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Maryland

6,206,011 residents · 24 counties · 536 cities · 9,707 sq mi · 1,475 census tracts
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Maryland is home to 6,206,011 people. That puts it in the top 1% of US states for household income. 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Growth has run 17% since 2000, or 909,525 more people. Households take in $103,678 a year at the median, 26% more than the country as a whole. There are 639 people per square mile.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
6,206,011
+17%since 2000
from 5,296,486 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
639 / sq mi
+10%since 2009
from 581 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.4
+9%since 2000
from 36.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
9,707 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
4.6M5.1M5.5M5.9M6.3M19902000201020202024Maryland
20246.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(356,378)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.1%(379,743)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(397,033)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(398,608)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(372,914)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.2%(816,944)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(843,268)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.6%(779,854)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.3%(827,528)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.9%(611,969)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(303,784)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(117,988)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$103,678
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $52,868 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$52,979
+107%since 2000
from $25,614 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
63.6%
+17.4 ptssince 2009
from 46.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 8.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.456
+3%since 2010
from 0.441 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information8.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade4.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$419,900
+61%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $143,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,705
+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $689 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2000
from 67.7% in 2000
32.4% rent
Vacancy rate
7.7%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.57 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.63 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.8%
−8.7 ptssince 2009
from 31.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 46.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.1
−14%since 2009
from 4.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic62.1%(3,286,547)
Black27.7%(1,464,735)
Hispanic / Latino4.3%(227,916)
Asian4%(209,738)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic46.6%(2,890,956)
Black28.9%(1,796,433)
Hispanic / Latino12.5%(774,946)
Asian6.5%(406,030)
Other5.4%(337,646)
Diversity Score
85
+17%since 2009
from 72 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American5.9%(365,270)
Salvadoran3.5%(219,307)
Mexican2%(122,040)
South American1.7%(102,664)
Guatemalan1.2%(72,329)
Puerto Rican1.1%(71,352)
Honduran0.8%(47,662)
Dominican0.5%(31,559)
Peruvian0.4%(27,271)
Colombian0.4%(24,003)
Cuban0.3%(16,291)
Nicaraguan0.2%(13,088)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.2%(12,918)
Ecuadorian0.2%(12,584)
Bolivian0.2%(12,439)
Panamanian0.1%(8,422)
Venezuelan0.1%(8,188)
Argentine0.1%(7,848)
Chilean0.1%(6,108)
Costa Rican0.1%(3,898)
Uruguayan0%(1,829)
Paraguayan0%(1,212)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.7%(104,335)
Chinese1.3%(82,151)
Filipino0.8%(52,125)
Korean0.8%(47,996)
Vietnamese0.4%(25,304)
Pakistani0.4%(22,554)
Nepalese0.2%(10,853)
Burmese0.1%(8,204)
Japanese0.1%(7,043)
Bangladeshi0.1%(6,149)
Taiwanese0.1%(5,463)
Kazakh0.1%(4,589)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Sri Lankan0.1%(4,475)
Thai0.1%(3,798)
Cambodian0%(3,000)
Indonesian0%(2,943)
Laotian0%(940)
Mongolian0%(468)
Malaysian0%(375)
Hmong0%(317)
Bhutanese0%(209)
Uzbek0%(168)
Okinawan0%(28)
Mien0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(3,492)
Samoan0%(1,538)
Chamorro0%(1,385)
Tongan0%(285)
Guamanian0%(137)
Chuukese0%(81)
Fijian0%(27)
Ancestry
German11.4%(706,021)
Irish9.3%(577,895)
English8.5%(524,897)
Subsaharan African4.4%(274,322)
Italian4.4%(271,841)
American4.1%(254,917)
Polish2.6%(160,206)
West Indian1.6%(97,467)
Scottish1.4%(86,637)
French1.2%(73,190)
Nigerian1.1%(68,523)
Russian0.9%(53,403)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Jamaican0.7%(46,212)
Ethiopian0.7%(42,074)
Arab0.6%(35,640)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(35,363)
Dutch0.5%(32,413)
Swedish0.5%(30,018)
Welsh0.5%(29,987)
Greek0.5%(29,631)
Norwegian0.4%(26,044)
British0.4%(23,306)
Haitian0.4%(21,728)
Ukrainian0.3%(21,380)
Hungarian0.3%(19,955)
Ghanaian0.3%(18,952)
Czech0.3%(16,884)
Iranian0.3%(16,796)
Lithuanian0.2%(15,345)
French Canadian0.2%(13,763)
Portuguese0.2%(11,803)
Austrian0.2%(11,591)
Swiss0.2%(11,460)
Brazilian0.2%(10,995)
Slovak0.2%(10,299)
Guyanese0.1%(8,841)
Danish0.1%(8,628)
Lebanese0.1%(7,567)
Turkish0.1%(7,359)
Romanian0.1%(7,098)
Egyptian0.1%(6,735)
Kenyan0.1%(6,233)
Finnish0.1%(6,147)
Canadian0.1%(5,460)
Moroccan0.1%(4,246)
Armenian0.1%(4,201)
Israeli0.1%(4,126)
Croatian0.1%(3,959)
Syrian0.1%(3,497)
Belgian0.1%(3,469)
Serbian0%(2,788)
Palestinian0%(2,632)
Latvian0%(2,557)
Bulgarian0%(2,330)
Slovene0%(2,077)
Barbadian0%(1,969)
Australian0%(1,637)
Jordanian0%(1,373)
Cape Verdean0%(1,365)
Iraqi0%(949)
Somali0%(663)
Macedonian0%(349)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
43.4%
+12.0 ptssince 2000
from 31.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.1%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 83.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
20.8%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 13.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.1 min
+37%since 2000
from 22.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
64.7%
−8.5 ptssince 2009
from 73.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.7%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
4.2%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
19.3%
+15.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 7.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 69.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 78.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
50.5%
+7.8 ptssince 2009
from 42.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
16.6%
+4.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.8%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.6%
+1.5 ptssince 2012
from 10.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.3%
−4.2 ptssince 2013
from 10.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.4%
+9.6 ptssince 2017
from 82.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.5%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 93.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 86.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
78.9%
−3.5 ptssince 2016
from 82.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
9.6%
+2.2 ptssince 2016
from 7.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.3%(935,383)
Married51.2%(1,249,819)
Widowed2.6%(62,726)
Divorced7.9%(193,066)
Women 15+
Never married34.3%(903,212)
Married46.1%(1,213,962)
Widowed8.2%(216,054)
Divorced11.3%(298,635)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.3%
−4.2 ptssince 2013
from 10.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
62.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 63.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 12.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 18.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
73.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 74.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 32.7% 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)31.9%(104,623)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30%(98,220)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.4%(92,981)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(13,243)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(2,883)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 327,493 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Baltimore569,997
2.Columbia104,338
3.Frederick92,059
4.Germantown90,719
5.Waldorf82,943
8.Glen Burnie72,590
9.Gaithersburg71,113
10.Bethesda69,397
11.Rockville67,563
12.Dundalk65,969
13.Towson58,679
14.Severn58,402
15.Bowie58,383
16.Bel Air South58,137
17.Aspen Hill53,279
18.Wheaton52,926
20.Potomac45,902
21.Odenton45,002
22.Hagerstown44,228
23.Catonsville43,368
24.Annapolis40,634
25.Essex40,580
27.Severna Park40,228
28.Clinton38,376
29.Owings Mills37,245
30.Randallstown35,957
31.Olney35,797
32.College Park35,418
33.Chillum34,871
34.Pasadena34,309
36.Salisbury33,845
37.Pikesville33,524
38.Middle River31,712
39.Eldersburg31,695
40.Bel Air North31,302
41.Milford Mill30,829
42.Parkville30,549
43.Clarksburg30,487
44.Laurel30,254
45.Crofton29,549
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (4)
1.Baltimore2,857,781
2.Hagerstown315,280
4.Salisbury131,872
Micropolitan areas (4)
1.Cumberland93,640
2.Ocean Pines54,459
3.Easton38,238
4.Cambridge33,628

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Maryland?

Maryland has about 6,206,011 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Maryland?

The typical household in Maryland earns about $103,678 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Maryland expensive?

In Maryland, the median home is worth about $419,900, and the typical rent is about $1,705 a month.

How educated are people in Maryland?

About 43.4% of adults age 25 and over in Maryland hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Maryland?

About 9.4% of people in Maryland live below the federal poverty line.

Has Maryland grown since 1990?

Yes, Maryland has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,424,543 residents, a change of about 30 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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