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.
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Related Topics: Maryland ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
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 |