Maryland’s Hispanic population has doubled in the last decade, driven by growth in the Washington suburbs as Montgomery County’s white population falls into the minority, new Census Bureau data show. The 2010 U.S. census data mark the first time Maryland has gained more Hispanics than blacks during a 10-year period.
| Maryland’s increasing diversity | ||||
| Fewer whites living in state than in 2000 | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Non-Hispanic white / % growth | Black / % growth | Asian / % growth | Hispanic/Latino / % growth |
| Maryland | 54.7% / -3.9% | 29.4% / +15% | 5.5% / +51% | 8.2% / +107% |
| Montgomery | 49.3% / -7.8% | 16.6% / +22% | 13.5% / +33% | 17.0% / +64% |
| Prince George’s | 22.6%* / -10% | 62.0% / +7% | 3.8% / +6% | 14.9 / +126% |
| Source: U.S. Census | ||||
| * Includes Hispanics. | ||||
| Percentages may not add up to 100 because of rounding and Hispanic/Latino category includes any race; growth is measured from population in 2000 census | ||||
“Maryland is kind of a Johnny-come-lately with this Hispanic growth,” said William Frey, a demographer with the Brookings Institution. “Lots of East Coast cities like Boston and New York have already been relying heavily on that growth engine [beyond] the last decade.”
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