Black Marylanders 1830:
African American Population by County, Status & Gender


Census data was accessed from the University of Virginia Historical Census Browser.


County Total Population Total No. Male Slaves Total No. Female Slaves Total No. Slaves Total No. Free Black Males Total No. Free Black Female Total No. Free Blacks
ALLEGANY 10,609 434 384 818 117 105 222
ANNE ARUNDEL 28,295 5,496 4,851 10,347 1,988 2,088 4,076
BALTIMORE 33,292 6,160 2,460
BALTIMORE CITY 75,661 (5,185 - BA) (5,468 - BA) 4,493 (7,724 - BA) (10,164 - BA) 13,882
CALVERT 8,900 1,958 1,941 3,899 581 632 1,213
CAROLINE 9,070 629 548 1,177 786 866 1,652
CECIL 15,432 893 812 1,705 1,143 1,106 2,249
CHARLES 17,769 5,099 5,030 10,129 422 429 851
DORCHESTER 18,686 2,624 2,377 5,001 1,486 1,514 3,000
FREDERICK 45,789 3,431 2,939 6,370 1,353 1,363 2,716
HARFORD 16,319 1,517 1,430 2,947 1,049 1,009 2,058
KENT 10,501 1,768 1,423 3,191 1,148 1,118 2,266
MONTGOMERY 19,816 3,361 3,086 6,447 588 678 1,266
PRINCE GEORGE'S 20,474 5,857 5,728 11,585 586 616 1,202
QUEEN ANNE'S 14,397 2,530 2,342 4,872 1,362 1,504 2,866
SOMERSET 20,166 3,550 3,006 6,556 1,051 1,188 2,239
ST MARY'S 13,459 3,153 3,030 6,183 628 551 1,179
TALBOT 12,947 2,168 2,005 4,173 1,208 1,275 2,483
WASHINGTON 25,268 1,584 1,325 2,909 542 540 1,082
WORCESTER 18,273 2,205 1,827 4,032 1,144 1,286 2,430
TOTAL 435,123 48,257 44,084 102,994 17,182 17,868 51,392