Gayest places in Maryland research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Maryland with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2026. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year vintage, which counts same-sex married spouses and same-sex unmarried partners at the city level.
2.9% gay households · #1 gayest in Maryland
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Prince George’s County, MarylandHyattsville is a city in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and also a close, urban suburb of Washington, D.C. The population was 17,557 at the 2010 United States Census.
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2.5% gay households · #2 gayest in Maryland
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2.4% gay households · #3 gayest in Maryland
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Frederick County, MarylandBrunswick is a city in Frederick County, Maryland, United States at the Maryland/Virginia border. The population was 5,870 at the 2010 census.
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2.3% gay households · #4 gayest in Maryland
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2.2% gay households · #5 gayest in Maryland
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Anne Arundel County, MarylandAnnapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, 25 miles south of Baltimore and about 30 miles east of Washington, D.C., Annapolis is part of the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. Its population was measured at 38,394 by the 2010 census.
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2.2% gay households · #6 gayest in Maryland
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Montgomery County, MarylandTakoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is a suburb of Washington, D.C., and part of the Washington metropolitan area. Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1890, Takoma Park, informally called “Azalea City”, is a Tree City USA and a nuclear-free zone. A planned commuter suburb, it is situated along the Metropolitan Branch of the historic Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, just northeast of Washington, D.C., and it borders the neighborhood of Takoma, Washington, D.C. It is governed by an elected mayor and six elected councilmembers, who form the city council, and an appointed city manager, under a council-manager style of government. The city’s population was 16,715 at the 2010 national census.
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2.1% gay households · #7 gayest in Maryland
2.1% gay households · #8 gayest in Maryland
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Prince George’s County, MarylandCheverly is a town in Prince George’s County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., United States. The town was founded in 1918, and it was incorporated in 1931. Cheverly had 6,173 residents as of the 2010 Census.
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1.5% gay households · #9 gayest in Maryland
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1.5% gay households · #10 gayest in Maryland
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Frederick County, MarylandFrederick is a city and the county seat of Frederick County in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Frederick has long been an important crossroads, located at the intersection of a major north-south Indian trail, and east-west routes to the Chesapeake Bay, both at Baltimore and what became Washington, D.C. and across the Appalachian mountains to the Ohio River watershed. It is a part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area. The city’s population was 65,239 people at the 2010 United States Census, making it the second-largest incorporated city in Maryland, behind Baltimore. Frederick is home to Frederick Municipal Airport, which primarily accommodates general aviation traffic, and to the county’s largest employer U.S. Army’s Fort Detrick bioscience/communications research installation.
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How we determined the gayest places in Maryland for 2026
In order to rank the gayest cities in Maryland, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the U.S. Census. We looked at:
- Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same-sex partners
We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.
We ranked each place from 1 to 66 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same-sex partner households being the most gay.
In the end, Hyattsville ended up being the most gay place with 2.9% gay households.
Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straightest.
We updated this report for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the gayest places in Maryland.
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Gayest Places In Maryland
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| Rank | City | Households | LGBTQ Households | % Gay Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyattsville | 8,123 | 236 | 2.9% |
| 2 | Berlin | 1,780 | 45 | 2.5% |
| 3 | Brunswick | 3,309 | 79 | 2.4% |
| 4 | North East | 2,034 | 46 | 2.3% |
| 5 | Annapolis | 17,998 | 400 | 2.2% |
| 6 | Takoma Park | 6,926 | 153 | 2.2% |
| 7 | University Park | 1,002 | 21 | 2.1% |
| 8 | Cheverly | 2,317 | 48 | 2.1% |
| 9 | Brentwood | 1,427 | 21 | 1.5% |
| 10 | Frederick | 33,584 | 494 | 1.5% |
| 11 | Hagerstown | 18,144 | 256 | 1.4% |
| 12 | Middl | 1,726 | 24 | 1.4% |
| 13 | Glenarden | 2,255 | 30 | 1.3% |
| 14 | Walkersville | 2,423 | 32 | 1.3% |
| 15 | Fruitland | 2,015 | 26 | 1.3% |
| 16 | Rockville | 26,976 | 337 | 1.2% |
| 17 | Baltimore | 255,668 | 3,131 | 1.2% |
| 18 | Aberdeen | 7,300 | 87 | 1.2% |
| 19 | Denton | 1,798 | 21 | 1.2% |
| 20 | Gaithersburg | 25,772 | 281 | 1.1% |
| 21 | Bowie | 21,551 | 212 | 1.0% |
| 22 | College Park | 9,007 | 81 | 0.9% |
| 23 | Westminster | 7,949 | 64 | 0.8% |
| 24 | Taneytown | 3,068 | 24 | 0.8% |
| 25 | Snow Hill | 1,038 | 8 | 0.8% |
| 26 | Hampstead | 2,731 | 21 | 0.8% |
| 27 | Easton | 7,360 | 54 | 0.7% |
| 28 | Sykesville | 1,446 | 10 | 0.7% |
| 29 | Boonsboro | 1,382 | 9 | 0.7% |
| 30 | Elkton | 6,035 | 39 | 0.6% |
| 31 | Smithsburg | 1,039 | 6 | 0.6% |
| 32 | Greenbelt | 10,351 | 59 | 0.6% |
| 33 | Mount Rainier | 3,934 | 22 | 0.6% |
| 34 | Rising Sun | 1,107 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 35 | Cumberland | 8,405 | 43 | 0.5% |
| 36 | Chesapeake Beach | 2,554 | 13 | 0.5% |
| 37 | Oakland | 1,086 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 38 | Riverdale Park | 2,349 | 10 | 0.4% |
| 39 | Thurmont | 2,415 | 10 | 0.4% |
| 40 | Salisbury | 13,168 | 46 | 0.3% |
| 41 | Bel Air | 5,042 | 17 | 0.3% |
| 42 | Mount Airy | 3,300 | 9 | 0.3% |
| 43 | Laurel | 12,476 | 32 | 0.3% |
| 44 | Havre de Grace | 6,429 | 16 | 0.2% |
| 45 | Ocean City | 3,828 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 46 | La Plata | 3,941 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 47 | Frostburg | 2,749 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 48 | Cambridge | 5,629 | 8 | 0.1% |
| 49 | New Carrollton | 4,527 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 50 | Princess Anne | 1,357 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 51 | Capitol Heights | 1,286 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 52 | Cheste | 2,195 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 53 | Mountain Lake Park | 1,049 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 54 | Manchester | 1,963 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 55 | Seat Pleasant | 1,964 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 56 | Delmar | 1,802 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 57 | Centreville | 1,922 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 58 | District Heights | 1,981 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 59 | Federalsburg | 1,104 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 60 | Poolesville | 2,034 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 61 | Leonar | 1,578 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 62 | Bladensburg | 3,139 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 63 | Emmitsburg | 1,064 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 64 | Perryville | 1,741 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 65 | Pocomoke City | 1,909 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 66 | Indian Head | 1,668 | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. Places with over 1,000 households.
Summary
There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Maryland For 2026
If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Maryland, this is an accurate list.
The gayest cities in Maryland are Hyattsville, Berlin, Brunswick, North East, Annapolis, Takoma Park, University Park, Cheverly, Brentwood, and Frederick. Not sold on Maryland? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
