Population By Race and Ethnicity in Montgomery, MD in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,047,239 population of Montgomery County, Maryland comprised of 201,910 people who identified as Hispanic (19.28%), and 845,329 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Montgomery County, Maryland with a population of 633,364 (60.48%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 205,792 (19.65%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 163,148 (15.58%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Montgomery County, Maryland in 2017, with a population of 462,543 (44.17%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 191,111 (18.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 170,821 (16.31%).

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

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Population By Race in Montgomery , MD in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 205,792 19.65%
White Alone 633,364 60.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,812 0.75%
Asian Alone 163,148 15.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,143 0.11%
Two Or More Races 35,980 3.44%
Population By Ethnicity in Montgomery , MD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14,681 1.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 170,821 16.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,014 0.57%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,664 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 699 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7,031 0.67%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 191,111 18.25%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 462,543 44.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,798 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 160,484 15.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 444 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 28,949 2.76%