Maryland Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population for Maryland was 952,790 and represented 22.43% of the total Maryland citizen voting-age population.

Among all Maryland counties, Prince George's had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population (417.52K), followed by Baltimore city (289.43K), and Baltimore (161.32K).

In terms of percentages, Prince George's had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (70.15%), followed by Baltimore city (62.57%), and Somerset (42.98%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen voting-age population that were Non-Hispanic Black Alone.

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Maryland Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2017
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County Citizen Voting-age Population % of County Citizen Voting-age Population
Prince George's 417520 70.15
Baltimore city 289430 62.57
Baltimore 161315 26.55
Montgomery 110475 16.91
Anne Arundel 66150 15.82
Charles 48515 42.47
Howard 38390 18.08
Harford 22670 12.00
Wicomico 17235 22.96
Frederick 14790 8.38
St. Mary's 11680 14.32
Washington 11420 10.07
Somerset 8905 42.98
Calvert 8680 12.72
Dorchester 6460 26.00
Worcester 5155 12.43
Allegany 4955 8.42
Cecil 4750 6.15
Carroll 4190 3.28
Talbot 3470 11.84
Caroline 3345 13.91
Queen Anne's 2720 7.25
Kent 2350 14.84
Garrett 130 0.55