Maryland Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Maryland citizen voting-age population was 4.21M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (2.50M) and constituted 59.26% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (1.25M) and constituted 29.56% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Asian Alone ethnicity group had the third highest (196.31K), constituting 4.66% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Maryland Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Percentage of Maryland Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

Maryland Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	2496240	59.26
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	1245260	29.56
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	196310	4.66
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	190840	4.53
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	72235	1.72
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	9555	0.23
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1825	0.04