Ranking of Maryland Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, 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 (579.30K), followed by Baltimore city (347.80K), and Baltimore County (258.83K).

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 2021
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Ranking of Maryland Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Prince George's County 579304
2 Baltimore city 347803
3 Baltimore County 258826
4 Montgomery County 201240
5 Anne Arundel County 108734
6 Charles County 86022
7 Howard County 67888
8 Harford County 39498
9 Frederick County 30377
10 Wicomico County 28160
11 Washington County 19006
12 St. Mary's County 17084
13 Calvert County 12673
14 Somerset County 9692
15 Dorchester County 9320
16 Cecil County 7664
17 Carroll County 6735
18 Worcester County 6617
19 Allegany County 5142
20 Talbot County 4571
21 Caroline County 4546
22 Queen Anne's County 3021
23 Kent County 2699
24 Garrett County 302