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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 464.07K people in Maryland with English ancestry (7.55% of Maryland population). Among all Maryland counties, Talbot County had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (17.70%), followed by Queen Anne's County (16.58%), and Calvert County (15.36%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
Talbot County
Queen Anne's County
Calvert County
Kent County
Cecil County
Worcester County
Garrett County
Caroline County
Carroll County
Frederick County
Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Talbot County 17.70
2 Queen Anne's County 16.58
3 Calvert County 15.36
4 Kent County 15.20
5 Cecil County 13.62
6 Worcester County 13.39
7 Garrett County 12.66
8 Caroline County 12.64
9 Carroll County 12.33
10 Frederick County 12.32
11 Wicomico County 11.99
12 St. Mary's County 11.92
13 Allegany County 11.43
14 Harford County 11.12
15 Anne Arundel County 10.55
16 Dorchester County 10.46
17 Washington County 9.63
18 Howard County 8.60
19 Somerset County 8.04
20 Charles County 7.67
21 Baltimore County 6.90
22 Montgomery County 6.32
23 Baltimore city 3.32
24 Prince George's County 1.91