Whitest cities in Maryland research summary. We analyzed Maryland’s most recent Census data to determine the whitest cities in Maryland based on the percentage of White residents.
89.4% White · #1 whitest in Maryland
Located in
Frederick County, Maryland
Thurmont is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 6,170 at the 2010 census. The town is located in the northern part of Frederick County, approximately ten miles from the Pennsylvania border, along U.S. Highway 15. It is very close to Cunningham Falls State Park and Catoctin Mountain Park, which contains the presidential retreat of Camp David. Thurmont is also home to Catoctin Colorfest, an arts and crafts festival that draws in about 125,000 people each autumn.
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86.9% White · #2 whitest in Maryland
Located in
Carroll County, Maryland
Hampstead is a town in Carroll County in the U.S. state of Maryland. The population was 6,323 at the 2010 census.
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85.3% White · #3 whitest in Maryland
Located in
Allegany County, Maryland
Cumberland Maryland, officially the City of Cumberland, is a western gateway city and seat of Allegany County, Maryland, United States and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a population of 103,299. Cumberland is a regional business and commercial center for Western and the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. Cumberland is commonly referred to as “Where The South Begins,” as official United States Census Bureau records place it below the Mason-Dixon line.
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84.5% White · #4 whitest in Maryland
Located in
Frederick County, Maryland
Mount Airy is a town located in Carroll and Frederick counties in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of both the Washington Metropolitan Area and Baltimore Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census the population was 9,288.
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84.0% White · #5 whitest in Maryland
Ocean City Maryland, officially the Town of Ocean City, is an Atlantic resort town in Worcester County, Maryland. Ocean City is widely known in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and is a frequent destination for vacationers in that area. The population was 7,102 at the 2010 U.S. Census, although during summer weekends the city hosts between 320,000 and 345,000 vacationers, and up to 8 million visitors annually. During the summer, Ocean City becomes the second most populated municipality in Maryland, after Baltimore. It is part of the Salisbury metropolitan area.
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83.1% White · #6 whitest in Maryland
Located in
Carroll County, Maryland
Taneytown is a town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 6,728 at the 2010 census. Taneytown was founded in 1754. Of the town, George Washington once wrote, “Tan-nee town is but a small place with only the Street through wch. the road passes, built on. The buildings are principally of wood.” Taneytown has a history museum that displays the history of the town for visitors and citizens to see. The Bullfrog Road Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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80.8% White · #7 whitest in Maryland
Located in
Allegany County, Maryland
Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, and is at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,002 at the 2010 census. Located 8 miles west of Cumberland, the town is one of the first cities on the “National Road”, US 40, and the western terminus of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Since 1973, the city has been served by what is now Interstate 68.
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75.3% White · #8 whitest in Maryland
Located in
Carroll County, Maryland
Westminster is a city in northern Maryland, United States. A suburb of both Baltimore and Washington, D.C., it is the seat of Carroll County. The city’s population was 18,590 at the 2010 census. Westminster is an outlying community within the Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA, which is part of a greater Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA.
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74.8% White · #9 whitest in Maryland
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72.8% White · #10 whitest in Maryland
Located in
Calvert County, Maryland
Chesapeake Beach is a town in Calvert County, Maryland. Its major attractions include the Chesapeake Beach Railway Station, the Chesapeake Beach Rail Trail, a water park, marinas, piers, and charter boat fishing. The town’s population was recorded as 5,753 in the 2010 census.
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Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Maryland for 2026
To rank the whitest places in Maryland, we used Saturday Night Science to look at Census demographic data.
We had to look at the number of white people living in each city in Maryland on a per capita basis. In other words, the percentage of white people living in each city in Maryland.
We looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.
We limited our analysis to places with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 39 cities.
We then calculated the percentage of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 89.4% to 0.6%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of the White population, with a higher percentage being more White. Thurmont took the distinction of being the most White, while Bladensburg was the least White city.
We updated this article for 2026. This report represents our eleventh time ranking the whitest cities in Maryland.
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Cities In Maryland By White Population
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| Rank | City | Population | White Population | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thurmont | 6,254 | 5,592 | 89.4% |
| 2 | Hampstead | 6,251 | 5,434 | 86.9% |
| 3 | Cumberland | 18,804 | 16,046 | 85.3% |
| 4 | Mount Airy | 9,805 | 8,283 | 84.5% |
| 5 | Ocean City | 6,903 | 5,799 | 84.0% |
| 6 | Taneytown | 7,932 | 6,590 | 83.1% |
| 7 | Frostburg | 6,977 | 5,635 | 80.8% |
| 8 | Westminster | 20,445 | 15,386 | 75.3% |
| 9 | Bel Air | 10,585 | 7,922 | 74.8% |
| 10 | Chesapeake Beach | 6,456 | 4,698 | 72.8% |
| 11 | Walkersville | 6,414 | 4,485 | 69.9% |
| 12 | Cheste | 5,594 | 3,876 | 69.3% |
| 13 | Brunswick | 8,450 | 5,765 | 68.2% |
| 14 | Havre de Grace | 14,994 | 10,029 | 66.9% |
| 15 | Easton | 17,308 | 11,129 | 64.3% |
| 16 | Elkton | 15,910 | 9,766 | 61.4% |
| 17 | Annapolis | 40,720 | 23,347 | 57.3% |
| 18 | Hagerstown | 43,665 | 24,719 | 56.6% |
| 19 | Frederick | 83,395 | 41,773 | 50.1% |
| 20 | Aberdeen | 17,298 | 8,644 | 50.0% |
| 21 | La Plata | 10,683 | 4,993 | 46.7% |
| 22 | Takoma Park | 17,632 | 7,861 | 44.6% |
| 23 | Rockville | 67,671 | 29,260 | 43.2% |
| 24 | Salisbury | 33,285 | 13,608 | 40.9% |
| 25 | Cambridge | 13,152 | 5,090 | 38.7% |
| 26 | College Park | 34,540 | 12,862 | 37.2% |
| 27 | Gaithersburg | 69,825 | 20,727 | 29.7% |
| 28 | Hyattsville | 20,966 | 5,944 | 28.4% |
| 29 | Bowie | 57,926 | 15,341 | 26.5% |
| 30 | Baltimore | 573,243 | 148,914 | 26.0% |
| 31 | Cheverly | 6,096 | 1,465 | 24.0% |
| 32 | Greenbelt | 24,678 | 4,677 | 19.0% |
| 33 | Mount Rainier | 8,245 | 1,514 | 18.4% |
| 34 | Riverdale Park | 7,270 | 1,216 | 16.7% |
| 35 | Laurel | 29,798 | 3,618 | 12.1% |
| 36 | New Carrollton | 13,564 | 607 | 4.5% |
| 37 | District Heights | 5,891 | 193 | 3.3% |
| 38 | Glenarden | 6,344 | 113 | 1.8% |
| 39 | Bladensburg | 9,583 | 59 | 0.6% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 39 cities with more than 5,000 residents.
Summary
Summary: White Populations Across Maryland
We measured the locations with the highest percentage of white people in Maryland. According to the most recent data, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Maryland.
The most White cities in Maryland are Thurmont, Hampstead, Cumberland, Mount Airy, Ocean City, Taneytown, Frostburg, Westminster, Bel Air, and Chesapeake Beach. Not sold on Maryland? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
