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PantryPath Research · Senior Hunger Atlas

Senior Food Insecurity in
Maryland

Maryland's senior poverty rate is 9.0%, and 26.2% of seniors 65+ live alone — across 24 counties. Use the interactive map to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within the state.

9.0%

Senior poverty (65+)

26.2%

Seniors living alone

40.3%

Senior SNAP take-up

$73,716

Senior median income

Maryland by county

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Maryland at a glance

Seniors in poverty

88K

Ages 65+

Senior poverty rate

9.0%

Ages 65+

Living alone

26.2%

1-person HH, 65+

Senior SNAP

40.3%

HH with 60+ member

Senior median income

$73,716

Householder 65+

Isolation index

0.32

Blended 0–1

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 24 counties in Maryland.

Highest senior poverty

Ages 65+, rate

  1. 1 Baltimore 20.9%
  2. 2 Dorchester 14.4%
  3. 3 Somerset 13.2%
  4. 4 Allegany 12.8%
  5. 5 Baltimore 10.1%

Most seniors living alone

1-person HH, 65+

  1. 1 Baltimore 39.6%
  2. 2 Allegany 32.8%
  3. 3 Somerset 32.2%
  4. 4 Garrett 31.1%
  5. 5 Baltimore 29.4%

Largest senior population

Absolute count, 65+

  1. 1 Montgomery 171K
  2. 2 Baltimore 146K
  3. 3 Prince George's 135K
  4. 4 Anne Arundel 90K
  5. 5 Baltimore 84K

Every county in Maryland

All 24 counties across the five senior-hunger metrics plus senior population counts.

County Senior poverty Living alone Senior SNAP Senior income Seniors (count) Isolation idx
Allegany 12.8% 32.8% 41.8% $45,107 13,354 0.56
Anne Arundel 5.8% 24.8% 39.6% $87,443 90,181 0.22
Baltimore 10.1% 29.4% 38.7% $65,731 146,485 0.42
Baltimore 20.9% 39.6% 39.9% $40,690 83,912 0.90
Calvert 3.1% 22.1% 51.1% $87,774 14,690 0.10
Caroline 9.0% 26.2% 42.7% $48,277 5,546 0.32
Carroll 5.1% 24.5% 49.3% $68,321 29,731 0.20
Cecil 9.3% 24.0% 37.0% $56,581 16,953 0.28
Charles 9.0% 24.8% 41.3% $77,217 21,747 0.29
Dorchester 14.4% 28.8% 44.5% $46,978 7,189 0.50
Frederick 6.0% 22.1% 36.3% $83,712 40,926 0.16
Garrett 7.8% 31.1% 47.3% $50,841 6,537 0.41
Harford 9.2% 23.3% 43.8% $71,371 43,944 0.26
Howard 4.9% 19.2% 38.7% $107,477 48,600 0.07
Kent 7.0% 26.8% 41.4% $66,413 4,967 0.29
Montgomery 7.2% 23.2% 42.7% $106,678 171,495 0.21
Prince George's 8.8% 24.8% 41.7% $80,916 135,252 0.29
Queen Anne's 7.1% 23.4% 42.4% $90,842 10,237 0.22
Somerset 13.2% 32.2% 27.9% $51,573 3,999 0.55
St. Mary's 8.8% 21.8% 43.2% $79,296 15,190 0.22
Talbot 8.7% 27.4% 37.9% $77,551 10,792 0.34
Washington 8.9% 25.8% 35.9% $52,282 26,327 0.31
Wicomico 8.4% 27.1% 33.7% $59,618 16,464 0.33
Worcester 5.6% 24.7% 42.7% $68,906 14,712 0.21

Senior food help in Maryland

SNAP, CSFP senior boxes, Meals on Wheels, and senior-specific pantry programs.

Seniors Resource Guide

Maryland senior SNAP

Senior-specific SNAP rules, how to apply in Maryland, and benefit amounts.

Maryland SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

Search Maryland's verified pantries — many serve seniors with home delivery or box programs.

Maryland food pantries