Carroll County Demographics

A map of Carroll County's Population by Race

Carroll County, Maryland had a population of 172,891 in 2020. It was 84.9% White, 3.7% Black, 2.2% Asian, 4.5% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 4.3% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Carroll County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Carroll County is the 9th most populous county of the 24 counties in Maryland.

Carroll County's White Population

146,701 residents of Carroll County identify as White, or 84.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Carroll County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Maryland (47.2% White). Of the 24 counties in Maryland, Carroll County is ranked #3 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Carroll County is more White than neighboring Howard County (46.7% White), Frederick County (67.6% White), Baltimore County (51.9% White), and Montgomery County (40.6% White). Carroll County is less White than neighboring Adams County (86.6% White).

Carroll County's Black Population

6,361 residents of Carroll County identify as Black, or 3.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Carroll County considerably less than the Black share of the population of Maryland (29.1% Black). Of the 24 counties in Maryland, Carroll County is ranked #23 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Carroll County is more Black than neighboring Adams County (1.4% Black). Carroll County is less Black than neighboring Howard County (19.3% Black), Frederick County (9.9% Black), Baltimore County (29.6% Black), and Montgomery County (18.1% Black).

Carroll County's Asian Population

3,766 residents of Carroll County identify as Asian, or 2.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Carroll County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Maryland (6.8% Asian). Of the 24 counties in Maryland, Carroll County is ranked #12 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Carroll County is more Asian than neighboring Adams County (0.9% Asian). Carroll County is less Asian than neighboring Howard County (19.9% Asian), Frederick County (4.9% Asian), Baltimore County (6.4% Asian), and Montgomery County (15.3% Asian).

Carroll County's Hispanic Population

7,745 residents of Carroll County identify as Hispanic, or 4.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Carroll County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Maryland (11.8% Hispanic). Of the 24 counties in Maryland, Carroll County is ranked #20 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Carroll County is less Hispanic than neighboring Howard County (8.2% Hispanic), Adams County (7.5% Hispanic), Frederick County (11.8% Hispanic), Baltimore County (7.2% Hispanic), and Montgomery County (20.5% Hispanic).

Carroll County's Native American/Other Population

905 residents of Carroll County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Carroll 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, Carroll County is ranked #20 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Carroll County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Howard County (0.8% Native American/Other), Frederick County (0.7% Native American/Other), Baltimore County (0.8% Native American/Other), and Montgomery County (1% Native American/Other).

Carroll County's Multiracial Population

7,413 residents of Carroll County identify as Multiracial, or 4.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Carroll County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Maryland (4.4% Multiracial). Of the 24 counties in Maryland, Carroll County is ranked #13 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Carroll County is more Multiracial than neighboring Adams County (3.1% Multiracial), and Baltimore County (4.2% Multiracial). Carroll County is less Multiracial than neighboring Howard County (5.1% Multiracial), Frederick County (5% Multiracial), and Montgomery County (4.5% Multiracial).

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