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Largest by population, Maryland cities

The most populous Maryland cities as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 46 cities in Maryland that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 10,507. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Denton, MD, up 160 places to #44.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Baltimore, MDMD569,997−12%

02▲4Frederick, MDMD92,059+74%

03▲6Gaithersburg, MDMD71,113+35%

04▲8Rockville, MDMD67,563+43%

05▲9Bowie, MDMD58,383+16%

06▲16Hagerstown, MDMD44,228+21%

07▲17Annapolis, MDMD40,634+13%

08▲25College Park, MDMD35,418+44%

09▲28Salisbury, MDMD33,845+43%

10▲33Laurel, MDMD30,254+52%

11▲48Greenbelt, MDMD24,948+16%

12▲54Hyattsville, MDMD21,158+44%

13▲55Westminster, MDMD20,589+23%

14▲60Cumberland, MDMD18,799−13%

15▲73Aberdeen, MDMD18,374+33%

16▲67Easton, MDMD17,293+48%

17▲63Takoma Park, MDMD17,2600%

18▲73Elkton, MDMD16,670+40%

19▲77Havre de Grace, MDMD15,630+38%

20▲83New Carrollton, MDMD13,644+8%

21▲88Cambridge, MDMD13,457+23%

22▲114La Plata, MDMD12,137+85%

23▲106Bel Air, MDMD10,507+4%

24▲117Mount Airy, MDMD9,857+53%

25▲115Bladensburg, MDMD9,671+26%

26▲136Brunswick, MDMD9,380+92%

27▲131Mount Rainier, MDMD8,307−2%

28▲141Taneytown, MDMD8,259+61%

29▲139Riverdale Park, MDMD7,343+10%

30▲140Frostburg, MDMD6,979−11%

31▲143Ocean City, MDMD6,840−5%

32▲153Walkersville, MDMD6,501+25%

33▲146Chesapeake Beach, MDMD6,466+103%

34▲143Glenarden, MDMD6,422+2%

35▲146Thurmont, MDMD6,337+13%

36▲144Hampstead, MDMD6,281+24%

37▲146Cheverly, MDMD6,164−4%

38▲155Fruitland, MDMD6,007+59%

39▲153Poolesville, MDMD5,942+15%

40▲147District Heights, MDMD5,9380%

41▲153Chestertown, MDMD5,658+19%

42▲154Manchester, MDMD5,426+63%

43▲157Berlin, MDMD5,335+53%

44▲160Denton, MDMD5,075+71%

45▲158Middletown, MDMD5,056+90%

46▲160Leonardtown, MDMD5,033+165%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES