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St. Mary's County, Maryland
16,294 Black residents · 14.3% of the county · ranked 12 of 24 in Maryland by Black population
The gazetteer enters St. Mary's County, Maryland, on its published figures: a total population of 113,777 in 2020, with 16,294 Black residents counted alone — 14.3% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 113,777 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 16,294 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 14.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland counties | 12 of 24 |
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 St. Mary's County: 15,030 Black residents in 2010, 16,294 in 2020 — grew by 8.4% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 14.3% to 14.3%.
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 state's Black population of 1.8 million is spread across 24 counties and county equivalents; St. Mary's County holds 16,294 of it, rank 12 in the state's order. The county page for St. Mary's County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black St. Mary's County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The St. Mary's County page holds the frame around them — 113,777 people in all, 16,294 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.