How Help Stacks Up

Marcia Ramos, 3, plays with toys at CentroNia, a nonprofit group funded by Montgomery County.
Marcia Ramos, 3, plays with toys at CentroNia, a nonprofit group funded by Montgomery County. (By Sarah L. Voisin -- The Washington Post)
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Sunday, November 30, 2008

How the nonprofit sector in Prince George's County compares with other local jurisdictions, based on 2007 data. The first figure is the percentage of a jurisdiction's population who live in poverty. The second is the total revenue of the jurisdiction's nonprofit groups.

· Anne Arundel County: 4.7 percent; $5.08 billion

· Howard County: 4.5 percent; $3.14 billion

· The District: 16.4 percent; $108 billion*

· Fairfax County: 4.9 percent; $14.6 billion

· Montgomery County: 4.8 percent; $24.2 billion

· Prince George's County: 8.2 percent; $6.83 billion

*District figure includes some national and international nonprofit agencies.

SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau, Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations



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