Latin American Community
Montgomery County is home to over 135,000 Latino residents, which is over 14% of the County's population. The diversity within the Latino community is tremendous and demonstrates the diversity of all communities within the county. Salvadorans make up the largest proportion of Latinos. Mexicans, Guatemalans, Peruvians, and Puerto Ricans are also well represented in the County. Honduras is the country with the fastest growing Latino population in the County, followed by Guatemala according to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey.
The County Executive has a Latin American Advisory Group to advise him and to tackle issues of concern. This advisory group works to address barriers to the Latin American community including Latino leadership, safety and justice, health and human services, economic development, education, Latino youth and a range of other issues identified from the Leadership Summit in October 2007.
2000 U.S. Census and 2006-2008 American Community Survey
Community Links:
Latin American Community Groups
Calendars
Latin American Advisory Group
Staff Contact Info
Community Resources
Publications and Links
Latin American Community Groups
Calendars
Latino Interest Event Calendar
Bulletin Board of Events and Announcements
Publications and Links
Report of the Latino Youth Collaborative Steering Committee
Sister Cities Exploratory Trip to Morazan, El Salvador
Ciudades Hermanas Viaje exploratorio a Morazan, El Salvador
Criminal Justice Policy in Montgomery County
Politica de Justicia Criminal del Condado de Montgomery
Latino-serving non-profitsState of Maryland, Resources for Hispanic Communities
Montgomery County Foreign Born (pdf)
2000 Census data on Montgomery County Latino residents
2006-2008 American Community Survey data on Montgomery County Latino residents by origin
2006-2008 American Community Survey Population Profile: Latinos in Montgomery County
Ethnic Leadership Summits - Summary Recommendations
Ethnic Leadership Summits - Departmental Follow-up Activities
