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Indicators of Montgomery County Progress: Poverty Trends

The poverty rate in Montgomery County, Maryland increased from 6.7% in 2009 to 7.5% in 2010, reaching the highest level in two decades. This represents an increase of over 7,600 people living in poverty. Montgomery County accounted for 24.1% of the increase in poverty in Maryland since the recession began. The number of residents living in poverty in Montgomery County and across the nation rose substantially between 2007 and 2010.

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Indicators of Montgomery County Progress: Poverty Trends

The poverty rate in Montgomery County, Maryland increased from 6.7% in 2009 to 7.5% in 2010, reaching the highest level in two decades. This represents an increase of over 7,600 people living in poverty. Montgomery County accounted for 24.1% of the increase in poverty in Maryland since the recession began. The number of residents living in poverty in Montgomery County and across the nation rose substantially between 2007 and 2010.

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INDICATORS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PROGRESS

December 2011

poverty trends

Poverty is on the rise in the suburbs. Montgomery County is part of that


trend, with the number of people in poverty in 2010 growing to an
estimated 7.5 percent the highest poverty rate in two decades. The county
continues to be a magnet for new residents, many of whom emigrate from
other countries. Recent arrivals often fill service and construction jobs, a
sector hard hit by the two recessions of the last decade. Yet, that group will
be well-positioned to take advantage of economic recovery.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

The rate of poverty in Montgomery County increased from 6.7 percent in 2009 to 7.5
percent in 2010, totaling 72,259 residents. This is the highest poverty rate in two
decades.

Between 2009 and 2010, the number of residents in poverty increased by 11.8
percent, adding over 7,600 people.
The increase of Montgomery County residents in poverty since the recession accounts
for 24.1 percent of the states increase.

STATE

In 2010, about 560,000 people in Maryland lived in poverty, an increase of 50,796


people from the previous year.
The states poverty rate increased by less than one percent, from 9.2 percent in 2009 to
9.9 in 2010.

Thirteen percent of Maryland residents living in poverty reside in Montgomery County.


Maryland tied Connecticut and New Jersey for the second lowest poverty rate of all states.
Virginia is tied for 6th lowest at 11.1 percent.

POVERTY TRENDS
rate

Montgomery County
Alexandria, VA
Arlington, VA
Fairfax County, VA
Howard County, MD
Prince George's County, MD
Washington, D.C.
Maryland
United States
population

Montgomery County
Alexandria, VA
Arlington, VA
Fairfax County, VA
Howard County, MD
Prince George's County, MD
Washington, D.C.
Maryland
United States

1989
4.3%
7.3%
5.6%
3.4%
2.6%
6.1%
15.0%
9.3%
12.8%
1989
32,917
8,134
9,563
27,880
4,856
44,150
86,780
441,906
31,528,020

1999
5.3%
7.9%
5.7%
4.4%
3.9%
7.8%
17.3%
8.0%
11.9%

2000
5.1%
7.5%
5.8%
4.1%
3.8%
7.4%
16.3%
7.9%
11.3%

2001
5.1%
7.2%
5.8%
4.4%
3.7%
7.5%
17.5%
7.7%
11.7%

2002
5.6%
7.8%
6.3%
5.0%
3.9%
8.3%
17.2%
8.3%
12.1%

1999
45,938
10,116
10,597
42,240
9,629
61,638
95,123
417,207
2,791,272

2000
45,036
9,744
10,907
40,947
9,546
59,566
91,435
416,005
31,581,086

2001
46,101
9,285
10,867
43,201
9,561
60,891
97,584
408,668
32,906,511

2002
50,651
10,067
11,773
49,894
10,114
67,904
95,179
445,430
34,569,951

2003
6.4%
8.8%
7.4%
5.8%
4.7%
9.3%
17.5%
8.8%
12.5%
2003
58,453
11,271
13,587
58,224
12,494
76,644
94,560
480,998
35,861,170

2004
6.5%
8.3%
7.1%
5.3%
4.8%
9.3%
18.3%
9.2%
12.7%
2004
60,179
11,165
13,740
53,554
12,951
77,028
98,309
506,265
37,039,804

2005
4.8%
7.7%
7.7%
5.1%
3.9%
8.3%
18.3%
8.3%
13.3%
2005
43,745
10,320
14,781
50,621
10,251
68,119
93,799
453,850
38,231,474

2006
4.8%
7.2%
7.0%
5.2%
4.3%
7.7%
18.1%
8.0%
13.0%
2006
44,660
9,685
13,726
52,353
11,612
63,275
99,671
436,978
38,757,253

2007
5.1%
8.3%
6.5%
4.9%
4.5%
8.1%
17.1%
8.3%
13.0%
2007
47,063
11,450
13,005
49,339
12,172
65,303
95,441
455,601
38,052,247

2008
5.8%
8.0%
6.7%
4.9%
4.3%
6.7%
16.9%
8.2%
13.2%
2008
54,321
11,398
13,735
48,966
11,633
53,210
95,232
448,788
39,108,422

2009
6.7%
9.1%
6.6%
5.6%
4.5%
7.8%
17.6%
9.2%
14.3%
2009
64,607
13,486
13,988
57,573
12,597
63,748
100,489
509,141
42,868,163

2010
7.5%
9.3%
7.2%
5.9%
5.2%
9.4%
18.8%
9.9%
15.3%
2010
72,259
12,898
14,903
63,915
14,766
79,203
107,279
559,937
46,215,956

Source: Montgomery County Planning Department analysis of U.S. Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE).

Montgomery County Planning Department, M-NCPPC


MontgomeryPlanning.org

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INDICATORS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PROGRESS

REGION

NATION

In 2010, 8.7 percent some 352,000 residents lived in poverty in the District of
Columbia and surrounding large counties. (Fairfax, Montgomery and Prince George's).
In 2010, Montgomery County contained 20.5 percent of people living in poverty within
these jurisdictions. This represents a 5-percent increase over 2005 (15.5%), and a 3.9point increase over 2007 (16.6% ). The County is gaining share of the region's poor
population. The quality of the school system, access to transit, and the network of
community services all contribute to the county being an attractive place for people
of all income levels to live.
ANNUAL POVERTY RATE, 1989 - 2010

About 15.3 percent of the nations population lived in poverty in 2010.


The national poverty estimate increased by 2.3 percentage points from
2007 to 2010.
23 percent of all counties nationally had significant increases in poverty
between 2007 and 2010.

POVERTY RATE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 18, 1989 - 2010

25%

18%
16%
14%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%

20%
15%
10%
5%
0%

United States

United States

Maryland

Maryland

Montgomery County, MD

Montgomery County, MD
Montgomery County mirrors state trends in the number of children living poverty,
though at a lower rate.

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