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Lake Shore, MD Demographics

A map of Lake Shore's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
16,69285.4%
Multiracial
9735.0%
Hispanic
7683.9%
Black
6773.5%
Asian
3071.6%
Native American/Other
1340.7%

Lake Shore, Maryland had a population of 19,551 in 2020. It was 85.4% White, 3.5% Black, 1.6% Asian, 3.9% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American/Other, and 5.0% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Lake Shore, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 536 places in Maryland, Lake Shore is the 72nd most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Lake Shore's White Population

16,692 residents of Lake Shore identify as White, or 85.4%. This makes the White share of the population of Lake Shore considerably larger than the White share of the population of Maryland (47.2% White). Of the 536 places in Maryland, Lake Shore is ranked #166 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lake Shore is more White than neighboring Arnold (80.4% White), Riviera Beach (81.6% White), Cape St. Claire (80.5% White), Severna Park (83.3% White), and Pasadena (68.1% White).

Lake Shore's Black Population

677 residents of Lake Shore identify as Black, or 3.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lake Shore considerably less than the Black share of the population of Maryland (29.1% Black). Of the 536 places in Maryland, Lake Shore is ranked #348 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lake Shore is less Black than neighboring Arnold (4.6% Black), Riviera Beach (5.6% Black), Cape St. Claire (4% Black), Severna Park (3.8% Black), and Pasadena (14.4% Black).

Lake Shore's Asian Population

307 residents of Lake Shore identify as Asian, or 1.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lake Shore slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Maryland (6.8% Asian). Of the 536 places in Maryland, Lake Shore is ranked #264 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lake Shore is less Asian than neighboring Arnold (3.2% Asian), Riviera Beach (1.8% Asian), Cape St. Claire (2.6% Asian), Severna Park (3.6% Asian), and Pasadena (4% Asian).

Lake Shore's Hispanic Population

768 residents of Lake Shore identify as Hispanic, or 3.9%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lake Shore slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Maryland (11.8% Hispanic). Of the 536 places in Maryland, Lake Shore is ranked #339 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lake Shore is less Hispanic than neighboring Arnold (5.8% Hispanic), Riviera Beach (4.6% Hispanic), Cape St. Claire (6.2% Hispanic), Severna Park (4% Hispanic), and Pasadena (6.9% Hispanic).

Lake Shore's Native American/Other Population

134 residents of Lake Shore identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Lake Shore roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Maryland (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 536 places in Maryland, Lake Shore is ranked #233 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lake Shore is more Native American/Other than neighboring Arnold (0.6% Native American/Other), and Severna Park (0.5% Native American/Other). Lake Shore is less Native American/Other than neighboring Riviera Beach (0.8% Native American/Other), and Pasadena (0.9% Native American/Other).

Lake Shore's Multiracial Population

973 residents of Lake Shore identify as Multiracial, or 5.0%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lake Shore roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Maryland (4.4% Multiracial). Of the 536 places in Maryland, Lake Shore is ranked #172 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lake Shore is more Multiracial than neighboring Severna Park (4.9% Multiracial). Lake Shore is less Multiracial than neighboring Arnold (5.4% Multiracial), Riviera Beach (5.5% Multiracial), Cape St. Claire (6% Multiracial), and Pasadena (5.7% Multiracial).

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