Dorchester County, MD Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 32.49K Dorchester County, MD population, 10.99K had Other Groups ancestry (33.83%), 7.38K had Unclassified ancestry (22.70%), and 4.84K had American ancestry (14.89%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups by percentage, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other Maryland counties, and for Maryland.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Dorchester County, MD Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 10989 | 33.83 |
| Unclassified | 7375 | 22.70 |
| American | 4837 | 14.89 |
| English | 3399 | 10.46 |
| German | 3318 | 10.21 |
| Irish | 2716 | 8.36 |
| Italian | 1118 | 3.44 |
| Polish | 749 | 2.31 |
| French (except Basque) | 609 | 1.88 |
| Scottish | 513 | 1.58 |
| Scotch Irish | 291 | 0.90 |
| European | 271 | 0.83 |
| British | 248 | 0.76 |
| Dutch | 210 | 0.65 |
| Welsh | 190 | 0.59 |
| Subsaharan African | 178 | 0.55 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 144 | 0.44 |
| Czech | 127 | 0.39 |
| African | 125 | 0.39 |
| Lithuanian | 108 | 0.33 |
| Eastern European | 100 | 0.31 |
| Swedish | 85 | 0.26 |
| French Canadian | 71 | 0.22 |
| Czechoslovakian | 68 | 0.21 |
| Jamaican | 52 | 0.16 |
| Norwegian | 51 | 0.16 |
| Scandinavian | 46 | 0.14 |
| Ukrainian | 43 | 0.13 |
| Slavic | 42 | 0.13 |
| West Indian | 40 | 0.12 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 36 | 0.11 |
| Haitian | 35 | 0.11 |
| Austrian | 33 | 0.10 |
| Danish | 33 | 0.10 |
| Hungarian | 32 | 0.10 |
| Slovak | 31 | 0.10 |
| South African | 31 | 0.10 |
| Russian | 30 | 0.09 |
| Canadian | 29 | 0.09 |
| Pennsylvania German | 15 | 0.05 |
| Portuguese | 15 | 0.05 |
| Nigerian | 15 | 0.05 |
| Turkish | 14 | 0.04 |
| Greek | 12 | 0.04 |
| Armenian | 11 | 0.03 |
| Celtic | 10 | 0.03 |
| Finnish | 10 | 0.03 |
| Northern European | 10 | 0.03 |
| Syrian | 9 | 0.03 |
| Bulgarian | 9 | 0.03 |
| Lebanese | 8 | 0.03 |
| Belgian | 8 | 0.03 |
| Brazilian | 8 | 0.03 |
| Croatian | 8 | 0.03 |
| Romanian | 8 | 0.03 |
| Ghanaian | 7 | 0.02 |
| Barbadian | 4 | 0.01 |
| Australian | 2 | 0.01 |
| Swiss | 2 | 0.01 |