Ranking of Maryland Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (567.76K), followed by Baltimore city (380.47K), and Baltimore County (236.71K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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Ranking of Maryland Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Prince George's County 567763
2 Baltimore city 380468
3 Baltimore County 236706
4 Montgomery County 191111
5 Anne Arundel County 95391
6 Charles County 74212
7 Howard County 59852
8 Harford County 34263
9 Wicomico County 26900
10 Frederick County 23384
11 Washington County 16884
12 St. Mary's County 16031
13 Calvert County 11667
14 Somerset County 10759
15 Dorchester County 9000
16 Cecil County 6775
17 Worcester County 6740
18 Carroll County 5910
19 Allegany County 5643
20 Caroline County 4563
21 Talbot County 4514
22 Queen Anne's County 3091
23 Kent County 2814
24 Garrett County 279