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Annapolis, Maryland
8,859 Black residents · 21.7% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 40,812 people in Annapolis, Maryland, and 8,859 of them — 21.7% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Annapolis is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 40,812 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,859 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 21.7% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland places | 56 of 536 |
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 Annapolis: 9,981 Black residents in 2010 and 8,859 in 2020. The population declined by 11.2%, and the Black share in Annapolis moved from 26.0% to 21.7%.
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
Of the 536 places the Census Bureau counts in Maryland, Annapolis ranks 56 by Black population, with 8,859 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Annapolis within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
Annapolis is a place of 40,812 people, and it carries its institutions at its own scale — congregations, schools, and businesses recorded in the federal counts as counts, and in this gazetteer as part of the county and state frames above this entry. The entry's work is the fixing of Annapolis itself: its name, its state, its people, and its share, in the same terms as every other place in the book.