Maryland

Population Density
People per square mile, 1990:
489.2
People per square mile, 2000:
541.9




Historic & Projected Growth
1790 to 2030


Year Population Year Population Year Population
1790 319,728 1880 934,943 1970 3,923,897
1800 341,548 1890 1,042,390 1980 4,216,933
1810 380,546 1900 1,188,044 1990 4,781,468
1820 407,350 1910 1,295,346 2000 5,296,486
1830 447,040 1920 1,449,661 2010 5,904,970
1840 470,019 1930 1,631,526 2020 6,497,626
1850 583,034 1940 1,821,244 2030 7,022,251
1860 687,049 1950 2,343,001
1870 780,894 1960 3,100,689




Population By County

Census 2000
Population
Change
from 1990
Percent
Change
MARYLAND 5,296,486 515,018 10.8
Allegany County 74,930 -16 0.0
Anne Arundel County 489,656 62,417 14.6
Baltimore County 754,292 62,158 9.0
Calvert County 74,563 23,191 45.1
Caroline County 29,772 2,737 10.1
Carroll County 150,897 27,525 22.3
Cecil County 85,951 14,604 20.5
Charles County 120,546 19,392 19.2
Dorchester County 30,674 438 1.4
Frederick County 195,277 45,069 30.0
Garrett County 29,846 1,708 6.1
Harford County 218,590 36,458 20.0
Howard County 247,842 60,514 32.3
Kent County 19,197 1,355 7.6
Montgomery County 873,341 116,314 15.4
Prince George's County 801,515 72,247 9.9
Queen Anne's County 40,563 6,610 19.5
St. Mary's County 86,211 10,237 13.5
Somerset County 24,747 1,307 5.6
Talbot County 33,812 3,263 10.7
Washington County 131,923 10,530 8.7
Wicomico County 84,644 10,305 13.9
Worcester County 46,543 11,515 32.9
Baltimore city 651,154 -84,860 -11.5

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census



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