Maryland Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity
According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, Maryland's population of 6.18M residents comprised of 729.75K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (11.81%), and 5.45M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.19%).
Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Maryland, with a population of 3.01M (48.69%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Maryland, with a population of 1.82M (29.47%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Maryland, with a population of 481.90K (7.80%). The smallest racial group in Maryland was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 3.25K (0.05%).
Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Maryland, with a population of 2.91M (47.17%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Maryland, with a population of 1.80M (29.06%). The Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Maryland, with a population of 417.96K (6.77%). The smallest ethnic group in Maryland was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 672 (0.01%).
The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Maryland from the 2020 decennial census.
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Race | Population | % of State Population |
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Black or African American Alone | 1820472 | 29.47 |
White Alone | 3007874 | 48.69 |
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 31845 | 0.52 |
Asian Alone | 420944 | 6.81 |
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 3247 | 0.05 |
Some Other Race Alone | 410941 | 6.65 |
Two Or More Races | 481901 | 7.80 |
Ethnicity | Population | % of State Population |
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Non-Hispanic - White Alone | 2913782 | 47.17 |
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone | 1795027 | 29.06 |
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone | 417962 | 6.77 |
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone | 375627 | 6.08 |
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races | 270764 | 4.38 |
Hispanic - Two or More Races | 211137 | 3.42 |
Hispanic - White Alone | 94092 | 1.52 |
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone | 35314 | 0.57 |
Hispanic - Black Alone | 25445 | 0.41 |
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native | 19790 | 0.32 |
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native | 12055 | 0.20 |
Hispanic - Asian Alone | 2982 | 0.05 |
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander | 2575 | 0.04 |
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander | 672 | 0.01 |