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Howard County, MD Demographics

Howard County, MD is the 6th most populous of 24 counties in Maryland, with 332,317 residents across 251 square miles. That is about 1,324 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 332,317
Land area 251 sq mi
Density 1,324 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

How Howard County compares to the US

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Central Location: Howard County, MD

Measured from the county's main population center using 2020 census blocks.

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Census tracts in Howard County, MD

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Census Tract 6012.03 9,282 3.5 2,625
Census Tract 6021 9,126 5.3 1,716
Census Tract 6026 8,281 2.0 4,197
Census Tract 6056.02 8,185 2.5 3,216
Census Tract 6051.05 8,129 6.0 1,358
Census Tract 6066.03 7,995 1.8 4,409
Census Tract 6012.04 7,744 2.7 2,894
Census Tract 6030.04 7,658 17.2 446
Census Tract 6069.05 7,553 3.5 2,135
Census Tract 6056.01 7,494 1.4 5,447
Census Tract 6069.01 7,291 5.6 1,308
Census Tract 6030.01 6,883 9.5 721
Census Tract 6023.02 6,876 2.7 2,531
Census Tract 6069.06 6,857 1.4 5,076
Census Tract 6028 6,657 2.3 2,852
Census Tract 6067.04 6,606 1.1 5,944
Census Tract 6011.04 6,605 6.2 1,073
Census Tract 6069.07 6,547 1.6 4,169
Census Tract 6040.01 6,457 30.1 215
Census Tract 6067.08 6,328 4.6 1,374
Census Tract 6055.03 6,287 1.2 5,150
Census Tract 6055.05 6,140 3.3 1,858
Census Tract 6011.03 6,036 1.8 3,290
Census Tract 6051.04 5,969 15.6 381
Census Tract 6027 5,929 2.6 2,250
Census Tract 6068.03 5,794 1.8 3,238
Census Tract 6022.02 5,730 2.3 2,532
Census Tract 6068.08 5,700 2.1 2,680
Census Tract 6023.06 5,509 2.1 2,650
Census Tract 6051.03 5,462 11.7 466
Census Tract 6067.06 5,431 1.5 3,574
Census Tract 6066.06 5,301 0.9 5,765
Census Tract 6054.01 5,263 1.2 4,417
Census Tract 6068.05 5,221 2.7 1,912
Census Tract 6011.05 5,187 1.2 4,215
Census Tract 6023.04 5,126 2.4 2,137
Census Tract 6011.07 5,076 0.5 9,817
Census Tract 6029 4,944 1.6 3,147
Census Tract 6012.05 4,932 1.2 4,142
Census Tract 6051.06 4,690 8.8 535
Census Tract 6030.03 4,606 17.4 264
Census Tract 6066.04 4,593 0.8 5,972
Census Tract 6069.04 4,495 0.9 5,055
Census Tract 6066.07 4,491 0.8 5,622
Census Tract 6054.04 4,483 1.0 4,448
Census Tract 6040.04 4,442 14.6 305
Census Tract 6012.06 4,353 1.8 2,483
Census Tract 6054.03 4,304 0.6 6,649
Census Tract 6023.03 4,287 4.5 946
Census Tract 6022.01 4,114 1.8 2,311
Census Tract 6040.03 4,111 18.2 226
Census Tract 6055.02 4,032 1.6 2,494
Census Tract 6023.05 3,998 1.5 2,688
Census Tract 6011.08 3,920 1.0 3,846
Census Tract 6068.04 3,229 1.2 2,751
Census Tract 6066.01 2,923 1.3 2,183
Census Tract 6067.01 2,682 1.4 1,916
Census Tract 6055.04 2,541 0.9 2,701
Census Tract 6068.07 2,432 1.9 1,261

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