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Howard County

339,668Population
2.2 %Change since 2020
-268Net migration
3.5 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
339,668 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.2 %
Net migration
-268 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.5 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
332,313 (2020)
Births
3,128 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.2
Deaths
1,997 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
5.9
Natural change, 2023
1,131
International migration
2,079 (2023)
Domestic migration
-2,347 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-0.8
Postal code
MD
FIPS code
24027

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.52.4
PeriodValue
20253.5 %
20242.7 %
20231.9 %
20222.6 %
20214.2 %
20205.3 %
20192.8 %
20183.1 %
20173.3 %
20163.4 %
20153.8 %
20144.3 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024339.7K332.8K
PeriodValue
2024339,668
2023337,341
2022336,439
2021335,370
2020332,821