Maryland sought an accurate poverty count. It found 110,000 more kids.

Child poverty in Maryland is deeper and more widespread than previously calculated, with a new state government analysis finding that more than half of public school students now qualify for a range of anti-poverty programs.

Most of the 110,000 newly identified poor students — a 34 percent increase — live in suburban counties.

The revelation has far-reaching implications: The larger number of poor students makes Maryland’s landmark education program, the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, dramatically more expensive just as it was set to launch. And paying for it, in turn, could deplete the resources newly inaugurated Gov. Wes Moore (D) campaigned to use for his ambitious agenda.