# Cities in Maryland by black or African American population share, 2024

All 23 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/maryland-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Baltimore, MD | 58.5 |
| 2 | New Carrollton, MD | 55.9 |
| 3 | Bowie, MD | 53.4 |
| 4 | Laurel, MD | 52.3 |
| 5 | Greenbelt, MD | 48 |
| 6 | Cambridge, MD | 43.7 |
| 7 | Salisbury, MD | 40.5 |
| 8 | La Plata, MD | 35.8 |
| 9 | Takoma Park, MD | 29.2 |
| 10 | Aberdeen, MD | 28.9 |
| 11 | Hyattsville, MD | 24.3 |
| 12 | College Park, MD | 23.6 |
| 13 | Hagerstown, MD | 21 |
| 14 | Annapolis, MD | 20.2 |
| 15 | Havre de Grace, MD | 19 |
| 16 | Frederick, MD | 17 |
| 17 | Elkton, MD | 16.6 |
| 18 | Easton, MD | 15.7 |
| 19 | Gaithersburg, MD | 14.6 |
| 20 | Rockville, MD | 11 |
| 21 | Westminster, MD | 8 |
| 22 | Bel Air, MD | 4.3 |
| 23 | Cumberland, MD | 4.1 |