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Most unemployed people, Maryland cities

Maryland cities with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 206 cities in Maryland that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 206 is 400. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Aberdeen, MD, up 61 places to #78.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Baltimore, MDMD569,99719,227−17%

02▲3Germantown, MDMD90,7192,960+27%

03▲5Waldorf, MDMD82,9432,760+35%

04▼2Silver Spring, MDMD81,4622,739+4%

05▼1Columbia, MDMD104,3382,4540%

06Dundalk, MDMD65,9692,150−3%

07▲3Aspen Hill, MDMD53,2792,062+8%

08▼1Wheaton, MDMD52,9262,044−3%

09▲3Glen Burnie, MDMD72,5901,903+13%

10▼7Gaithersburg, MDMD71,1131,882−28%

11▼2Frederick, MDMD92,0591,806−5%

12▲1Bowie, MDMD58,3831,581−4%

13▼2Salisbury, MDMD33,8451,516−10%

14▲7Towson, MDMD58,6791,508+19%

15▲3Severn, MDMD58,4021,503+12%

16▼2Hagerstown, MDMD44,2281,489−5%

17▼2Rockville, MDMD67,5631,478−1%

18▲7Chillum, MDMD34,8711,344+18%

19▼3Essex, MDMD40,5801,342−7%

20Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), MDMD40,3791,313+1%

21▲8Randallstown, MDMD35,9571,252+14%

22▼5Reisterstown, MDMD25,5821,205−12%

23▼4Montgomery, MDMD34,1101,202−10%

24▲3Suitland, MDMD23,7931,195+7%

25▲21College Park, MDMD35,4181,190+54%

26Milford Mill, MDMD30,8291,152+2%

27▲4Ellicott City, MDMD75,2571,137+10%

28▼6Bethesda, MDMD69,3971,125−6%

29▲14South Laurel, MDMD29,2721,114+38%

30▲14Edgewood, MDMD24,9221,068+33%

31▼8Bel Air South, MDMD58,1371,043−13%

32▼4Owings Mills, MDMD37,2451,040−7%

33▲8North Bethesda, MDMD49,6771,034+22%

34▼10Clinton, MDMD38,3761,019−12%

35▲31East Riverdale, MDMD18,336966+56%

36▼6Greenbelt, MDMD24,948926−13%

37▲5Fairland, MDMD26,231912+11%

38▲19Catonsville, MDMD43,368906+36%

39▲1Laurel, MDMD30,254873+1%

40▼8Parkville, MDMD30,549858−15%

41▼2Landover, MDMD24,514856−1%

42▼9Annapolis, MDMD40,634830−13%

43▼7Potomac, MDMD45,902814−10%

44▼7Fort Washington, MDMD25,134808−9%

45▲8Lochearn, MDMD27,074803+14%

46▲21Elkridge, MDMD26,283774+25%

47▲12Beltsville, MDMD19,176768+18%

48▲3Langley Park, MDMD21,508763+7%

49▲40Cockeysville, MDMD23,962758+63%

50▲29Accokeek, MDMD14,362744+40%

51▲32Glassmanor, MDMD16,981739+42%

52▲30Clarksburg, MDMD30,487734+40%

53▲2Middle River, MDMD31,712734+6%

54▲16Odenton, MDMD45,002705+18%

55▲14Olney, MDMD35,797700+16%

56▼9White Oak, MDMD17,329685−10%

57▼23Seabrook, MDMD18,317656−29%

58▼6Pikesville, MDMD33,524650−8%

59▼5Rosedale, MDMD20,002644−8%

60▼15Camp Springs, MDMD22,544631−21%

61▲4Maryland City, MDMD19,186629+1%

62▼4Adelphi, MDMD17,395615−7%

63▼28Hillcrest Heights, MDMD16,063613−33%

64▼4Cloverly, MDMD16,646611−6%

65▲34Flower Hill, MDMD13,794611+47%

66▼16Oxon Hill, MDMD17,893610−15%

67▼19Crofton, MDMD29,549585−20%

68▲4Summerfield, MDMD15,065584−1%

69▲39Calverton, MDMD17,624582+57%

70▲18Westminster, MDMD20,589566+21%

71▲39Glenmont, MDMD17,208561+52%

72▼8Severna Park, MDMD40,228555−11%

73▲3Cambridge, MDMD13,457553+3%

74▲24Kettering, MDMD14,014538+29%

75▲17Eldersburg, MDMD31,695528+17%

76▲8Bel Air North, MDMD31,302522+2%

77▲39North Potomac, MDMD23,922519+54%

78▲61Aberdeen, MDMD18,374515+115%

79▼17Arbutus, MDMD22,507509−19%

80▲27Kemp Mill, MDMD13,042506+36%

81▲5Ferndale, MDMD17,529503+4%

82▼19Largo, MDMD12,229501−20%

83▼15Glenn Dale, MDMD13,772491−20%

84▲12Ilchester, MDMD28,364490+14%

85▼24Cumberland, MDMD18,799488−24%

86▲11Elkton, MDMD16,670488+14%

87▲17Hyattsville, MDMD21,158482+21%

88▲45Walker Mill, MDMD10,931478+76%

89▼12Takoma Park, MDMD17,260477−11%

90▲33Brock Hall, MDMD13,615470+60%

91Woodlawn CDP (Prince George's County), MDMD7,750468+4%

92▼19Temple Hills, MDMD8,969462−22%

93▲2Carney, MDMD28,343458+7%

94Bryans Road, MDMD9,371450+1%

95▲18Friendly, MDMD11,119445+23%

96▼47New Carrollton, MDMD13,644442−39%

97▲52Lake Arbor, MDMD14,335439+107%

98▲26Westphalia, MDMD13,228434+48%

99▲49Burtonsville, MDMD10,203433+104%

100▼25Coral Hills, MDMD9,756433−21%

101▼30Bladensburg, MDMD9,671410−31%

102▲45Brandywine, MDMD12,160406+90%

103▼22Ballenger Creek, MDMD26,390400−24%

104▼4Overlea, MDMD13,035392−5%

105▲27Marlow Heights, MDMD5,456390+43%

106▲5Rosaryville, MDMD12,883390+6%

107▼27Rossville, MDMD16,059376−29%

108▼6Lake Shore, MDMD18,249372−7%

109▼19Brooklyn Park, MDMD16,067368−19%

110▲10Redland, MDMD18,665356+19%

111▲15Bensville, MDMD15,848351+21%

112▼34Mitchellville, MDMD11,359346−35%

113▼26Havre de Grace, MDMD15,630338−29%

114▼29Arnold, MDMD24,303333−34%

115▼22Perry Hall, MDMD29,105331−26%

116▼78Pasadena, MDMD34,309324−63%

117▼61Lanham, MDMD11,433319−52%

118▲59Denton, MDMD5,075315+123%

119▲59Mays Chapel, MDMD16,066315+132%

120▼46North Laurel, MDMD25,563313−45%

121▲15West Ocean City, MDMD5,198313+19%

122▲31Ocean Pines, MDMD12,351306+51%

123▲29Lexington Park, MDMD13,252297+46%

124▲30Easton, MDMD17,293285+42%

125▲2Damascus, MDMD17,640281−2%

126▲46Urbana, MDMD14,260276+83%

127▼26Joppatowne, MDMD14,237271−33%

128▲41Travilah, MDMD11,721263+55%

129▼4Mount Rainier, MDMD8,307262−10%

130▲7Cape St. Claire, MDMD9,236262+2%

131▲12Bel Air, MDMD10,507261+16%

132▼23Forestville, MDMD10,495260−30%

133▲12Garrison, MDMD9,469258+17%

134▼4Parole, MDMD17,229258−8%

135▲15Baltimore Highlands, MDMD8,206257+24%

136▼15Marlboro, MDMD9,382253−15%

137▲59Forest Glen, MDMD6,840244+213%

138▲2Green Valley, MDMD13,602242+1%

139▲21Springdale, MDMD5,226240+29%

140▲39Cheverly, MDMD6,164238+78%

141▼19Brunswick, MDMD9,380236−20%

142▲14Halfway, MDMD10,849230+19%

143▼25Savage, MDMD8,239228−28%

144▲23Linganore, MDMD14,444221+28%

145▲19Ocean City, MDMD6,840218+25%

146▲45South Kensington, MDMD8,148212+136%

147▼9Marlton, MDMD10,222207−14%

148▲28Deale, MDMD5,333206+45%

149▲33Stevensville, MDMD8,802204+65%

150▼6Timonium, MDMD10,304203−9%

151▼37Riviera Beach, MDMD12,192201−42%

152▼49Frostburg, MDMD6,979199−50%

153▲6Leisure World, MDMD8,882199+6%

154▲1Linthicum, MDMD11,313194−3%

155▲11La Plata, MDMD12,137193+12%

156▼5Mayo, MDMD8,694189−7%

157▲4Lutherville, MDMD6,574189+2%

158▼27District Heights, MDMD5,938188−32%

159▼24Hampstead, MDMD6,281185−31%

160▼55Edgewater, MDMD8,519182−53%

161▲2Four Corners, MDMD8,150181+2%

162▼34Honeygo, MDMD12,250177−38%

163▼5White Marsh, MDMD10,932171−9%

164▼52California, MDMD13,136163−55%

165▼50Colesville, MDMD14,519161−53%

166▲27Darnestown, MDMD7,051156+75%

167▼38Edgemere, MDMD9,061152−46%

168▲7Abingdon, MDMD5,019151+6%

169▲15North Kensington, MDMD8,954150+30%

170▲13Taneytown, MDMD8,259145+23%

171▼29Peppermill, MDMD5,238144−37%

172▼26Silver Hill, MDMD5,193144−34%

173▼39Chesapeake Ranch Estates, MDMD9,241140−48%

174▼17Layhill, MDMD5,497140−26%

175▲31Jessup, MDMD9,931137–

176▲4Poolesville, MDMD5,942131+3%

177▲9Robinwood, MDMD8,042131+15%

178▲10Mount Airy, MDMD9,857125+13%

179▼11Glenarden, MDMD6,422116−33%

180▲15Bowleys Quarters, MDMD7,006107+35%

181▲13Middletown, MDMD5,056105+27%

182▼12Riverdale Park, MDMD7,343105−37%

183▼42Fort Meade, MDMD11,225103−56%

184▲18Chestertown, MDMD5,65898+145%

185▼12Chevy Chase, MDMD9,44598−33%

186▼80Scaggsville, MDMD10,56493−75%

187▼16Thurmont, MDMD6,33791−43%

188▼69Lansdowne, MDMD7,87690−70%

189▼72Fruitland, MDMD6,00785−73%

190Riverside, MDMD6,58582−10%

191▼17Spring Ridge, MDMD5,92277−47%

192▲8Chesapeake Beach, MDMD6,46669+44%

193▼1Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MDMD6,56767−26%

194▼13Ashton-Sandy Spring, MDMD5,63066−48%

195▲10Wildewood, MDMD7,55260+186%

196▼34Hillandale, MDMD5,06058−68%

197▲7Fulton, MDMD5,67756+70%

198▼11Fairwood, MDMD7,52654−51%

199▼10Berlin, MDMD5,33551−53%

200▼35Annapolis Neck, MDMD12,03248−72%

201Leonardtown, MDMD5,03338−21%

202▼5Walkersville, MDMD6,50134−54%

203▼18Fallston, MDMD10,01328−75%

204▼1Hampton, MDMD5,37213−66%

205▼7Manchester, MDMD5,4264−94%

206▼7Cresaptown, MDMD5,1210−100%

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