The 10 Whitest Cities In Maryland For 2023


The whitest cities in Maryland are Thurmont and Ocean City for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

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 Thurmont based on the most recent Census data.

  • Thurmont is 91.18% White.

  • The least White city in Maryland is District Heights.

  • District Heights is 1.45% White.

  • Maryland is 49.4% White.

  • Maryland is the 45th Whitest state in the United States.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


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 2023.

Here are the 10 whites places in Maryland for 2023:

  1. Thurmont
  2. Ocean City
  3. Cumberland
  4. Hampstead
  5. Taneytown
  6. Mount Airy
  7. Chesapeake Beach
  8. Walkersville
  9. Bel Air
  10. Westminster

What is the whitest city in Maryland for 2023? According to the most recent census data Thurmont ranks as the whitest. If you’re wondering, District Heights 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.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Maryland For 2023

1. Thurmont

Thurmont, MD

Source: Wikipedia User Andrew Bain | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,247
% White: 91.18%
More on Thurmont: Data | Real Estate

2. Ocean City

Ocean City, MD

Source: Wikipedia User . The original uploader was Xiaphias at English Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 6,869
% White: 90.0%
More on Ocean City: Data | Real Estate

3. Cumberland

Cumberland, MD

Source: Wikipedia User 0915426A | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 19,028
% White: 88.87%
More on Cumberland: Data | Real Estate

4. Hampstead

Hampstead, MD

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,273
% White: 87.63%
More on Hampstead: Data | Real Estate

5. Taneytown

Taneytown, MD

Source: Wikipedia User Famartin | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 7,183
% White: 87.33%
More on Taneytown: Data | Real Estate

6. Mount Airy

Mount Airy, MD

Source: Wikipedia User Acroterion | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 9,621
% White: 82.56%
More on Mount Airy: Data | Real Estate

7. Chesapeake Beach

Chesapeake Beach, MD

Source: Wikipedia User PierreSelim | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,303
% White: 81.47%
More on Chesapeake Beach: Data | Real Estate

8. Walkersville

Walkersville, MD

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,134
% White: 79.25%
More on Walkersville: Data | Real Estate

9. Bel Air

Bel Air, MD

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 10,663
% White: 78.72%
More on Bel Air: Data | Real Estate

10. Westminster

Westminster, MD

Source: Wikipedia User Farragutful | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 19,783
% White: 77.86%
More on Westminster: Data | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Maryland for 2023

To rank the whitest places in Maryland, we had to determine what measurable criteria define whiteness.

We had to count how many white people living there per capita. 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*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs 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 91.2% to 1.5%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of White population, with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Thurmont took the distinction of being the most White, while District Heights was the least White city.

We updated this article for 2023. 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.

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.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in Maryland:

  1. District Heights
  2. Bladensburg
  3. Glenarden

For more Maryland reading, check out:

White Population By City In Maryland

Rank City % White Population
1 Thurmont 91.18% 6,247
2 Ocean City 90.0% 6,869
3 Cumberland 88.87% 19,028
4 Hampstead 87.63% 6,273
5 Taneytown 87.33% 7,183
6 Mount Airy 82.56% 9,621
7 Chesapeake Beach 81.47% 6,303
8 Walkersville 79.25% 6,134
9 Bel Air 78.72% 10,663
10 Westminster 77.86% 19,783
11 Frostburg 75.13% 7,282
12 Brunswick 73.42% 7,578
13 Havre De Grace 73.18% 14,625
14 Cheste 70.94% 5,557
15 Easton 68.35% 16,912
16 Elkton 67.16% 15,724
17 Hagerstown 63.07% 43,015
18 La Plata 58.2% 10,054
19 Aberdeen 54.98% 16,176
20 Frederick 54.95% 76,376
21 Annapolis 54.43% 40,581
22 Rockville 47.7% 67,095
23 Salisbury 46.91% 32,583
24 College Park 43.19% 34,961
25 Takoma Park 41.55% 17,610
26 Cambridge 39.77% 13,026
27 Gaithersburg 33.67% 68,827
28 Cheverly 31.11% 6,191
29 Bowie 27.71% 58,113
30 Baltimore 27.35% 592,211
31 Hyattsville 26.51% 20,790
32 Greenbelt 22.47% 24,602
33 Mount Rainier 18.66% 8,290
34 Laurel 17.54% 29,438
35 Riverdale Park 16.66% 7,321
36 New Carrollton 7.48% 13,574
37 Glenarden 2.32% 6,341
38 Bladensburg 1.5% 9,591
39 District Heights 1.45% 5,927
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