Disabilities by Jurisdiction 2000

Aging Statistics
The following projections are for Maryland's Individuals with Disabilities - Aged 60+ FY2000 projections by jurisdictions. Low-income older individuals are concentrated in the Baltimore metropolitan area, with smaller numbers of older, poorer individuals residing in Western Maryland and on the Eastern Shore. In 1990, 65,648 older residents lived in poverty as defined by the federal poverty guidelines published in 1989.

City
Total 60+ Population
60+ with Disabilities
% of 60+ Population
% of State's 60+ with Disabilities
Allegany
17,105
3,467
20.3%
2.3%
Anne Arundel
67,510
12,235
18.1%
8.0%
Baltimore Co.
140,313
28,221
20.1%
18.4%
Calvert
9,149
1,689
18.5%
1.1%
Caroline
5,264
1,038
19.7%
0.7%
Carroll
21,770
4,246
19.5%
2.8%
Cecil
12,254
2,233
18.2%
1.5%
Charles
13,547
2,409
17.8%
1.6%
Dorchester
7,008
1,378
19.7%
0.9%
Frederick
25,355
4,842
19.1%
3.2%
Garrett
5,962
1,159
19.4%
0.8%
Harford
30,352
5,456
18.0%
3.6%
Howard
26,606
4,866
18.3%
3.2%
Kent
4,677
949
20.3%
0.6%
Montgomery
130,647
25,965
19.9%
16.9%
Prince George's
90,558
15,784
17.4%
10.3%
Queen Anne
7,105
1,307
18.4%
0.9%
St. Mary's
10,876
2,000
18.4%
1.3%
Somerset
4,563
878
19.2%
0.6%
Talbot
8,832
1,765
20.0%
1.1%
Washington
24,225
4,790
19.8%
3.1%
Wicomico
14,018
2,715
19.4%
1.8%
Worcester
12,379
2,256
18.2%
1.5%
Baltimore City
110,961
21,938
19.8%
14.3%
Total
801,036
153,585
19.2%
100.0%
Source: For 60+ data - U.S. Census 2000; MD Dept of Planning, Population Projections - 7/20/01; for 60+ with Disabilities data - MD Dept of Aging Extrapolation Using 2000 Census Data and Compilation Developed by the National Aging Information Center. Rounding may affect totals.