Ranking of Maryland Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 101.78K people in Maryland with African ancestry (1.66% of Maryland population). Among all Maryland cities and places with a population of at least 10K, South Laurel CDP had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (9.31%), followed by White Oak CDP (9.27%), and New Carrollton city (9.07%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Maryland.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Maryland Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
South Laurel CDP
White Oak CDP
New Carrollton city
Fairland CDP
Laurel city
Seabrook CDP
Lake Arbor CDP
Milford Mill CDP
Summerfield CDP
Adelphi CDP
Ranking of Maryland Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 South Laurel CDP 9.31
2 White Oak CDP 9.27
3 New Carrollton city 9.07
4 Fairland CDP 8.34
5 Laurel city 7.22
6 Seabrook CDP 6.60
7 Lake Arbor CDP 6.43
8 Milford Mill CDP 5.91
9 Summerfield CDP 5.66
10 Adelphi CDP 5.45
11 Westphalia CDP 5.28
12 Randallstown CDP 5.21
13 Brock Hall CDP 4.84
14 Landover CDP 4.82
15 Owings Mills CDP 4.27
16 Lochearn CDP 4.22
17 North Laurel CDP 4.21
18 Chillum CDP 4.16
19 Rosaryville CDP 4.02
20 Maryland City CDP 3.99
21 Burtonsville CDP 3.78
22 Beltsville CDP 3.74
22 Largo CDP 3.74
23 Calverton CDP 3.69
24 Mitchellville CDP 3.42
25 Glenn Dale CDP 3.25
26 Germantown CDP 3.17
27 Silver Spring CDP 3.12
28 Aspen Hill CDP 3.09
29 Accokeek CDP 3.07
30 Montgomery Village CDP 2.82
31 Rosedale CDP 2.80
32 Flower Hill CDP 2.79
32 Reisterstown CDP 2.79
33 Hyattsville city 2.73
34 Redland CDP 2.71
35 Suitland CDP 2.68
36 Cloverly CDP 2.65
36 Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County) 2.65
37 Middle River CDP 2.59
38 Bowie city 2.55
39 Baltimore city 2.52
40 Havre de Grace city 2.50
41 East Riverdale CDP 2.43
42 California CDP 2.34
43 Essex CDP 2.25
44 Marlton CDP 2.22
45 Greenbelt city 2.19
46 Lanham CDP 2.16
47 Takoma Park city 2.13
48 Urbana CDP 2.12
49 Aberdeen city 2.08
49 Kemp Mill CDP 2.08
50 Waldorf CDP 2.07
51 Ballenger Creek CDP 1.97
52 Hagerstown city 1.89
53 Elkridge CDP 1.83
54 Glenmont CDP 1.77
55 Ferndale CDP 1.75
56 Columbia CDP 1.74
57 Gaithersburg city 1.73
58 Cockeysville CDP 1.69
59 Forestville CDP 1.68
60 Frederick city 1.66
61 Bensville CDP 1.62
62 Crofton CDP 1.60
62 North Bethesda CDP 1.60
63 Walker Mill CDP 1.59
64 Rossville CDP 1.58
65 Edgewood CDP 1.56
66 Wheaton CDP 1.48
67 Clinton CDP 1.47
68 Salisbury city 1.46
69 Bel Air South CDP 1.44
69 Olney CDP 1.44
70 Parkville CDP 1.42
71 Overlea CDP 1.40
72 Bel Air town 1.39
72 Kettering CDP 1.39
73 Fort Washington CDP 1.34
74 Catonsville CDP 1.29
75 Eldersburg CDP 1.28
76 Fort Meade CDP 1.24
77 Potomac CDP 1.18
78 Perry Hall CDP 1.14
79 Clarksburg CDP 1.12
79 Severn CDP 1.12
80 Hillcrest Heights CDP 1.09
81 Pikesville CDP 1.08
82 Towson CDP 1.05
83 Glen Burnie CDP 1.03
84 Jessup CDP 1.02
85 Arbutus CDP 0.92
86 Westminster city 0.91
87 College Park city 0.87
88 Timonium CDP 0.84
89 Friendly CDP 0.82
90 Odenton CDP 0.81
91 Annapolis city 0.74
92 Oxon Hill CDP 0.73
93 Dundalk CDP 0.72
94 Green Valley CDP 0.71
95 Camp Springs CDP 0.70
96 Elkton town 0.67
97 Ellicott City CDP 0.66
98 Glassmanor CDP 0.58
99 Cambridge city 0.55
100 Colesville CDP 0.54
100 Severna Park CDP 0.54
101 Carney CDP 0.51
102 Bethesda CDP 0.50
103 Lexington Park CDP 0.49
104 Pasadena CDP 0.42
105 Honeygo CDP 0.41
105 Rockville city 0.41
106 Annapolis Neck CDP 0.38
107 Ilchester CDP 0.37
108 Joppatowne CDP 0.35
109 Damascus CDP 0.34
110 Easton town 0.28
111 Parole CDP 0.21
112 Linthicum CDP 0.18
113 Travilah CDP 0.16
114 Brooklyn Park CDP 0.14
115 Langley Park CDP 0.13
116 North Potomac CDP 0.12
117 Mays Chapel CDP 0.11
118 Linganore CDP 0.09
119 Cumberland city 0.08
119 Scaggsville CDP 0.08
120 Halfway CDP 0.06
121 Lake Shore CDP 0.01