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About
None of the households in Allegany County, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
99.1% of the residents in Allegany County, MD are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Allegany County, MD are Frostburg State University (1,111 degrees awarded in 2024) and Allegany College of Maryland (603 degrees).
In 2024, the median property value in Allegany County, MD was $154,900, and the homeownership rate was 70.7%.
Most people in Allegany County, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Allegany County, MD was 2 cars per household.
Allegany County, MD borders Garrett County, MD, Washington County, MD, Bedford County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Hampshire County, WV, Mineral County, WV, and Morgan County, WV.
About the photo: Tributaries of the Chester River, from front to back: West Fork (Langford Creek), East Fork, mainstem Chester River, Corsica River.
Photo by J. Albert Bowden II
Social Needs
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.