Here’s How Maryland’s Population Changed Between 2016 And 2017

ANNAPOLIS, MD — A majority of 2017’s fastest-growing cities in the United States are in the South and seven of the country’s 15 fastest-growing cities are in Texas, according to new population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday.

The Census also released a list of the 15 cities with the largest population gains and a majority of those cities were also in the south. The population estimates released Thursday are for cities, boroughs, villages towns and townships and are current as of July 1, 2017.

Maryland’s population as of July 1, 2017 is 6,052,177, according to the Census. That’s an increase of about 24,000 to the state’s population between 2016 and 2017 and a growth rate of 0.45 percent. The state’s growth rate was slightly lower than the nation’s growth rate of 0.7 percent.

Here’s how the population changed in Maryland counties and the city of Baltimore between 2016 and 2017:

• Anne Arundel County: 2016 population, 568,916; 2017 population, 573,235
• Baltimore County: 2016 population, 831,431; 2017 population, 832,468
• Cecil County: 2016 population, 102,701; 2017 population, 102,746
• Harford County: 2016 population, 250,439; 2017 population, 252,160
• Howard County: 2016 population, 316,966; 2017 population, 321,113
• Montgomery County: 2016 population, 1,048,332; 2017 population, 1,058,810
• Prince George's County: 2016 population, 911,154; 2017 population, 912,756
• City of Baltimore: 2016 population, 616,958; 2017 population, 611,648

The Census also released new information on housing units. According to the Census, the nation’s housing stock grew by more than 1 million between 2016 and 2017, reaching over 137 million units. The growth rate of 0.8 percent was slower than the 1.4 percent growth rate a decade ago, between 2006 and 2007.

Maryland’s housing stock grew to 2,448,984 housing units between 2016 and 2016, adding 11,336 units. The state’s growth rate for housing units was 0.46 percent, which was below the nation’s growth rate of 0.8 percent.

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