Ranking of Maryland Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 25, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Maryland counties, in April 2020, Prince George's County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (578.70K), followed by Baltimore city (338.48K), and Baltimore County (255.79K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Maryland counties based on Black or African American Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Maryland.

Ranking of Maryland Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Prince George's
578.70K
Baltimore city
338.48K
Baltimore
255.79K
Montgomery
197.08K
Anne Arundel
104.47K
Charles
82.04K
Howard
65.28K
Harford
37.71K
Wicomico
27.99K
Frederick
27.80K
Ranking of Maryland Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Population
1 Prince George's County 578,703
2 Baltimore city 338,478
3 Baltimore County 255,793
4 Montgomery County 197,077
5 Anne Arundel County 104,473
6 Charles County 82,035
7 Howard County 65,275
8 Harford County 37,706
9 Wicomico County 27,990
10 Frederick County 27,802
11 Washington County 17,691
12 St. Mary's County 16,294
13 Calvert County 12,100
14 Somerset County 9,505
15 Dorchester County 9,140
16 Cecil County 7,803
17 Carroll County 6,482
18 Worcester County 6,236
19 Allegany County 5,341
20 Caroline County 4,434
21 Talbot County 4,249
22 Queen Anne's County 2,811
23 Kent County 2,808
24 Garrett County 246
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