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Fort Washington, Maryland
15,507 Black residents · 63.9% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 24,261 people in Fort Washington, Maryland, and 15,507 of them — 63.9% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Fort Washington is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 24,261 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 15,507 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 63.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland places | 19 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 Fort Washington: 16,742 Black residents in 2010 and 15,507 in 2020. The population declined by 7.4%, and the Black share in Fort Washington moved from 70.6% to 63.9%.
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
Fort Washington stands in the gazetteer as one of the 536 places the Census Bureau counts in Maryland. Fort Washington's Black population of 15,507 ranks 19 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Fort Washington as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
In Fort Washington, a place of 24,261, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Fort Washington itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.