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Maryland homeschool families are required to register their intent to homeschool with their local
school board. In addition, families must affirm their intent to continue to homeschoool, whether their reviews are
conducted under an umbrella organization or through their county liaison.
Each year, Maryland's 23 counties and Baltimore City report the number of homeschoolers registered in
their jurisdiction to the Maryland State Department of Education.
The following chart is based upon statistics released by MSDE, by way of a public information request.
County | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
Allegany | 188 | 199 | 220 | 233 | 223 | 220 | 207 | 208 | 211 | 246 | 270 | 263 | 271 | 276 |
Anne Arundel | 2,100 | 2,140 | 1,975 | 1,826 | 1,817 | 1,846 | 1,800 | 1,863 | 1,790 | 1,910 | 2,236 | 2,450 | 2,266 | 2,550 |
Baltimore City | 1,506 | 1,238 | 1,790 | 1,661 | 1,364 | 1,006 | 1,087 | 1,005 | 1,017 | 1,036 | 1,150 | 1,150 | 1,202 | 1,355 |
Baltimore County | 2,686 | 2,979 | 2,968 | 2,914 | 2,594 | 2,596 | 2,508 | 2,488 | 2,305 | 2,385 | 2,547 | 2,631 | 2,663 | 2,750 |
Calvert | 423 | 459 | 554 | 539 | 609 | 442 | 397 | 389 | 364 | 408 | 426 | 458 | 473 | 518 |
Caroline | 114 | 135 | 147 | 166 | 174 | 145 | 169 | 163 | 160 | 165 | 190 | 200 | 203 | 221 |
Carroll | 1,248 | 1,329 | 1,539 | 1,586 | 1,291 | 1,327 | 1,291 | 1,277 | 1,181 | 1,193 | 1,211 | 1,202 | 1,425 | 1,218 |
Cecil | 975 | 1,157 | 1,145 | 1,245 | 1,259 | 1,397 | 1,535 | 1,097 | 1,172 | 1,124 | 1,217 | 1,094 | 1,213 | 1,263 |
Charles | 774 | 749 | 809 | 823 | 886 | 1,052 | 1,186 | 1,363 | 1,533 | 1,388 | 1,191 | 1,008 | 784 | 881 |
Dorchester | 93 | 86 | 79 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 85 | 77 | 80 | 92 | 103 | 95 | 137 |
Frederick | 1,565 | 1,568 | 1,691 | 1,711 | 1,750 | 1,841 | 1,969 | 2,305 | 2,303 | 3,018 | 3,413 | 3,778 | 4,186 | 4,633 |
Garrett | 248 | 277 | 307 | 291 | 268 | 291 | 319 | 342 | 318 | 315 | 336 | 293 | 304 | 306 |
Harford | 1,351 | 1,700 | 1,529 | 1,593 | 1,665 | 1,480 | 1,446 | 1,401 | 1,580 | 1,698 | 1,738 | 1,745 | 1,774 | 1.860 |
Howard | 1,325 | 1,224 | 1,447 | 1,694 | 1,694 | 1,006 | 1,226 | 1,188 | 1,180 | 1,004 | 1,027 | 995 | 962 | 1,279 |
Kent | 50 | 76 | 80 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 61 | 66 | 62 | 65 | 77 | 70 | 91 |
Montgomery | 2,201 | 2,268 | 2,461 | 2,242 | 2,783 | 3,010 | 2,734 | 2,418 | 2,550 | 2,570 | 2,665 | 2,613 | 2,854 | 2,379 |
Prince George's | 3,335 | 3,904 | 3,372 | 3,759 | 3,500 | 4,548 | 2,991 | 2,147 | 2,913 | 3,332 | 3,877 | 4,051 | 3,966 | 2,899 |
Queen Anne's | 255 | 257 | 291 | 283 | 292 | 274 | 266 | 267 | 240 | 239 | 255 | 270 | 282 | 285 |
St. Mary's | 656 | 673 | 367 | 365 | 360 | 665 | 647 | 668 | 699 | 687 | 737 | 856 | 818 | 907 |
Somerset | 61 | 56 | 57 | 74 | 66 | 62 | 72 | 49 | 61 | 52 | 89 | 93 | 114 | 98 |
Talbot | 150 | 130 | 134 | 117 | 128 | 65 | 66 | 77 | 103 | 119 | 114 | 113 | 133 | 146 |
Washington | 688 | 740 | 840 | 518 | 765 | 758 | 774 | 754 | 797 | 916 | 965 | 927 | 948 | 1,018 |
Wicomico | 358 | 425 | 418 | 397 | 340 | 369 | 350 | 380 | 341 | 392 | 443 | 449 | 573 | 568 |
Worcester | 71 | 107 | 109 | 86 | 93 | 83 | 98 | 115 | 108 | 118 | 180 | 156 | 163 | 190 |
TOTAL | 22,421 | 23,876 | 24,329 | 24,277 | 24,074 | 24,634 | 23,287 | 22,110 | 23,069 | 24,302 | 26,434 | 26,975 | 27,742 | > 27,828 |
County | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
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