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Allegany County, Maryland
5,341 Black residents · 7.8% of the county · ranked 19 of 24 in Maryland by Black population
Allegany County is a Maryland county entry in the gazetteer's first edition. In the 2020 Census, Allegany County held 68,106 residents in all, of whom 5,341 — 7.8% — were Black alone, the count this gazetteer records for every place on the same terms.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 68,106 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 5,341 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 7.8% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland counties | 19 of 24 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Allegany County: 6,028 Black residents in 2010 and 5,341 in 2020. The population declined by 11.4%, and the Black share in Allegany County moved from 8.0% to 7.8%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The state's Black population of 1.8 million is spread across 24 counties and county equivalents; Allegany County holds 5,341 of it, rank 19 in the state's order. The county page for Allegany County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Allegany County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Allegany County page holds the frame around them — 68,106 people in all, 5,341 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.