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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 13.59K people in Maryland with Ghanaian ancestry (0.22% of Maryland population). Among all Maryland cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Burtonsville CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Ghanaian ancestry (2.08%), followed by Damascus CDP (2.00%), and New Carrollton city (1.89%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Ghanaian 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 Ghanaian Ancestry in 2021
Burtonsville CDP
Damascus CDP
New Carrollton city
Accokeek CDP
Fairland CDP
Perry Hall CDP
Honeygo CDP
Westphalia CDP
Lake Arbor CDP
Laurel city
Ranking of Maryland Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Ghanaian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Burtonsville CDP 2.08
2 Damascus CDP 2.00
3 New Carrollton city 1.89
4 Accokeek CDP 1.81
5 Fairland CDP 1.70
6 Perry Hall CDP 1.32
7 Honeygo CDP 1.28
7 Westphalia CDP 1.28
8 Lake Arbor CDP 1.18
9 Laurel city 1.12
10 Brooklyn Park CDP 1.03
11 Germantown CDP 1.00
12 Fort Washington CDP 0.91
13 Calverton CDP 0.87
14 North Laurel CDP 0.81
15 Greenbelt city 0.80
15 Montgomery Village CDP 0.80
15 South Laurel CDP 0.80
16 Landover CDP 0.76
17 Pasadena CDP 0.74
18 Odenton CDP 0.72
18 Suitland CDP 0.72
18 Summerfield CDP 0.72
19 Marlton CDP 0.65
20 Clarksburg CDP 0.63
21 Travilah CDP 0.62
22 Beltsville CDP 0.60
23 White Oak CDP 0.54
24 Kemp Mill CDP 0.50
25 Brock Hall CDP 0.45
25 Columbia CDP 0.45
26 Frederick city 0.44
27 Wheaton CDP 0.43
27 Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County) 0.43
28 Bowie city 0.39
29 East Riverdale CDP 0.36
30 Forestville CDP 0.33
31 Severn CDP 0.32
32 Aberdeen city 0.31
33 Milford Mill CDP 0.30
33 Owings Mills CDP 0.30
34 Oxon Hill CDP 0.29
34 Rockville city 0.29
35 Clinton CDP 0.28
35 Gaithersburg city 0.28
36 Ballenger Creek CDP 0.27
36 Cloverly CDP 0.27
36 Ilchester CDP 0.27
37 Hillcrest Heights CDP 0.25
38 Annapolis city 0.24
38 Rosedale CDP 0.24
38 Urbana CDP 0.24
39 Chillum CDP 0.22
40 Flower Hill CDP 0.20
41 Randallstown CDP 0.19
41 Silver Spring CDP 0.19
42 Seabrook CDP 0.18
43 Bel Air South CDP 0.16
43 College Park city 0.16
44 Catonsville CDP 0.15
45 Adelphi CDP 0.14
45 Baltimore city 0.14
46 Rossville CDP 0.12
47 Lochearn CDP 0.10
48 Overlea CDP 0.09
49 Edgewood CDP 0.08
49 Glen Burnie CDP 0.08
49 Hyattsville city 0.08
49 Mitchellville CDP 0.08
49 Waldorf CDP 0.08
50 Friendly CDP 0.07
51 Lanham CDP 0.06
52 Glenn Dale CDP 0.05
52 Largo CDP 0.05
53 Hagerstown city 0.04