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Frederick, Maryland
14,922 Black residents · 19.1% of the place
Frederick is a city in Maryland, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 78,171 residents in all, 14,922 of them Black alone — 19.1% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 78,171 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 14,922 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 19.1% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland places | 21 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
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of Frederick grew — 12,144 in 2010 and 14,922 in 2020, a change of +22.9%. The Black share of Frederick moved from 18.6% to 19.1% over the same span.
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 gazetteer enters Frederick among Maryland's 536 counted places, at rank 21 by Black population on a count of 14,922. The figures for Frederick are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
The institutions of Frederick — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 78,171 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Frederick: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.