Population By Race and Ethnicity in Prince George's County, MD in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 882,787 population of Prince George's County, Maryland comprised of 137,718 people who identified as Hispanic (15.6%), and 745,069 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.4%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Prince George's County, Maryland with a population of 580,603 (65.77%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 230,341 (26.09%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 39,082 (4.43%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Prince George's County, Maryland in 2012, with a population of 560,319 (63.47%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 127,556 (14.45%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 102,785 (11.64%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Prince George's, Maryland.

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Population By Race in Prince George's , MD in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 580,603 65.77%
White Alone 230,341 26.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9,013 1.02%
Asian Alone 39,082 4.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,616 0.18%
Two Or More Races 22,132 2.51%
Population By Ethnicity in Prince George's , MD in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 20,284 2.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 102,785 11.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,814 0.77%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,498 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,248 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,089 0.58%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 560,319 63.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 127,556 14.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,199 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 37,584 4.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 368 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 17,043 1.93%