Ranking of Maryland Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Maryland counties, Prince George's County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (591.24K), followed by Baltimore city (390.98K), and Baltimore County (238.20K).

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 2016
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Ranking of Maryland Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Prince George's County 591239
2 Baltimore city 390979
3 Baltimore County 238199
4 Montgomery County 201252
5 Anne Arundel County 96863
6 Charles County 72839
7 Howard County 60044
8 Harford County 34425
9 Wicomico County 27173
10 Frederick County 24021
11 Washington County 17197
12 St. Mary's County 16130
13 Calvert County 11870
14 Somerset County 10953
15 Dorchester County 9299
16 Cecil County 7109
17 Worcester County 6886
18 Carroll County 6019
19 Allegany County 5734
20 Talbot County 4801
21 Caroline County 4624
22 Queen Anne's County 3207
23 Kent County 3030
24 Garrett County 293