CountyStat is the performance management and data analytics team for Montgomery County (MD) Government. Established in 2007 under the Office of County Executive and shifted to the Office of Management and Budget in 2020, CountyStat uses an outcome-focused performance framework to strategically monitor, assess, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of County services. Employing analytics skills and tools, CountyStat leverages administrative and public data to help County departments solve problems and develop targeted action plans and strategies to deliver results for our residents.

Collectively, our work is designed to ensure, on behalf of County leadership, the development and growth of a culture of “managing for results” in Montgomery County.

• Department Performance      Access County Government performance dashboards and plans
• New: ProgramPulse Comprehensive Program Inventory Initiative: Enhancing performance and accountability    
• Telling Our Organizational Success Story Discover how employees have improved government services.

Featured Projects

• Service Performance CountyStat reviews the entire catalog of services provided by the CountyGovernment, and considers revisions to performance standards to take effect at the start of each new fiscal year.
• Reimagining Public Safety This dashboard provides the public with data on the Reimagining Public Safety (RPS) Task Force, the Maryland Police Accountability Act, and the Effective Law Enforcement for All MCPD Audits.
• Covid-19 Surveillance This dashboard displays the relevant metrics used to track the spread of Covid-19 in Montgomery County, Maryland in alignment with the Centers for Disease control and Prevention (CDC)
• Community Livibility Survey Montgomery County conducted a Livability Survey to better understand resident views on quality of life in the County. Explore the results and see trends that point to positive progress and priorities for improvement.
• Aging and Vulnerability Dashboards CountyStat created dashboards to depict the economic challenges facing our senior communities in order to locate priority areas for aid.
• Vision Zero Montgomery County's Vision Zero initiative is working to reduce severe and fatal collisions on County roads by 35 percent for vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and bicyclists by 2019.
• Food Security CountyStat partnered with the Montgomery County Food Council and Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services to develop an interactive tool that explores data pertaining to the County’s Food Insecure residents and the efforts that our County and Community are taking in fighting hunger.
• MC Insights This map-based data tool enables government staff and policymakers, residents, community partners, and advocates to explore the demographics and community assets located in Montgomery County to assist with planning and operations.
• Self-Sufficiency Standard CountyStat partnered with the County’s Community Action Partnership to build an interactive dashboard to determine how much income a family of a certain composition in a given place needs to adequately meet their basic needs – without public or private assistance.