Population By Race and Ethnicity in Prince George's County, MD in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 910,946 population of Prince George's County, Maryland comprised of 166,249 people who identified as Hispanic (18.25%), and 744,697 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.75%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Prince George's County, Maryland with a population of 590,897 (64.87%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 242,119 (26.58%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 40,969 (4.5%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Prince George's County, Maryland in 2017, with a population of 567,763 (62.33%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 125,291 (13.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 116,828 (12.83%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 590,897 64.87%
White Alone 242,119 26.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 10,637 1.17%
Asian Alone 40,969 4.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,915 0.21%
Two Or More Races 24,409 2.68%
Population By Ethnicity in Prince George's , MD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 23,134 2.54%
White Alone - Hispanic 125,291 13.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8,357 0.92%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,847 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,544 0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,076 0.67%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 567,763 62.33%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 116,828 12.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,280 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 39,122 4.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 371 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,333 2.01%