Population By Race and Ethnicity in Somerset County, MD in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 25,873 population of Somerset County, Maryland comprised of 864 people who identified as Hispanic (3.34%), and 25,009 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Somerset County, Maryland with a population of 13,958 (53.95%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,953 (42.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 617 (2.38%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Somerset County, Maryland in 2016, with a population of 13,354 (51.61%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,790 (41.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 604 (2.33%).

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

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Population By Race in Somerset , MD in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 10,953 42.33%
White Alone 13,958 53.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 113 0.44%
Asian Alone 216 0.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.06%
Two Or More Races 617 2.38%
Population By Ethnicity in Somerset , MD in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 163 0.63%
White Alone - Hispanic 604 2.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 18 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 63 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10,790 41.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 13,354 51.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 95 0.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 208 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 554 2.14%