Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Anne Arundel County, MD

The map below shows majority race by area in Anne Arundel County, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on Anne Arundel County racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Anne Arundel County, MD map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Anne Arundel County overall is white, making up 61.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 18.2%. There are more white people in the east areas of the county. People who identify as black are most likely to be living in the west places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in Anne Arundel County

 
Self-Identified Race
Anne Arundel County, MD Population
White
61.1%
Hispanic
10.5%
Black
18.2%
Asian
4.2%
Native American
0.1%
Other
5.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Anne Arundel County, MD

The map below shows diversity in Anne Arundel County. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the county would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Anne Arundel County Diversity Score

57.7

More diverse than 89% of US counties

Anne Arundel County has a diversity score of 57.7: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. Anne Arundel County is much more diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 89% of them. Within Anne Arundel County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Anne Arundel County, and the least diverse areas are in east Anne Arundel County.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.

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