State profile · MD
Largest Cities in Maryland
Ranked by resident population across 479 tracked cities and towns in Maryland, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas.
- 479
- Cities
- 5,166,945
- Combined city pop.
- $108,785
- Avg median income
- 6.8%
- Avg poverty rate
Data updated July 2026
The headline finding
Baltimore is the largest of 479 tracked cities in Maryland, which ranks #3 of 52 nationally on avg median income.
- Baltimore
- largest tracked city (577,193 people)
- #3
- national rank, avg median income
- 479
- cities tracked in this state
Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.
71% of Maryland's 479 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.
How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below
Every tracked city in Maryland is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots Maryland's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
Largest cities in Maryland
By population, hover or tap a bar for income detail
- Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
577,193 residents
- Columbia 105,871
Columbia, MD
105,871 residents
- Germantown 90,521
Germantown, MD
90,521 residents
- Waldorf 82,541
Waldorf, MD
82,541 residents
- Silver Spring 82,129
Silver Spring, MD
82,129 residents
- Frederick 80,617
Frederick, MD
80,617 residents
- Ellicott 73,737
Ellicott, MD
73,737 residents
- Glen Burnie 72,772
Glen Burnie, MD
72,772 residents
- Gaithersburg 69,225
Gaithersburg, MD
69,225 residents
- Bethesda 67,403
Bethesda, MD
67,403 residents
- Rockville 67,218
Rockville, MD
67,218 residents
- Dundalk 65,441
Dundalk, MD
65,441 residents
What this shows Baltimore, MD is the most populous city profiled in Maryland; the full list of all 479 cities follows below.
How Maryland ranks nationally
Avg median income
$108,785
#3 of 52 · highest income
Avg home value
$407,727
#12 of 52 · highest values
Avg poverty rate
6.8%
#7 of 52 · lowest poverty
Tracked cities
479
#25 of 52 · most tracked cities
Maryland ranks #3 of 52 nationally on average median income and #7 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.
How Maryland's home values compare nationally
Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories
$407,727 23rd percentile more affordable than 23% of 52 US states
Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Which cities does Maryland include?
What to do with Maryland's city data
479 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.
- Baltimore is Maryland's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major MD metro. Baltimore profile
- Travilah has the highest median household income of any tracked city in Maryland, a different lens than population size alone. Travilah profile
- See how Maryland's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings
City counts and averages on this page cover only the 479 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cities does PlainCities track in Maryland?
PlainCities profiles 479 cities and towns in Maryland, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).
What is the largest city in Maryland?
Baltimore is the largest tracked city in Maryland, with a population of 577,193.
What is the average household income in Maryland?
Across the 479 tracked cities in Maryland, the average median household income is $108,785. Individual cities vary widely, with Travilah reporting the highest median income at $250,001.
What is the average poverty rate in Maryland?
The average poverty rate across Maryland's tracked cities is 6.8%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
Every figure on PlainCities is rendered directly from Census ACS source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on Census ACS source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.