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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 1,060,904 population of Montgomery County, Maryland comprised of 217,400 people who identified as Hispanic (20.49%), and 843,504 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Montgomery County, Maryland with a population of 629,760 (59.36%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 216,394 (20.4%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 167,537 (15.79%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Montgomery County, Maryland in 2020, with a population of 446,269 (42.07%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 200,493 (18.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 183,491 (17.3%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 216,394 20.4%
White Alone 629,760 59.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,422 0.79%
Asian Alone 167,537 15.79%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,103 0.1%
Two Or More Races 37,688 3.55%
Population By Ethnicity in Montgomery , MD in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 15,901 1.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 183,491 17.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,600 0.62%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3,160 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 666 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7,582 0.72%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 200,493 18.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 446,269 42.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,822 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 164,377 15.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 437 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 30,106 2.84%