Population By Race and Ethnicity in Allegany County, MD in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 72,084 population of Allegany County, Maryland comprised of 1,243 people who identified as Hispanic (1.72%), and 70,841 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.28%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Allegany County, Maryland with a population of 63,930 (88.69%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,734 (7.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,419 (1.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Allegany County, Maryland in 2016, with a population of 62,911 (87.28%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,644 (7.83%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,339 (1.86%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Allegany, Maryland.

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Population By Race in Allegany , MD in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,734 7.96%
White Alone 63,930 88.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 148 0.21%
Asian Alone 812 1.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 41 0.06%
Two Or More Races 1,419 1.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Allegany , MD in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 90 0.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,019 1.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 32 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 9 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 80 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,644 7.83%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 62,911 87.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 116 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 799 1.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,339 1.86%