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Population per Square Mile in Maryland, by County

Population per Square Mile for every county in Maryland, ranked. The highest is Baltimore city at 7,081.4 and the lowest is Garrett County at 44.1.

Maryland: 639.1 · United States: n/a · median county in Maryland: 321.1

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#County Population per Square Mile
1Baltimore city7,081.4
2Montgomery County2,161.6
3Prince George's County1,988.8
4Anne Arundel County1,442.0
5Baltimore County1,421.9
6Howard County1,340.2
7Harford County603.4
8Calvert County442.4
9Frederick County434.5
10Carroll County391.7
11Charles County372.5
12Washington County340.1
13St. Mary's County321.1
14Cecil County303.1
15Wicomico County280.2
16Allegany County159.8
17Talbot County141.2
18Queen Anne's County139.4
19Worcester County114.7
20Caroline County105.4
21Somerset County77.6
22Kent County69.9
23Dorchester County60.6
24Garrett County44.1

People divided by land area. Water is excluded, so lake and coastal counties are not unfairly diluted.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Maryland ranks 7th of 52 states for population per square mile.

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