Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Prince George's County, MD

The map below shows majority race by area in Prince George's 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 Prince George's County racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

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Majority race by area

The majority race in Prince George's County overall is black, making up 57.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 22.5%. There are more black people in the south areas of the county. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the northwest 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 Prince George's County

 
Self-Identified Race
Prince George's County, MD Population
White
11.0%
Hispanic
22.5%
Black
57.9%
Asian
3.9%
Native American
0.1%
Other
4.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Prince George's County, MD

The map below shows diversity in Prince George's 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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Prince George's County Diversity Score

59.8

More diverse than 92% of US counties

Prince George's County has a diversity score of 59.8: 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. Prince George's County is much more diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 92% of them. Within Prince George's County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Prince George's County, and the least diverse areas are in south Prince George's 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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