Population By Race and Ethnicity in St. Mary's County, MD in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 112,627 population of St. Mary's County, Maryland comprised of 5,785 people who identified as Hispanic (5.14%), and 106,842 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in St. Mary's County, Maryland with a population of 88,314 (78.41%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,495 (14.65%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,932 (3.49%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in St. Mary's County, Maryland in 2017, with a population of 83,611 (74.24%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,031 (14.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,703 (4.18%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in St. Mary's, Maryland.

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Population By Race in St. Mary's , MD in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,495 14.65%
White Alone 88,314 78.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 490 0.44%
Asian Alone 3,284 2.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 112 0.1%
Two Or More Races 3,932 3.49%
Population By Ethnicity in St. Mary's , MD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 464 0.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,703 4.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 132 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 73 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 24 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 389 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,031 14.23%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 83,611 74.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 358 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,211 2.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 88 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,543 3.15%