Hispanics and Latinos in Maryland

Hispanic and Latino Marylanders are residents of the state of Maryland who are of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. As of the year 2019, Hispanics and Latinos of any race were 10.4% of the state's population. The largest concentration of Hispanics/Latinos is in the National Capital Area, where Hispanics and Latinos constitute 16.04% of the total population (17.02% of Montgomery County and 14.94% of Prince George's County). Some Maryland communities such as Langley Park, Riverdale Park, East Riverdale, Templeville, and Marydel have Hispanic and Latino-majority populations. Other communities such as Wheaton, Glenmont, and Aspen Hill have a Hispanic/Latino plurality population.

History In the early 18th century, a Sephardi Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community was established in Maryland. This small community of Sephardim was centered in Baltimore.

Baltimore

Politics As of 2016, 35.8% of Maryland's Hispanic and Latino population was eligible to vote. By contrast, 80% of non-Hispanic white Marylanders are eligible to vote. Maryland had 199,000 Hispanic/Latino eligible voters, ranking 20th in the United States by state. 5% of all eligible voters in Maryland are Hispanic/Latino.

Hispanic or Latino by national origin

Hispanic or Latino by Type Number Total Population 5,773,552 100.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 336,390 8.7% Mexican 64,374 19.1% Puerto Rican 36,592 10.9% Cuban 7,862 2.3% Dominican 9,694 2.9% Central American 130,760 38.9% Costa Rican 1,665 0.5% Guatemalan 23,096 6.9% Honduran 10,318 3.1% Nicaraguan 4,757 1.4% Panamanian 3,790 1.1% Salvadoran 81,877 24.3% Other Central American 5,257 1.6% South American 49,574 14.7% Argentine 5,354 1.6% Bolivian 7,259 2.2% Chilean 3,541 1.1% Colombian 9,247 2.7% Ecuadorian 6,028 1.8% Paraguayan 385 0.1% Peruvian 11,965 3.6% Uruguayan 1,231 0.4% Venezuelan 2,620 0.8% Other South American 1,944 0.6% Other Hispanic or Latino 37,534 11.2%

Hispanics and Latinos in Maryland

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