Ranking · Maryland · Population

Largest cities in Maryland by population.

All 157 cities in Maryland, ranked by 2024 resident population. Baltimore and Frederick lead the state. Growth figures show the four-year change from the April 2020 census base to the July 2024 estimate — within a single vintage.

Source U.S. Census · PEP
Vintage V2024
Reference 2024-07-01
Geography Maryland · cities reported under PEP
Coverage 157 cities
Last build 2026-05-11

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All 157 cities in Maryland by 2024 population.
Rank	City	2024 pop	2020 base	4-yr Δ	4-yr Δ %
#1	Baltimore	568,271	585,720	-17,449	-3.0%
#2	Frederick	89,537	78,134	11,403	+14.6%
#3	Gaithersburg	70,686	69,629	1,057	+1.5%
#4	Rockville	68,417	67,099	1,318	+2.0%
#5	Bowie	58,421	58,321	100	+0.2%
#6	Hagerstown	43,909	43,546	363	+0.8%
#7	Annapolis	40,689	40,799	-110	-0.3%
#8	College Park	34,667	34,759	-92	-0.3%
#9	Salisbury	33,616	32,984	632	+1.9%
#10	Laurel	30,238	30,067	171	+0.6%
#11	Greenbelt	24,843	24,917	-74	-0.3%
#12	Hyattsville	21,052	21,187	-135	-0.6%
#13	Westminster	20,662	20,137	525	+2.6%
#14	Cumberland	18,643	19,093	-450	-2.4%
#15	Aberdeen	18,451	16,283	2,168	+13.3%
#16	Takoma Park	17,856	17,638	218	+1.2%
#17	Easton	17,381	17,103	278	+1.6%
#18	Elkton	15,977	15,820	157	+1.0%
#19	Havre de Grace	15,222	14,806	416	+2.8%
#20	New Carrollton	13,645	13,690	-45	-0.3%
#21	Cambridge	13,262	13,097	165	+1.3%
#22	La Plata	11,374	10,168	1,206	+11.9%
#23	Bel Air	10,395	10,661	-266	-2.5%
#24	Mount Airy	9,914	9,659	255	+2.6%
#25	Bladensburg	9,635	9,663	-28	-0.3%
#26	Brunswick	9,015	7,770	1,245	+16.0%
#27	Taneytown	8,293	7,235	1,058	+14.6%
#28	Mount Rainier	8,269	8,330	-61	-0.7%
#29	Riverdale Park	7,296	7,352	-56	-0.8%
#30	Frostburg	6,972	7,027	-55	-0.8%
#31	Ocean City	6,884	6,853	31	+0.5%
#32	Walkersville	6,535	6,156	379	+6.2%
#33	Chesapeake Beach	6,504	6,351	153	+2.4%
#34	Glenarden	6,394	6,401	-7	-0.1%
#35	Thurmont	6,308	6,214	94	+1.5%
#36	Hampstead	6,288	6,236	52	+0.8%
#37	Cheverly	6,125	6,163	-38	-0.6%
#38	Fruitland	5,973	5,534	439	+7.9%
#39	District Heights	5,916	5,945	-29	-0.5%
#40	Poolesville	5,856	5,739	117	+2.0%
#41	Chestertown	5,702	5,537	165	+3.0%
#42	Manchester	5,440	5,407	33	+0.6%
#43	Berlin	5,349	5,038	311	+6.2%
#44	Middletown	5,055	4,944	111	+2.2%
#45	Denton	5,049	4,843	206	+4.3%
#46	Leonardtown	5,041	4,515	526	+11.7%
#47	Centreville	4,771	4,727	44	+0.9%
#48	Delmar	4,748	3,823	925	+24.2%
#49	Sykesville	4,622	4,308	314	+7.3%
#50	Seat Pleasant	4,518	4,531	-13	-0.3%
#51	Perryville	4,510	4,388	122	+2.8%
#52	Pocomoke City	4,426	4,305	121	+2.8%
#53	Indian Head	4,247	3,897	350	+9.0%
#54	North East	4,191	4,085	106	+2.6%
#55	Capitol Heights	4,038	4,047	-9	-0.2%
#56	Boonsboro	3,850	3,797	53	+1.4%
#57	Brentwood	3,795	3,824	-29	-0.8%
#58	Princess Anne	3,667	3,510	157	+4.5%
#59	Berwyn Heights	3,325	3,342	-17	-0.5%
#60	Smithsburg	3,194	2,996	198	+6.6%
#61	Chevy Chase	2,927	2,902	25	+0.9%
#62	Emmitsburg	2,920	2,772	148	+5.3%
#63	Federalsburg	2,871	2,837	34	+1.2%
#64	Rising Sun	2,777	2,751	26	+0.9%
#65	Forest Heights	2,639	2,655	-16	-0.6%
#66	Crisfield	2,531	2,479	52	+2.1%
#67	University Park	2,431	2,456	-25	-1.0%
#68	Snow Hill	2,243	2,144	99	+4.6%
#69	North Beach	2,178	2,140	38	+1.8%
#70	Kensington	2,155	2,131	24	+1.1%
#71	Mountain Lake Park	2,118	2,149	-31	-1.4%
#72	Williamsport	2,102	2,085	17	+0.8%
#73	Hurlock	2,093	2,068	25	+1.2%
#74	Chevy Chase Village	2,071	2,053	18	+0.9%
#75	Greensboro	1,969	1,916	53	+2.8%
#76	Myersville	1,865	1,806	59	+3.3%
#77	Oakland	1,813	1,844	-31	-1.7%
#78	Landover Hills	1,799	1,813	-14	-0.8%
#79	Westernport	1,769	1,809	-40	-2.2%
#80	New Windsor	1,758	1,442	316	+21.9%
#81	Pittsville	1,660	1,633	27	+1.7%
#82	Ridgely	1,646	1,614	32	+2.0%
#83	Edmonston	1,609	1,616	-7	-0.4%
#83	New Market	1,609	1,526	83	+5.4%
#85	Colmar Manor	1,586	1,598	-12	-0.8%
#86	Hancock	1,570	1,554	16	+1.0%
#87	Charlestown	1,538	1,499	39	+2.6%
#88	Fairmount Heights	1,522	1,525	-3	-0.2%
#89	Trappe	1,472	1,178	294	+25.0%
#90	Cottage City	1,322	1,333	-11	-0.8%
#91	Morningside	1,235	1,239	-4	-0.3%
#92	Keedysville	1,229	1,212	17	+1.4%
#93	Somerset	1,203	1,187	16	+1.3%
#94	Rock Hall	1,200	1,194	6	+0.5%
#95	Hebron	1,114	1,105	9	+0.8%
#95	Woodsboro	1,114	1,093	21	+1.9%
#97	St. Michaels	1,073	1,050	23	+2.2%
#98	Chevy Chase View	1,017	1,005	12	+1.2%
#99	Willards	1,005	966	39	+4.0%
#100	Garrett Park	1,004	993	11	+1.1%
#101	Lonaconing	987	1,006	-19	-1.9%
#102	Grantsville	951	965	-14	-1.5%
#103	Martin's Additions	950	942	8	+0.8%
#104	Union Bridge	946	940	6	+0.6%
#105	Funkstown	858	849	9	+1.1%
#106	Church Hill	831	809	22	+2.7%
#107	Chevy Chase Section Three	802	795	7	+0.9%
#108	Chesapeake City	745	730	15	+2.1%
#109	Queenstown	737	705	32	+4.5%
#110	Upper Marlboro	718	718	0	0.0%
#111	Sharptown	711	692	19	+2.7%
#112	North Chevy Chase	691	682	9	+1.3%
#113	Cecilton	688	673	15	+2.2%
#113	Preston	688	676	12	+1.8%
#115	Chevy Chase Section Five	684	678	6	+0.9%
#116	Port Deposit	625	613	12	+2.0%
#117	Oxford	601	610	-9	-1.5%
#118	North Brentwood	587	590	-3	-0.5%
#119	Laytonsville	586	578	8	+1.4%
#120	Sharpsburg	561	553	8	+1.4%
#121	Millington	541	546	-5	-0.9%
#122	Galena	538	540	-2	-0.4%
#123	Sudlersville	516	507	9	+1.8%
#124	Washington Grove	512	505	7	+1.4%
#125	Loch Lynn Heights	483	491	-8	-1.6%
#126	Midland	476	487	-11	-2.3%
#127	Secretary	469	469	0	0.0%
#128	Barton	457	466	-9	-1.9%
#129	Friendsville	427	434	-7	-1.6%
#130	East New Market	407	398	9	+2.3%
#131	Clear Spring	375	372	3	+0.8%
#132	Mardela Springs	354	351	3	+0.9%
#133	Accident	332	337	-5	-1.5%
#134	Deer Park	300	305	-5	-1.6%
#135	Kitzmiller	288	296	-8	-2.7%
#136	Glen Echo	285	282	3	+1.1%
#137	Betterton	283	285	-2	-0.7%
#138	Vienna	275	270	5	+1.9%
#139	Rosemont	269	266	3	+1.1%
#140	Goldsboro	216	213	3	+1.4%
#141	Queen Anne	192	194	-2	-1.0%
#142	Barclay	181	184	-3	-1.6%
#143	Marydel	178	176	2	+1.1%
#144	Brookeville	168	164	4	+2.4%
#145	Henderson	161	159	2	+1.3%
#146	Barnesville	145	144	1	+0.7%
#146	Burkittsville	145	142	3	+2.1%
#148	Hillsboro	135	135	0	0.0%
#149	Galestown	115	114	1	+0.9%
#150	Templeville	114	114	0	0.0%
#151	Highland Beach	107	106	1	+0.9%
#152	Church Creek	105	102	3	+2.9%
#153	Luke	84	86	-2	-2.3%
#154	Eagle Harbor	67	67	0	0.0%
#155	Brookview	46	45	1	+2.2%
#155	Eldorado	46	45	1	+2.2%
#157	Port Tobacco Village	21	21	0	0.0%

All 157 cities in Maryland.

Methodology · Maryland population ranking

Maryland cities ranked by Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

Maryland ranking uses Census Vintage 2024 Population Estimates Program data as of July 1, 2024. Ranks are state-scoped, using standard competition ranking ("1224"): tied cities share the lower rank and the next rank is skipped. Growth shown is 2020-base → 2024 — within-vintage; no 2010→2024 figures appear here per methodology §6.

This page covers every city for which Census publishes annual PEP estimates in Maryland: standard incorporated places, any consolidated city-county governments, and (where applicable) DC or Urban Honolulu. Census-designated places (CDPs) are excluded with one named exception — Urban Honolulu. In states like Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, many residents live in towns and townships rather than incorporated cities; PEP does not publish annual estimates for those places (a V1 limitation), so the city counts for MCD-heavy states may be lower than expected.

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