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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 159,718 population of Charles County, Maryland comprised of 9,240 people who identified as Hispanic (5.79%), and 150,478 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.22%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Charles County, Maryland with a population of 75,967 (47.56%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 70,631 (44.22%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,307 (3.95%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Charles County, Maryland in 2017, with a population of 74,212 (46.46%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 64,301 (40.26%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,330 (3.96%).

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

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Population By Race in Charles , MD in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 75,967 47.56%
White Alone 70,631 44.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,210 0.76%
Asian Alone 5,391 3.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 212 0.13%
Two Or More Races 6,307 3.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Charles , MD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,755 1.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,330 3.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 243 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 202 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 74 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 636 0.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 74,212 46.46%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 64,301 40.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 967 0.61%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,189 3.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 138 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,671 3.55%