county benchmark · Maryland
Rent as share of income, 2018-2022
Across 24 counties in Maryland. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 28.3 % |
| 25th | 28.7 % |
| Median | 30.2 % |
| 75th | 31.4 % |
| 90th percentile | 32.2 % |
Highest counties
Somerset County leads reliably only from rank 13 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 13, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset County | 36.3 % | 31.1 % – 41.5 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Kent County | 32.8 % | 29.6 % – 36.0 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Dorchester County | 32.3 % | 27.9 % – 36.7 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Worcester County | 31.9 % | 29.5 % – 34.3 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Caroline County | 31.8 % | 29.4 % – 34.2 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Queen Anne's County | 31.6 % | 25.7 % – 37.5 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Baltimore County | 31.3 % | 30.5 % – 32.1 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Baltimore city | 31.2 % | 30.5 % – 31.9 % | evidence → |
| 9 | Prince George's County | 31.2 % | 30.6 % – 31.8 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Cecil County | 30.8 % | 28.3 % – 33.3 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Allegany County | 30.4 % | 28.1 % – 32.7 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Wicomico County | 30.3 % | 28.4 % – 32.2 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Montgomery County | 30.2 % | 29.6 % – 30.8 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Anne Arundel County | 29.0 % | 28.2 % – 29.8 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Talbot County | 29.0 % | 25.6 % – 32.4 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Frederick County | 28.9 % | 27.7 % – 30.1 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Harford County | 28.8 % | 27.3 % – 30.3 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Calvert County | 28.7 % | 23.7 % – 33.7 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Charles County | 28.7 % | 27.6 % – 29.8 % | evidence → |
| 20 | Carroll County | 28.5 % | 27.0 % – 30.0 % | evidence → |
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