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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 259.14K people in Maryland with Subsaharan African ancestry (4.22% of Maryland population). Among all Maryland cities and places with a population of at least 10K, White Oak CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (25.90%), followed by Largo CDP (22.56%), and New Carrollton city (21.28%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
White Oak CDP
Largo CDP
New Carrollton city
Seabrook CDP
Fairland CDP
Takoma Park city
Adelphi CDP
South Laurel CDP
Glenn Dale CDP
Mitchellville CDP
Ranking of Maryland Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 White Oak CDP 25.90
2 Largo CDP 22.56
3 New Carrollton city 21.28
4 Seabrook CDP 20.17
5 Fairland CDP 20.05
6 Takoma Park city 19.93
7 Adelphi CDP 17.31
8 South Laurel CDP 16.70
9 Glenn Dale CDP 14.96
10 Mitchellville CDP 14.54
11 Lake Arbor CDP 14.39
12 Chillum CDP 14.35
13 Landover CDP 14.19
14 Summerfield CDP 14.17
15 Silver Spring CDP 13.15
16 Milford Mill CDP 12.60
17 Laurel city 12.32
18 Calverton CDP 12.21
19 Owings Mills CDP 11.74
20 Kettering CDP 11.44
21 Burtonsville CDP 11.38
22 North Laurel CDP 11.22
23 Lanham CDP 11.21
24 Lochearn CDP 10.88
25 Bowie city 10.54
26 Cloverly CDP 10.50
27 Westphalia CDP 10.26
28 Brock Hall CDP 10.11
29 Randallstown CDP 9.70
30 Kemp Mill CDP 9.02
31 Maryland City CDP 8.79
32 Greenbelt city 8.63
33 Accokeek CDP 8.33
34 Germantown CDP 7.99
35 Rosaryville CDP 7.73
36 Montgomery Village CDP 7.69
37 Glenmont CDP 7.27
38 Rosedale CDP 7.14
39 Middle River CDP 7.05
40 Beltsville CDP 7.04
41 Wheaton CDP 7.03
42 Rossville CDP 6.89
43 Hyattsville city 6.27
44 Aspen Hill CDP 6.10
44 East Riverdale CDP 6.10
45 Elkridge CDP 5.50
46 Colesville CDP 5.43
47 Columbia CDP 5.40
48 Langley Park CDP 5.31
49 Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County) 4.86
50 Gaithersburg city 4.78
51 Fort Washington CDP 4.73
52 Reisterstown CDP 4.64
53 Essex CDP 4.63
54 Suitland CDP 4.60
55 Urbana CDP 4.49
56 Flower Hill CDP 4.30
57 Clarksburg CDP 4.26
58 Baltimore city 4.21
59 Bensville CDP 4.20
60 Honeygo CDP 4.16
61 North Bethesda CDP 4.09
62 Waldorf CDP 4.07
63 Aberdeen city 4.02
64 Brooklyn Park CDP 3.89
64 Olney CDP 3.89
65 Redland CDP 3.76
66 California CDP 3.66
67 Elkton town 3.59
68 Crofton CDP 3.56
69 College Park city 3.55
70 Parkville CDP 3.53
71 Camp Springs CDP 3.47
72 Ballenger Creek CDP 3.41
73 Clinton CDP 3.22
73 Severn CDP 3.22
74 Damascus CDP 3.20
75 Scaggsville CDP 3.14
76 Marlton CDP 3.09
77 Catonsville CDP 3.08
78 Travilah CDP 3.06
79 Odenton CDP 3.02
80 Frederick city 2.99
81 Glassmanor CDP 2.97
82 Towson CDP 2.77
83 North Potomac CDP 2.72
84 Pikesville CDP 2.71
85 Forestville CDP 2.69
86 Bel Air South CDP 2.68
87 Edgewood CDP 2.64
88 Havre de Grace city 2.60
89 Walker Mill CDP 2.59
90 Jessup CDP 2.54
91 Hillcrest Heights CDP 2.52
92 Ferndale CDP 2.47
93 Carney CDP 2.45
94 Perry Hall CDP 2.44
95 Rockville city 2.42
96 Potomac CDP 2.41
97 Hagerstown city 2.26
98 Fort Meade CDP 2.13
99 Glen Burnie CDP 2.08
100 Pasadena CDP 2.07
101 Friendly CDP 2.06
102 Bethesda CDP 2.04
103 Overlea CDP 1.99
104 Ellicott City CDP 1.95
105 Cockeysville CDP 1.92
106 Arbutus CDP 1.83
107 Oxon Hill CDP 1.82
108 Salisbury city 1.73
109 Westminster city 1.68
110 Eldersburg CDP 1.57
111 Ilchester CDP 1.49
112 Bel Air town 1.39
113 Timonium CDP 1.38
114 Annapolis city 1.17
115 Lexington Park CDP 1.03
116 Dundalk CDP 0.98
117 Green Valley CDP 0.92
118 Severna Park CDP 0.73
119 Cambridge city 0.67
120 Joppatowne CDP 0.64
121 La Plata town 0.61
122 Annapolis Neck CDP 0.54
123 Ocean Pines CDP 0.33
124 Easton town 0.30
125 Parole CDP 0.29
126 Bel Air North CDP 0.27
126 Mays Chapel CDP 0.27
127 Linthicum CDP 0.26
128 Linganore CDP 0.18
129 Arnold CDP 0.17
129 Halfway CDP 0.17
130 Cumberland city 0.08
131 Lake Shore CDP 0.01