Example - Maryland Data Sort By Regional Council  POPULATION, 1970 - 2004 *
3/17/06  by Tom Christoffel  Sort Codes 
1970 1980 1990 2000 2004 Region FIPS
UNITED STATES 203,798,722 227,224,719 249,622,814 282,192,162 293,655,404
MARYLAND 3,938,051 4,227,643 4,799,770 5,311,508 5,558,058
Sort by Regional Councils - Regional Community Name
Allegany 83,983 80,584 74,954 74,818 73,871 1 1
Garrett 21,607 26,555 28,236 29,832 30,124 1 23
Washington 103,919 113,004 121,951 132,120 139,624 1 43
Tri-County Council for Western Maryland - 1 209,509 220,143 225,141 236,770 243,619 1
Frederick 85,309 115,706 151,345 196,579 217,653 2 21
Montgomery 524,400 582,053 760,296 877,699 921,690 2 31
Prince Georges 666,136 666,369 731,076 803,581 842,967 2 33
Suburban Washington Region - 2 1,275,845 1,364,128 1,642,717 1,877,859 1,982,310 2
Calvert 20,932 34,884 51,954 75,187 86,474 3 9
Charles 48,232 73,466 101,751 121,282 135,807 3 17
St Marys 47,840 60,176 76,361 86,528 94,921 3 37
Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - 3 117,004 168,526 230,066 282,997 317,202 3
Anne Arundel 299,825 372,415 428,877 491,347 508,572 4 3
Baltimore County 622,418 655,878 694,782 755,995 780,821 4 5
Carroll 69,441 96,853 124,086 151,639 166,159 4 13
Harford 116,349 146,394 183,717 219,506 235,594 4 25
Howard 63,714 119,855 189,367 249,576 266,738 4 27
Baltimore City 904,585 786,308 735,632 648,554 636,251 4 510
Baltimore Metropolitan Council - 4 2,076,332 2,177,703 2,356,461 2,516,617 2,594,135 4
Cecil 53,519 60,590 71,866 86,481 95,526 5 15
Kent 16,247 16,707 17,869 19,276 19,582 5 29
Queen Annes 18,506 25,682 34,082 40,779 45,078 5 35
Upper Shore Regional Council - 5 131,875 151,916 181,603 210,291 226,261 5
Caroline 19,893 23,205 27,125 29,849 31,058 6 11
Dorchester 29,506 30,558 30,282 30,594 30,912 6 19
Talbot 23,710 25,732 30,661 33,906 35,017 6 41
Mid-Shore Regional Council - 6  73,109 79,495 88,068 94,349 96,987 6
Somerset 18,928 19,131 23,469 24,730 25,863 7 39
Wicomico 54,534 64,646 74,743 84,891 88,782 7 45
Worcester 24,518 30,892 35,288 46,759 48,974 7 47
Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland - 7 97,980 114,669 133,500 156,380 163,619 7
Current State Data Center Sort and Format for Regional Data 
BALTIMORE REGION 2,076,332 2,177,703 2,356,461 2,516,617 2,594,135
Anne Arundel County 299,825 372,415 428,877 491,347 508,572
Baltimore County 622,418 655,878 694,782 755,995 780,821
Carroll County 69,441 96,853 124,086 151,639 166,159
Harford County 116,349 146,394 183,717 219,506 235,594
Howard County 63,714 119,855 189,367 249,576 266,738
Baltimore City 904,585 786,308 735,632 648,554 636,251
WASHINGTON SUBURBAN REGION 1,275,845 1,364,128 1,642,717 1,877,859 1,982,310
Frederick County 85,309 115,706 151,345 196,579 217,653
Montgomery County 524,400 582,053 760,296 877,699 921,690
Prince George's County 666,136 666,369 731,076 803,581 842,967
SOUTHERN MARYLAND REGION 117,004 168,526 230,066 282,997 317,202
Calvert County 20,932 34,884 51,954 75,187 86,474
Charles County 48,232 73,466 101,751 121,282 135,807
St. Mary's County 47,840 60,176 76,361 86,528 94,921
WESTERN MARYLAND REGION 209,509 220,143 225,141 236,770 243,619
Allegany County 83,983 80,584 74,954 74,818 73,871
Garrett County 21,607 26,555 28,236 29,832 30,124
Washington County 103,919 113,004 121,951 132,120 139,624
UPPER EASTERN SHORE REGION 131,875 151,916 181,603 210,291 226,261
Caroline County 19,893 23,205 27,125 29,849 31,058
Cecil County 53,519 60,590 71,866 86,481 95,526
Kent County 16,247 16,707 17,869 19,276 19,582
Queen Anne's County 18,506 25,682 34,082 40,779 45,078
Talbot County 23,710 25,732 30,661 33,906 35,017
LOWER EASTERN SHORE REGION 127,486 145,227 163,782 186,974 194,531
Dorchester County 29,506 30,558 30,282 30,594 30,912
Somerset County 18,928 19,131 23,469 24,730 25,863
Wicomico County 54,534 64,646 74,743 84,891 88,782
Worcester County 24,518 30,892 35,288 46,759 48,974