Population By Race and Ethnicity in Baltimore County, MD in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 828,956 population of Baltimore County, Maryland comprised of 44,368 people who identified as Hispanic (5.35%), and 784,588 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.65%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Baltimore County, Maryland with a population of 508,387 (61.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 242,749 (29.28%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 51,948 (6.27%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Baltimore County, Maryland in 2017, with a population of 475,198 (57.33%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 236,706 (28.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 51,346 (6.19%).

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

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Population By Race in Baltimore , MD in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 242,749 29.28%
White Alone 508,387 61.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,694 0.45%
Asian Alone 51,948 6.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 705 0.09%
Two Or More Races 21,473 2.59%
Population By Ethnicity in Baltimore , MD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,043 0.73%
White Alone - Hispanic 33,189 4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,505 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 602 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 412 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,617 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 236,706 28.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 475,198 57.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,189 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 51,346 6.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 293 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,856 2.28%