The colored gauge gives a visual representation of how your community is
doing in comparison to other communities. The three-colored dial represents the distribution of values from the
reporting regions (e.g. counties in the state) ordered from those doing the best to those doing the worst (sometimes
lower values are better and in other cases higher values are better). From that distribution, the green represents the
top 50th percentile, the yellow represents the 25th to 50th percentile, and the red represents the "worst" quartile.
This gauge shows how the County: Montgomery value compares with the median or mean value for all counties in the
state (or all US counties). The gauge is blue and white when being higher (or lower) is not necessarily good or bad and is multi-colored when
being higher (or lower) is good or bad.
Healthy Montgomery is a one-stop source of population-based data and information about community health. It is intended to help planners, policy makers, and community members identify issues and devise solutions.
Compare Montgomery County's health and other Maryland communities, the nation, and national 2020 targets on almost 100 indicators. Create your own reports in the report assistant. Learn about promising practices on a variety of topics that affect community health.
Need local health data? Inpatient and emergency room visit indicators are now available by zip code - visit our community dashboard to see new data!