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Highest unemployment, Maryland cities

Maryland cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 206 cities in Maryland that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 206 is 4.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Forest Glen, MD, up 138 places to #49.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲22Marlow Heights, MDMD5,45615.1%+6.9 pts

02▲55Denton, MDMD5,07512.7%+6.2 pts

03▼2Woodlawn CDP (Prince George's County), MDMD7,75010.9%−1.7 pts

04▲40East Riverdale, MDMD18,33610.7%+3.7 pts

05▲2West Ocean City, MDMD5,19810.7%+0.6 pts

06▲22Accokeek, MDMD14,3629.9%+2.2 pts

07▼5Bladensburg, MDMD9,6719.6%−2.8 pts

08▼5Temple Hills, MDMD8,9699.5%−2.0 pts

09▲9Leisure World, MDMD8,8829.3%+0.6 pts

10▲5Reisterstown, MDMD25,5829.0%0.0 pts

11▼1Salisbury, MDMD33,8458.8%−0.8 pts

12▲2Cambridge, MDMD13,4578.7%−0.5 pts

13▲17Suitland, MDMD23,7938.7%+1.2 pts

14▼1Coral Hills, MDMD9,7568.5%−1.0 pts

15▼4Bryans Road, MDMD9,3718.5%−1.2 pts

16▲83Flower Hill, MDMD13,7948.4%+3.4 pts

17▲78Walker Mill, MDMD10,9318.2%+3.2 pts

18▲20Beltsville, MDMD19,1768.1%+1.1 pts

19▲28Springdale, MDMD5,2267.9%+1.1 pts

20▲68Glassmanor, MDMD16,9817.9%+2.6 pts

21▲38Edgewood, MDMD24,9227.9%+1.5 pts

22▲36Friendly, MDMD11,1197.7%+1.3 pts

23▲56Kettering, MDMD14,0147.3%+1.7 pts

24▲128Cheverly, MDMD6,1647.2%+3.7 pts

25▼4Hagerstown, MDMD44,2287.2%−1.2 pts

26▲85Kemp Mill, MDMD13,0427.1%+2.5 pts

27▼11White Oak, MDMD17,3297.1%−1.8 pts

28▼16Hillcrest Heights, MDMD16,0637.1%−2.4 pts

29▲69College Park, MDMD35,4187.1%+2.1 pts

30▲35Aspen Hill, MDMD53,2797.0%+0.9 pts

31▲11Langley Park, MDMD21,5086.9%−0.1 pts

32▲38Deale, MDMD5,3336.9%+0.9 pts

33▲43Elkton, MDMD16,6706.9%+1.2 pts

34▲6Dundalk, MDMD65,9696.9%−0.2 pts

35▲2Wheaton, MDMD52,9266.9%−0.4 pts

36▼3Cloverly, MDMD16,6466.8%−0.6 pts

37▼29District Heights, MDMD5,9386.8%−3.1 pts

38▲59South Laurel, MDMD29,2726.7%+1.7 pts

39▲34Randallstown, MDMD35,9576.7%+0.9 pts

40▲21Milford Mill, MDMD30,8296.7%+0.5 pts

41▼7Greenbelt, MDMD24,9486.7%−0.7 pts

42▼25Largo, MDMD12,2296.7%−2.0 pts

43▼4Landover, MDMD24,5146.7%−0.4 pts

44▲117Burtonsville, MDMD10,2036.7%+3.4 pts

45▼39Frostburg, MDMD6,9796.7%−4.0 pts

46▲102Calverton, MDMD17,6246.7%+2.9 pts

47▼6Summerfield, MDMD15,0656.7%−0.4 pts

48▲19Chillum, MDMD34,8716.6%+0.6 pts

49▲138Forest Glen, MDMD6,8406.6%+4.1 pts

50▼21Baltimore, MDMD569,9976.5%−1.0 pts

51▲55Baltimore Highlands, MDMD8,2066.5%+1.7 pts

52▼32Seabrook, MDMD18,3176.5%−1.9 pts

53Rosedale, MDMD20,0026.4%−0.1 pts

54▼28Cumberland, MDMD18,7996.3%−1.5 pts

55▼4Montgomery, MDMD34,1106.3%−0.4 pts

56▼11Essex, MDMD40,5806.2%−0.7 pts

57▼48New Carrollton, MDMD13,6446.1%−3.5 pts

58▼31Glenn Dale, MDMD13,7726.1%−1.7 pts

59▲15Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), MDMD40,3796.1%+0.3 pts

60▲15Fairland, MDMD26,2316.1%+0.3 pts

61▲57Brock Hall, MDMD13,6156.0%+1.6 pts

62▼19Adelphi, MDMD17,3956.0%−1.0 pts

63▲84Ocean Pines, MDMD12,3516.0%+2.3 pts

64▲41Waldorf, MDMD82,9435.9%+1.1 pts

65▼16Oxon Hill, MDMD17,8935.9%−0.9 pts

66▼11Fort Washington, MDMD25,1345.9%−0.6 pts

67▲18Lochearn, MDMD27,0745.9%+0.5 pts

68▲103Aberdeen, MDMD18,3745.7%+2.7 pts

69▲50Ocean City, MDMD6,8405.7%+1.3 pts

70▲56Glenmont, MDMD17,2085.7%+1.4 pts

71▼9Overlea, MDMD13,0355.6%−0.6 pts

72▲62Brandywine, MDMD12,1605.6%+1.5 pts

73▲44Germantown, MDMD90,7195.6%+1.1 pts

74▼3Maryland City, MDMD19,1865.5%−0.4 pts

75▼43Mitchellville, MDMD11,3595.5%−2.0 pts

76▼57Peppermill, MDMD5,2385.4%−3.2 pts

77▲14Silver Spring, MDMD81,4625.4%+0.2 pts

78▼73Lanham, MDMD11,4335.4%−5.7 pts

79▼13Rosaryville, MDMD12,8835.4%−0.8 pts

80▲75Cockeysville, MDMD23,9625.3%+1.8 pts

81▲125Jessup, MDMD9,9315.3%+5.3 pts

82▲31Garrison, MDMD9,4695.3%+0.8 pts

83▲4Cape St. Claire, MDMD9,2365.3%−0.1 pts

84▼2Mount Rainier, MDMD8,3075.3%−0.2 pts

85▲17Lutherville, MDMD6,5745.3%+0.3 pts

86▲15Westminster, MDMD20,5895.2%+0.2 pts

87▲13Elkridge, MDMD26,2835.2%+0.2 pts

88▲109South Kensington, MDMD8,1485.2%+3.0 pts

89▲3Westphalia, MDMD13,2285.2%+0.1 pts

90▼21Forestville, MDMD10,4955.1%−0.9 pts

91▲94Lake Arbor, MDMD14,3355.1%+2.5 pts

92▲1Ferndale, MDMD17,5295.1%+0.1 pts

93▼21Parkville, MDMD30,5495.0%−0.9 pts

94▼8Takoma Park, MDMD17,2604.9%−0.5 pts

95▲34Towson, MDMD58,6794.8%+0.6 pts

96▼72Brunswick, MDMD9,3804.8%−3.2 pts

97▼72Savage, MDMD8,2394.8%−3.2 pts

98▼63Hampstead, MDMD6,2814.8%−2.6 pts

99▲32Abingdon, MDMD5,0194.8%+0.6 pts

100▼52Camp Springs, MDMD22,5444.7%−2.0 pts

101▼20Owings Mills, MDMD37,2454.7%−0.8 pts

102▼50Layhill, MDMD5,4974.7%−1.9 pts

103▼25Laurel, MDMD30,2544.7%−1.0 pts

104▼21Clinton, MDMD38,3764.7%−0.7 pts

105▲23Glen Burnie, MDMD72,5904.7%+0.4 pts

106▲1Bowie, MDMD58,3834.7%−0.1 pts

107▼53Gaithersburg, MDMD71,1134.6%−1.9 pts

108▲7Severn, MDMD58,4024.6%+0.1 pts

109▼41Brooklyn Park, MDMD16,0674.6%−1.4 pts

110▼54Silver Hill, MDMD5,1934.6%−1.9 pts

111▼22Marlboro, MDMD9,3824.6%−0.8 pts

112▲38Clarksburg, MDMD30,4874.4%+0.7 pts

113▲9Middle River, MDMD31,7124.4%0.0 pts

114▲18Bel Air, MDMD10,5074.4%+0.2 pts

115▲59Travilah, MDMD11,7214.3%+1.3 pts

116▼52Havre de Grace, MDMD15,6304.2%−2.0 pts

117▲19Columbia, MDMD104,3384.2%+0.1 pts

118▲68North Potomac, MDMD23,9224.2%+1.6 pts

119▲16Timonium, MDMD10,3044.1%0.0 pts

120▲1Pikesville, MDMD33,5244.1%−0.4 pts

121▼17Mayo, MDMD8,6944.0%−0.8 pts

122▲36Halfway, MDMD10,8494.0%+0.7 pts

123▲36Middletown, MDMD5,0564.0%+0.7 pts

124▲55Lexington Park, MDMD13,2524.0%+1.2 pts

125▼13Poolesville, MDMD5,9424.0%−0.6 pts

126▲37Catonsville, MDMD43,3684.0%+0.8 pts

127▲66Darnestown, MDMD7,0514.0%+1.7 pts

128▲18Taneytown, MDMD8,2594.0%+0.2 pts

129▲13Rockville, MDMD67,5633.9%0.0 pts

130▲50Stevensville, MDMD8,8023.9%+1.1 pts

131▲18Four Corners, MDMD8,1503.9%+0.2 pts

132▲67Mays Chapel, MDMD16,0663.9%+1.9 pts

133▼102Edgewater, MDMD8,5193.9%−3.6 pts

134▲7Bensville, MDMD15,8483.9%−0.1 pts

135▼25Frederick, MDMD92,0593.9%−0.8 pts

136▲7Lake Shore, MDMD18,2493.8%−0.1 pts

137▲65Chestertown, MDMD5,6583.8%+2.1 pts

138▼61Arbutus, MDMD22,5073.8%−1.9 pts

139▲14Hyattsville, MDMD21,1583.8%+0.3 pts

140▼60Rossville, MDMD16,0593.8%−1.8 pts

141▼14Annapolis, MDMD40,6343.7%−0.6 pts

142▼120Fort Meade, MDMD11,2253.7%−4.6 pts

143▼23Crofton, MDMD29,5493.7%−0.7 pts

144▲48Urbana, MDMD14,2603.7%+1.4 pts

145▲27North Bethesda, MDMD49,6773.6%+0.7 pts

146▲21Olney, MDMD35,7973.6%+0.5 pts

147▼57Glenarden, MDMD6,4223.6%−1.6 pts

148▼18Marlton, MDMD10,2223.6%−0.6 pts

149▼9Potomac, MDMD45,9023.6%−0.4 pts

150▼100Edgemere, MDMD9,0613.6%−3.2 pts

151▼147Fruitland, MDMD6,0073.5%−7.8 pts

152▲36Easton, MDMD17,2933.4%+1.0 pts

153▼2La Plata, MDMD12,1373.4%−0.2 pts

154▲11Redland, MDMD18,6653.4%+0.3 pts

155▼16Bel Air South, MDMD58,1373.3%−0.6 pts

156▲1Green Valley, MDMD13,6023.3%−0.1 pts

157▼73Joppatowne, MDMD14,2373.3%−2.2 pts

158▲11Carney, MDMD28,3433.2%+0.2 pts

159▲9Bel Air North, MDMD31,3023.2%+0.1 pts

160▲23Eldersburg, MDMD31,6953.1%+0.5 pts

161▲12Robinwood, MDMD8,0423.1%+0.1 pts

162▼6Bethesda, MDMD69,3973.1%−0.4 pts

163▼19Linthicum, MDMD11,3133.1%−0.8 pts

164▲30North Kensington, MDMD8,9543.1%+0.8 pts

165▲16Ilchester, MDMD28,3643.0%+0.3 pts

166▲16Ellicott City, MDMD75,2573.0%+0.3 pts

167▼1Parole, MDMD17,2293.0%−0.2 pts

168▲32Bowleys Quarters, MDMD7,0062.9%+1.0 pts

169▲15Odenton, MDMD45,0022.8%+0.2 pts

170▼74Riviera Beach, MDMD12,1922.8%−2.2 pts

171▼77Chesapeake Ranch Estates, MDMD9,2412.8%−2.2 pts

172▼18White Marsh, MDMD10,9322.8%−0.7 pts

173▼70Honeygo, MDMD12,2502.8%−2.1 pts

174▼10Linganore, MDMD14,4442.8%−0.3 pts

175Damascus, MDMD17,6402.8%−0.1 pts

176▼38Riverdale Park, MDMD7,3432.8%−1.2 pts

177▼7Severna Park, MDMD40,2282.7%−0.3 pts

178▼54Ballenger Creek, MDMD26,3902.7%−1.6 pts

179▼34Arnold, MDMD24,3032.6%−1.3 pts

180▼57Thurmont, MDMD6,3372.5%−1.8 pts

181▼145Lansdowne, MDMD7,8762.4%−5.0 pts

182▼57Ashton-Sandy Spring, MDMD5,6302.3%−2.0 pts

183▼69Colesville, MDMD14,5192.3%−2.3 pts

184▲12Mount Airy, MDMD9,8572.2%+0.1 pts

185▼48North Laurel, MDMD25,5632.2%−1.9 pts

186▼53Spring Ridge, MDMD5,9222.1%−2.0 pts

187▼78Berlin, MDMD5,3352.1%−2.6 pts

188▼128Hillandale, MDMD5,0602.1%−4.2 pts

189▼73California, MDMD13,1362.1%−2.4 pts

190▼30Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MDMD6,5672.1%−1.2 pts

191▼29Leonardtown, MDMD5,0332.1%−1.1 pts

192▲9Chesapeake Beach, MDMD6,4662.0%+0.3 pts

193▼17Perry Hall, MDMD29,1052.0%−0.9 pts

194▼5Riverside, MDMD6,5852.0%−0.5 pts

195▼17Chevy Chase, MDMD9,4451.9%−0.9 pts

196▼150Scaggsville, MDMD10,5641.7%−5.1 pts

197▲8Wildewood, MDMD7,5521.7%+1.1 pts

198▲6Fulton, MDMD5,6771.7%+0.1 pts

199▼91Pasadena, MDMD34,3091.6%−3.1 pts

200▼23Fairwood, MDMD7,5261.2%−1.7 pts

201▼3Walkersville, MDMD6,5010.9%−1.2 pts

202▼12Annapolis Neck, MDMD12,0320.8%−1.6 pts

203▼8Fallston, MDMD10,0130.5%−1.7 pts

204▼1Hampton, MDMD5,3720.5%−1.0 pts

205▼14Manchester, MDMD5,4260.1%−2.2 pts

206▼143Cresaptown, MDMD5,1210.0%−6.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES