COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Anne Arundel County

Maryland · 427,239 residents · 415 sq mi

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With 427,239 people, Anne Arundel County is a county in Maryland. Median household income runs $45,147, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.5% of locals. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $127,500. Median rent is $616 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

427,239

−13%vs 2000

vs 489,656 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

415 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024598K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(31,698)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(29,926)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(26,943)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(29,282)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(33,260)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.8%(80,167)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.8%(71,913)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(51,469)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(35,074)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(24,821)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(10,060)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(2,626)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,147

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,768 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,509

−33%vs 2000

vs $27,578 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$127,500

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $156,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$616

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $798 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.9%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

27.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.8%(390,519)

Black13.4%(65,755)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(12,902)

Asian2.3%(11,110)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.6%(365,605)

Black11.8%(50,369)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(6,705)

Asian1.8%(7,752)

Other0.8%(3,513)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American3.4%(20,417)

Mexican2.1%(12,505)

Salvadoran2%(11,681)

Puerto Rican1.9%(11,100)

South American1.4%(8,346)

Guatemalan0.8%(4,557)

Peruvian0.5%(3,099)

Colombian0.4%(2,208)

Honduran0.3%(2,078)

Cuban0.3%(1,682)

Panamanian0.3%(1,531)

Spaniard0.2%(1,409)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.2%(1,324)

Ecuadorian0.2%(980)

Venezuelan0.1%(579)

Argentine0.1%(521)

Bolivian0.1%(520)

Nicaraguan0.1%(411)

Chilean0%(256)

Uruguayan0%(133)

Costa Rican0%(122)

Paraguayan0%(34)

Asian origin

Filipino1.1%(6,440)

Asian Indian0.8%(4,626)

Chinese0.6%(3,676)

Korean0.5%(2,957)

Pakistani0.3%(1,746)

Vietnamese0.2%(1,307)

Nepalese0.2%(1,068)

Thai0.1%(515)

Japanese0.1%(470)

Cambodian0.1%(343)

Burmese0.1%(317)

Bangladeshi0%(260)

+ 7 more asian origin groups with data

Taiwanese0%(193)

Sri Lankan0%(184)

Hmong0%(104)

Laotian0%(98)

Kazakh0%(40)

Mongolian0%(24)

Indonesian0%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(206)

Samoan0%(164)

Chamorro0%(161)

Tongan0%(79)

Guamanian0%(32)

Ancestry

German14.6%(87,488)

Irish13.1%(78,429)

English11.9%(70,998)

Italian6%(35,947)

American4%(24,066)

Polish3.3%(19,904)

Subsaharan African2.2%(13,128)

Scottish2%(11,697)

French1.5%(9,199)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(4,853)

Nigerian0.8%(4,546)

Swedish0.7%(4,380)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.7%(4,362)

Norwegian0.7%(4,096)

Dutch0.6%(3,810)

Russian0.6%(3,799)

Greek0.6%(3,637)

Welsh0.6%(3,595)

Arab0.5%(2,915)

British0.5%(2,828)

Jamaican0.4%(2,522)

French Canadian0.4%(2,211)

Lithuanian0.4%(2,201)

Hungarian0.4%(2,095)

Ukrainian0.3%(1,831)

Czech0.3%(1,630)

Austrian0.3%(1,610)

Danish0.2%(1,403)

Ghanaian0.2%(1,286)

Slovak0.2%(1,281)

Turkish0.2%(1,180)

Portuguese0.2%(1,177)

Iranian0.2%(1,141)

Swiss0.2%(1,111)

Ethiopian0.2%(1,014)

Egyptian0.1%(872)

Finnish0.1%(840)

Lebanese0.1%(696)

Brazilian0.1%(680)

Croatian0.1%(672)

Haitian0.1%(667)

Romanian0.1%(612)

Syrian0.1%(529)

Canadian0.1%(421)

Armenian0.1%(409)

Belgian0.1%(404)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(378)

Moroccan0.1%(373)

Serbian0.1%(361)

Slovene0.1%(355)

Bulgarian0.1%(302)

Guyanese0%(241)

Cape Verdean0%(214)

Jordanian0%(195)

Barbadian0%(165)

Israeli0%(142)

Palestinian0%(113)

Latvian0%(90)

Australian0%(81)

Iraqi0%(72)

Kenyan0%(22)

Macedonian0%(16)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.6%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.1%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.8%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.7 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 20.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35%(84,285)

Married54.5%(131,013)

Widowed2.5%(6,045)

Divorced8%(19,262)

Women 15+

Never married28.9%(71,113)

Married51.5%(126,980)

Widowed7.5%(18,400)

Divorced12.2%(29,955)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 7.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 67.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.5%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 82.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.8%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)41.3%(18,266)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.4%(16,541)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25%(11,035)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.6%(1,148)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(360)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 44,221 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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