Ranking of Maryland Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Maryland counties, Prince George's County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (580.60K), followed by Baltimore city (397.85K), and Baltimore County (221.25K).

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 Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
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Ranking of Maryland Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Prince George's County 580603
2 Baltimore city 397854
3 Baltimore County 221253
4 Montgomery County 185237
5 Anne Arundel County 88506
6 Charles County 64141
7 Howard County 54313
8 Harford County 32501
9 Wicomico County 25380
10 Frederick County 21910
11 Washington County 15518
12 St. Mary's County 15426
13 Calvert County 11862
14 Somerset County 11027
15 Dorchester County 9113
16 Worcester County 7144
17 Cecil County 6423
18 Allegany County 5966
19 Carroll County 5515
20 Talbot County 4952
21 Caroline County 4608
22 Queen Anne's County 3310
23 Kent County 3024
24 Garrett County 292