African-Americans are the largest ethnic group in Maryland, making up 1 in 4 residents in 2010. Salvadoreans are the state's 8th largest ethnicity, with a large community based in the suburbs outside Washington D.C.
Rank
|
Ethnicity
|
2010
Maryland Population |
As a
Percent of
Total Maryland Population |
Total
Population
|
5,785,982
|
100.00%
|
|
1
|
African-American*
|
1,440,921
|
24.90%
|
2
|
German
|
904,044
|
15.62%
|
3
|
Irish
|
683,240
|
11.81%
|
4
|
English
|
470,933
|
8.14%
|
5
|
Italian
|
301,497
|
5.21%
|
6
|
American
|
257,149
|
4.44%
|
7
|
Polish
|
201,221
|
3.48%
|
8
|
Salvadoran
|
155,230
|
2.68%
|
9
|
French,
except Basque
|
104,211
|
1.80%
|
10
|
Scottish
|
96,953
|
1.68%
|
11
|
African
|
90,406
|
1.56%
|
12
|
Russian
|
84,046
|
1.45%
|
13
|
Mexican
|
82,306
|
1.42%
|
14
|
Asian
Indian
|
77,776
|
1.34%
|
15
|
European
|
72,984
|
1.26%
|
16
|
Chinese,
except Taiwanese |
68,887
|
1.19%
|
17
|
Dutch
|
54,388
|
0.94%
|
18
|
Korean
|
47,950
|
0.83%
|
19
|
Filipino
|
46,699
|
0.81%
|
20
|
Scotch-Irish
|
44,065
|
0.76%
|
21
|
Welsh
|
42,227
|
0.73%
|
22
|
Puerto
Rican
|
40,223
|
0.70%
|
23
|
Swedish
|
35,249
|
0.61%
|
24
|
Guatemalan
|
35,188
|
0.61%
|
25
|
Greek
|
34,956
|
0.60%
|
26
|
Jamaican
|
28,995
|
0.50%
|
27
|
Norwegian
|
28,617
|
0.49%
|
28
|
Honduran
|
26,778
|
0.46%
|
29
|
Hungarian
|
26,340
|
0.46%
|
30
|
British
|
25,794
|
0.45%
|
31
|
Vietnamese
|
25,303
|
0.44%
|
32
|
Ethiopian
|
23,248
|
0.40%
|
33
|
Nigerian
|
22,594
|
0.39%
|
34
|
Czech
|
22,485
|
0.39%
|
35
|
Ukrainian
|
21,053
|
0.36%
|
36
|
Eastern
European
|
19,864
|
0.34%
|
37
|
Peruvian
|
19,027
|
0.33%
|
38
|
American
Indian or Alaska Native
|
18,928
|
0.33%
|
39
|
French
Canadian
|
18,476
|
0.32%
|
40
|
Lithuanian
|
16,803
|
0.29%
|
41
|
Iranian
|
16,313
|
0.28%
|
42
|
Austrian
|
14,672
|
0.25%
|
43
|
Dominican
(Dominican Republic) |
13,844
|
0.24%
|
44
|
Slovak
|
13,668
|
0.24%
|
45
|
Danish
|
13,271
|
0.23%
|
46
|
Pakistani
|
13,228
|
0.23%
|
47
|
Swiss
|
12,822
|
0.22%
|
48
|
Haitian
|
12,148
|
0.21%
|
49
|
Colombian
|
12,003
|
0.21%
|
50
|
Cuban
|
11,109
|
0.19%
|
Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
1 year estimates, tables: B02001, B02006, B03001,
B03002, B04006
* African-American is derived as respondents selecting Black as racial group after removing African, West Indian, and Hispanic ethnicities.
