Poverty in Baltimore-D.C.

MSA
County State # poverty Population Poverty Rate 200% Percent 200% Total
Baltimore City MD 130,053 593,353 21.9% 40.6% 240,635
Washington (city) DC 120,308 647,654 18.6% 30.4% 196,870
Prince George's County MD 81,035 889,371 9.1% 23.1% 205,811
Baltimore County MD 72,939 810,257 9.0% 21.1% 171,062
Montgomery County MD 69,755 1,036,302 6.7% 17.7% 183,091
Fairfax County VA 66,681 1,127,062 5.9% 15.3% 172,291
Anne Arundel County MD 38,160 551,674 6.9% 15.7% 86,712
Prince William County VA 36,362 448,160 8.1% 21.0% 93,933
Alexandria city VA 19,256 154,399 12.5% 25.3% 39,149
Arlington County VA 18,298 227,212 8.1% 15.6% 35,547
Harford County MD 17,946 247,787 7.2% 16.8% 41,567
Frederick County MD 17,448 242,242 7.2% 14.9% 36,156
Howard County MD 14,639 313,906 4.7% 9.9% 31,128
Loudoun County VA 13,850 384,206 4.0% 10.3% 39,722
Charles County MD 10,563 154,382 7.0% 17.3% 26,686
Spotsylvania County VA 9,409 130,852 7.2% 18.0% 23,592
Stafford County VA 7,905 139,711 5.7% 17.0% 23,785
Carroll County MD 7,331 164,242 4.5% 13.5% 22,169
 Self-Sufficiency Standards for Select Maryland Counties, 2016
One adult, Two adults,
One adult,
County One adult one preschooler, one preschooler,
one preschooler
one school-age one school-age

Allegany $20,990 $34,788 $39,550 $47,742

Anne Arundel $34,177 $61,501 $74,801 $81,935
Baltimore City $22,905 $44,132 $53,258 $57,678
Baltimore County $28,633 $54,506 $64,558 $72,521
Charles $35,460 $58,669 $68,160 $75,962
Kent $22,847 $42,143 $50,733 $58,765
Montgomery $37,807 $71,755 $86,580 $91,252
Prince George’s $32,550 $55,822 $65,791 $71,851

Somerset $21,479 $34,040 $41,194 $48,601

 Poverty and Self-Sufficiency
Persons in family/ U.S. poverty Montgomery County MIT living wage
household line self-sufficiency calculator
standard

1 $12,140 $37,807 $32,872

2 $16,460 $71,755 $62,017

3 $20,780 $86,580 $68,530

4 $25,100 $91,252 $77,871

5 $29,420 N/A $92,289

Family size make-up: family of 2 = 1 adult, 1 child; family of 3 = 2 adults, 1 child; family of 4 = 2 adults, 2 children; family of five = 2 adults, 3 children

“The (MIT) living wage is the minimum income standard that, if met, draws a very fine line between the financial independence of the working poor and
the need to seek out public assistance or suffer consistent and severe housing and food insecurity. In light of this fact, the living wage is perhaps better
defined as a minimum subsistence wage for persons living in the United States.”
Poverty in Montgomery County
Town Population Poverty Rate Number In Poverty
Silver Spring 77,784 11.7% 9,076
White Oak 18,884 11.2% 2,122
Aspen Hill 51,489 10.7% 5,514
Wheaton 49,502 10.5% 5,186
Glenmont 16,183 10.2% 1,654
Gaithersburg 65,597 8.9% 5,856
Montgomery Village 33,011 8.6% 2,844
Takoma Park 17,116 7.9% 1,359
Germantown 90,472 7.7% 6,940
Rockville 64,582 7.3% 4,739
Fairland 23,922 7.3% 1,747
Redland 17,565 6.7% 1,177
North Bethesda 49,001 6.2% 3,045
Cloverly 14,778 5.6% 821
Damascus 15,502 4.0% 627
Olney 35,321 3.4% 1,186
Potomac 45,581 3.3% 1,484
Bethesda 61,867 2.7% 1,681
North Potomac 24,148 2.3% 545
Map of Montgomery County census tracts
with the highest poverty rates
 Specific high-poverty locations within
high-poverty census tracts
Census tract # Town Location
7032.13 Aspen Hill Intersection of Grand Pre Rd. and Bel Pre Rd. (Georgia Ct. and Crystal Springs)

7020 Silver Spring Intersection of Carroll Ave. and University Blvd E (Rolling Terrace and University Manor)

7023.01 Silver Spring Intersection of Wayne Ave and Flower Ave. (Flower Branch Apts. And Long Branch)
Intersection of Diamond Ave. and Muddy Branch Rd. (Londonderry Apts. and
7007.24 Gaithersburg
the Willows)
7007.19 Gaithersburg Intersection of Girard St. and Victory Farm Drive (Hidden Creek and Spring Ridge)

7016.01 Silver Spring Intersection of New Hampshire and Mt. Pisgah (Avery Park Apts.)

7015.08 White Oak Intersection of Columbia Pike and Stewart Lane (White Oak and Hidden Creek Apts.)

7009.04 Rockville Intersection of Jefferson and Rollins Ave. (Rollins Park Apts)

7032.07 Wheaton Intersection of Georgia Ave. and Randolph Rd. (Glenmont Forest and Oakfield)

7007.23 Gaithersburg Intersection of Odenhal Ave. and N Summit Ave. (Edwards-Fisher Apts)

7008.18 Germantown Intersection of Wisteria Dr. and Great Seneca Highway (Rolling Hills)

7026.02 Silver Spring Intersection of East West Hwy. and 16th St. (Summit Hills and Rollingwood Apts)

7038 Wheaton Intersection of University Blvd. and Georgia Ave. (Blueridge)

7009.01 Rockville Intersection of Hungerford Dr. and Mannakee St.

 Most impoverished census tracts
in Montgomery County
Census Town Popula- Number in Poverty Total Number of Child Unemploy- Labor force
Tract # tion poverty Rate number of children in poverty rate ment rate participation
children poverty rate

7032.13 Aspen Hill 6,439 1,763 27.4% 1,911 781 40.9% 11% 79%

7020 Silver Spring 5,618 1,514 26.9% 1,650 641 38.8% 9% 77.8%

7016.01 Silver Spring 2,327 532 22.9% 639 248 38.8% 10.8% 82.6%

7009.04 Rockville 2,958 622 21% 513 21 4.1% 6.2% 71.6%

7023.01 Silver Spring 3,499 725 20.7% 906 284 31.3% 10.2% 83.7%
7038 Wheaton 3,360 694 20.7% 657 138 21% 7.7% 80.2%
7015.08 White Oak 4,102 817 19.9% 1,016 303 29.8% 12.1% 82.9%
7026.02 Silver Spring 4,757 917 19.3% 700 103 14.7% 1.8% 81.9%
7009.01 Rockville 3,988 741 18.6% 478 129 27% 5.4% 70.3%
7007.19 Gaithersburg 9,699 1,761 18.2% 2,484 653 26.3% 8.1% 75.9%
7008.18 Germantown 7,075 1,283 18.1% 2,063 673 32.6% 5.4% 82.9%
7032.07 Wheaton 6,415 1,119 17.4% 2,321 609 26.2% 7.9% 75%
7007.24 Gaithersburg 3,763 642 17.1% 1,119 239 21.4% 6.9% 75%
7007.23 Gaithersburg 3,517 561 16% 547 149 27.2% 15.5% 40.8%