Opportunity Index

GRADE B

Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Economy Score out of 100
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
74.1
State Avg.
64.7
National Avg.
59.3

Economy Stats

Economy Anne Arundel County MD National
Unemployment rate 1.6% 1.9% 3.1%
Median household income $89,680 $74,868 $57,865
Population below the poverty line (%) 5.6% 10.3% 12.8%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 3.6 4.7 5.0
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.2 3.0 3.4
Households spending <30% of income on housing 73.0% 68.3% 68.2%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 93.5% 91.8% 90.1%
Education Score out of 100
Anne Arundel County, MD
64.4
State Avg.
56.5
National Avg.
53.9

Education Stats

Education Anne Arundel County MD National
Preschool enrollment 52.5% 38.3% 40.2%
On-time H.S. graduation 88.0% 84.4% 83.5%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 50.5% 49.4% 43.8%
Community Score out of 100
Anne Arundel County, MD
47.3
State Avg.
53.4
National Avg.
51.2

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Anne Arundel County MD National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 9.1% 11.5% 12.1%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 5,785 79,539 4,680,891
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) 0.0% 23.0% 26.4%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 241.9 341.7 387.0
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 67.1 84.6 74.9
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.7 2.1 2.0
Health Score out of 100
Anne Arundel County, MD
45.9
State Avg.
41.2
National Avg.
43.2

Health Stats

Health Anne Arundel County MD National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.8% 8.9% 8.5%
Health Insurance Coverage 5.2% 7.1% 10.2%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 56.2 52.5 45.8
Population
Anne Arundel County 592,052
MD 6,175,045
National 332,048,977

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