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Anne Arundel County Demographics

A map of Anne Arundel County's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
367,89362.5%
Black
102,55517.4%
Hispanic
56,7969.7%
Multiracial
31,1235.3%
Asian
25,1874.3%
Native American/Other
4,7070.8%

Anne Arundel County, Maryland had a population of 588,261 in 2020. It was 62.5% White, 17.4% Black, 4.3% Asian, 9.7% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American/Other, and 5.3% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Anne Arundel County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Anne Arundel County is the 4th most populous county of the 24 counties in Maryland.

Anne Arundel County's White Population

367,893 residents of Anne Arundel County identify as White, or 62.5%. This makes the White share of the population of Anne Arundel County larger than the White share of the population of Maryland (47.2% White). Of the 24 counties in Maryland, Anne Arundel County is ranked #15 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Anne Arundel County is more White than neighboring Baltimore County (26.9% White), Prince George's County (11.3% White), Howard County (46.7% White), Baltimore County (51.9% White), and District of Columbia County (38% White).

Anne Arundel County's Black Population

102,555 residents of Anne Arundel County identify as Black, or 17.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Anne Arundel County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Maryland (29.1% Black). Of the 24 counties in Maryland, Anne Arundel County is ranked #10 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Anne Arundel County is less Black than neighboring Baltimore County (57.3% Black), Prince George's County (59.1% Black), Howard County (19.3% Black), Baltimore County (29.6% Black), and District of Columbia County (40.9% Black).

Anne Arundel County's Asian Population

25,187 residents of Anne Arundel County identify as Asian, or 4.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Anne Arundel County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Maryland (6.8% Asian). Of the 24 counties in Maryland, Anne Arundel County is ranked #6 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Anne Arundel County is more Asian than neighboring Baltimore County (3.6% Asian). Anne Arundel County is less Asian than neighboring Howard County (19.9% Asian), Baltimore County (6.4% Asian), and District of Columbia County (4.8% Asian).

Anne Arundel County's Hispanic Population

56,796 residents of Anne Arundel County identify as Hispanic, or 9.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Anne Arundel County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Maryland (11.8% Hispanic). Of the 24 counties in Maryland, Anne Arundel County is ranked #4 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Anne Arundel County is more Hispanic than neighboring Baltimore County (7.8% Hispanic), Howard County (8.2% Hispanic), and Baltimore County (7.2% Hispanic). Anne Arundel County is less Hispanic than neighboring Prince George's County (21.2% Hispanic), and District of Columbia County (11.3% Hispanic).

Anne Arundel County's Native American/Other Population

4,707 residents of Anne Arundel County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.8%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Anne Arundel County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Maryland (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 24 counties in Maryland, Anne Arundel County is ranked #7 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Anne Arundel County's Multiracial Population

31,123 residents of Anne Arundel County identify as Multiracial, or 5.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Anne Arundel County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Maryland (4.4% Multiracial). Of the 24 counties in Maryland, Anne Arundel County is ranked #4 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Anne Arundel County is more Multiracial than neighboring Baltimore County (3.6% Multiracial), Prince George's County (3.2% Multiracial), Howard County (5.1% Multiracial), Baltimore County (4.2% Multiracial), and District of Columbia County (4.3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.