Population By Race and Ethnicity in Somerset County, MD in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 25,922 population of Somerset County, Maryland comprised of 912 people who identified as Hispanic (3.52%), and 25,010 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.48%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Somerset County, Maryland with a population of 13,976 (53.92%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,942 (42.21%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 647 (2.5%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Somerset County, Maryland in 2017, with a population of 13,351 (51.51%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,759 (41.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 625 (2.41%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 10,942 42.21%
White Alone 13,976 53.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 114 0.44%
Asian Alone 224 0.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19 0.07%
Two Or More Races 647 2.5%
Population By Ethnicity in Somerset , MD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 183 0.71%
White Alone - Hispanic 625 2.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 20 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 66 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10,759 41.51%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 13,351 51.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 94 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 214 0.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 581 2.24%