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MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

POPULATION

[photo, Skyline from Federal Hill, Baltimore, Maryland}

State

Counties

Cities (incorporated)

Areas (unincorporated)

In 2000, Maryland's population was 5,296,486, according to the federal census conducted every 10 years by the U.S. Census Bureau. Maryland ranks 19th in population. With 529.1 persons per square land mile in 1999, it ranked 6th in population density among states (including the District of Columbia).

Skyline from Federal Hill, Baltimore, Maryland, December 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

From 1990 to 2000, Maryland population grew 10.8%, a gain of 515,733 persons. Calvert County led all other counties in that period with a 45.1% increase in population.

Annually, the Division of Health Statistics of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene publishes Maryland Vital Statistics. The Department of Planning has information on population as well.


STATE
1990 census 2000 census 2006 estimated* 2010 projected* 2020 projected* 2030 projected
Maryland 4,780,753 5,296,486 5,615,727 5,907,575 6,326,975 6,703,800


COUNTIES
1990 census 2000 census 2006 estimated* 2010 projected* 2020 projected* 2030 projected
Allegany County 74,946 74,930 72,831 74,100 74,200 73,400
Anne Arundel Co. 427,239 489,656 509,300 526,800 551,000 567,700
Baltimore County 692,134 754,292 787,384 819,700 841,900 846,800
Calvert County 51,372 74,563 88,804 96,950 101,950 105,950
Caroline County 27,035 29,772 32,617 33,850 40,650 47,550
Carroll County 123,372 150,897 170,260 179,700 191,900 193,200
Cecil County 71,347 85,951 99,506 109,150 134,550 160,000
Charles County 101,154 120,546 140,416 152,250 184,050 206,050
Dorchester County 30,236 30,674 31,631 33,175 36,975 39,900
Frederick County 150,208 195,277 222,938 243,200 287,900 339,700
Garrett County 28,138 29,846 29,859 31,050 32,700 33,600
Harford County 182,132 218,590 241,402 254,700 276,500 290,500
Howard County 187,328 247,842 272,452 294,000 319,300 321,000
Kent County 17,842 19,197 19,983 20,450 22,050 23,200
Montgomery County 757,027 873,341 932,131 1,000,000 1,077,700 1,155,800
Prince George's Co. 728,553 801,515 841,315 872,600 914,900 993,100
Queen Anne's Co. 33,953 40,563 46,241 49,900 57,250 63,300
St. Mary's County 75,974 86,211 98,854 108,150 131,200 152,150
Somerset County 23,440 24,747 25,774 27,450 29,200 30,350
Talbot County 30,549 33,812 36,062 36,750 39,750 41,800
Washington County 121,393 131,923 143,748 150,800 171,250 189,800
Wicomico County 74,339 84,644 91,987 94,750 106,050 117,050
Worcester County 35,028 46,543 48,866 52,450 58,500 62,650

*Projections as of September 2005 from Planning Data Services, Dept. of Planning.
*2006 estimates as of March 2007 from Planning Data Services, Dept. of Planning.

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CITIES (incorporated)
OVER 10,000 POPULATION
1990 census 2000 census 2005 est.*
Baltimore 736,014 651,154 635,815
Frederick 40,148 52,767 57,907
Gaithersburg 39,676 52,613 57,698
Bowie 37,642 50,269 53,878
Rockville 44,830 47,388 57,402
Hagerstown 35,306 36,687 38,326
Annapolis 33,195 35,838 36,300
College Park 23,714 24,657 25,171
Salisbury 20,592 23,743 26,295
Cumberland 23,712 21,518 20,915
Greenbelt 20,561 21,456 22,242
Laurel 19,086 19,960 22,125
Takoma Park 16,724 17,299 18,540
Westminster 13,060 16,731 17,761
Hyattsville 13,864 14,733 16,677
Aberdeen 13,087 13,842 14,305
New Carrollton 12,002 12,589 12,818
Elkton 9,073 11,893 14,466
Easton 9,372 11,708 13,447
Havre de Grace 8,952 11,331 11,884
Cambridge 11,514 10,911 11,089
Bel Air 8,942 10,080 10,014

*Estimates as of June 2006 from Planning Data Services, Dept. of Planning.


AREAS (unincorporated)
OVER 20,000 POPULATION
1990 census 2000 census
Columbia 75,883 88,254
Silver Spring 76,046 76,540
Dundalk 65,800 62,306
Wheaton-Glenmont 53,720 57,694
Ellicott City 41,396 56,397
Germantown 41,145 55,419
Bethesda 62,936 55,277
Towson 49,445 51,793
Aspen Hill 45,494 50,228
Potomac 45,634 44,822
Catonsville 35,233 39,820
Bel Air South 26,421 39,711
Essex 40,872 39,078
Glen Burnie 37,305 38,922
North Bethesda 29,656 38,610
Montgomery Village 32,315 38,051
Woodlawn 32,907 36,079
Oxon Hill-Glassmanor 35,794 35,355
Severn 24,499 35,076
Chillum 31,309 34,252
Suitland-Silver Hill 35,111 33,515
St. Charles 28,717 33,379
Olney 23,019 31,438
Parkville 31,617 31,118
Randallstown 26,277 30,870
Pikesville 24,815 29,123
Perry Hall 22,723 28,705
South Gate 27,564 28,672
Severna Park 25,879 28,507
Carney 25,578 28,264
Eldersburg 9,720 27,741
Milford Mill 22,547 26,527
Clinton 19,987 26,064
Bel Air North 14,880 25,798
Lochearn 25,240 25,269
Middle River 24,616 23,958
Fort Washington 24,032 23,845
Arnold 20,261 23,422
Edgewood 23,903 23,378
North Potomac 18,456 23,044
Greater Landover (defined in 2000) 22,900
Reisterstown 19,314 22,438
Waldorf 15,058 22,312
Elkridge 12,953 22,042
Fairland 19,828 21,738
White Oak 18,671 20,973
Odenton 12,833 20,534
South Laurel 18,591 20,479
North Laurel 15,008 20,468
Owings Mills 9,474 20,193
Arbutus 19,750 20,116
Crofton 12,781 20,091

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