Anne Arundel County vs Prince George's County

Two neighbouring counties in Maryland, compared on population, size, income and housing. They share 38 mi of border.

Both outlines are drawn at true relative size. Prince George's County spans about 61.9 km at its widest.

Side by side

Anne Arundel County, Maryland and Prince George's County, Maryland on shared measures. The middle column is the difference, computed from the two figures either side of it.
MeasureAnne Arundel CountyDifferencePrince George's County
Population603,380-37.8%970,374
Change since 20201.7%+1.2 pp0.5%
Land area414.8 sq mi-14.0%482.6 sq mi
Population density1,455 per sq mi-27.6%2,011 per sq mi
Median household income$124,911+22.7%$101,798
Median home value$467,900+9.8%$426,000
Median age39.0+1.3%38.5
Households224,748-35.4%347,744
Housing units236,262-35.4%365,506

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026; US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. The difference column is computed here: the first county's figure against the second, expressed as a percentage of the second. The change-since-2020 row is the exception: two growth rates differ in percentage points (pp), not percent. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

What the numbers say

  • Prince George's County holds about 1.6 times the population of Anne Arundel County: 970,374 against 603,380.
  • Prince George's County covers more ground, at 482.6 square miles against 414.8.
  • Prince George's County is the more crowded of the two, at 2,011 people per square mile against 1,455.
  • Median household income is higher in Anne Arundel County, by 23,113 dollars a year.
  • Since 2020, Anne Arundel County has grown by 1.7% and Prince George's County has grown by 0.5%.
  • They share 38 mi of common border, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which almost no other county reference presents.

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Rebuilt from source data 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.