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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024 — figures cover the April 1, 2020 estimates base through July 1, 2024
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Howard County, Maryland: population and components of change

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024: County Population Totals and Components of Change 2020-2024 (CO-EST2024-ALLDATA). Figures cover the April 1, 2020 estimates base through July 1, 2024; data fetched 2026-10-30T08:41:21Z.

Values are printed as the U.S. Census Bureau reports them. A blank source value is printed as “not available”.
Howard County
ItemValueAs reported
CountyHoward CountyHoward County
StateMarylandMaryland
State FIPS code2424
County FIPS code027027
Census region (code)33
Census division (code)55
Estimates base, April 1, 2020332,313332313
Resident population, July 1, 2020332,821332821
Resident population, July 1, 2021335,370335370
Resident population, July 1, 2022336,439336439
Resident population, July 1, 2023337,341337341
Resident population, July 1, 2024339,668339668
Numeric population change, 2023 to 20242,3272327
Births, year to July 1, 20243,0543054
Deaths, year to July 1, 20242,0022002
Natural change (births minus deaths), year to July 1, 20241,0521052
International migration, year to July 1, 20242,5382538
Domestic migration, year to July 1, 2024-1,271-1271
Residual, year to July 1, 202488
Birth rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 20249.02209.0220366347
Death rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 20245.91425.9142492936
Natural change rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 20243.10783.1077873411
International migration rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 20247.49777.4976846689
Domestic migration rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 2024-3.7548-3.754750675
Group quarters population, July 1, 20243,0973097

Values as reported by the source: county_name=Howard County, state_name=Maryland, state_fips=24, county_fips=027, region=3, division=5, estimates_base_2020=332313, pop_2020=332821, pop_2021=335370, pop_2022=336439, pop_2023=337341, pop_2024=339668, npopchg_2024=2327, births_2024=3054, deaths_2024=2002, naturalchg_2024=1052, internationalmig_2024=2538, domesticmig_2024=-1271, residual_2024=8, rbirth_2024=9.0220366347, rdeath_2024=5.9142492936, rnaturalchg_2024=3.1077873411, rinternationalmig_2024=7.4976846689, rdomesticmig_2024=-3.754750675, gq_estimates_2024=3097