Office of Community Partnerships

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

Latin American Community Groups

Latin American Advisory Group

Up County Latino Network

Down County Latino Network

Calendars

Latino Interest Event Calendar

Events Blog

Bulletin Board of Events and Announcements

Community Resources

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-profits

State 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