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Washington County, Maryland
17,691 Black residents · 11.4% of the county · ranked 11 of 24 in Maryland by Black population
The gazetteer enters Washington County, Maryland, on its published figures: a total population of 154,705 in 2020, with 17,691 Black residents counted alone — 11.4% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 154,705 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 17,691 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 11.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland counties | 11 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 Washington County: 14,133 Black residents in 2010, 17,691 in 2020 — grew by 25.2% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 9.6% to 11.4%.
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
Within Maryland, the Census Bureau counts 24 counties and county equivalents, Washington County among them; it stands 11 by Black population, with 17,691 Black residents of the state's 1.8 million. The gazetteer takes the county as its middle geography — the frame between the state page and the place pages — and prints the redistricting counts of Washington County, Maryland, exactly as published.
Institutions
Black Washington County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Washington County page holds the frame around them — 154,705 people in all, 17,691 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.