Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Maryland counties, Prince George's County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (64.68%), followed by Baltimore city (62.98%), and Charles County (49.07%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Maryland counties.

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Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2018
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Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2018
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Prince George's County 64.68
2 Baltimore city 62.98
3 Charles County 49.07
4 Somerset County 42.05
5 Baltimore County 29.82
6 Dorchester County 28.95
7 Wicomico County 27.15
8 Howard County 19.94
9 Montgomery County 19.88
10 Anne Arundel County 17.82
11 Kent County 14.85
12 St. Mary's County 14.71
13 Harford County 14.55
14 Caroline County 14.22
15 Calvert County 13.1
16 Worcester County 13.07
17 Talbot County 12.84
18 Washington County 12.14
19 Frederick County 10.36
20 Allegany County 8.14
21 Cecil County 7.2
22 Queen Anne's County 6.35
23 Carroll County 3.8
24 Garrett County 1.01