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

All 24 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 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/maryland-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/black-population-share/maryland-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Baltimore city | 58.5 |
| 2 | Prince George's County | 58.2 |
| 3 | Charles County | 48.4 |
| 4 | Somerset County | 38.5 |
| 5 | Baltimore County | 30.1 |
| 6 | Wicomico County | 26.5 |
| 7 | Dorchester County | 24.8 |
| 8 | Howard County | 19.7 |
| 9 | Montgomery County | 18.3 |
| 10 | Anne Arundel County | 17.7 |
| 11 | St. Mary's County | 14.6 |
| 12 | Harford County | 14.1 |
| 13 | Kent County | 14 |
| 14 | Caroline County | 12.6 |
| 15 | Talbot County | 12.2 |
| 16 | Worcester County | 12 |
| 17 | Calvert County | 12 |
| 18 | Washington County | 11.5 |
| 19 | Frederick County | 10.1 |
| 20 | Cecil County | 7.1 |
| 21 | Allegany County | 6.8 |
| 22 | Queen Anne's County | 5.5 |
| 23 | Carroll County | 4 |
| 24 | Garrett County | 0.6 |