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Most sparsely populated, Maryland cities

Maryland cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 46 cities in Maryland that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 2,639. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mount Rainier, MD, up 159 places to #46.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01▲12Denton, MDMD5,075964+71%

02▲21Cambridge, MDMD13,4571,264+23%

03▲16Leonardtown, MDMD5,0331,307+165%

04▲21Walkersville, MDMD6,5011,365+25%

05▲28Easton, MDMD17,2931,507+48%

06▲30Ocean City, MDMD6,8401,510−5%

07▲24Poolesville, MDMD5,9421,512+15%

08▲21Fruitland, MDMD6,0071,558+59%

09▲23Berlin, MDMD5,3351,577+53%

10▲16La Plata, MDMD12,1371,630+85%

11▲36Elkton, MDMD16,6701,843+40%

12▲43Cumberland, MDMD18,7991,869−13%

13▲38Hampstead, MDMD6,2811,878+24%

14▲40Chestertown, MDMD5,6581,939+19%

15▲45Thurmont, MDMD6,3372,040+13%

16▲50Frostburg, MDMD6,9792,087−11%

17▲60Manchester, MDMD5,4262,272+63%

18▲61Middletown, MDMD5,0562,387+90%

19▲63Mount Airy, MDMD9,8572,391+53%

20▲63Chesapeake Beach, MDMD6,4662,401+103%

21▲65Salisbury, MDMD33,8452,451+43%

22▲45Taneytown, MDMD8,2592,458+61%

23▲66Havre de Grace, MDMD15,6302,633+38%

24▲56Aberdeen, MDMD18,3742,639+33%

25▲79Bowie, MDMD58,3832,857+16%

26▲58Brunswick, MDMD9,3802,864+92%

27▲87Westminster, MDMD20,5893,097+23%

28▲100Bel Air, MDMD10,5073,467+4%

29▲98Hagerstown, MDMD44,2283,473+21%

30▲92Frederick, MDMD92,0593,842+74%

31▲109Greenbelt, MDMD24,9483,992+16%

32▲126Riverdale Park, MDMD7,3434,624+10%

33▲126Cheverly, MDMD6,1644,684−4%

34▲128Rockville, MDMD67,5634,980+43%

35▲135Glenarden, MDMD6,4225,379+2%

36▲137Annapolis, MDMD40,6345,639+13%

37▲144Laurel, MDMD30,2546,289+52%

38▲142College Park, MDMD35,4186,313+44%

39▲151District Heights, MDMD5,9386,8570%

40▲148Gaithersburg, MDMD71,1136,890+35%

41▲151Baltimore, MDMD569,9977,042−12%

42▲153Hyattsville, MDMD21,1587,825+44%

43▲155Takoma Park, MDMD17,2608,2580%

44▲155New Carrollton, MDMD13,6448,713+8%

45▲156Bladensburg, MDMD9,6719,769+26%

46▲159Mount Rainier, MDMD8,30713,041−2%

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