Hispanic and Latino Marylanders are residents of the state ofMaryland who are ofHispanic or Latino ancestry. As of the year 2019, Hispanics and Latinos of any race were 10.4% of the state's population.[1] The largest concentration of Hispanics/Latinos is in theNational Capital Area, where Hispanics and Latinos constitute 16.04% of the total population (17.02% ofMontgomery County and 14.94% ofPrince George's County).[2] Some Maryland communities such asLangley Park,Riverdale Park,East Riverdale,Templeville, andMarydel have Hispanic and Latino-majority populations. Other communities such asWheaton,Glenmont, andAspen Hill have a Hispanic/Latino plurality population.
In the early 18th century, aSephardiSpanish and PortugueseJewish community was established in Maryland. This small community of Sephardim was centered in Baltimore.[3]
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.[4]
| Hispanic or Latino by Type[5] | 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% |
