Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 101.78K people in Maryland with African ancestry (1.66% of Maryland population). Among all Maryland counties, Prince George's County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (3.04%), followed by Baltimore city (2.52%), and Montgomery County (1.98%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Maryland.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Prince George's County
Baltimore city
Montgomery County
Baltimore County
Charles County
Howard County
Harford County
Frederick County
Somerset County
Washington County
Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Prince George's County 3.04
2 Baltimore city 2.52
3 Montgomery County 1.98
4 Baltimore County 1.88
5 Charles County 1.34
6 Howard County 1.33
7 Harford County 0.98
8 Frederick County 0.90
9 Somerset County 0.87
10 Washington County 0.77
11 Anne Arundel County 0.74
12 St. Mary's County 0.62
13 Wicomico County 0.52
14 Cecil County 0.49
15 Carroll County 0.48
16 Worcester County 0.40
17 Dorchester County 0.39
18 Caroline County 0.33
19 Queen Anne's County 0.27
20 Calvert County 0.21
21 Talbot County 0.20
22 Allegany County 0.16
23 Garrett County 0.13
23 Kent County 0.13