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Table 3: Percentage of
Free Population Holding Slaves by Maryland Region, 1860
|
free blacks |
free whites |
enslaved blacks |
no. of holders |
percentage free pop.
holding slaves* |
| Western
Maryland |
2,144 |
55,520 |
2,101 |
585 |
1% |
| Central
Maryland |
41,132 |
319,210 |
14,088 |
4,187 |
1% |
| Southern
Maryland |
12,389 |
49,294 |
46,043 |
4,524 |
7% |
| Upper
E.S. Maryland |
9,740 |
35,756 |
7,633 |
1,356 |
3% |
| Lwr.
E.S. Maryland |
18,576 |
48,032 |
17,324 |
3,131 |
5% |
*Calculated
according to the total number of free persons (black and white), since
no distinction is made among slaveholders according to race or color. |
Table 4: Per-Capita Slave
Holdings in Maryland byRegion, 1860
|
Enslaved Blacks |
No. of Holders |
Per-Capita Holding |
| Western
Maryland |
2,101 |
585 |
3.59 |
| Central
Maryland |
14,088 |
4,187 |
3.36 |
| Southern
Maryland |
46,043 |
4,524 |
10.18 |
| Upper
E.S. Maryland |
7,633 |
1,356 |
5.63 |
| Lwr.
E.S. Maryland |
17,324 |
3,131 |
5.53 |
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source: United
States Historical Census Data Browser |