Maryland statistical areas explained

The U.S. currently has 13 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated three combined statistical areas, six metropolitan statistical areas, and four micropolitan statistical areas in Maryland.[1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA, comprising Washington, D.C. and its suburbs as well as Maryland's largest city of Baltimore and its capital, Annapolis.

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The 13 United States statistical areas and 24 counties of the State of Maryland

Combined statistical area2023 population (est.)[2] Core-based statistical area2023 population (est.)County2023 population (est.)Metropolitan division2023 population (est.)
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA10,069,592
5,742,108 		Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA6,280,487
2,475,344 (MD)		Fairfax County, Virginia1,141,878Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD3,154,735
Prince William County, Virginia489,640
Loudoun County, Virginia436,347
Arlington County, Virginia234,162
Stafford County, Virginia165,248
City of Alexandria, Virginia155,230
Spotsylvania County, Virginia149,588
Fauquier County, Virginia75,165
Jefferson County, West Virginia59,787
Culpeper County, Virginia54,973
City of Manassas, Virginia42,696
Warren County, Virginia41,843
City of Fredericksburg, Virginia28,928
City of Fairfax, Virginia25,144
City of Manassas Park, Virginia16,361
Clarke County, Virginia15,466
City of Falls Church, Virginia14,685
Rappahannock County, Virginia7,414
Prince George's County, Maryland947,430Washington, DC-MD MD1,798,375
1,119,403 (MD)
District of Columbia678,972
Charles County, Maryland171,973
Montgomery County, Maryland1,058,474Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD MD1,351,865
Frederick County, Maryland293,391
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA2,834,316Baltimore County, Maryland844,703none
Anne Arundel County, Maryland594,582
Baltimore City, Maryland565,239
Howard County, Maryland336,001
Harford County, Maryland264,644
Carroll County, Maryland176,639
Queen Anne's County, Maryland52,508
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA305,902
155,813 (MD)		Washington County, Maryland155,813
Berkeley County, West Virginia132,440
Morgan County, West Virginia17,649
Lexington Park, MD MSA210,009St. Mary's County, Maryland115,281
Calvert County, Maryland94,728
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA MSA157,854Franklin County, Pennsylvania157,854
Winchester, VA-WV MSA147,260Frederick County, Virginia95,994
City of Winchester, Virginia27,617
Hampshire County, West Virginia23,649
Lake of the Woods, VA μSA38,574Orange County, Virginia38,574
Easton, MD μSA37,823Talbot County, Maryland37,823
Cambridge, MD μSA31,929Dorchester County, Maryland31,929
Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD CSA183,881Salisbury, MD MSA129,710Wicomico County, Maryland104,800
Somerset County, Maryland24,910
Ocean Pines, MD μSA54,171Worcester County, Maryland54,171
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA7,390,919
105,672 (MD)		Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA6,246,160
105,672 (MD)		Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania1,550,542Philadelphia, PA MD2,127,262
Delaware County, Pennsylvania576,720
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania868,742Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA MD2,064,510
Bucks County, Pennsylvania645,984
Chester County, Pennsylvania549,784
Camden County, New Jersey527,196Camden, NJ MD1,304,786
Burlington County, New Jersey469,167
Gloucester County, New Jersey308,423
New Castle County, Delaware578,592Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ MD749,602
105,672 (MD)
Cecil County, Maryland105,672
Salem County, New Jersey65,338
Reading, PA MSA432,821Berks County, Pennsylvania432,821none
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSA369,823Atlantic County, New Jersey275,213
Cape May County, New Jersey94,610
Dover, DE MSA189,789Kent County, Delaware189,789
Vineland, NJ MSA152,326Cumberland County, New Jersey152,326
noneCumberland, MD-WV μSA94,140
67,273 (MD)		Allegany County, Maryland67,273
Mineral County, West Virginia26,867
noneCaroline County, Maryland33,593
Garrett County, Maryland28,423
Kent County, Maryland19,303
State of Maryland6,181,004

Core-based statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.

The 10 core-based statistical areas of the State of Maryland

scope=col rowspan=22023 rankscope=col rowspan=2Core-based statistical areaPopulation
scope=col2023 estimatescope=colChangescope=col2020 Census[3] scope=colChangescope=col2010 Census[4]
scope=rowBaltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA
scope=rowWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA (MD)
scope=rowLexington Park, MD MSA
scope=rowHagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA (MD)
scope=rowSalisbury, MD MSA
scope=rowPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA (MD)
scope=rowCumberland, MD-WV μSA (MD)
scope=rowOcean Pines, MD μSA
scope=rowEaston, MD μSA
scope=rowCambridge, MD μSA
Cumberland, MD-WV μSA
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA

Combined statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.

The three combined statistical areas of the State of Maryland

scope=col rowspan=22023 rankscope=col rowspan=2Combined statistical areaPopulation
scope=col2023 estimatescope=colChangescope=col2020 Census[5] scope=colChangescope=col2010 Census[6]
scope=rowWashington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA (MD)
scope=rowSalisbury-Ocean Pines, MD CSA
scope=rowPhiladelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA (MD)
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas . July 21, 2023 . 0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01 . October 23, 2023 . Office of Management and Budget.
  2. Web site: March 2023 . County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 . May 21, 2024 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division.
  3. Web site: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. May 21, 2024.
  4. Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. May 21, 2024.
  5. Web site: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. May 21, 2024.
  6. Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. May 21, 2024.

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