Maryland Population 1900-2023
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Maryland from 1900 to 2023.
- The population of Maryland in 2023 was 6,180,253, a 0.26% increase from 2022.
- The population of Maryland in 2022 was 6,163,981, a 0.18% decline from 2021.
- The population of Maryland in 2021 was 6,175,045, a 0.02% increase from 2020.
- The population of Maryland in 2020 was 6,173,689, a 1.96% increase from 2019.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
38,965,193 |
| Texas |
30,503,301 |
| Florida |
22,610,726 |
| New York |
19,571,216 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,961,683 |
| Illinois |
12,549,689 |
| Ohio |
11,785,935 |
| Georgia |
11,029,227 |
| North Carolina |
10,835,491 |
| Michigan |
10,037,261 |
| New Jersey |
9,290,841 |
| Virginia |
8,715,698 |
| Washington |
7,812,880 |
| Arizona |
7,431,344 |
| Tennessee |
7,126,489 |
| Massachusetts |
7,001,399 |
| Indiana |
6,862,199 |
| Missouri |
6,196,156 |
| Maryland |
6,180,253 |
| Wisconsin |
5,910,955 |
| Colorado |
5,877,610 |
| Minnesota |
5,737,915 |
| South Carolina |
5,373,555 |
| Alabama |
5,108,468 |
| Louisiana |
4,573,749 |
| Kentucky |
4,526,154 |
| Oregon |
4,233,358 |
| Oklahoma |
4,053,824 |
| Connecticut |
3,617,176 |
| Utah |
3,417,734 |
| Iowa |
3,207,004 |
| Nevada |
3,194,176 |
| Arkansas |
3,067,732 |
| Kansas |
2,940,546 |
| Mississippi |
2,939,690 |
| New Mexico |
2,114,371 |
| Nebraska |
1,978,379 |
| Idaho |
1,964,726 |
| West Virginia |
1,770,071 |
| Hawaii |
1,435,138 |
| New Hampshire |
1,402,054 |
| Maine |
1,395,722 |
| Montana |
1,132,812 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,962 |
| Delaware |
1,031,890 |
| North Dakota |
783,926 |
| Alaska |
733,406 |
| Wyoming |
584,057 |
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Maryland - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
6,180,253 |
0.26% |
| 2022 |
6,163,981 |
-0.18% |
| 2021 |
6,175,045 |
0.02% |
| 2020 |
6,173,689 |
1.96% |
| 2019 |
6,054,954 |
0.21% |
| 2018 |
6,042,153 |
0.23% |
| 2017 |
6,028,186 |
0.35% |
| 2016 |
6,007,014 |
0.31% |
| 2015 |
5,988,528 |
0.48% |
| 2014 |
5,960,064 |
0.59% |
| 2013 |
5,925,197 |
0.63% |
| 2012 |
5,888,375 |
0.82% |
| 2011 |
5,840,241 |
0.89% |
| 2010 |
5,788,784 |
1.02% |
| 2009 |
5,730,388 |
0.80% |
| 2008 |
5,684,965 |
0.56% |
| 2007 |
5,653,408 |
0.46% |
| 2006 |
5,627,367 |
0.63% |
| 2005 |
5,592,379 |
0.82% |
| 2004 |
5,546,935 |
0.92% |
| 2003 |
5,496,269 |
1.03% |
| 2002 |
5,440,389 |
1.22% |
| 2001 |
5,374,691 |
1.20% |
| 2000 |
5,311,034 |
2.70% |
| 1999 |
5,171,634 |
0.81% |
| 1998 |
5,130,072 |
0.73% |
| 1997 |
5,092,914 |
0.71% |
| 1996 |
5,057,142 |
0.67% |
| 1995 |
5,023,650 |
0.77% |
| 1994 |
4,985,411 |
0.87% |
| 1993 |
4,942,504 |
0.82% |
| 1992 |
4,902,545 |
0.95% |
| 1991 |
4,856,176 |
1.22% |
| 1990 |
4,797,431 |
1.48% |
| 1989 |
4,727,301 |
1.49% |
| 1988 |
4,657,904 |
2.02% |
| 1987 |
4,565,557 |
1.75% |
| 1986 |
4,486,957 |
1.67% |
| 1985 |
4,413,071 |
1.10% |
| 1984 |
4,365,243 |
1.20% |
| 1983 |
4,313,327 |
0.71% |
| 1982 |
4,282,923 |
0.49% |
| 1981 |
4,261,905 |
0.81% |
| 1980 |
4,227,643 |
0.87% |
| 1979 |
4,191,160 |
0.18% |
| 1978 |
4,183,603 |
0.34% |
| 1977 |
4,169,595 |
0.46% |
| 1976 |
4,150,539 |
0.28% |
| 1975 |
4,139,096 |
0.49% |
| 1974 |
4,118,815 |
0.51% |
| 1973 |
4,097,974 |
0.60% |
| 1972 |
4,073,499 |
1.37% |
| 1971 |
4,018,324 |
2.41% |
| 1970 |
3,923,897 |
1.45% |
| 1969 |
3,868,000 |
1.39% |
| 1968 |
3,815,000 |
1.54% |
| 1967 |
3,757,000 |
1.68% |
| 1966 |
3,695,000 |
2.64% |
| 1965 |
3,600,000 |
3.09% |
| 1964 |
3,492,000 |
3.13% |
| 1963 |
3,386,000 |
3.77% |
| 1962 |
3,263,000 |
2.74% |
| 1961 |
3,176,000 |
2.02% |
| 1960 |
3,113,000 |
1.53% |
| 1959 |
3,066,000 |
2.82% |
| 1958 |
2,982,000 |
3.79% |
| 1957 |
2,873,000 |
2.21% |
| 1956 |
2,811,000 |
2.52% |
| 1955 |
2,742,000 |
2.12% |
| 1954 |
2,685,000 |
4.60% |
| 1953 |
2,567,000 |
2.68% |
| 1952 |
2,500,000 |
2.42% |
| 1951 |
2,441,000 |
3.65% |
| 1950 |
2,355,000 |
1.12% |
| 1949 |
2,329,000 |
2.55% |
| 1948 |
2,271,000 |
1.02% |
| 1947 |
2,248,000 |
1.54% |
| 1946 |
2,214,000 |
5.63% |
| 1945 |
2,096,000 |
-1.04% |
| 1944 |
2,118,000 |
1.39% |
| 1943 |
2,089,000 |
4.55% |
| 1942 |
1,998,000 |
4.44% |
| 1941 |
1,913,000 |
4.02% |
| 1940 |
1,839,000 |
2.57% |
| 1939 |
1,793,000 |
1.53% |
| 1938 |
1,766,000 |
0.68% |
| 1937 |
1,754,000 |
0.52% |
| 1936 |
1,745,000 |
0.93% |
| 1935 |
1,729,000 |
1.11% |
| 1934 |
1,710,000 |
0.94% |
| 1933 |
1,694,000 |
0.95% |
| 1932 |
1,678,000 |
1.27% |
| 1931 |
1,657,000 |
1.28% |
| 1930 |
1,636,000 |
0.93% |
| 1929 |
1,621,000 |
0.68% |
| 1928 |
1,610,000 |
0.69% |
| 1927 |
1,599,000 |
1.46% |
| 1926 |
1,576,000 |
1.29% |
| 1925 |
1,556,000 |
1.24% |
| 1924 |
1,537,000 |
1.05% |
| 1923 |
1,521,000 |
0.80% |
| 1922 |
1,509,000 |
1.14% |
| 1921 |
1,492,000 |
1.91% |
| 1920 |
1,464,000 |
1.31% |
| 1919 |
1,445,000 |
-1.50% |
| 1918 |
1,467,000 |
2.73% |
| 1917 |
1,428,000 |
0.92% |
| 1916 |
1,415,000 |
1.00% |
| 1915 |
1,401,000 |
0.86% |
| 1914 |
1,389,000 |
1.54% |
| 1913 |
1,368,000 |
1.71% |
| 1912 |
1,345,000 |
1.59% |
| 1911 |
1,324,000 |
1.69% |
| 1910 |
1,302,000 |
1.01% |
| 1909 |
1,289,000 |
1.58% |
| 1908 |
1,269,000 |
0.95% |
| 1907 |
1,257,000 |
0.48% |
| 1906 |
1,251,000 |
1.13% |
| 1905 |
1,237,000 |
1.64% |
| 1904 |
1,217,000 |
0.66% |
| 1903 |
1,209,000 |
-0.08% |
| 1902 |
1,210,000 |
0.83% |
| 1901 |
1,200,000 |
0.93% |
| 1900 |
1,189,000 |
0.00% |
