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Silver Spring, Maryland
23,223 Black residents · 28.7% of the place
In the published counts, Silver Spring, Maryland, holds 23,223 Black residents among 81,015 people in all — a Black share of 28.7%, against the statewide 29.5%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 81,015 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 23,223 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 28.7% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland places | 9 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 Silver Spring: 19,879 Black residents in 2010, 23,223 in 2020 — grew by 16.8% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 27.8% to 28.7%.
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 Silver Spring among Maryland's 536 counted places, at rank 9 by Black population on a count of 23,223. The figures for Silver Spring are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
The institutions of Silver Spring — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 81,015 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Silver Spring: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.