Facts
- Population
- 1,082,273 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 1.9 %
- Net migration
- 3,158 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7 % (2025)
- State
- Maryland
- Population base, April 2020
- 1,062,077 (2020)
- Births
- 11,611 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.7
- Deaths
- 6,661 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 6.2
- Natural change, 2023
- 4,950
- International migration
- 14,613 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -11,455 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 2.9
- Postal code
- MD
- FIPS code
- 24031
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.7 % |
| 2024 | 2.8 % |
| 2023 | 1.9 % |
| 2022 | 2.6 % |
| 2021 | 4.8 % |
| 2020 | 5.9 % |
| 2019 | 2.7 % |
| 2018 | 2.9 % |
| 2017 | 3.1 % |
| 2016 | 3.2 % |
| 2015 | 3.9 % |
| 2014 | 4.3 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,082,273 |
| 2023 | 1,069,397 |
| 2022 | 1,061,132 |
| 2021 | 1,056,087 |
| 2020 | 1,060,856 |