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Suburban Poverty Profiles: Montgomery County, Maryland

May 22, 2013, Elizabeth Kneebone and Alan Berube

Montgomery County, Maryland— a suburban county adjacent to the nation’s capital— consistently ranks among the country’s wealthiest counties. Yet in recent years, this million-person jurisdiction has grown increasingly diverse, changing the scope and scale of need among the county’s residents. Elizabeth Kneebone and Alan Berube use this community as a case study for suburban poverty in America.

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Launched in 2009, the Metropolitan Opportunity Series documents the changing geography of poverty and opportunity in metropolitan America, analyzes its drivers and implications and offers policy recommendations to enhance the well-being of lower-income families and communities in both cities and suburbs.

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