Allegany County, Maryland Demographics

Allegany County is 3rd in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Allegany County is 5th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Income below poverty line

Allegany County is 5th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - White

Allegany County is 6th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Allegany County is 7th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Allegany County is 12th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Size in square miles

Allegany County is 14th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Allegany County is 15th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Allegany County is 16th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Current population (2012)

Allegany County is 16th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Home ownership rate

Size Demographics
	Allegany County	Rank	Maryland	US
Current population (2012)	74,012	16th	5,884,563	313,914,040
Size in square miles	424.2	12th	9,707.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	177	16th	594.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Allegany County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents younger than 5	4.6%	23rd	6.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.6%	22nd	22.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.5%	6th	13.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Allegany County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.4%	15th	88.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	15.9%	23rd	36.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Allegany County	Rank	Maryland	US
Race - White	89.1%	5th	60.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	8.2%	20th	30.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	24th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	23rd	6.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	22nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	20th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	23rd	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	87.8%	3rd	53.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Allegany County	Rank	Maryland	US
Female residents	48.0%	23rd	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.8%	23rd	13.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Allegany County	Rank	Maryland	US
Housing units	33,358	17th	2,391,350	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	19.9%	7th	25.4%	25.9%
Households	28,596	16th	2,128,377	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.0%	16th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$123,300	24th	$319,800	$186,200
People per household	2.4	21st	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	38	21st	15,217	829,658

Income Demographics
	Allegany County	Rank	Maryland	US
Income per capita	$21,357	23rd	$35,751	$27,915
Income per household	$39,408	24th	$72,419	$52,762
Income below poverty line	14.9%	5th	9.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Allegany County	Rank	Maryland	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,647	17th	133,248	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	24,485	14th	2,104,022	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	5,071	19th	528,112	27,092,908
Retail sales	$865,196	16th	$75,664,186	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,907	16th	$13,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$124,706	16th	$10,758,428	$613,795,732