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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 47.18K people in Maryland with Jamaican ancestry (0.77% of Maryland population). Among all Maryland counties, Prince George's County had the highest percentage of its population with Jamaican ancestry (1.77%), followed by Charles County (1.02%), and Montgomery County (0.96%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Jamaican 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 Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Prince George's County
Charles County
Montgomery County
Baltimore city
Baltimore County
Howard County
Anne Arundel County
Harford County
Frederick County
St. Mary's County
Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Prince George's County 1.77
2 Charles County 1.02
3 Montgomery County 0.96
4 Baltimore city 0.73
5 Baltimore County 0.68
6 Howard County 0.67
7 Anne Arundel County 0.45
8 Harford County 0.38
9 Frederick County 0.35
10 St. Mary's County 0.29
10 Somerset County 0.29
11 Calvert County 0.20
11 Caroline County 0.20
12 Washington County 0.19
13 Dorchester County 0.16
13 Wicomico County 0.16
14 Allegany County 0.12
15 Carroll County 0.09
16 Kent County 0.06
16 Queen Anne's County 0.06
16 Worcester County 0.06
17 Cecil County 0.03