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. Here are the results of our analysis:
The whitest city in Maryland is Hampstead based on the most recent Census data.
Hampstead is 89.81% White.
The least White city in Maryland is Bladensburg.
Bladensburg is 0.49% White.
Maryland is 47.4% White.
Maryland is the 45th Whitest state in the United States.
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Today, we are looking at the whitest places in Maryland. We won’t measure the number of Whole Foods or Pottery Barns per capita. Instead, we’ll focus on the Census data’s report of race by place in Maryland. In particular, we ranked each place in Maryland by the percentage of white people.
So where are the whitest cities you can live in Maryland?
After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Maryland for 2025.Here are the 10 whites places in Maryland for 2025:
What is the whitest city in Maryland for 2025? According to the most recent census data Hampstead ranks as the whitest. If you’re wondering, Bladensburg is the least white city of all those we measured.
Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.
For more Maryland reading, check out:
The 10 Whitest Cities In Maryland For 2025
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Population: 6,311
% White: 89.81%
More on Hampstead: Data
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Population: 6,439
% White: 88.41%
More on Thurmont: Data
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Population: 18,938
% White: 86.75%
More on Cumberland: Data
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Population: 6,887
% White: 86.19%
More on Ocean City: Data
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Population: 7,295
% White: 85.33%
More on Taneytown: Data
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Population: 9,746
% White: 82.12%
More on Mount Airy: Data
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Population: 7,025
% White: 81.75%
More on Frostburg: Data
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Population: 20,257
% White: 77.77%
More on Westminster: Data
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Population: 6,428
% White: 76.28%
More on Chesapeake Beach: Data
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Population: 6,352
% White: 74.73%
More on Walkersville: Data
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: Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone. We limited our analysis to town 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 89.8% to 0.5%. Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of White population, with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Hampstead took the distinction of being the most White, while Bladensburg was the least White city. We updated this article for 2025. This report represents our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Maryland. Read on for more information on how the cities in Maryland ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America. 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 Hampstead, Thurmont, Cumberland, Ocean City, Taneytown, Mount Airy, Frostburg, Westminster, Chesapeake Beach, and Walkersville. If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in Maryland: For more Maryland reading, check out:Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Maryland for 2025
Summary: White Populations Across Maryland
White Population By City In Maryland
Rank City Population White Population % White 1 Hampstead 6,311 5,668 89.81% 2 Thurmont 6,439 5,693 88.41% 3 Cumberland 18,938 16,429 86.75% 4 Ocean City 6,887 5,936 86.19% 5 Taneytown 7,295 6,225 85.33% 6 Mount Airy 9,746 8,003 82.12% 7 Frostburg 7,025 5,743 81.75% 8 Westminster 20,257 15,754 77.77% 9 Chesapeake Beach 6,428 4,903 76.28% 10 Walkersville 6,352 4,747 74.73% 11 Havre De Grace 14,857 11,001 74.05% 12 Bel Air 10,616 7,697 72.5% 13 Brunswick 7,994 5,742 71.83% 14 Easton 17,202 11,610 67.49% 15 Cheste 5,548 3,738 67.38% 16 Elkton 15,867 9,974 62.86% 17 Hagerstown 43,490 25,066 57.64% 18 Annapolis 40,744 23,197 56.93% 19 Frederick 80,617 41,480 51.45% 20 Aberdeen 16,831 8,651 51.4% 21 La Plata 10,470 4,944 47.22% 22 Rockville 67,218 29,931 44.53% 23 Salisbury 33,080 14,369 43.44% 24 Takoma Park 17,522 7,442 42.47% 25 College Park 34,397 13,305 38.68% 26 Cambridge 13,094 4,871 37.2% 27 Gaithersburg 69,225 21,623 31.24% 28 Cheverly 6,107 1,681 27.53% 29 Bowie 57,771 15,511 26.85% 30 Baltimore 577,193 151,037 26.17% 31 Hyattsville 20,861 5,275 25.29% 32 Greenbelt 24,572 5,084 20.69% 33 Riverdale Park 7,249 1,261 17.4% 34 Mount Rainier 8,235 1,378 16.73% 35 Laurel 29,594 4,194 14.17% 36 New Carrollton 13,544 650 4.8% 37 District Heights 5,888 203 3.45% 38 Glenarden 6,320 163 2.58% 39 Bladensburg 9,552 47 0.49%