Population

Population

  • Approximately 90 percent of Maryland's 5.6 million residents live in the densely populated corridor between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
  • The Washington-Baltimore CSA comprises over 8 million people and is the 4th most populous CSA in the U.S.
  • The combined area is significantly larger than even the faster growing metros in the U.S. such as Dallas, Houston and Atlanta.

[Download XLS] a summary of the 2009 American Community Survey (CSAs).

 

 

Estimated Population of 25 Largest Combined Statistical Areas (2009)

Rank

CSA

Population

1

New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA

 22,232,494

2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA

 17,820,893

3

Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA

   9,804,887

4

Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA

   8,440,617

5

Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA

   7,609,358

6

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA

   7,427,940

7

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA

   6,803,314

8

Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA

   6,533,122

9

Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA

   5,966,183

10

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA

   5,833,229

11

Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA

   5,327,764

12

Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA

   4,158,293

13

Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA

   3,604,460

14

Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA

   3,112,715

15

Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA

   2,891,988

16

St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA

   2,889,653

17

Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL CSA

   2,747,614

18

San Juan-Caguas-Fajardo, PR CSA

   2,733,479

19

Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA CSA

   2,445,117

20

Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Yuba City, CA-NV CSA

   2,436,819

21

Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC CSA

   2,389,763

22

Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA

   2,213,886

23

Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA

   2,137,315

24

Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA

   2,065,892

25

Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH CSA

   2,031,229

Source: 2009 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates