Allegany County, Maryland

Allegany County population, land area and income

Allegany County had 67,097 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 422.2 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 24 in Maryland by population and 12th by land area. That works out to 158.9 people per square mile, 1.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Maryland has 111,399 residents; Allegany County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,759 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Allegany County's population changed since 2020

Allegany County lost 853 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.3%. That ranks 22nd of 24 in Maryland for growth. The median Maryland county changed by +2.1%, and the state as a whole by +1.4%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Allegany County recorded 2,467 births and 4,478 deaths, a natural change of -2,011. Net international migration added +157 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +849. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 2,011 people.

Where Allegany County is

The Census internal point of Allegany County is at 39.612300, -78.703100. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Maryland's 24 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Allegany County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Allegany County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Allegany County, 27,384 people together, or 41% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Allegany County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cumberland with 18,643.

Counties bordering Allegany County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Allegany County, including 6 across a state line. The most populous is Washington County, MD, with 157,228 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Washington County

  157,228 people

  47 mi E

• PA

  Somerset County, PA

  72,134 people

  31 mi NW

• PA

  Bedford County, PA

  47,643 people

  29 mi NNE

• Garrett County

  28,393 people

  31 mi W

• WV

  Mineral County, WV

  26,778 people

  20 mi SW

• WV

  Hampshire County, WV

  23,793 people

  21 mi SSE

• WV

  Morgan County, WV

  17,780 people

  24 mi E

• PA

  Fulton County, PA

  14,452 people

  37 mi NE

Distance to Annapolis and the nearest big city

Annapolis is 126.1 miles ESE of Allegany County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA (population 307,668), 88.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cumberland, MD (population 18,643), 4.0 miles away.

Allegany County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Allegany County is 24001: state code 24 for Maryland plus county code 001. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,759.