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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.25M people in Maryland with Unclassified ancestry (20.35% of Maryland population). Among all Maryland counties, Garrett County had the highest percentage of its population with Unclassified ancestry (32.28%), followed by Washington County (31.15%), and Allegany County (29.63%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Unclassified 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 Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Garrett County
Washington County
Allegany County
Calvert County
St. Mary's County
Queen Anne's County
Anne Arundel County
Caroline County
Charles County
Worcester County
Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Garrett County 32.28
2 Washington County 31.15
3 Allegany County 29.63
4 Calvert County 28.06
5 St. Mary's County 26.25
6 Queen Anne's County 26.03
7 Anne Arundel County 25.56
8 Caroline County 25.01
9 Charles County 24.75
10 Worcester County 24.65
11 Cecil County 24.38
12 Kent County 23.84
13 Frederick County 22.84
14 Dorchester County 22.70
15 Harford County 21.35
16 Wicomico County 21.09
17 Baltimore County 20.95
18 Carroll County 20.52
19 Baltimore city 19.63
20 Talbot County 19.40
21 Somerset County 17.79
22 Prince George's County 16.97
23 Howard County 16.26
24 Montgomery County 15.21