Ranking of Maryland Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Maryland counties, Prince George's County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (590.90K), followed by Baltimore city (385.97K), and Baltimore County (242.75K).

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 2017
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Ranking of Maryland Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Prince George's County 590897
2 Baltimore city 385966
3 Baltimore County 242749
4 Montgomery County 205792
5 Anne Arundel County 99468
6 Charles County 75967
7 Howard County 62109
8 Harford County 35675
9 Wicomico County 27587
10 Frederick County 25046
11 Washington County 17711
12 St. Mary's County 16495
13 Calvert County 11993
14 Somerset County 10942
15 Dorchester County 9322
16 Cecil County 7249
17 Worcester County 6867
18 Carroll County 6186
19 Allegany County 5739
20 Caroline County 4712
21 Talbot County 4695
22 Queen Anne's County 3209
23 Kent County 2912
24 Garrett County 286