Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Maryland counties, Baltimore city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (59.93%), followed by Prince George's County (59.86%), and Charles County (52.65%).

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

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023
Baltimore city
Prince George's
Charles
Somerset
Baltimore
Dorchester
Wicomico
Howard
Montgomery
Anne Arundel
Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Baltimore city 59.93
2 Prince George's County 59.86
3 Charles County 52.65
4 Somerset County 39.97
5 Baltimore County 31.11
6 Dorchester County 28.42
7 Wicomico County 27.14
8 Howard County 20.76
9 Montgomery County 19.32
10 Anne Arundel County 19.2
11 Harford County 15.58
12 St. Mary's County 15.53
13 Calvert County 13.98
14 Kent County 13.45
15 Caroline County 13.24
16 Washington County 13.16
17 Talbot County 12.23
17 Worcester County 12.23
18 Frederick County 11.56
19 Cecil County 8.18
20 Allegany County 7.72
21 Queen Anne's County 5.92
22 Carroll County 4.33
23 Garrett County 1.14