Montgomery County Planning Department

Maryland Jurisdictions Ranked by 2003 Population

 
Rank MD Jurisdiction

2000
Population

2003
Population 		Population
Change		 % Growth
 
1
Montgomery County 873,341 918,881 45,540 5.2%
2
Prince George's County 801,515 838,716 37,201 4.6%
3
Baltimore County 754,292 777,184 22,892 3.0%
4
Baltimore City 651,154 628,670 (22,484) (3.5%)
5
Anne Arundel County 489,656 506,620 16,964 3.5%
6
Howard County 247,842 264,265 16,423 6.6%
7
Harford County 218,590 232,175 13,585 6.2%
8
Frederick County 195,277 213,662 18,386 9.4%
9
Carroll County 150,897 163,207 12,310 8.2%
10
Washington County 131,923 136,796 4,873 3.7%
11
Charles County 120,546 133,049 12,503 10.4%
12
St. Mary's County 86,211 92,754 6,543 7.6%
13
Cecil County 85,951 92,746 6,795 7.9%
14
Wicomico County 84,644 87,375 2,371 3.2%
15
Calvert County 74,563 84,110 9,547 12.8%
16
Allegany County 74,930 73,668 (1,262) (1.7%)
17
Worcester County 46,543 49,604 3,061 6.6%
18
Queen Anne's County 40,563 44,108 3,545 8.7%
19
Talbot County 33,812 34,670 858 2.5%
20
Caroline County 29,772 30,861 1,089 3.7%
21
DorchesterCounty 30,674 30,612 (62) (0.2%)
22
Garrett County 29,846 30,049 203 0.7%
23
Somerset County 24,747 25,447 700 2.8%
24
Kent County 19,197 19,680 483 2.5%
 
Note: Numbers in parentheses ( ) indicate loss of population.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census PL94-171 and county estimates program; Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center.