While Baltimore is still predominantly Black, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows the Black population is shrinking.
While Baltimore is still predominantly Black, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows the Black population is shrinking. According to the Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey, Baltimore lost an estimated 11,600 non-Hispanic Black residents in 2023.
The population estimates for July 1, 2021, show Baltimore City had a population of 576,578. In 2022, the population was 569,107; in 2023, it decreased to 565,239.
As the Baltimore Banner reports, this is the seventh-largest year-over-year decrease for any county in the United States, with at least 65,000 people for the counties listed on its latest report. Right behind Baltimore County was Prince George’s County-–just outside of Washington, D.C.–where it saw the eighth-largest decrease in its Black, non-Hispanic population.
While the data doesn’t share where Baltimore’s former residents are relocating, it does reveal that more Hispanics and people who identify as multiple races are moving into Baltimore City and Baltimore County.