2016 State Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

Acknowledgements

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2016 Montana Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty are designed to provide the users of disability statistics with the number and percentage in poverty for civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, for any given state and county in the United States (U.S.). This report is intended to be an online complement to Section 3: Poverty of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, providing greater detail within each state. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty can be used to compare county-level statistics between counties in any given state or states. The following report provides county-level statistics for Montana.

The proportion of the civilian non-institutionalized population with disabilities in poverty, also called the poverty rate, presented in the State Reports for County-Level Data is a useful tool for advocates, researchers, and policy-makers to plan and provide services and supports for people with disabilities experiencing poverty. In this report, poverty of people with disabilities is presented as the number of civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, in a given state and county per total state and county populations, respectively. Counts and percentages (the poverty rate) are provided in tables and maps.

The data for this report come from the American Community Survey 5-year data. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a national survey developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide information on a number of topics about social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. ACS 5-year data is collected over a longer period of time than 1-year data, providing larger sample sizes and increased reliability for less populated areas and small population subgroups. All of the statistics in this report use the ACS 5-year data which includes data from 2016, the year of the report, and data from the four previous years. In the ACS, people are identified as having a disability based on responses to a series of six questions asking about having difficulties with vision, hearing, ambulation, cognition, self-care, and independent living (see glossary for further details). 

Poverty is defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and set as a dollar threshold by the U.S. Census Bureau (see the glossary for further details).

 

 

Specific to Montana, the state chosen for this report, sentences providing interpretation and context for poverty statistics are included on the following page. A short glossary of terms is also provided at the end of the report explaining the statistics that are illustrated in each sentence.

Additional Resources. The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and its complement, the Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, are summaries of statistics about people with disabilities, available both in hard copy and online at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org.

Help navigating any of the resources described here can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org/faq. Assistance interpreting and locating additional statistics is available via our toll-free number, 866.538.9521, or by email, disability.statistics@unh.edu. For more information about our research projects, please visit https://www.researchondisability.org.

Suggested Citation. Boege, S.L., Lauer, E.A., & Houtenville, A.J., 2019. 2016 State Report for Montana County-Level Data: Poverty. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Interpretation

The following statements are designed to help understand the 2016 county-level poverty statistics from Montana that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities: 

    • The poverty rate for people with disabilities in Montana was 28.3%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people with disabilities across Montana counties was 41.9%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Silver Bow (44.7%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Wheatland (2.8%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people with disabilities across all counties in Montana was 25.8%.

 

  • For people without disabilities: 
    • The poverty rate for people without disabilities in Montana was 13.7%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people without disabilities across Montana counties was 31.1%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Glacier (35.4%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Daniels (4.3%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people without disabilities across all counties in Montana was 13.3%.
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Montana, by County: 2016
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
    Montana     69,693 19,734 28.3 539,644 73,874 13.7     Liberty        137     21 15.3   1,208    193 16.0
  Beaverhead       747    222 29.7   4,635    922 19.9     Lincoln      1,817    746 41.1   9,106  1,466 16.1
   Big Horn        785    254 32.4   6,454  1,495 23.2     Madison        440     51 11.6   4,090    465 11.4
    Blaine         703    286 40.7   2,941    685 23.3     McCone          57      3  5.3     890     84  9.4
  Broadwater       497     77 15.5   2,837    241  8.5     Meagher        142     19 13.4     948    162 17.1
    Carbon         783    115 14.7   5,259    426  8.1     Mineral        401    165 41.1   1,895    307 16.2
    Carter          66      3  4.5     648     70 10.8    Missoula      7,806  2,423 31.0  65,568 10,949 16.7
    Cascade      5,759  1,511 26.2  40,211  5,261 13.1   Musselshell      348     87 25.0   2,356    410 17.4
   Chouteau        286     65 22.7   3,057    653 21.4      Park          894    241 27.0   8,808  1,145 13.0
    Custer         995    235 23.6   5,931    505  8.5    Petroleum        16      5 31.3     266     36 13.5
    Daniels         45      5 11.1     964     41  4.3    Phillips        306     65 21.2   2,040    342 16.8
    Dawson         641    201 31.4   4,792    434  9.1     Pondera        444    140 31.5   2,973    560 18.8
  Deer Lodge     1,038    447 43.1   4,357    821 18.8  Powder River      123     28 22.8     863     51  5.9
    Fallon         153     26 17.0   1,550     94  6.1     Powell         358     97 27.1   2,770    206  7.4
    Fergus         758     84 11.1   5,652    762 13.5     Prairie        113      8  7.1     587    108 18.4
   Flathead      5,019  1,367 27.2  52,133  6,400 12.3     Ravalli      3,608    960 26.6  19,682  2,892 14.7
   Gallatin      4,241  1,131 26.7  59,480  8,933 15.0    Richland        572     70 12.2   6,518    409  6.3
   Garfield         45     10 22.2     542     25  4.6    Roosevelt       913    287 31.4   5,432  1,306 24.0
    Glacier      1,096    360 32.8   6,689  2,371 35.4     Rosebud        829    108 13.0   4,455    803 18.0
 Golden Valley      47     15 31.9     369     41 11.1     Sanders        909    294 32.3   5,317  1,174 22.1
    Granite        251     53 21.1   1,429    141  9.9    Sheridan        231     89 38.5   1,803    161  8.9
     Hill        1,438    464 32.3   8,035  1,622 20.2   Silver Bow     3,450  1,542 44.7  17,877  2,910 16.3
   Jefferson       895    141 15.8   6,002    534  8.9   Stillwater       574    107 18.6   4,898    263  5.4
 Judith Basin      105     38 36.2   1,084    128 11.8   Sweet Grass      245     61 24.9   1,677    145  8.6
     Lake        2,063    638 30.9  14,202  2,924 20.6      Teton         364     88 24.2   2,908    292 10.0
Lewis and Clark  5,204  1,560 30.0  34,515  3,300  9.6      Toole         352     73 20.7   2,424    351 14.5
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Montana, by County: 2016
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
   Treasure         57     19 33.3     454     76 16.7                                                       
    Valley         469    100 21.3   3,765    319  8.5                                                       
   Wheatland       106      3  2.8   1,033    167 16.2                                                       
    Wibaux          60     25 41.7     502     44  8.8                                                       
  Yellowstone    9,892  2,501 25.3  82,763  7,249  8.8                                                       
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
Count of Civilians in Poverty with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Montana, by County: 2016

Poverty Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Montana, by County: 2016

Discussion

There are a number of concepts and factors which complicate the interpretation of the estimates presented in this report. These concerns affect all statistics from population-based surveys. The estimates included in this document should be interpreted the following limitations in mind and generalized with caution. In each point, a link to the U.S. Census Bureau website describing the limitation or concept in greater detail in the ACS has been provided.

Additional links to resources for the ACS:

Glossary

American Community Survey (ACS) — The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data are generated for small areas, including tracts and population subgroups. This information is collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample of addresses. See the U.S. Census Bureau website for additional details.

The Six Disability Questions in the American Community Survey:

  1. Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? (yes or no)
  2. Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (yes or no)
  3. (If person 5 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (yes or no)
  4. (If person 5 years or old over) Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (yes or no)
  5. (If person 5 years old or over) Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? (yes or no)
  6. (If person 15 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (yes or no)

Average — The sum of all of the values in a sample divided by the number of values in the sample.

Civilian — A person not in active-duty military.

Living in the Community – A person lives in the community, if the person is not living in an institution, such as jail, prison, nursing home, and hospital. A college dormitory is not considered an institution.

Median — The middle-most value of a sample that separates the upper half of the values from the lower half of the values. 

Non-Institutionalized Population — Describes individuals who are residing in the community and who are not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Population — The total number of inhabitants in a defined geographic area including all races, classes, and groups.

Poverty — The U.S. Office of Management and Budget in Statistical Policy, Directive 14 sets the standards for which poverty is calculated. The U.S. Census Bureau uses a set of dollar value thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty. If a family’s total income is less than the dollar value of the appropriate threshold, then that family and every individual in it is considered to be in poverty.

Poverty Rate — Percent of the population who are determined to be in poverty.

Range — The difference between the largest and smallest values in a sample. In a sample, when the smallest value is subtracted from the largest value the resulting value is called the range. 

Sampling Variability — The variation of a statistic when estimated from repeated samples.

United States Census Bureau — An agency within the United States Federal Statistical System tasked with producing data about the American people and economy. Their primary task is to conduct the United States Census every ten years.

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