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STATE · ADMITTED 1788 · 1990 CENSUS

Maryland

4,781,468 residents · 24 counties · 536 cities · 9,707 sq mi · 1,475 census tracts
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Maryland is a state of 4,781,468 people. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households take in $39,386 a year at the median, 31% more than the country as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.3% of people here. Median home value sits at $115,500. There are 515,018 fewer people here than in 2000.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
4,781,468
−10%vs 2000
vs 5,296,486 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Median age
33.1
−8%vs 2000
vs 36.0 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
9,707 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
4.6M5.1M5.5M5.9M6.3M19902000201020202024Maryland
20246.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.4%(356,183)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 97%(334,146)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 146.2%(296,798)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 196.5%(308,684)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 247.6%(362,992)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3418.9%(905,264)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4416.2%(776,171)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 5411.1%(528,560)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 648.3%(395,990)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 746.6%(317,166)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 843.2%(154,185)
US avg: 4%
85 and over0.9%(45,329)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$39,386
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $52,868 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$17,730
−31%vs 2000
vs $25,614 in 2000
US average: $14,340
Poverty rate
8.3%
−0.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 8.5% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$115,500
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $143,300 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$548
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $689 in 2000
US average: $450
Owner-occupied
65.0%
−2.7 ptsvs 2000
vs 67.7% in 2000
35.0% rent
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%
1990
White, non-Hispanic71%(3,396,261)
Black24.9%(1,188,930)
Hispanic / Latino2.5%(119,984)
Asian2.9%(137,663)
Other1.2%(58,614)

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 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
26.5%
−5.0 ptsvs 2000
vs 31.4% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
78.4%
−5.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 83.8% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Graduate degree
10.9%
−2.6 ptsvs 2000
vs 13.4% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.8 min
+14%vs 2000
vs 22.7 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 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

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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 4,781,468 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Maryland?

The typical household in Maryland earns about $39,386 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Maryland expensive?

In Maryland, the median home is worth about $115,500, and the typical rent is about $548 a month.

How educated are people in Maryland?

About 26.5% of adults age 25 and over in Maryland hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Maryland?

About 8.3% of people in Maryland live below the federal poverty line.

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

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