Maryland Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 20, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Maryland population aged 25 years and above was 4,240,795.

Race: The White Alone racial group had the highest population aged 25 years and above (2.36M) and constituted 55.55% of the Maryland population aged 25yrs+. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest population (1.24M) and constituted 29.33% of the population. The third highest racial group was Asian Alone (283.28K), constituting 6.68% of the population.

Ethnicity: The population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 2.24M and constituted 52.81% of the Maryland population aged 25yrs+. The population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was 364.92K and constituted 8.61% of the population.

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

You can see similar information for other states and the United States.

Maryland Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black Alone
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two or More Races
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Maryland Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
All Others
Maryland Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
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Race Population % of Total Pop.
White Alone 2355637 55.55
Black or African American Alone 1243905 29.33
Asian Alone 283284 6.68
Some Other Race Alone 183655 4.33
Two Or More Races 160471 3.78
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 11713 0.28
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2130 0.05
Maryland Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population % of Total Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 2239598 52.81
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 364920 8.61
All Other Ethnicities 1636277 38.58