Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Maryland counties, Prince George's County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (63.54%), followed by Baltimore city (61.69%), and Charles County (52.32%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Maryland counties.

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Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2021
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Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2021
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Prince George's County 63.54
2 Baltimore city 61.69
3 Charles County 52.32
4 Somerset County 40.22
5 Baltimore County 31.42
6 Dorchester County 29.65
7 Wicomico County 27.95
8 Howard County 21.09
9 Montgomery County 20.57
10 Anne Arundel County 19.3
11 Harford County 15.69
12 St. Mary's County 15.43
13 Kent County 14.63
14 Caroline County 14.16
15 Calvert County 13.93
16 Washington County 13.05
17 Talbot County 12.79
18 Worcester County 12.72
19 Frederick County 11.71
20 Cecil County 7.98
21 Allegany County 7.76
22 Queen Anne's County 6.29
23 Carroll County 4.1
24 Garrett County 1.07