Maryland statistical areas

The U.S. State of Maryland currently has 13 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated three combined statistical areas, six metropolitan statistical areas, and four micropolitan statistical areas in Maryland.[1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA, comprising Washington, D.C. and its suburbs as well as Maryland's largest city of Baltimore.

Background[edit]

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table[edit]

The 13 United States statistical areas and 24 counties of the State of Maryland[a]

Combined statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] Core-based statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] County 2023 population (est.)[3] Metropolitan division[1] 2023 population (est.)[3]
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA 10,069,592
5,742,859 (MD)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA 6,280,487
2,475,344 (MD)
Fairfax County, Virginia 1,141,878 Arlington-Alexandria-Weston, VA-WV MD 3,154,735
Prince William County, Virginia 489,640
Loudoun County, Virginia 436,347
Arlington County, Virginia 234,162
Stafford County, Virginia 165,248
City of Alexandria, Virginia 155,230
Spotsylvania County, Virginia 149,588
Fauquier County, Virginia 75,165
Jefferson County, West Virginia 59,787
Culpeper County, Virginia 54,973
City of Manassas, Virginia 42,696
Warren County, Virginia 41,843
City of Fredericksburg, Virginia 28,928
City of Fairfax, Virginia 25,144
City of Manassas Park, Virginia 16,361
Clarke County, Virginia 15,466
City of Falls Church, Virginia 14,685
Rappahannock County, Virginia 7,414
Prince George's County, Maryland 947,430 Washington, DC-MD MD 1,798,375
1,119,403 (MD)
District of Columbia 678,972
Charles County, Maryland 171,973
Montgomery County, Maryland 1,058,474 Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD MD 1,351,865
Frederick County, Maryland 293,391
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA 2,834,316 Baltimore County, Maryland 844,703 none
Anne Arundel County, Maryland 594,582
Baltimore City, Maryland 565,239
Howard County, Maryland 336,001
Harford County, Maryland 264,644
Carroll County, Maryland 176,639
Queen Anne's County, Maryland 52,508
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA 305,902
155,813 (MD)
Washington County, Maryland 155,813
Berkeley County, West Virginia 132,440
Morgan County, West Virginia 17,649
Lexington Park, MD MSA 210,009 St. Mary's County, Maryland 115,281
Calvert County, Maryland 94,728
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA MSA 157,854 Franklin County, Pennsylvania 157,854
Winchester, VA-WV MSA 147,260 Frederick County, Virginia 95,994
City of Winchester, Virginia 27,617
Hampshire County, West Virginia 23,649
Easton, MD μSA 38,574 Talbot County, Maryland 38,574
Lake of the Woods, VA μSA 37,823 Orange County, Virginia 37,823
Cambridge, MD μSA 31,929 Dorchester County, Maryland 31,929
Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD CSA 183,881 Salisbury, MD MSA 129,710 Wicomico County, Maryland 104,800
Somerset County, Maryland 24,910
Ocean Pines, MD μSA 54,171 Worcester County, Maryland 54,171
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA 7,381,919
105,672 (MD)
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA 6,246,160
105,672 (MD)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1,550,542 Philadelphia, PA MD 2,127,262
Delaware County, Pennsylvania 576,720
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 868,742 Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA MD 2,064,510
Bucks County, Pennsylvania 645,984
Chester County, Pennsylvania 549,784
Camden County, New Jersey 527,196 Camden, NJ MD 1,304,786
Burlington County, New Jersey 469,167
Gloucester County, New Jersey 308,423
New Castle County, Delaware 578,592 Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ MD 749,602
105,672 (MD)
Cecil County, Maryland 105,672
Salem County, New Jersey 65,338
Reading, PA MSA 423,821 Berks County, Pennsylvania 423,821 none
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSA 369,823 Atlantic County, New Jersey 275,213
Cape May County, New Jersey 94,610
Dover, DE MSA 189,789 Kent County, Delaware 189,789
Vineland, NJ MSA 152,326 Cumberland County, New Jersey 152,326
none Cumberland, MD-WV μSA 94,140
67,273 (MD)
Allegany County, Maryland 67,273
Mineral County, West Virginia 26,867
none Caroline County, Maryland 33,593
Garrett County, Maryland 28,423
Kent County, Maryland 19,303
State of Maryland 6,181,004

Primary statistical areas[edit]

Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 13 statistical areas of Maryland, four are PSAs comprising three combined statistical areas and one micropolitan statistical area.

The four primary statistical areas of the State of Maine[b]

2020 rank Primary statistical area[1] Population
2023 estimate[3] Change 2020 Census[4] Change 2010 Census[5]
1 Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA (MD) 5,742,859 −0.01% 5,743,428 +7.61% 5,337,340
2 Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD CSA 183,881 +1.78% 180,668 +2.27% 176,657
3 Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA (MD) 105,672 +1.88% 103,725 +2.59% 101,108
4 Cumberland, MD-WV μSA (MD) 67,273 −1.22% 68,106 −9.30% 75,087
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA 10,069,592 +0.41% 10,028,331 +10.17% 9,102,983
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA 7,381,919 +0.03% 7,379,700 +4.41% 7,067,807
Cumberland, MD-WV μSA 94,140 −0.95% 95,044 −7.99% 103,299

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.
  2. ^ For PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

External links[edit]

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