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The South > Maryland > People

MARYLANDER PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age Dependency Ratio 57.8 [34th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian 55% [30th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000 126.6 [20th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000 114.3 [17th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000 4 [14th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000 179.8 [28th of 51]
Demonym (name of state resident)
Marylander or Free Stater or Old Liner
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants 56,000 [19th of 43]
    Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita) 1 per 100 people [27th of 43]
Median Age 36.8 [28th of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force 66.3 % [9th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans 12.2 % [26th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia 33.7% [13th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe 13.3% [34th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America 38.2% [30th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico 5.1% [38th of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren 40.3 % [37th of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children 21.6 % [25th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over 21.7 % [36th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years 35.9 % [10th of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability 10.5 % [42nd of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability 6.8 % [29th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability 39.3 % [23rd of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over 11 % [45th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over 1.2 % [30th of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 0.2 % [36th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone 4.7 % [7th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone 28.5 % [6th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born 11 % [15th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 0 % [42nd of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone 1.6 % [31st of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races 1.7 % [21st of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race 1.5 % [15th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone 63.3 % [47th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 59.7 % [46th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago 13.5 % [41st of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago 10.7 % [38th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago 2.8 % [29th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home 13.8 % [17th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" 5.3 % [20th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home 5.6 % [20th of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65 11.2% [44th of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence 54.9 % [38th of 51]
Percent of total population 1.84% [19th of 56]
Population 5,600,388 [19th of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005 303,882 [12th of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005 5.7% [19th of 52]
Population density 541.9 [5th of 50]
Population density > Per km² 209.23 humans/km² [6th of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi 541.9 humans/sq. mi [6th of 51]
Religion > No religion > Percent 13% [28th of 48]
Roman Catholicism > Largest Denomination Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism > Largest Sect Roman
Catholic
Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses 2 [28th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Number 1,288,089 [17th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Percentage of Catholics 23 [26th of 48]
Sex Ratio 93.2 [44th of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population 298,072 [19th of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders 254,892 [11th of 51]
Total Black Population 1,494,489 [8th of 51]
    Total Black Population (per capita) 26.685 per 100 people [6th of 51]
Total Hispanic Population 384,183 [17th of 51]
Total Native Americans 10,706 [36th of 51]
Total Two or More Races 82,945 [16th of 51]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 1998 0.9% [25th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 2003 1.1% [23rd of 35]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 213,000 [25th of 41]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 (per capita) 0.38 per 10 people [32nd of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 198,000 [23rd of 35]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 (per capita) 0.354 per 10 people [24th of 35]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months 55 [20th of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; StateMaster Research Team; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by percentage of population claiming no religion; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. States and Territories, Washington, DC

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