POVERTY

POPULATIONS AT RISK

According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, 16.2% of persons over the age of 65 are living in poverty compared to 39.4% of children under the age of 18 in Carroll County13,14. Female headed families with no husband present are 1.8 times more likely to experience poverty than male-headed families with no wife present13.

Vulnerable Populations In Poverty
Elderly
254
Under age 18
688
Female headed families
367

More than 1 in 3 children in Carroll County live in poverty13.

"Race and ethnicity disproportionately affect residents of Carroll County in relation to poverty as compared with the nation and state overall as well as within the county when compared with “white alone” populations"

Black or African Americans are significantly more likely to suffer from poverty in Carroll County than in other areas throughout the state and nation, having a greater than 44-point difference in rates comparatively14.

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