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MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

POPULATION

[photo, Skyline (view from Canton), Baltimore, Maryland}

State

Counties

Cities (incorporated)

Areas (unincorporated)

Skyline (view from Canton), Baltimore, Maryland, May 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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).

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 2010 projected* 2020 projected* 2030 projected
Maryland 4,780,753 5,296,486 5,856,100 6,224,950 6,446,400


COUNTIES
1990 census 2000 census 2010 projected* 2020 projected* 2030 projected
Allegany County 74,946 74,930 72,950 71,950 70,300
Anne Arundel County 427,239 489,656 528,900 551,200 565,000
Baltimore County 692,134 754,292 804,700 826,700 834,500
Calvert County 51,372 74,563 93,750 100,450 106,750
Caroline County 27,035 29,772 32,400 34,200 35,550
Carroll County 123,372 150,897 179,700 191,900 193,200
Cecil County 71,347 85,951 101,200 111,450 119,150
Charles County 101,154 120,546 152,250 184,050 206,050
Dorchester County 30,236 30,674 31,600 32,150 32,350
Frederick County 150,208 195,277 239,700 281,900 324,600
Garrett County 28,138 29,846 30,900 32,100 33,100
Harford County 182,132 218,590 257,800 279,700 293,500
Howard County 187,328 247,842 293,800 318,700 320,000
Kent County 17,842 19,197 21,400 22,300 22,600
Montgomery County 757,027 873,341 1,000,000 1,070,000 1,100,000
Prince George's County 728,553 801,515 874,700 925,800 961,350
Queen Anne's County 33,953 40,563 49,600 56,950 61,000
St. Mary's County 75,974 86,211 102,700 116,700 129,500
Somerset County 23,440 24,747 26,300 27,200 27,700
Talbot County 30,549 33,812 37,000 38,750 40,150
Washington County 121,393 131,923 144,200 152,750 158,550
Wicomico County 74,339 84,644 94,500 103,300 110,350
Worcester County 35,028 46,543 53,950 57,550 59,800

*Projections as of May 2004 from Planning Data Services, Dept. of Planning.

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CITIES (incorporated)
OVER 10,000 POPULATION
1990 census 2000 census 2003 est.*
Baltimore 736,014 651,154 643,304
Frederick 40,148 52,767 56,128
Gaithersburg 39,676 52,613 57,365
Bowie 37,642 50,269 53,660
Rockville 44,830 47,388 55,213
Hagerstown 35,306 36,687 36,953
Annapolis 33,195 35,838 36,178
College Park 23,714 24,657 25,329
Salisbury 20,592 23,743 25,247
Cumberland 23,712 21,518 20,833
Greenbelt 20,561 21,456 22,096
Laurel 19,086 19,960 20,653
Takoma Park 16,724 17,299 17,717
Westminster 13,060 16,731 17,403
Hyattsville 13,864 14,733 15,161
Aberdeen 13,087 13,842 14,184
New Carrollton 12,002 12,589 13,043
Elkton 9,073 11,893 13,586
Easton 9,372 11,708 12,503
Havre de Grace 8,952 11,331 11,398
Cambridge 11,514 10,911 10,781
Bel Air 8,942 10,080 9,948

*Estimates as of June 2004 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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