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Essex, Maryland
12,812 Black residents · 31.6% of the place
In the published counts, Essex, Maryland, holds 12,812 Black residents among 40,505 people in all — a Black share of 31.6%, against the statewide 29.5%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 40,505 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 12,812 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 31.6% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland places | 29 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 published record across two censuses for Essex: 10,364 Black residents in 2010, 12,812 in 2020 — grew by 23.6% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 26.4% to 31.6%.
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
Essex stands in the gazetteer as one of the 536 places the Census Bureau counts in Maryland. Essex's Black population of 12,812 ranks 29 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Essex as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
In Essex, a place of 40,505, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Essex itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.