Dorchester, Maryland Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 32.53K population of Dorchester, MD residents comprised of 1.78K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (5.46%), and 30.75K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.54%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dorchester, MD, with a population of 20.13K (61.87%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Dorchester, MD, with a population of 9.14K (28.10%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Dorchester, MD, with a population of 1.81K (5.56%). The smallest racial group in Dorchester, MD was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 9 (0.03%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Dorchester, MD, with a population of 19.89K (61.15%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Dorchester, MD, with a population of 9.02K (27.72%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Dorchester, MD, with a population of 1.26K (3.89%). The smallest ethnic group in Dorchester, MD was Hispanic - Asian Alone with a population of 0 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Dorchester, Maryland from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Maryland counties and also for the state of Maryland.

Dorchester, MD Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Dorchester, MD Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Dorchester, MD Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Dorchester, MD Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 9140 28.10
White Alone 20128 61.87
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 132 0.41
Asian Alone 355 1.09
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 958 2.95
Two Or More Races 1809 5.56
Dorchester, MD Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 19891 61.15
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 9017 27.72
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 1264 3.89
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 828 2.55
Hispanic - Two or More Races 545 1.68
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 355 1.09
Hispanic - White Alone 237 0.73
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 130 0.40
Hispanic - Black Alone 123 0.38
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 91 0.28
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 41 0.13
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 6 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 3 0.01
Hispanic - Asian Alone 0 0.00