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Population Review

119th Congress · MD-2

Maryland's 2nd Congressional District

Maryland's 2nd Congressional District (MD-2) has a population of 769,821. The median household income is $98,346 and the median age is 40.1.

769,821

Population

949

People / sq mi

$98,346

Median Income

40.1

Median Age

MD-2 covers 811 sq mi of land at 949.0 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White61.7%
Black or African American24.0%
Asian0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.1%

Economy & Income

$98,346

Median Household Income

$51,311

Per Capita Income

5.4%

Poverty Rate

3.0%

Unemployment

Housing

$363,600

Median Home Value

$1,593

Median Rent

68.6%

Homeownership

Education

93.2%

High School+

45.2%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Maryland's 2nd Congressional District (MD-2) has a population of 769,821 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. Each US Congressional District is drawn to be roughly equal in population (~760K people).

The median household income in Maryland's 2nd Congressional District is $98,346, with a per capita income of $51,311.

Maryland's 2nd Congressional District is 61.7% White, 24.0% Black, 0.0% Asian, and 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

Data for Maryland's 2nd Congressional District (119th Congress) from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from the Census Gazetteer files. Congressional districts are redrawn after each decennial Census; the 119th Congress (current) uses post-2020 boundaries.

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.