Black Marylanders 1880:
African American Population by County, Status & Gender


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


County Total Population White Persons Colored Persons
ALLEGANY 38,012 36,463 1,549
ANNE ARUNDEL 28,526 14,649 13,877
BALTIMORE 83,336 72,766 10,565
BALTIMORE CITY 332,313 278,584 53,716
CALVERT 10,538 4,842 5,696
CAROLINE 13,766 9,600 4,166
CARROLL 30,922 28,706 2,286
CECIL 27,108 22,644 4,464
CHARLES 18,548 7,700 10,848
DORCHESTER 23,110 14,634 8,476
FREDERICK 50,482 42,962 7,520
GARRETT 12,715 12,063 112
HARFORD 28,042 21,385 6,657
HOWARD 16,140 11,741 4,399
KENT 17,605 10,400 7,205
MONTGOMERY 24,759 15,608 9,150
PRINCE GEORGE'S 26,451 13,965 12,486
QUEEN ANNE'S 19,257 12,067 7,189
SOMERSET 21,668 12,974 8,694
ST MARY'S 16,934 8,244 8,690
TALBOT 19,065 11,736 7,329
WASHINGTON 38,561 35,495 3,066
WICOMICO 18,016 12,943 5,073
WORCESTER 19,539 12,522 7,017
TOTAL 934,943 724,693 210,230