Population By Race and Ethnicity in Somerset County, MD in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 25,637 population of Somerset County, Maryland comprised of 938 people who identified as Hispanic (3.66%), and 24,699 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Somerset County, Maryland with a population of 13,823 (53.92%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,779 (42.05%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 660 (2.57%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Somerset County, Maryland in 2018, with a population of 13,192 (51.46%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,598 (41.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 631 (2.46%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 10,779 42.05%
White Alone 13,823 53.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 124 0.48%
Asian Alone 230 0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0.08%
Two Or More Races 660 2.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Somerset , MD in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 181 0.71%
White Alone - Hispanic 631 2.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 32 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 68 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10,598 41.34%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 13,192 51.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 92 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 215 0.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 592 2.31%