Black Marylanders 1810:
African American Population by County, Status & Gender


Census data was accessed from the University of Virginia Historical Census Browser.


County Total Free Persons All Other Free Persons Slaves
ALLEGANY 6,289 113 620
ANNE ARUNDEL 14,975 2,536 11,693
BALTIMORE 22,558 1,537 6,697
BALTIMORE CITY 41,883 5,671 4,672
CALVERT 4,068 388 3,937
CAROLINE 7,933 1,001 1,520
CECIL 10,599 947 2,467
CHARLES 7,810 412 12,435
DORCHESTER 13,076 2,661 5,032
FREDERICK 28,766 783 5,671
HARFORD 16,827 2,221 4,431
KENT 7,201 1,979 4,249
MONTGOMERY 10,408 677 7,572
PRINCE GEORGE'S 11,400 4,929 9,189
QUEEN ANNE'S 10,267 2,738 6,381
SOMERSET 10,220 1,058 6,975
ST MARY'S 6,794 636 6,000
TALBOT 9,279 2,003 4,878
WASHINGTON 16,074 483 2,656
WORCESTER 12,544 1,054 4,427
TOTAL 269,044 33,927 111,502