Maryland Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on March 12, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Maryland population of 6,177,224 people, 48.69% (3,007,874) identified their race as White Alone, 29.47% (1,820,472) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, and 7.80% (481,901) identified their race as Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the Maryland population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

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

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each Maryland county.

Maryland Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
3.01M
Black or African American Alone
1.82M
Two Or More Races
481.90K
Asian Alone
420.94K
Some Other Race Alone
410.94K
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
31.85K
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
3.25K
Percentage of Maryland Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
48.69%
Black or African American Alone
29.47%
Two Or More Races
7.80%
Asian Alone
6.81%
Some Other Race Alone
6.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
0.05%
Maryland Population By Race in Census 2020
Race
Population
% of State Population
White Alone 3,007,874 48.69
Black or African American Alone 1,820,472 29.47
Two Or More Races 481,901 7.80
Asian Alone 420,944 6.81
Some Other Race Alone 410,941 6.65
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 31,845 0.52
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3,247 0.05
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