Demographia

Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area:
2000-2005 Population & Migration

POPULATION: 2000-2005            
County State 2000.04.01 2004.07.01 2005.07.01 Change 2000-2005 Annual % Change 2000-2005 Annual % Change 2004-2005
               
Washington city DC 572,059 554,239 550,521 (21,538) -0.72% -0.67%
Baltimore city Maryland 651,154 641,943 635,815 (15,339) -0.45% -0.95%
CORES   1,223,213 1,196,182 1,186,336 (36,877) -0.57% -0.82%
               
Anne Arundel County Maryland 489,656 508,356 510,878 21,222 0.83% 0.50%
Baltimore County Maryland 754,292 781,171 786,113 31,821 0.80% 0.63%
Howard County Maryland 247,842 266,532 269,457 21,615 1.66% 1.10%
Montgomery County Maryland 873,341 921,631 927,583 54,242 1.18% 0.65%
Prince George's County Maryland 801,515 841,642 846,123 44,608 1.06% 0.53%
Arlington County Virginia 189,453 197,955 195,965 6,512 0.65% -1.01%
Fairfax County Virginia 969,749 1,002,488 1,006,529 36,780 0.72% 0.40%
Alexandria city Virginia 128,283 136,635 135,337 7,054 1.05% -0.95%
Fairfax city Virginia 21,498 21,989 21,963 465 0.41% -0.12%
Falls Church city Virginia 10,377 10,574 10,781 404 0.74% 1.96%
INNER RINGS   4,486,006 4,688,973 4,710,729 224,723 0.95% 0.46%
               
Carroll County Maryland 150,897 166,489 168,541 17,644 2.23% 1.23%
Charles County Maryland 120,546 135,702 138,822 18,276 2.89% 2.30%
Frederick County Maryland 195,277 217,456 220,701 25,424 2.48% 1.49%
Loudoun County Virginia 169,599 239,325 255,518 85,919 9.65% 6.77%
Prince William County Virginia 280,813 336,525 348,588 67,775 4.60% 3.58%
Manassas city Virginia 35,135 37,626 37,569 2,434 1.32% -0.15%
Manassas Park city Virginia 10,290 11,469 11,622 1,332 2.47% 1.33%
MIDDLE RING   962,557 1,144,592 1,181,361 218,804 4.33% 3.21%
               
Calvert County Maryland 74,563 86,293 87,925 13,362 3.41% 1.89%
Harford County Maryland 218,590 235,290 239,259 20,669 1.80% 1.69%
Queen Anne's County Maryland 40,563 44,963 45,612 5,049 2.37% 1.44%
St. Mary's County Maryland 86,211 94,950 96,518 10,307 2.28% 1.65%
Clarke County Virginia 12,652 13,840 14,205 1,553 2.34% 2.64%
Fauquier County Virginia 55,139 63,049 64,997 9,858 3.41% 3.09%
Frederick County Virginia 59,209 66,696 69,123 9,914 3.19% 3.64%
Spotsylvania County Virginia 90,395 111,805 116,549 26,154 5.51% 4.24%
Stafford County Virginia 92,446 114,513 117,874 25,428 5.24% 2.94%
Warren County Virginia 31,584 34,494 35,556 3,972 2.40% 3.08%
Fredericksburg city Virginia 19,279 20,776 20,732 1,453 1.44% -0.21%
Winchester city Virginia 23,585 24,862 25,119 1,534 1.24% 1.03%
Hampshire County West Virginia 20,203 21,549 22,025 1,822 1.72% 2.21%
Jefferson County West Virginia 42,190 47,582 49,206 7,016 3.17% 3.41%
OUTER RING   866,609 980,662 1,004,700 138,091 3.04% 2.45%
               
TOTAL   7,538,385 8,010,409 8,083,126 544,741 1.38% 0.91%
               
               
MIGRATION: 2000-2005              
County State Domestic Migration International Migration Net Migration Domestic Migration Share of 2000 Population International Migration Share of 2000 Population Net Migration Share of 2000 Population
               
Washington city DC (53,550) 20,618 (32,932) -9.36% 3.60% -5.76%
Baltimore city Maryland (55,893) 6,439 (49,454) -8.58% 0.99% -7.59%
CORES   (109,443) 27,057 (82,386) -8.95% 2.21% -6.74%
               
Anne Arundel County Maryland 910 3,528 4,438 0.19% 0.72% 0.91%
Baltimore County Maryland 13,373 10,430 23,803 1.77% 1.38% 3.16%
Howard County Maryland 4,672 5,704 10,376 1.89% 2.30% 4.19%
Montgomery County Maryland (38,228) 51,170 12,942 -4.38% 5.86% 1.48%
Prince George's County Maryland (20,578) 24,816 4,238 -2.57% 3.10% 0.53%
Arlington County Virginia (31,258) 17,013 (14,245) -16.50% 8.98% -7.52%
Fairfax County Virginia (71,865) 57,039 (14,826) -7.41% 5.88% -1.53%
Alexandria city Virginia (21,051) 10,545 (10,506) -16.41% 8.22% -8.19%
Fairfax city Virginia (1,705) 1,550 (155) -7.93% 7.21% -0.72%
Falls Church city Virginia (314) 367 53 -3.03% 3.54% 0.51%
INNER RINGS   (166,044) 182,162 16,118 -3.70% 4.06% 0.36%
               
Carroll County Maryland 13,957 393 14,350 9.25% 0.26% 9.51%
Charles County Maryland 12,691 410 13,101 10.53% 0.34% 10.87%
Frederick County Maryland 15,645 1,610 17,255 8.01% 0.82% 8.84%
Loudoun County Virginia 63,686 4,691 68,377 37.55% 2.77% 40.32%
Prince William County Virginia 37,176 6,814 43,990 13.24% 2.43% 15.67%
Manassas city Virginia (1,351) 1,210 (141) -3.85% 3.44% -0.40%
Manassas Park city Virginia (20) 388 368 -0.19% 3.77% 3.58%
MIDDLE RING   141,784 15,516 157,300 14.73% 1.61% 16.34%
               
Calvert County Maryland 10,556 267 10,823 14.16% 0.36% 14.52%
Harford County Maryland 13,333 902 14,235 6.10% 0.41% 6.51%
Queen Anne's County Maryland 4,165 229 4,394 10.27% 0.56% 10.83%
St. Mary's County Maryland 6,378 308 6,686 7.40% 0.36% 7.76%
Clarke County Virginia 1,563 53 1,616 12.35% 0.42% 12.77%
Fauquier County Virginia 8,112 381 8,493 14.71% 0.69% 15.40%
Frederick County Virginia 7,690 245 7,935 12.99% 0.41% 13.40%
Spotsylvania County Virginia 21,015 335 21,350 23.25% 0.37% 23.62%
Stafford County Virginia 19,654 350 20,004 21.26% 0.38% 21.64%
Warren County Virginia 3,196 38 3,234 10.12% 0.12% 10.24%
Fredericksburg city Virginia 441 250 691 2.29% 1.30% 3.58%
Winchester city Virginia 138 731 869 0.59% 3.10% 3.68%
Hampshire County West Virginia 1,714 24 1,738 8.48% 0.12% 8.60%
Jefferson County West Virginia 5,991 116 6,107 14.20% 0.27% 14.47%
OUTER RING   103,946 4,229 108,175 11.99% 0.49% 12.48%
               
TOTAL   (29,757) 228,964 199,207 -0.39% 3.04% 2.64%
               
Calculated from US Census Bureau data.            

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