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Most densely populated, Maryland cities

Maryland cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 46 cities in Maryland that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Mount Rainier, MDMD8,30713,041−2%

02Bladensburg, MDMD9,6719,769+26%

03New Carrollton, MDMD13,6448,713+8%

04Takoma Park, MDMD17,2608,258−0%

05Hyattsville, MDMD21,1587,825+44%

06Baltimore, MDMD569,9977,042−12%

07Gaithersburg, MDMD71,1136,890+35%

08District Heights, MDMD5,9386,857−0%

09College Park, MDMD35,4186,313+44%

10Laurel, MDMD30,2546,289+52%

11Annapolis, MDMD40,6345,639+13%

12Glenarden, MDMD6,4225,379+2%

13Rockville, MDMD67,5634,980+43%

14Cheverly, MDMD6,1644,684−4%

15Riverdale Park, MDMD7,3434,624+10%

16Greenbelt, MDMD24,9483,992+16%

17Frederick, MDMD92,0593,842+74%

18Hagerstown, MDMD44,2283,473+21%

19Bel Air, MDMD10,5073,467+4%

20Westminster, MDMD20,5893,097+23%

21Brunswick, MDMD9,3802,864+92%

22Bowie, MDMD58,3832,857+16%

23Aberdeen, MDMD18,3742,639+33%

24Havre de Grace, MDMD15,6302,633+38%

25Taneytown, MDMD8,2592,458+61%

26Salisbury, MDMD33,8452,451+43%

27Chesapeake Beach, MDMD6,4662,401+103%

28Mount Airy, MDMD9,8572,391+53%

29Middletown, MDMD5,0562,387+90%

30Manchester, MDMD5,4262,272+63%

31Frostburg, MDMD6,9792,087−11%

32Thurmont, MDMD6,3372,040+13%

33Chestertown, MDMD5,6581,939+19%

34Hampstead, MDMD6,2811,878+24%

35Cumberland, MDMD18,7991,869−13%

36Elkton, MDMD16,6701,843+40%

37La Plata, MDMD12,1371,630+85%

38Berlin, MDMD5,3351,577+53%

39Fruitland, MDMD6,0071,558+59%

40Poolesville, MDMD5,9421,512+15%

41Ocean City, MDMD6,8401,510−5%

42Easton, MDMD17,2931,507+48%

43Walkersville, MDMD6,5011,365+25%

44Leonardtown, MDMD5,0331,307+165%

45Cambridge, MDMD13,4571,264+23%

46Denton, MDMD5,075964+71%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES