Maryland has 14 Navy bases: 7.5% of the US total of 186. That ranks #4 by count and #6 per person (0.22 per 100,000 residents) of 51.
Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026. Every active installation the DoD lists under the Navy, including its Reserve and National Guard sites, at the centre of its boundary, with its area in acres. Joint bases are listed under the branch that reports them.
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<iframe src="https://get-instamaps.com/embed/rankings/navy-bases/maryland" width="100%" height="440" style="border:2px solid #111" loading="lazy" title="Maryland navy bases map — InstaMaps"></iframe>| # | Name | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesapeake Bay Detach | Navy · 161 acres |
| 2 | Gambrills MD | Navy · 837 acres |
| 3 | NAVACAD North Severn | Navy · 1,011 acres |
| 4 | Naval Air Station Patuxent River | Navy · 6,656 acres |
| 5 | Naval Research Laboratory – Tilghman | Navy · 3 acres |
| 6 | Naval Support Facility Carderock | Navy · 182 acres |
| 7 | Naval Support Facility Indian Head | Navy · 1,980 acres |
| 8 | NAVSUPPACT Annapolis | Navy · 188 acres |
| 9 | NAVSUPPACT Bethesda MD | Navy · 238 acres |
| 10 | NMIC Suitland | Navy · 41 acres |
| 11 | NRC Solomons | Navy · 300 acres |
| 12 | Stump Neck Area | Navy · 928 acres |
| 13 | Upper Yard Annapolis | Navy · 163 acres |
| 14 | Webster Field | Navy · 973 acres |
Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.
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