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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 102,509 population of Cecil County, Maryland comprised of 4,533 people who identified as Hispanic (4.42%), and 97,976 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cecil County, Maryland with a population of 90,768 (88.55%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,249 (7.07%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,525 (2.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cecil County, Maryland in 2017, with a population of 87,175 (85.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,775 (6.61%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,593 (3.51%).

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

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Population By Race in Cecil , MD in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,249 7.07%
White Alone 90,768 88.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 426 0.42%
Asian Alone 1,471 1.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 70 0.07%
Two Or More Races 2,525 2.46%
Population By Ethnicity in Cecil , MD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 474 0.46%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,593 3.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 150 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 47 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 14 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 255 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,775 6.61%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 87,175 85.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 276 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,424 1.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 56 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,270 2.21%