Montgomery County Planning Department

Racial Composition of Montgomery County Region Jurisdictions
(White, Black or African American, and Other), 1950 - 2000*
2000*
Jurisdiction
White
Black or African American
Other
 
Anne Arundel County, MD
397,789
66,428
25,439
Frederick County, MD
174,432
12,429
8,416
Montgomery County, MD
565,719
132,256
208,559
Prince George's County, MD
216,729
502,550
82,236
Arlington County, VA
130,601
17,705
41,147
City of Alexandria, VA
76,702
28,915
22,666
Fairfax County, VA
667,904
83,098
218,745
Loudon County, VA
140,419
11,683
17,457
Prince William County, VA
193,574
52,691
34,548
District of Columbia
176,101
343,312
52,646
 
1990
Jurisdiction
White
Black or African American
Other
 
Anne Arundel County, MD
365,953
50,525
10,761
Frederick County, MD
139,909
8,010
2,289
Montgomery County, MD
580,635
92,267
84,125
Prince George's County, MD
314,616
369,791
44,861
Arlington County, VA
130,873
17,940
22,123
City of Alexandria, VA
76,789
24,339
10,055
Fairfax County, VA
665,399
63,325
89,860
Loudon County, VA
77,095
6,168
2,866
Prince William County, VA
179,709
25,078
10,899
District of Columbia
179,667
399,604
27,629
 
1980
Jurisdiction
White
Black or African American
Other
 
Anne Arundel County, MD
321,203
42,860
6,712
Frederick County, MD
107,511
6,344
937
Montgomery County, MD
495,485
50,756
32,812
Prince George's County, MD
391,427
247,860
25,784
Arlington County, VA
126,121
14,028
12,450
City of Alexandria, VA
74,726
23,006
5,485
Fairfax County, VA
529,325
34,994
32,582
Loudon County, VA
51,529
5,018
880
Prince William County, VA
128,947
11,918
3,838
District of Columbia
171,768
448,906
17,659
 
1970
Jurisdiction
White
Black or African American
Other
 
Anne Arundel County, MD
262,268
33,288
1,983
Frederick County, MD
78,800
5,931
196
Montgomery County, MD
493,934
21,551
7,324
Prince George's County, MD
561,441
91,843
7,283
Arlington County, VA
161,329
10,076
2,879
City of Alexandria, VA
94,233
15,644
1,061
Fairfax County, VA
435,737
15,859
3,425
Loudon County, VA
32,443
4,707
59
Prince William County, VA
104,438
5,925
739
District of Columbia
210,863
537,705
7,924
 
1960
Jurisdiction
White
Black or African American
Other
 
Anne Arundel County, MD
176,045
29,708
881
Frederick County, MD
66,779
5,081
68
Montgomery County, MD
327,736
11,527
1,665
Prince George's County, MD
324,714
31,011
1,670
Arlington County, VA
154,172
8,590
639
City of Alexandria, VA
80,388
10,353
282
Fairfax County, VA
260,145
13,821
1,036
Loudon County, VA
20,204
4,335
10
Prince William County, VA
46,032
3,965
167
District of Columbia
345,263
411,737
6,956
 
1950
Jurisdiction
White
Nonwhite
 
 
Anne Arundel County, MD
104,800
22,592
 
Frederick County, MD
57,979
4,308
 
Montgomery County, MD
153,804
10,597
 
Prince George's County, MD
171,247
22,935
 
Arlington County, VA
128,780
6,669
 
City of Alexandria, VA
54,121
7,666
 
Fairfax County, VA
88,712
9,845
 
Loudon County, VA
17,163
3,984
 
Prince William County, VA
19,911
2,701
 
District of Columbia
517,865
284,313
 
 
* The Census Bureau included multiracial categories in the 2000 Census that were not included in previous Census results. Therefore, 2000 race data is not fully compatible with earlier data. Numbers in this table for 2000 represent those that indicated one race only.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census PL94-171; Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center.