Population By Race and Ethnicity in Somerset County, MD in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 24,546 population of Somerset County, Maryland comprised of 1,098 people who identified as Hispanic (4.47%), and 23,448 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Somerset County, Maryland with a population of 13,557 (55.23%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,872 (40.22%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 737 (3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Somerset County, Maryland in 2021, with a population of 12,769 (52.02%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,692 (39.49%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 788 (3.21%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Somerset County, MD in 2021

Total Population:24,546

Non Hispanic (95.53%)

Hispanic (4.47%)

Race in Somerset County, MD in 2021

Total Population:24,546

White Alone (55.23%)

Black or African American Alone (40.22%)

Two or more races (3%)

Asian Alone (0.95%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.49%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Somerset County, MD in 2021

Total Population:24,546

Non-Hispanic White Alone (52.02%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (39.49%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.21%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.7%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.67%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.92%)

Population By Race in Somerset , MD in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	13,557	55.23%
Black or African American Alone	9,872	40.22%
Two Or More Races	737	3%
Asian Alone	234	0.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	119	0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	27	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Somerset , MD in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	12,769	52.02%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	9,692	39.49%
White Alone - Hispanic	788	3.21%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	662	2.7%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	225	0.92%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	180	0.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	89	0.36%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	75	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	30	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	16	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	11	0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	9	0.04%