| # | City | People per sq mi |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Spring | 10,334 |
| 2 | Takoma Park | 8,436 |
| 3 | Hyattsville | 7,751 |
| 4 | Baltimore | 7,082 |
| 5 | Gaithersburg | 6,754 |
| 6 | Laurel | 6,261 |
| 7 | College Park | 6,149 |
| 8 | Annapolis | 5,651 |
| 9 | Germantown | 5,326 |
| 10 | Bethesda | 5,233 |
| 11 | Dundalk | 5,040 |
| 12 | Rockville | 4,988 |
| 13 | Crofton | 4,470 |
| 14 | Essex | 4,382 |
| 15 | Glen Burnie | 4,193 |
| 16 | Towson | 4,146 |
| 17 | Greenbelt | 3,953 |
| 18 | Owings Mills | 3,907 |
| 19 | Randallstown | 3,518 |
| 20 | Frederick | 3,480 |
| 21 | Hagerstown | 3,379 |
| 22 | Columbia | 3,267 |
| 23 | Severn | 3,185 |
| 24 | Catonsville | 3,106 |
| 25 | Odenton | 3,048 |
Top Maryland Counties
Counties ranked by residents per square mile of land.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Most Densely Populated Cities in Maryland”, https://gismap.land/rankings/maryland/most-densely-populated-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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