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Lowest unemployment, Maryland cities

Maryland cities ranked by the lowest 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: Scaggsville, MD, up 150 places to #11.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲143Cresaptown, MDMD5,1210.0%−6.2 pts

02▲14Manchester, MDMD5,4260.1%−2.2 pts

03▲1Hampton, MDMD5,3720.5%−1.0 pts

04▲8Fallston, MDMD10,0130.5%−1.7 pts

05▲12Annapolis Neck, MDMD12,0320.8%−1.6 pts

06▲3Walkersville, MDMD6,5010.9%−1.2 pts

07▲23Fairwood, MDMD7,5261.2%−1.7 pts

08▲91Pasadena, MDMD34,3091.6%−3.1 pts

09▼6Fulton, MDMD5,6771.7%+0.1 pts

10▼8Wildewood, MDMD7,5521.7%+1.1 pts

11▲150Scaggsville, MDMD10,5641.7%−5.1 pts

12▲17Chevy Chase, MDMD9,4451.9%−0.9 pts

13▲5Riverside, MDMD6,5852.0%−0.5 pts

14▲17Perry Hall, MDMD29,1052.0%−0.9 pts

15▼9Chesapeake Beach, MDMD6,4662.0%+0.3 pts

16▲29Leonardtown, MDMD5,0332.1%−1.1 pts

17▲30Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MDMD6,5672.1%−1.2 pts

18▲73California, MDMD13,1362.1%−2.4 pts

19▲128Hillandale, MDMD5,0602.1%−4.2 pts

20▲78Berlin, MDMD5,3352.1%−2.6 pts

21▲53Spring Ridge, MDMD5,9222.1%−2.0 pts

22▲48North Laurel, MDMD25,5632.2%−1.9 pts

23▼12Mount Airy, MDMD9,8572.2%+0.1 pts

24▲69Colesville, MDMD14,5192.3%−2.3 pts

25▲57Ashton-Sandy Spring, MDMD5,6302.3%−2.0 pts

26▲145Lansdowne, MDMD7,8762.4%−5.0 pts

27▲57Thurmont, MDMD6,3372.5%−1.8 pts

28▲34Arnold, MDMD24,3032.6%−1.3 pts

29▲54Ballenger Creek, MDMD26,3902.7%−1.6 pts

30▲7Severna Park, MDMD40,2282.7%−0.3 pts

31▲38Riverdale Park, MDMD7,3432.8%−1.2 pts

32Damascus, MDMD17,6402.8%−0.1 pts

33▲10Linganore, MDMD14,4442.8%−0.3 pts

34▲70Honeygo, MDMD12,2502.8%−2.1 pts

35▲18White Marsh, MDMD10,9322.8%−0.7 pts

36▲77Chesapeake Ranch Estates, MDMD9,2412.8%−2.2 pts

37▲74Riviera Beach, MDMD12,1922.8%−2.2 pts

38▼15Odenton, MDMD45,0022.8%+0.2 pts

39▼32Bowleys Quarters, MDMD7,0062.9%+1.0 pts

40▲1Parole, MDMD17,2293.0%−0.2 pts

41▼16Ellicott City, MDMD75,2573.0%+0.3 pts

42▼16Ilchester, MDMD28,3643.0%+0.3 pts

43▼30North Kensington, MDMD8,9543.1%+0.8 pts

44▲19Linthicum, MDMD11,3133.1%−0.8 pts

45▲6Bethesda, MDMD69,3973.1%−0.4 pts

46▼12Robinwood, MDMD8,0423.1%+0.1 pts

47▼23Eldersburg, MDMD31,6953.1%+0.5 pts

48▼9Bel Air North, MDMD31,3023.2%+0.1 pts

49▼11Carney, MDMD28,3433.2%+0.2 pts

50▲73Joppatowne, MDMD14,2373.3%−2.2 pts

51▼1Green Valley, MDMD13,6023.3%−0.1 pts

52▲16Bel Air South, MDMD58,1373.3%−0.6 pts

53▼11Redland, MDMD18,6653.4%+0.3 pts

54▲2La Plata, MDMD12,1373.4%−0.2 pts

55▼36Easton, MDMD17,2933.4%+1.0 pts

56▲147Fruitland, MDMD6,0073.5%−7.8 pts

57▲100Edgemere, MDMD9,0613.6%−3.2 pts

58▲9Potomac, MDMD45,9023.6%−0.4 pts

59▲18Marlton, MDMD10,2223.6%−0.6 pts

60▲57Glenarden, MDMD6,4223.6%−1.6 pts

61▼21Olney, MDMD35,7973.6%+0.5 pts

62▼27North Bethesda, MDMD49,6773.6%+0.7 pts

63▼48Urbana, MDMD14,2603.7%+1.4 pts

64▲23Crofton, MDMD29,5493.7%−0.7 pts

65▲120Fort Meade, MDMD11,2253.7%−4.6 pts

66▲14Annapolis, MDMD40,6343.7%−0.6 pts

67▲60Rossville, MDMD16,0593.8%−1.8 pts

68▼14Hyattsville, MDMD21,1583.8%+0.3 pts

69▲61Arbutus, MDMD22,5073.8%−1.9 pts

70▼65Chestertown, MDMD5,6583.8%+2.1 pts

71▼7Lake Shore, MDMD18,2493.8%−0.1 pts

72▲25Frederick, MDMD92,0593.9%−0.8 pts

73▼7Bensville, MDMD15,8483.9%−0.1 pts

74▲102Edgewater, MDMD8,5193.9%−3.6 pts

75▼67Mays Chapel, MDMD16,0663.9%+1.9 pts

76▼18Four Corners, MDMD8,1503.9%+0.2 pts

77▼50Stevensville, MDMD8,8023.9%+1.1 pts

78▼13Rockville, MDMD67,5633.9%0.0 pts

79▼18Taneytown, MDMD8,2594.0%+0.2 pts

80▼66Darnestown, MDMD7,0514.0%+1.7 pts

81▼37Catonsville, MDMD43,3684.0%+0.8 pts

82▲13Poolesville, MDMD5,9424.0%−0.6 pts

83▼55Lexington Park, MDMD13,2524.0%+1.2 pts

84▼36Middletown, MDMD5,0564.0%+0.7 pts

85▼36Halfway, MDMD10,8494.0%+0.7 pts

86▲17Mayo, MDMD8,6944.0%−0.8 pts

87▼1Pikesville, MDMD33,5244.1%−0.4 pts

88▼16Timonium, MDMD10,3044.1%0.0 pts

89▼68North Potomac, MDMD23,9224.2%+1.6 pts

90▼19Columbia, MDMD104,3384.2%+0.1 pts

91▲52Havre de Grace, MDMD15,6304.2%−2.0 pts

92▼59Travilah, MDMD11,7214.3%+1.3 pts

93▼18Bel Air, MDMD10,5074.4%+0.2 pts

94▼9Middle River, MDMD31,7124.4%0.0 pts

95▼38Clarksburg, MDMD30,4874.4%+0.7 pts

96▲22Marlboro, MDMD9,3824.6%−0.8 pts

97▲54Silver Hill, MDMD5,1934.6%−1.9 pts

98▲41Brooklyn Park, MDMD16,0674.6%−1.4 pts

99▼7Severn, MDMD58,4024.6%+0.1 pts

100▲53Gaithersburg, MDMD71,1134.6%−1.9 pts

101▼1Bowie, MDMD58,3834.7%−0.1 pts

102▼23Glen Burnie, MDMD72,5904.7%+0.4 pts

103▲21Clinton, MDMD38,3764.7%−0.7 pts

104▲25Laurel, MDMD30,2544.7%−1.0 pts

105▲50Layhill, MDMD5,4974.7%−1.9 pts

106▲20Owings Mills, MDMD37,2454.7%−0.8 pts

107▲52Camp Springs, MDMD22,5444.7%−2.0 pts

108▼32Abingdon, MDMD5,0194.8%+0.6 pts

109▲63Hampstead, MDMD6,2814.8%−2.6 pts

110▲72Savage, MDMD8,2394.8%−3.2 pts

111▲72Brunswick, MDMD9,3804.8%−3.2 pts

112▼34Towson, MDMD58,6794.8%+0.6 pts

113▲8Takoma Park, MDMD17,2604.9%−0.5 pts

114▲21Parkville, MDMD30,5495.0%−0.9 pts

115▼1Ferndale, MDMD17,5295.1%+0.1 pts

116▼94Lake Arbor, MDMD14,3355.1%+2.5 pts

117▲21Forestville, MDMD10,4955.1%−0.9 pts

118▼3Westphalia, MDMD13,2285.2%+0.1 pts

119▼109South Kensington, MDMD8,1485.2%+3.0 pts

120▼13Elkridge, MDMD26,2835.2%+0.2 pts

121▼15Westminster, MDMD20,5895.2%+0.2 pts

122▼17Lutherville, MDMD6,5745.3%+0.3 pts

123▲2Mount Rainier, MDMD8,3075.3%−0.2 pts

124▼4Cape St. Claire, MDMD9,2365.3%−0.1 pts

125▼31Garrison, MDMD9,4695.3%+0.8 pts

126▼125Jessup, MDMD9,9315.3%+5.3 pts

127▼75Cockeysville, MDMD23,9625.3%+1.8 pts

128▲13Rosaryville, MDMD12,8835.4%−0.8 pts

129▲73Lanham, MDMD11,4335.4%−5.7 pts

130▼14Silver Spring, MDMD81,4625.4%+0.2 pts

131▲57Peppermill, MDMD5,2385.4%−3.2 pts

132▲43Mitchellville, MDMD11,3595.5%−2.0 pts

133▲3Maryland City, MDMD19,1865.5%−0.4 pts

134▼44Germantown, MDMD90,7195.6%+1.1 pts

135▼62Brandywine, MDMD12,1605.6%+1.5 pts

136▲9Overlea, MDMD13,0355.6%−0.6 pts

137▼56Glenmont, MDMD17,2085.7%+1.4 pts

138▼50Ocean City, MDMD6,8405.7%+1.3 pts

139▼103Aberdeen, MDMD18,3745.7%+2.7 pts

140▼18Lochearn, MDMD27,0745.9%+0.5 pts

141▲11Fort Washington, MDMD25,1345.9%−0.6 pts

142▲16Oxon Hill, MDMD17,8935.9%−0.9 pts

143▼41Waldorf, MDMD82,9435.9%+1.1 pts

144▼84Ocean Pines, MDMD12,3516.0%+2.3 pts

145▲19Adelphi, MDMD17,3956.0%−1.0 pts

146▼57Brock Hall, MDMD13,6156.0%+1.6 pts

147▼15Fairland, MDMD26,2316.1%+0.3 pts

148▼15Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), MDMD40,3796.1%+0.3 pts

149▲31Glenn Dale, MDMD13,7726.1%−1.7 pts

150▲48New Carrollton, MDMD13,6446.1%−3.5 pts

151▲11Essex, MDMD40,5806.2%−0.7 pts

152▲4Montgomery, MDMD34,1106.3%−0.4 pts

153▲28Cumberland, MDMD18,7996.3%−1.5 pts

154Rosedale, MDMD20,0026.4%−0.1 pts

155▲32Seabrook, MDMD18,3176.5%−1.9 pts

156▼55Baltimore Highlands, MDMD8,2066.5%+1.7 pts

157▲21Baltimore, MDMD569,9976.5%−1.0 pts

158▼138Forest Glen, MDMD6,8406.6%+4.1 pts

159▼19Chillum, MDMD34,8716.6%+0.6 pts

160▲6Summerfield, MDMD15,0656.7%−0.4 pts

161▼102Calverton, MDMD17,6246.7%+2.9 pts

162▲39Frostburg, MDMD6,9796.7%−4.0 pts

163▼117Burtonsville, MDMD10,2036.7%+3.4 pts

164▲4Landover, MDMD24,5146.7%−0.4 pts

165▲25Largo, MDMD12,2296.7%−2.0 pts

166▲7Greenbelt, MDMD24,9486.7%−0.7 pts

167▼21Milford Mill, MDMD30,8296.7%+0.5 pts

168▼34Randallstown, MDMD35,9576.7%+0.9 pts

169▼59South Laurel, MDMD29,2726.7%+1.7 pts

170▲29District Heights, MDMD5,9386.8%−3.1 pts

171▲3Cloverly, MDMD16,6466.8%−0.6 pts

172▼2Wheaton, MDMD52,9266.9%−0.4 pts

173▼6Dundalk, MDMD65,9696.9%−0.2 pts

174▼43Elkton, MDMD16,6706.9%+1.2 pts

175▼38Deale, MDMD5,3336.9%+0.9 pts

176▼11Langley Park, MDMD21,5086.9%−0.1 pts

177▼35Aspen Hill, MDMD53,2797.0%+0.9 pts

178▼69College Park, MDMD35,4187.1%+2.1 pts

179▲16Hillcrest Heights, MDMD16,0637.1%−2.4 pts

180▲11White Oak, MDMD17,3297.1%−1.8 pts

181▼85Kemp Mill, MDMD13,0427.1%+2.5 pts

182▲4Hagerstown, MDMD44,2287.2%−1.2 pts

183▼128Cheverly, MDMD6,1647.2%+3.7 pts

184▼56Kettering, MDMD14,0147.3%+1.7 pts

185▼36Friendly, MDMD11,1197.7%+1.3 pts

186▼38Edgewood, MDMD24,9227.9%+1.5 pts

187▼68Glassmanor, MDMD16,9817.9%+2.6 pts

188▼28Springdale, MDMD5,2267.9%+1.1 pts

189▼20Beltsville, MDMD19,1768.1%+1.1 pts

190▼78Walker Mill, MDMD10,9318.2%+3.2 pts

191▼83Flower Hill, MDMD13,7948.4%+3.4 pts

192▲4Bryans Road, MDMD9,3718.5%−1.2 pts

193▲1Coral Hills, MDMD9,7568.5%−1.0 pts

194▼17Suitland, MDMD23,7938.7%+1.2 pts

195▼2Cambridge, MDMD13,4578.7%−0.5 pts

196▲1Salisbury, MDMD33,8458.8%−0.8 pts

197▼5Reisterstown, MDMD25,5829.0%0.0 pts

198▼9Leisure World, MDMD8,8829.3%+0.6 pts

199▲5Temple Hills, MDMD8,9699.5%−2.0 pts

200▲5Bladensburg, MDMD9,6719.6%−2.8 pts

201▼22Accokeek, MDMD14,3629.9%+2.2 pts

202▼2West Ocean City, MDMD5,19810.7%+0.6 pts

203▼40East Riverdale, MDMD18,33610.7%+3.7 pts

204▲2Woodlawn CDP (Prince George's County), MDMD7,75010.9%−1.7 pts

205▼55Denton, MDMD5,07512.7%+6.2 pts

206▼22Marlow Heights, MDMD5,45615.1%+6.9 pts

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