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Highest Subsaharan African population share, Maryland counties

Maryland counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Subsaharan African residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 24 counties in Maryland that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 24 is 1.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dorchester County, MD, up 9 places to #11.

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Highest Subsaharan African population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN SHAREVS 2010
01Prince George's County, MDMD970,3748.9%+2.5 pts
02Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5826.9%+2.1 pts
03▲2Howard County, MDMD339,1834.8%+2.1 pts
04▼1Baltimore County, MDMD847,6504.1%+1.4 pts
05▲1Charles County, MDMD176,5933.9%+1.9 pts
06▼2Baltimore, MDMD569,9973.6%+1.0 pts
07▲2Somerset County, MDMD24,9733.1%−1.1 pts
08Frederick County, MDMD302,8833.0%+2.1 pts
09▲1Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3802.2%+1.0 pts
10▼3Harford County, MDMD266,4462.0%+0.6 pts
11▲9Dorchester County, MDMD33,6281.5%+1.2 pts
12Washington County, MDMD157,7311.3%+0.3 pts
13▲3Cecil County, MDMD107,1311.1%+0.8 pts
14▲1St. Mary's County, MDMD116,6921.0%+0.4 pts
15▼1Carroll County, MDMD176,6770.9%+0.5 pts
16▼5Wicomico County, MDMD106,8990.8%+0.2 pts
17▲1Worcester County, MDMD54,4590.7%−0.4 pts
18▼1Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,4480.5%+0.1 pts
19▼6Kent County, MDMD19,5650.5%0.0 pts
20▲2Calvert County, MDMD94,4840.5%+0.3 pts
21Talbot County, MDMD38,2380.4%+0.4 pts
22▲1Allegany County, MDMD66,8480.2%−0.3 pts
23▼4Caroline County, MDMD34,1160.2%0.0 pts
24Garrett County, MDMD28,3700.1%–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES