.9 % – 29.7 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Talbot County | 28.6 % | 25.3 % – 31.9 % | evidence → |
| 20 | Howard County | 28.1 % | 26.9 % – 29.3 % | evidence → |
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