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
County
Black Alone Voting-age Population
% of County Voting-age Population
Prince George's County 460,461 60.90
Baltimore city 265,435 56.27
Baltimore County 192,662 28.78
Montgomery County 147,983 18.07
Anne Arundel County 79,204 17.37
Charles County 61,035 48.19
Howard County 47,069 18.74
Harford County 27,243 13.47
Wicomico County 20,714 25.59
Frederick County 20,093 9.68
Washington County 13,417 11.08
St. Mary's County 12,330 14.28
Calvert County 9,609 13.55
Somerset County 7,947 38.99
Dorchester County 6,752 26.24
Cecil County 5,852 7.27
Carroll County 5,119 3.79
Allegany County 4,923 8.79
Worcester County 4,813 11.11
Talbot County 3,381 11.02
Caroline County 3,319 13.08
Queen Anne's County 2,280 5.83
Kent County 2,230 13.80
Garrett County 184 0.79
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