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Counties in Maryland by black or African American population share

Baltimore city had the highest black or African American population share of 24 counties in 2023, at 59.3%. Garrett County had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 14.3% and the figure for Maryland was 29.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest59.3Baltimore city
Lowest0.8Garrett County
Median14.324 counties
Maryland29.2History

All counties, 2023

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Baltimore cityBaltimore city: 59.3 %59.3Prince George's CountyPrince George's County: 59 %59Charles CountyCharles County: 48.5 %48.5Somerset CountySomerset County: 37.9 %37.9Baltimore CountyBaltimore County: 29.9 %29.9Wicomico CountyWicomico County: 26.2 %26.2Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 25.3 %25.3Howard CountyHoward County: 19.6 %19.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 18.3 %18.3Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County: 17.4 %17.4St. Mary's CountySt. Mary's County: 14.6 %14.6Harford CountyHarford County: 14.3 %14.3Kent CountyKent County: 14.2 %14.2Caroline CountyCaroline County: 13.2 %13.2Calvert CountyCalvert County: 12.2 %12.2Worcester CountyWorcester County: 12 %12Talbot CountyTalbot County: 12 %12Washington CountyWashington County: 11.3 %11.3Frederick CountyFrederick County: 9.9 %9.9Allegany CountyAllegany County: 7 %7Cecil CountyCecil County: 6.9 %6.9Queen Anne's CountyQueen Anne's County: 6 %6Carroll CountyCarroll County: 3.9 %3.9Garrett CountyGarrett County: 0.8 %0.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Baltimore city59.3-1.4 pts
2Prince George's County59-1.4 pts
3Charles County48.5+0.2 pts
4Somerset County37.9-1 pts
5Baltimore County29.9+0.2 pts
6Wicomico County26.2+0.4 pts
7Dorchester County25.3-0.3 pts
8Howard County19.6-0 pts
9Montgomery County18.3+0.1 pts
10Anne Arundel County17.4+0.2 pts
11St. Mary's County14.6+0.4 pts
12Harford County14.3+0.3 pts
13Kent County14.2+0.1 pts
14Caroline County13.2+0.1 pts
15Calvert County12.2+0.1 pts
16Worcester County12-0.2 pts
17Talbot County12-0.1 pts
18Washington County11.3+0.2 pts
19Frederick County9.9+0.1 pts
20Allegany County7-0.1 pts
21Cecil County6.9+0.3 pts
22Queen Anne's County6+0.2 pts
23Carroll County3.9+0.2 pts
24Garrett County0.8-0.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Baltimore city, with 59.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Garrett County, with 0.8% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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