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Cities in Maryland by households, 2024

Baltimore, MD had the highest households of 23 cities in 2024, at 255,668. La Plata, MD had the lowest, at 3,941. The median was 8,405 and the figure for Maryland was 2.36 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest255,668Baltimore, MD
Lowest3,941La Plata, MD
Median8,40523 cities
Maryland2,362,928History

All cities, 2024

Baltimore, MD: 255,668 countBaltimore, MD255,668Frederick, MD: 33,584 countFrederick, MD33,584Rockville, MD: 26,976 countRockville, MD26,976Gaithersburg, MD: 25,772 countGaithersburg, MD25,772Bowie, MD: 21,551 countBowie, MD21,551Hagerstown, MD: 18,144 countHagerstown, MD18,144Annapolis, MD: 17,998 countAnnapolis, MD17,998Salisbury, MD: 13,168 countSalisbury, MD13,168Laurel, MD: 12,476 countLaurel, MD12,476Greenbelt, MD: 10,351 countGreenbelt, MD10,351College Park, MD: 9,007 countCollege Park, MD9,007Cumberland, MD: 8,405 countCumberland, MD8,405Hyattsville, MD: 8,123 countHyattsville, MD8,123Westminster, MD: 7,949 countWestminster, MD7,949Easton, MD: 7,360 countEaston, MD7,360Aberdeen, MD: 7,300 countAberdeen, MD7,300Takoma Park, MD: 6,926 countTakoma Park, MD6,926Havre de Grace, MD: 6,429 countHavre de Grace, MD6,429Elkton, MD: 6,035 countElkton, MD6,035Cambridge, MD: 5,629 countCambridge, MD5,629Bel Air, MD: 5,042 countBel Air, MD5,042New Carrollton, MD: 4,527 countNew Carrollton, MD4,527La Plata, MD: 3,941 countLa Plata, MD3,941Baltimore, MD: 255,668 countBaltimore, MD255,668Frederick, MD: 33,584 countFrederick, MD33,584Rockville, MD: 26,976 countRockville, MD26,976Gaithersburg, MD: 25,772 countGaithersburg, MD25,772Bowie, MD: 21,551 countBowie, MD21,551Hagerstown, MD: 18,144 countHagerstown, MD18,144Annapolis, MD: 17,998 countAnnapolis, MD17,998Salisbury, MD: 13,168 countSalisbury, MD13,168Laurel, MD: 12,476 countLaurel, MD12,476Greenbelt, MD: 10,351 countGreenbelt, MD10,351College Park, MD: 9,007 countCollege Park, MD9,007Cumberland, MD: 8,405 countCumberland, MD8,405Hyattsville, MD: 8,123 countHyattsville, MD8,123Westminster, MD: 7,949 countWestminster, MD7,949Easton, MD: 7,360 countEaston, MD7,360Aberdeen, MD: 7,300 countAberdeen, MD7,300Takoma Park, MD: 6,926 countTakoma Park, MD6,926Havre de Grace, MD: 6,429 countHavre de Grace, MD6,429Elkton, MD: 6,035 countElkton, MD6,035Cambridge, MD: 5,629 countCambridge, MD5,629Bel Air, MD: 5,042 countBel Air, MD5,042New Carrollton, MD: 4,527 countNew Carrollton, MD4,527La Plata, MD: 3,941 countLa Plata, MD3,941
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Baltimore, MD255,668+2%
2Frederick, MD33,584+4.4%
3Rockville, MD26,976+0.5%
4Gaithersburg, MD25,772-0.9%
5Bowie, MD21,551+1.5%
6Hagerstown, MD18,144-1.8%
7Annapolis, MD17,998+2.7%
8Salisbury, MD13,168+0.9%
9Laurel, MD12,476+5.3%
10Greenbelt, MD10,351-1.4%
11College Park, MD9,007-1.9%
12Cumberland, MD8,405+0.3%
13Hyattsville, MD8,123+2.2%
14Westminster, MD7,949+0.2%
15Easton, MD7,360+1.3%
16Aberdeen, MD7,300+5.6%
17Takoma Park, MD6,926+2%
18Havre de Grace, MD6,429+1.4%
19Elkton, MD6,035+0.6%
20Cambridge, MD5,629+4.3%
21Bel Air, MD5,042+4.5%
22New Carrollton, MD4,527+2%
23La Plata, MD3,941+7.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Maryland by households, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Maryland by households, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/maryland-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Maryland by households, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/maryland-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Maryland by households, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/maryland-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest households?

Baltimore, MD, with 255,668 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest households?

La Plata, MD, with 3,941 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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