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Cities in Maryland by households

Baltimore, MD had the highest households of 23 cities in 2021, at 244,893. La Plata, MD had the lowest, at 3,448. The median was 8,429 and the figure for Maryland was 2.29 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest244,893Baltimore, MD
Lowest3,448La Plata, MD
Median8,42923 cities
Maryland2,294,270History

All cities, 2021

Baltimore, MD: 244,893 countBaltimore, MD244,893Frederick, MD: 30,644 countFrederick, MD30,644Rockville, MD: 26,536 countRockville, MD26,536Gaithersburg, MD: 25,945 countGaithersburg, MD25,945Bowie, MD: 20,846 countBowie, MD20,846Hagerstown, MD: 18,372 countHagerstown, MD18,372Annapolis, MD: 16,813 countAnnapolis, MD16,813Salisbury, MD: 13,171 countSalisbury, MD13,171Laurel, MD: 11,142 countLaurel, MD11,142Greenbelt, MD: 10,321 countGreenbelt, MD10,321College Park, MD: 8,673 countCollege Park, MD8,673Cumberland, MD: 8,429 countCumberland, MD8,429Hyattsville, MD: 8,033 countHyattsville, MD8,033Westminster, MD: 7,736 countWestminster, MD7,736Easton, MD: 7,014 countEaston, MD7,014Takoma Park, MD: 6,782 countTakoma Park, MD6,782Aberdeen, MD: 6,709 countAberdeen, MD6,709Havre de Grace, MD: 6,170 countHavre de Grace, MD6,170Elkton, MD: 5,849 countElkton, MD5,849Cambridge, MD: 5,413 countCambridge, MD5,413Bel Air, MD: 4,970 countBel Air, MD4,970New Carrollton, MD: 4,447 countNew Carrollton, MD4,447La Plata, MD: 3,448 countLa Plata, MD3,448Baltimore, MD: 244,893 countBaltimore, MD244,893Frederick, MD: 30,644 countFrederick, MD30,644Rockville, MD: 26,536 countRockville, MD26,536Gaithersburg, MD: 25,945 countGaithersburg, MD25,945Bowie, MD: 20,846 countBowie, MD20,846Hagerstown, MD: 18,372 countHagerstown, MD18,372Annapolis, MD: 16,813 countAnnapolis, MD16,813Salisbury, MD: 13,171 countSalisbury, MD13,171Laurel, MD: 11,142 countLaurel, MD11,142Greenbelt, MD: 10,321 countGreenbelt, MD10,321College Park, MD: 8,673 countCollege Park, MD8,673Cumberland, MD: 8,429 countCumberland, MD8,429Hyattsville, MD: 8,033 countHyattsville, MD8,033Westminster, MD: 7,736 countWestminster, MD7,736Easton, MD: 7,014 countEaston, MD7,014Takoma Park, MD: 6,782 countTakoma Park, MD6,782Aberdeen, MD: 6,709 countAberdeen, MD6,709Havre de Grace, MD: 6,170 countHavre de Grace, MD6,170Elkton, MD: 5,849 countElkton, MD5,849Cambridge, MD: 5,413 countCambridge, MD5,413Bel Air, MD: 4,970 countBel Air, MD4,970New Carrollton, MD: 4,447 countNew Carrollton, MD4,447La Plata, MD: 3,448 countLa Plata, MD3,448
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

RankCities2021
count
1Baltimore, MD244,893
2Frederick, MD30,644
3Rockville, MD26,536
4Gaithersburg, MD25,945
5Bowie, MD20,846
6Hagerstown, MD18,372
7Annapolis, MD16,813
8Salisbury, MD13,171
9Laurel, MD11,142
10Greenbelt, MD10,321
11College Park, MD8,673
12Cumberland, MD8,429
13Hyattsville, MD8,033
14Westminster, MD7,736
15Easton, MD7,014
16Takoma Park, MD6,782
17Aberdeen, MD6,709
18Havre de Grace, MD6,170
19Elkton, MD5,849
20Cambridge, MD5,413
21Bel Air, MD4,970
22New Carrollton, MD4,447
23La Plata, MD3,448

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/maryland-cities?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/maryland-cities?period=2021.

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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/maryland-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest households?

Baltimore, MD, with 244,893 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest households?

La Plata, MD, with 3,448 in 2021.

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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