Cecil ranks 3rd in Growth

Cecil County ranks 3rd in population growth in the state. Is this something that we should be proud about?

Maryland County Population Estimates

County        07/01/2006 07/01/2005  Percent Change



Allegany          72,831     73,245   -0.6

Anne Arundel*    509,300    509,397    ---

Baltimore        787,384    783,405    0.5

Calvert           88,804     87,622    1.3

Caroline          32,617     31,805    2.6

Carroll          170,260    168,397    1.1

Cecil             99,506     97,474    2.1

Charles          140,416    138,106    1.7

Dorchester        31,631     31,351    0.9

Frederick        222,938    220,409    1.1

Garrett*          29,859     29,863    ---

Harford          241,402    238,850    1.1

Howard           272,452    269,174    1.2

Kent              19,983     19,908    0.4

Montgomery       932,131    927,405    0.5

Prince George's  841,315    842,764   -0.2

Queen Anne's      46,241     45,469    1.7

St. Mary's        98,854     96,868    2.1

Somerset          25,774     25,666    0.4

Talbot            36,062     35,630    1.2

Washington       143,748    141,563    1.5

Wicomico          91,987     90,252    1.9

Worcester         48,866     48,599    0.5

Baltimore City   631,366    636,377   -0.8

      

Maryland       5,615,727  5,589,599    0.5