Population By Race and Ethnicity in Charles County, MD in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 166,741 population of Charles County, Maryland comprised of 11,794 people who identified as Hispanic (7.07%), and 154,947 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.93%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Charles County, Maryland with a population of 85,542 (51.3%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 67,238 (40.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,778 (4.07%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Charles County, Maryland in 2020, with a population of 83,332 (49.98%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 59,009 (35.39%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,229 (4.93%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Charles County, MD in 2020
Total Population:166,741
92.93%
Non Hispanic (92.93%)
Hispanic (7.07%)
Race in Charles County, MD in 2020
Total Population:166,741
51.3%40.33%
Black or African American Alone (51.3%)
White Alone (40.33%)
Two or more races (4.07%)
Asian Alone (3.41%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.76%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)
Ethnicity in Charles County, MD in 2020
Total Population:166,741
49.98%35.39%
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (49.98%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone (35.39%)
Hispanic White Alone (4.93%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (3.63%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.27%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.81%)
Population By Race in Charles , MD in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
Black or African American Alone 85,542 51.3%
White Alone 67,238 40.33%
Two Or More Races 6,778 4.07%
Asian Alone 5,684 3.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,260 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 239 0.14%
Population By Ethnicity in Charles , MD in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 83,332 49.98%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 59,009 35.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,229 4.93%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,046 3.63%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,445 3.27%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,210 1.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 962 0.58%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 732 0.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 298 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 239 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 153 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 86 0.05%