Prince George's County, Maryland Population 2024

947,880

Prince George's County, Maryland's estimated 2024 population is 947,880 with a growth rate of 0.05% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Prince George's County, Maryland is the 2nd largest county in Maryland. The 2010 population was 866,442 and has seen a growth of 9.4% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
2029950,1304500.05%
2028949,6804500.05%
2027949,2304500.05%
2026948,7804500.05%
2025948,3304500.05%
2024947,8804500.05%
2023947,4304500.05%
2022946,980-9,471-0.99%
2021956,451-8,914-0.92%
2020965,36553,8035.9%
2019911,5621900.02%
2018911,3724260.05%
2017910,9461,6840.19%
2016909,2622,5080.28%
2015906,7546,3820.71%
2014900,3729,3521.05%
2013891,0208,2330.93%
2012882,7878,1930.94%
2011874,5948,1520.94%
2010866,44200%
1990729,26864,1979.65%
1980665,0714,5040.68%
1970660,567303,17284.83%
1960357,395163,21384.05%
1950194,182104,692116.99%
194089,49029,39548.91%
193060,09516,74838.64%
192043,3477,20019.92%
191036,1476,24920.9%
190029,8983,81814.64%
189026,080-371-1.4%
188026,4515,31325.13%
187021,138-2,189-9.38%
186023,3271,7788.25%
185021,5492,01010.29%
184019,539-935-4.57%
183020,4742581.28%
182020,216-373-1.81%
181020,589-596-2.81%
180021,185-159-0.74%
179021,344-928,786-97.75%
2024 Growth Rate
0.05% (450)
County Seat
Upper Marlboro
2020 Population
965,365
Area
483 mi²
Density
1962 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
-1.81% (-17,485)
Founded
April 23, 1696

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
Black or African American585,27961.15%
Other race141,11114.74%
White133,15413.91%
Two or more races53,7955.62%
Asian39,2374.1%
Native American4,2560.44%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3570.04%

Black or African American

Other race

White

Two or more races

Asian

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Prince George's County, Maryland Population by Race

Prince George's County, Maryland Population Pyramid 2024

Prince George's County, Maryland Median Age

38.2

Total

36.7

Male

39.8

Female

Prince George's County, Maryland Adults

There are 746,003 adults, (135,034 of whom are seniors) in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Prince George's County, Maryland Age Dependency

56.7

Age Dependency Ratio

22.1

Old Age Dependency Ratio

34.6

Child Dependency Ratio

Prince George's County, Maryland Sex Ratio

Female493,70651.58%
Male463,48348.42%

Prince George's County, Maryland Population by Age

Prince George's County, Maryland Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All341,0572.7562.437.6
Married133,2043.6178.521.5
Non Family122,2191.2950.649.4
Female62,8733.554.845.2
Male22,7613.5652.647.4

3.43

Average Family Size

2.75

Average Household Size

62.4%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Prince George's County, Maryland Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade37,8335.77%
Associates Degree42,4006.46%
Bachelors Degree131,45120.03%
Graduate Degree102,38115.6%
High School Graduate164,18425.02%
Less Than 9th Grade46,5537.09%
Some College131,40120.02%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Prince George's County, Maryland Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Prince George's County, Maryland Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
Black419,895394,035151,879
Hispanic105,79056,42813,622
White83,99679,67544,521
Other Race78,25438,0407,015
2+ Races29,73625,27311,053
Asian28,75224,81516,050
Native American2,9842,152697
Islander319283121

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 94.86%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 55.82%.

Prince George's County, Maryland Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$71,989$76,388$69,563
Graduate Degree$94,829$99,209$92,420
High School Graduate$41,705$45,307$36,769
Less Than 9th Grade$36,037$41,386$25,438
Overall$56,021$56,072$55,948
Some College$53,233$55,763$51,254

$56,021

Average Earnings

$56,072

Average Male

$55,948

Average Female

Prince George's County, Maryland Earnings by Educational Attainment

Prince George's County, Maryland Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Prince George's County, Maryland Language

71.11% of Prince George's County, Maryland residents speak only English, while 28.89% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 17.71% of the population.

Prince George's County, Maryland Language

Prince George's County, Maryland Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Black576,39247,1388.18%
Hispanic187,86125,05913.34%
Other138,95319,31813.9%
White103,1338,5428.28%
Multiple52,8536,11111.56%
Asian37,8725,00313.21%
Native4,1931,10826.42%
Islander3575816.25%

9.58%

Overall Poverty Rate

8.48%

Male Poverty Rate

10.61%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Prince George's County, Maryland

The race most likely to be in poverty in Prince George's County, Maryland is Native, with 26.42% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Prince George's County, Maryland is Black, with 8.18% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.81%. Among those working part-time, it was 12.79%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 18.19%.

Prince George's County, Maryland Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade14.92%
High School9.77%
Some College7.47%
Bachelors or Greater3.72%

Prince George's County, Maryland Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed23.54%
Male Unemployed17.66%
Female Employed5.02%
Male Employed3.81%

Prince George's County, Maryland Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Prince George's County, Maryland Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$115,235$136,441
Households$97,935$118,777
Married Families$138,063$159,908
Non Families$65,918$79,404

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Prince George's County, Maryland Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

39.5%

Overall Marriage Rate

43.0%

Male Marriage Rate

36.3%

Female Marriage Rate

Prince George's County, Maryland Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Prince George's County, Maryland Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Prince George's County, Maryland Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Prince George's County, Maryland Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

53,003

Number of Veterans

44,646

Male Veterans

8,357

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
First Gulf War16,634
Second Gulf War15,585
Vietnam15,264
Korea2,493
World War II472

Prince George's County, Maryland Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
35 to 5414,386
55 to 6413,054
65 to 7411,597
75+9,935
18 to 344,031

Prince George's County, Maryland Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
Black38,2638.17%
White9,7698.87%
Hispanic2,6142.1%
2+ Races2,2916.51%
Other Race1,3221.44%
Asian1,2043.65%
Native American1354.25%
Islander196.21%

Prince George's County, Maryland Veterans by Race

Prince George's County, Maryland Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

5%

Veteran Poverty Rate

22.5%

Veteran Disability Rate

Prince George's County, Maryland Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

70.3%

Labor Force Participation

65.2%

Employment Rate

6.7%

Unemployment Rate

Prince George's County, Maryland Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Prince George's County, Maryland Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Prince George's County, Maryland Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

25.88%

Born in Prince George's County, Maryland

75.9%

Native Born

24.1%

Foreign Born

13.24%

Non Citizen

10.86%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

75.9% of Prince George's County, Maryland residents were born in the United States, with 25.88% having been born in Maryland. 13.24% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Prince George's County, Maryland Place of Birth

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