Montgomery County Planning Department

Maryland Jurisdictions Ranked
by Absolute and Percent Population Changes, 2000-2003
Jurisdiction Population 2000 Population 2003

Absolute Change
Rank % Change  % Rank
Allegany County 74,930

73,668

(1,262) 16 (1.7%) 23
Anne Arundel County 489,656

506,620

16,964 5 3.5% 5
Baltimore County 754,292

777,184

22,892 3 3.0% 17
Baltimore (city) 651,154

628,670

(22,484) 4 (3.5%) 24 
Calvert County 74,563

84,110

9,547 15 12.8% 1
Caroline County 29,772

30,861

1,089 20 3.7% 14
Carroll County 150,897

163,207

12,310 9 8.2% 5
Cecil County 85,951

92,746

6,795 13 7.9% 6
Charles County 120,546

133,049

12,503 11 10.4% 2
Dorchester County 30,674

30,612

(62) 21 (0.2) 22
Frederick County 195,277

213,662

18,386 8 9.4% 3
Garrett County 29,846

30,049

203 22 0.7% 21
Harford County 218,590

232,175

13,585 7 6.2% 10
Howard County 247,842

264,265

16,423 6 6.6% 8
Kent County 19,197

19,680

483 24 2.5% 20
Montgomery County 873,341

918,881

45,540 1 5.2% 11
Prince George's County 801,515

838,716

37,201 2 4.6% 12
Queen Anne's County 40,563

44,108

3,545 18 8.7% 4
St. Mary's County 86,211

92,754

6,543 12 7.6% 7
Somerset County 24,747

25,447

700 23 2.8% 18
Talbot County 33,812

34,670

858 19 2.5% 19
Washington County 131,923

136,796

4,873 10 3.7%  13
Wicomico County 84,644

87,375

2,731 14 3.2% 16
Worcester County 46,543

49,604

3,061 17 6.6% 9
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census; Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center, revised April 2004