Howard County, Maryland Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 332.32K population of Howard County, MD residents comprised of 27.36K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (8.23%), and 304.96K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Howard County, MD, with a population of 159.33K (47.95%). The Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group in Howard County, MD, with a population of 66.29K (19.95%). The Black or African American Alone population was the third largest racial group in Howard County, MD, with a population of 65.28K (19.64%). The smallest racial group in Howard County, MD was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 134 (0.04%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Howard County, MD, with a population of 155.24K (46.71%). The Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Howard County, MD, with a population of 66.07K (19.88%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Howard County, MD, with a population of 64.02K (19.26%). The smallest ethnic group in Howard County, MD was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 20 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Howard County, Maryland from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Maryland counties and also for the state of Maryland.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.

Howard County, MD Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020

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Howard County, MD Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020

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Race	Population	% of County Population
Black or African American Alone	65275	19.64
White Alone	159329	47.95
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1190	0.36
Asian Alone	66288	19.95
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	134	0.04
Some Other Race Alone	12981	3.91
Two Or More Races	27120	8.16

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Ethnicity	Population	% of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone	155236	46.71
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone	66073	19.88
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone	64018	19.26
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races	16840	5.07
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone	10768	3.24
Hispanic - Two or More Races	10280	3.09
Hispanic - White Alone	4093	1.23
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone	2213	0.67
Hispanic - Black Alone	1257	0.38
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native	729	0.22
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native	461	0.14
Hispanic - Asian Alone	215	0.07
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander	114	0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander	20	0.01