county benchmark · Maryland
Rent as share of income, 2020-2024
Across 24 counties in Maryland. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 28.1 % |
| 25th | 28.9 % |
| Median | 29.7 % |
| 75th | 31.7 % |
| 90th percentile | 32.7 % |
Highest counties
Dorchester County leads reliably only from rank 14 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 14, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorchester County | 34.6 % | 31.0 % – 38.2 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Kent County | 33.5 % | 30.6 % – 36.4 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Worcester County | 32.7 % | 29.7 % – 35.7 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Queen Anne's County | 32.6 % | 28.7 % – 36.5 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Baltimore County | 32.2 % | 31.3 % – 33.1 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Baltimore city | 32.0 % | 31.2 % – 32.8 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Caroline County | 31.6 % | 30.0 % – 33.2 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Prince George's County | 31.6 % | 30.9 % – 32.3 % | evidence → |
| 9 | Talbot County | 30.9 % | 27.3 % – 34.5 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 30.8 % | 30.2 % – 31.4 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Wicomico County | 30.0 % | 28.0 % – 32.0 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Cecil County | 29.8 % | 28.0 % – 31.6 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Carroll County | 29.6 % | 27.5 % – 31.7 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Harford County | 29.6 % | 28.3 % – 30.9 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Frederick County | 29.4 % | 28.2 % – 30.6 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Charles County | 29.0 % | 27.7 % – 30.3 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Howard County | 29.0 % | 27.8 % – 30.2 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Anne Arundel County | 28.9 % | 28.1 % – 29.7 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Somerset County | 28.9 % | 21.5 % – 36.3 % | evidence → |
| 20 | Washington County | 28.8 % | 27.7 % – 29.9 % | evidence → |
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