Maryland
State Government
Governor
Wes Moore (D)
State Senate
33
Democrats,
13
Republicans
State House
102
Democrats,
39
Republicans
Economic well-being - Maryland
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.1
Minimum wage
15.0
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.2
Poverty rate
9.1%
Unemployment rate
3.6
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
6.3
Poverty by demographic - Maryland
Child poverty rate
0.1
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
12000
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
138000
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
104000
Senior poverty rate
9.5 %
Women in poverty
3,167,176
The Atlantic, April 28, 2016: On the Fast Track to Adulthood With Limited Options
The Baltimore Sun, February 22, 2016: City Council president proposes dropping property taxes for low-income seniors
The Baltimore Sun, January 6, 2016: Head Start program aims to improve families' eating habits through their youngest members
WYPR, December 3, 2014: New Baltimore Pre-K Center Targets Low-Income Children
"An early childhood center for children 5-years-old and younger opened in East Baltimore Wednesday. It's part of an initiative to better prepare that area's low-income children for school. Located in the 100 block of N. Chester Street, the new Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Early Childhood Center will serve more than 100 children."
'Anchor' collaboration will move city forward
"The Johns Hopkins University, for example, has partnered with the city, state and Annie E. Casey Foundation to invest $1.8 billion in East Baltimore over 20 years. The aim is to create a revitalized mixed-income neighborhood where new housing, retail, dining, public education and child care facilities, supported by science and technology jobs, supplant largely abandoned housing, high crime and infant mortality rates, and a poverty rate twice the city's average."
The Cumberland Times-News, December 18, 2013: Homeless student population rises in Maryland
"Jones is one of thousands of students in Maryland who have experienced homelessness. The number of K-12 students identifying as homeless in U.S. public schools hit a record high 1.2 million during the 2011-2012 school year, according to the U.S. Department of Education."