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Germantown, Maryland
23,615 Black residents · 25.9% of the place
In the published counts, Germantown, Maryland, holds 23,615 Black residents among 91,249 people in all — a Black share of 25.9%, against the statewide 29.5%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 91,249 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 23,615 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 25.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland places | 8 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 Germantown: 19,469 Black residents in 2010, 23,615 in 2020 — grew by 21.3% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 22.5% to 25.9%.
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
Germantown stands in the gazetteer as one of the 536 places the Census Bureau counts in Maryland. Germantown's Black population of 23,615 ranks 8 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Germantown as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
The institutions of Germantown — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 91,249 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Germantown: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.