Mapping COVID-19 and Income Inequality
A look into the relationship between COVID-19 infections and income levels in Montgomery County, Maryland
Where is Montgomery County?
Montgomery County is located in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area, and is the largest county in Maryland.
Mapping Income and COVID-19 Infection Levels in Montgomery County
This is a map I made showing the relationship between COVID-19 infections and income Level in Montgomery County, MD. It demonstrates a strong relationship between lower household income levels and the presence of COVID-19.
Sources
- Malone, Claire. "New York's Inequalities are Fueling Covid." FiveThirtyEight. April 10, 2020. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/wealth-and-race-have-always-divided-new-york-covid-19-has-only-made-things-worse/ .
- Weiss, Angela. 2020. AFP. Getty Images. https://theintercept.com/2020/04/28/coronavirus-may-1-strike-sickout-amazon-target-whole-foods/ .
- Wong, Rose. 2020. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/coronavirus-fears-show-how-model-minority-asian-americans-become-yellow-ncna1151671 .
