Allegany County, Maryland
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Allegany County, MD registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 62.6 — 643rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Maryland, it ranks 4th of 24 counties. It scores higher than all 8 of its neighboring counties.
The Numbers Behind the Score
The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Allegany County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 83.8 — worse than roughly 84% of U.S. counties.
Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.
Neighbors and Peers
How Allegany County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Allegany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany County, MD | 62.6 | Elevated | — |
| Washington County, MD | 53.5 | Elevated | -9.1 |
| Hampshire County, WV | 52.5 | Elevated | -10.1 |
| Bedford County, PA | 46.7 | Normal | -15.9 |
| Somerset County, PA | 43.6 | Normal | -19.0 |
| Garrett County, MD | 40.5 | Normal | -22.1 |
| Fulton County, PA | 40.0 | Normal | -22.6 |
| Mineral County, WV | 39.2 | Normal | -23.4 |
| Morgan County, WV | 35.8 | Normal | -26.8 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Allegany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coos County, OR | 62.6 | Elevated | +0.0 |
| Burke County, NC | 62.7 | Elevated | +0.1 |
| Pitt County, NC | 62.5 | Elevated | -0.1 |
| Richmond city, VA | 62.4 | Elevated | -0.2 |
| Roanoke city, VA | 62.4 | Elevated | -0.2 |
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