Maryland Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on August 25, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all the Maryland voting-age population (18 years and over), there were 1,404,055 people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone, which is 29.16% of the total voting-age population of Maryland.

Prince George's County had the highest number of Black or African American Alone voting-age population (460,461), followed by Baltimore city (265,435), and Baltimore County (192,662).

On the other hand, the three counties with low number of Black or African American Alone voting-age population were: Garrett County (184), Kent County (2,230), and Queen Anne's County (2,280).

In terms of the percentage of each county's voting-age population, Prince George's County had the highest percentage, with 60.90% of its voting-age population identifying their race as Black or African American Alone, followed by Baltimore city (56.27%), and Charles County (48.19%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in Maryland.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's voting-age population that identified as Black or African American Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

Maryland Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020
Maryland Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020
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County Black Alone Voting-age Population % of County Voting-age Population
Allegany County 4923 8.79
Anne Arundel County 79204 17.37
Baltimore County 192662 28.78
Calvert County 9609 13.55
Caroline County 3319 13.08
Carroll County 5119 3.79
Cecil County 5852 7.27
Charles County 61035 48.19
Dorchester County 6752 26.24
Frederick County 20093 9.68
Garrett County 184 0.79
Harford County 27243 13.47
Howard County 47069 18.74
Kent County 2230 13.80
Montgomery County 147983 18.07
Prince George's County 460461 60.90
Queen Anne's County 2280 5.83
St. Mary's County 12330 14.28
Somerset County 7947 38.99
Talbot County 3381 11.02
Washington County 13417 11.08
Wicomico County 20714 25.59
Worcester County 4813 11.11
Baltimore city 265435 56.27