Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Maryland counties, Prince George's County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (63.47%), followed by Baltimore city (63.09%), and Somerset County (41.72%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012
Prince George's
Baltimore city
Somerset
Charles
Dorchester
Baltimore
Wicomico
Howard
Montgomery
Anne Arundel
Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Prince George's County 63.47
2 Baltimore city 63.09
3 Somerset County 41.72
4 Charles County 41.63
5 Dorchester County 27.46
6 Baltimore County 26.42
7 Wicomico County 24.65
8 Howard County 17.52
9 Montgomery County 17.17
10 Anne Arundel County 15.51
11 Kent County 14.69
12 St. Mary's County 13.83
13 Caroline County 13.75
14 Worcester County 13.66
15 Calvert County 12.99
16 Harford County 12.59
17 Talbot County 12.58
18 Washington County 10.03
19 Frederick County 8.62
20 Allegany County 7.94
21 Queen Anne's County 6.63
22 Cecil County 5.95
23 Carroll County 3.19
24 Garrett County 0.96