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Hagerstown, Maryland
8,652 Black residents · 19.9% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 43,527 people in Hagerstown, Maryland, and 8,652 of them — 19.9% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Hagerstown is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 43,527 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,652 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 19.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland places | 57 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 Hagerstown: 6,140 Black residents in 2010 and 8,652 in 2020. The population grew by 40.9%, and the Black share in Hagerstown moved from 15.5% to 19.9%.
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
Hagerstown stands in the gazetteer as one of the 536 places the Census Bureau counts in Maryland. Hagerstown's Black population of 8,652 ranks 57 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Hagerstown as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
In Hagerstown, a place of 43,527, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Hagerstown itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.