COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tennessee vs Maryland
PLACE A
Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Maryland
Tennessee is 14% larger than Maryland. Maryland earns more, with a median household income $34,083 higher.
TENNESSEEMARYLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population7,066,3836,206,011+14% vs Maryland
Population density171639−468
Population growth8.9%7.0%+1.9 pts
Median age38.939.4−0.5
Male49.1%48.7%+0.4 pts
Female50.9%51.3%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born6.1%16.6%−10.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.0%46.6%+24.4 pts
Black15.4%28.9%−13.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%12.5%−5.1 pts
Asian1.9%6.5%−4.7 pts
Other4.2%5.4%−1.2 pts
Median household income$69,595$103,678−$34,083
Per capita income$39,437$52,979−$13,542
Poverty rate13.8%9.4%+4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%43.4%−12.4 pts
Graduate degree11.7%20.8%−9.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%4.9%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation62.4%67.1%−4.8 pts
Median home value$286,700$419,900−$133,200
Median gross rent$1,189$1,705−$516
Owner-occupied66.9%67.6%−0.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.2%7.7%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.3%48.7%−4.3 pts
Average commute25.731.1−5.3
Worked from home12.9%19.3%−6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.4%4.2%−3.8 pts
Uninsured10.0%6.3%+3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024