Of those who said they were one race, the majority identified as white.
An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.
Statistical data for 2021 will be released later this year.
Racial makeup of citizens in Montgomery County
| Estimated Total | Percent of Total Population | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 536,767 | 51.2% |
| African American | 193,450 | 18.5% |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 3,083 | 0.3% |
| Asian | 156,834 | 15% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 419 | 0% |
| Some Other Race | 94,233 | 9% |
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Forest Glen• Potomac• Derwood• Town of Chevy Chase• Village of Chevy Chase Section Three• Wheaton• Four Corners• Laytonsville• Barnesville• Takoma Park• Damascus• Town of Glen Echo• Village of Chevy Chase Section Five• Leisure World• Brookeville• Village of Martin's Additions• Friendship Heights Village• Cloverly• Village of North Chevy Chase• Town of Chevy Chase View• Darnestown• Chevy Chase• Olney• Colesville• Glenmont• Bethesda• Town of Washington Grove• Gaithersburg• Cabin John• Brookmont• Burtonsville• North Bethesda• Garrett Park• Town of Somerset• Montgomery Village• Ashton-Sandy Spring• Spencerville• Germantown• Village of Chevy Chase Village• Poolesville• South Kensington• Layhill• Kensington• Rockville• North Kensington• Silver Spring• Redland• North Potomac• Fairland• Aspen Hill• White Oak• Kemp Mill• Travilah• Clarksburg
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