Talbot County, Maryland

A county in Maryland, ranked 19 of 24 by population.

CountyFIPS 24041

Within Maryland

Talbot County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Easton, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population: 38,238; +750 (+2.0%) since 2020
Land area: 268.6; square miles. A further 43.7% of the total area is water
Population density: 142; people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat: Easton; Seat of county government.
Established: 1661; 364 years ago
Largest city: Easton town; Population 17,293.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Talbot County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Talbot County, Maryland from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined — Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 800 by 776 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Talbot County ranks

Position among the 24 counties of Maryland, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

Measure	Value	In Maryland	Nationally
Population	38,238	19th of 24	1,230th of 3,144
Land area	268.6 sq mi	21st of 24	2,866th of 3,144
Population density	142 per sq mi	18th of 24	723rd of 3,144
Median household income	$84,811	14th of 24	428th of 3,143

Full data for Talbot County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
Measure	Value	Source and vintage
Population	38,238	Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 2020	37,488	Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?	37,523	Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area	268.6 sq mi	2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area	208.3 sq mi	2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area	476.8 sq mi	2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?	142 per sq mi	Computed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income	$84,811	American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value	$409,700	American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age	51.2	American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households	16,433	American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units	19,720	American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

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. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths: -165; 338 births, 503 deaths
Net migration: +105; More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 5 areas bordering Talbot County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering area	State	Shared border	Population
Queen Anne's County	Maryland	41 mi	54,448
Dorchester County	Maryland	37 mi	33,628
Caroline County	Maryland	30 mi	34,116
Calvert County	Maryland	9.5 mi	94,484
Anne Arundel County	Maryland	6.8 mi	603,380

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 24 counties of Maryland

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.