Ranking of Maryland Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on September 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Maryland (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 23.92%. Among all Maryland cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Forestville CDP had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (44.12%), followed by Dundalk CDP (41.80%), and Essex CDP (40.89%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Maryland cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Maryland cities and places (with a population of 10K+).
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Related Topics: Maryland ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Maryland Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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| Rank | City of Place | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
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| 1 | Forestville CDP | 44.12 |
| 2 | Dundalk CDP | 41.80 |
| 3 | Essex CDP | 40.89 |
| 4 | Suitland CDP | 38.62 |
| 5 | Jessup CDP | 38.18 |
| 6 | Elkton town | 37.83 |
| 7 | Brooklyn Park CDP | 37.59 |
| 8 | Walker Mill CDP | 37.00 |
| 9 | Cambridge city | 36.95 |
| 10 | Hagerstown city | 36.71 |
| 11 | Cumberland city | 36.66 |
| 12 | Halfway CDP | 35.95 |
| 13 | Landover CDP | 35.80 |
| 14 | Glassmanor CDP | 35.49 |
| 15 | Ferndale CDP | 35.22 |
| 16 | Riviera Beach CDP | 35.21 |
| 17 | Edgewood CDP | 35.12 |
| 18 | Hillcrest Heights CDP | 33.86 |
| 19 | Middle River CDP | 33.62 |
| 20 | Summerfield CDP | 31.94 |
| 21 | Overlea CDP | 31.89 |
| 22 | Glen Burnie CDP | 31.85 |
| 22 | Rosedale CDP | 31.85 |
| 23 | Lexington Park CDP | 31.52 |
| 24 | Joppatowne CDP | 30.74 |
| 25 | Parkville CDP | 30.19 |
| 26 | Clinton CDP | 30.09 |
| 27 | Lanham CDP | 29.86 |
| 28 | New Carrollton city | 29.00 |
| 29 | Camp Springs CDP | 28.90 |
| 30 | Arbutus CDP | 28.86 |
| 31 | Lake Shore CDP | 28.79 |
| 32 | Waldorf CDP | 28.77 |
| 33 | Rossville CDP | 28.29 |
| 34 | Baltimore city | 28.12 |
| 35 | Salisbury city | 28.00 |
| 36 | Aberdeen city | 27.91 |
| 37 | Pasadena CDP | 27.87 |
| 38 | Westminster city | 27.65 |
| 39 | California CDP | 27.40 |
| 40 | East Riverdale CDP | 27.35 |
| 41 | Bensville CDP | 26.71 |
| 42 | Rosaryville CDP | 26.62 |
| 43 | Ocean Pines CDP | 26.58 |
| 44 | Seabrook CDP | 26.42 |
| 45 | Lochearn CDP | 26.34 |
| 46 | Friendly CDP | 26.28 |
| 47 | Bel Air town | 26.19 |
| 48 | Chillum CDP | 25.77 |
| 49 | Randallstown CDP | 25.62 |
| 50 | Marlton CDP | 25.48 |
| 51 | Carney CDP | 25.36 |
| 52 | Honeygo CDP | 25.11 |
| 53 | Havre de Grace city | 25.09 |
| 54 | Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County) | 24.79 |
| 55 | Beltsville CDP | 24.76 |
| 56 | Milford Mill CDP | 24.58 |
| 57 | Linthicum CDP | 24.46 |
| 58 | Green Valley CDP | 24.40 |
| 59 | Oxon Hill CDP | 24.19 |
| 60 | Perry Hall CDP | 24.07 |
| 61 | Ballenger Creek CDP | 23.85 |
| 62 | La Plata town | 23.20 |
| 63 | Adelphi CDP | 22.11 |
| 64 | Largo CDP | 22.10 |
| 65 | South Laurel CDP | 22.04 |
| 66 | Flower Hill CDP | 21.98 |
| 67 | Easton town | 21.89 |
| 68 | Frederick city | 21.81 |
| 69 | Wheaton CDP | 21.71 |
| 70 | Bel Air South CDP | 21.58 |
| 71 | Reisterstown CDP | 21.47 |
| 72 | Fort Washington CDP | 21.29 |
| 73 | Kettering CDP | 20.77 |
| 73 | Maryland City CDP | 20.77 |
| 74 | Bel Air North CDP | 20.68 |
| 75 | Calverton CDP | 20.57 |
| 76 | Montgomery Village CDP | 20.49 |
| 77 | Cockeysville CDP | 19.84 |
| 78 | Severn CDP | 19.80 |
| 79 | Bowie city | 19.77 |
| 80 | Catonsville CDP | 19.50 |
| 81 | Glenmont CDP | 19.27 |
| 82 | Glenn Dale CDP | 19.24 |
| 83 | Aspen Hill CDP | 19.11 |
| 84 | Eldersburg CDP | 19.01 |
| 85 | Fairland CDP | 18.88 |
| 86 | Langley Park CDP | 18.83 |
| 87 | Odenton CDP | 18.56 |
| 88 | Hyattsville city | 18.40 |
| 89 | Damascus CDP | 18.34 |
| 90 | White Oak CDP | 18.29 |
| 91 | Mitchellville CDP | 18.09 |
| 92 | Owings Mills CDP | 17.75 |
| 93 | Elkridge CDP | 17.51 |
| 94 | Laurel city | 17.35 |
| 95 | College Park city | 16.26 |
| 96 | Severna Park CDP | 16.25 |
| 97 | Greenbelt city | 16.08 |
| 98 | Westphalia CDP | 16.00 |
| 99 | Burtonsville CDP | 15.94 |
| 100 | Annapolis city | 15.66 |
| 101 | Lake Arbor CDP | 15.37 |
| 102 | Gaithersburg city | 15.35 |
| 103 | Cloverly CDP | 15.19 |
| 104 | Accokeek CDP | 15.03 |
| 105 | Takoma Park city | 15.02 |
| 106 | Germantown CDP | 14.99 |
| 107 | Colesville CDP | 14.51 |
| 107 | Linganore CDP | 14.51 |
| 108 | North Laurel CDP | 14.40 |
| 109 | Parole CDP | 14.26 |
| 110 | Fort Meade CDP | 13.89 |
| 111 | Silver Spring CDP | 13.73 |
| 112 | Redland CDP | 13.35 |
| 113 | Arnold CDP | 13.21 |
| 114 | Crofton CDP | 13.07 |
| 115 | Pikesville CDP | 12.92 |
| 116 | Columbia CDP | 12.68 |
| 117 | Brock Hall CDP | 12.58 |
| 118 | Timonium CDP | 12.03 |
| 119 | Ellicott City CDP | 11.85 |
| 120 | Urbana CDP | 11.38 |
| 121 | Olney CDP | 11.33 |
| 122 | Towson CDP | 11.30 |
| 123 | Ilchester CDP | 11.19 |
| 124 | Annapolis Neck CDP | 10.58 |
| 125 | Kemp Mill CDP | 10.42 |
| 126 | Scaggsville CDP | 10.26 |
| 127 | Rockville city | 10.04 |
| 128 | Clarksburg CDP | 9.82 |
| 129 | North Bethesda CDP | 8.75 |
| 130 | Mays Chapel CDP | 8.16 |
| 131 | Travilah CDP | 6.89 |
| 132 | North Potomac CDP | 6.62 |
| 133 | Potomac CDP | 4.15 |
| 134 | Bethesda CDP | 3.51 |