POPULATION

Maryland's population was 4,781,468 in 1990, according to the federal census conducted every 10 years by the U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates peg the 1997 population at 5,094,289, according to the Bureau's State Population Estimates Program. Maryland ranks 19th in population and 6th in population density among states (including the District of Columbia) with 512.14 persons per square land mile as measured in 1994.

Maryland population grew 6.6 percent from 1990 to 1997. It rose only .7 percent in 1997, the slowest gain of the 1990s. Montgomery County and Prince George's County accounted for the majority of population growth in Maryland.

The Division of Health Statistics of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene publishes Maryland Vital Statistics, an annual report.


1990 Census 1997 Estimated 2000 Projected 2010 Projected
Maryland 4,781,468 5,094,289 5,314,450 5,738,350
Allegany County 74,946 72,289 77,500 78,000
Anne Arundel County 427,239 470,028 480,200 511,200
Baltimore City 736,014 657,256 691,800 672,500
Baltimore County 692,134 720,662 723,000 739,000
Calvert County 51,372 69,413 78,200 96,000
Caroline County 27,035 29,527 30,600 32,900
Carroll County 123,372 146,936 149,300 178,100
Cecil County 71,347 80,768 83,700 92,700
Charles County 101,154 115,075 131,100 151,800
Dorchester County 30,236 29,893 31,850 31,750
Frederick County 150,208 183,215 203,200 243,600
Garrett County 28,138 29,511 30,200 31,750
Harford County 182,132 212,560 226,600 246,600
Howard County 187,328 228,797 245,600 288,700
Kent County 17,842 19,067 19,050 19,550
Montgomery County 757,027 826,766 855,000 945,000
Prince George's County 729,268 770,633 812,100 890,300
Queen Anne's County 33,953 39,093 41,600 47,600
St. Mary's County 75,974 85,684 88,600 100,500
Somerset County 23,440 24,474 25,400 26,850
Talbot County 30,549 33,054 33,400 35,400
Washington County 121,393 128,155 131,500 138,500
Wicomico County 74,339 79,318 84,000 92,600
Worcester County 35,028 42,115 43,300 48,200

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INCORPORATED CITIES
OVER 10,000 POPULATION
1990 Census 1996 (est.)*
Baltimore 736,014 675,401
Rockville 44,835 46,019
Frederick 40,148 46,227
Gaithersburg 39,542 45,361
Bowie 37,589 40,181
Hagerstown 35,445 34,633
Annapolis 33,187 33,234
Cumberland 23,706 22,341
Salisbury 20,592 21,160
Greenbelt 21,096 21,840
Laurel 19,438 18,718
College Park 21,927 24,987
Takoma Park 16,700 17,792
Hyattsville 13,864 14,674
Westminster 13,068 15,073
Aberdeen 13,087 13,090
Cambridge 11,514 10,969
New Carrollton 12,002 12,811
Easton 9,372 10,195

UNINCORPORATED AREAS
OVER 20,000 POPULATION
1990 Census
Silver Spring 76,046
Columbia 75,883
Dundalk 65,800
Bethesda 62,938
Wheaton-Glenmont 53,720
Towson 49,445
Potomac 45,634
Aspen Hill 45,494
Ellicott City 41,398
Germantown 41,145
Essex 40,872
Glen Burnie 37,305
Oxon Hill-Glassmanor 35,794
Catonsville 35,233
Suitland-Silver Hill 35,111
Woodlawn 32,907
Montgomery Village 32,315
Parkville 31,617
Chillum 31,309
North Bethesda 29,650
St. Charles 28,717
South Gate 27,564
Bel Air South 26,421
Randallstown 26,277
Severna Park 25,879
Carney 25,578
Lochearn 25,240
Pikesville 24,815
Middle River 24,616
Severn 24,499
Fort Washington 24,032
Edgewood 23,903
Olney 23,019
Perry Hall 22,723
Milford Mill 22,547
Arnold 20,261

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