Population Ranking of Maryland Jurisdictions, 1980-1990

Maryland Jurisdictions Ranked By Absolute and Percent Population Changes, 1990-1998
Jurisdiction	1990*	1998*	Absolute Change	Rank	% Change	% Rank
Allegany County	74,894	71,333	(3,561)	23	(4.8%)	23
Anne Arundel County	428,779	476,060	47,281	2	11.0%	11
Baltimore County	694,157	721,874	27,717	7	4.0%	19
Baltimore (City)	734,886	645,593	(89,293)	24	(12.2%)	24
Calvert County	51,975	71,877	19,902	9	38.3%	1
Caroline County	27,120	29,489	2,369	18	8.7%	13
Carroll County	124,156	149,697	25,541	8	20.6%	5
Cecil County	71,862	82,522	10,660	12	14.8%	9
Charles County	101,806	117,963	16,157	10	15.9%	8
Dorchester County	30,242	29,503	(739)	22	(2.4%)	22
Frederick County	151,311	186,777	35,466	5	23.4%	3
Garrett County	28,223	29,238	1,015	20	3.6%	20
Harford County	183,759	214,668	30,909	6	16.8%	6
Howard County	189,379	236,388	47,009	3	24.8%	2
Kent County	17,865	18,925	1,060	19	5.9%	17
Montgomery County*	759,427	840,879	81,452	1	10.7%	12
Prince George's County*	731,448	777,811	46,363	4	6.3%	15
Queen Anne's County	34,096	39,672	5,576	14	16.4%	7
St. Mary's County	76,428	87,670	11,242	11	14.7%	10
Somerset County	23,461	24,296	835	21	3.6%	21
Talbot County	30,655	33,065	2,410	17	7.9%	14
Washington County	121,858	127,352	5,494	15	4.5%	18
Wicomico County	74,632	79,367	4,735	16	6.3%	16
Worcester County	35,237	42,789	7,552	13	21.4%	4
*Notes: Revised 1990 Census numbers; numbers in ( ) represent negative numbers; includes the unification of Takoma Park from Prince George's County to Montgomery County, July 1, 1997.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census; Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center.

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