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Largest Black population, Maryland counties

Maryland counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 24 counties in Maryland that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 24 is 16,751.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS 1990

01Prince George's County, MDMD970,374558,157+52%

02Baltimore, MDMD569,997335,489−23%

03Baltimore County, MDMD847,650256,262+204%

04Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582194,756+117%

05Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380105,567+112%

06Charles County, MDMD176,59382,452+354%

07Howard County, MDMD339,18366,160+206%

08Harford County, MDMD266,44637,254+144%

09Frederick County, MDMD302,88328,907+264%

10Wicomico County, MDMD106,89927,761+70%

11Washington County, MDMD157,73117,838+144%

12St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69216,751+63%

13Calvert County, MDMD94,48411,267+40%

14Somerset County, MDMD24,9739,559+8%

15Dorchester County, MDMD33,6288,115−3%

16Cecil County, MDMD107,1317,478+140%

17Carroll County, MDMD176,6777,035+144%

18Worcester County, MDMD54,4596,455−13%

19Talbot County, MDMD38,2384,628−15%

20Allegany County, MDMD66,8484,594+191%

21Caroline County, MDMD34,1164,227−5%

22Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,4482,842−25%

23Kent County, MDMD19,5652,704−23%

24Garrett County, MDMD28,370175+88%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES