Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dorchester County, MD in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 32,689 population of Dorchester County, Maryland comprised of 1,148 people who identified as Hispanic (3.51%), and 31,541 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.49%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dorchester County, Maryland with a population of 22,458 (68.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,179 (28.08%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 588 (1.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dorchester County, Maryland in 2010, with a population of 21,587 (66.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,002 (27.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 871 (2.67%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Dorchester County, MD in 2010

Total Population:32,689

Non Hispanic (96.49%)

Hispanic (3.51%)

Race in Dorchester County, MD in 2010

Total Population:32,689

White Alone (68.7%)

Black or African American Alone (28.08%)

Two or more races (1.8%)

Asian Alone (0.98%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.41%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Dorchester County, MD in 2010

Total Population:32,689

Non-Hispanic White Alone (66.04%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (27.54%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.67%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.61%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.18%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.97%)

Population By Race in Dorchester , MD in 2010

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	22,458	68.7%
Black or African American Alone	9,179	28.08%
Two Or More Races	588	1.8%
Asian Alone	320	0.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	135	0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	9	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Dorchester , MD in 2010

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	21,587	66.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	9,002	27.54%
White Alone - Hispanic	871	2.67%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	525	1.61%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	318	0.97%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	177	0.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	101	0.31%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	63	0.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	34	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	8	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0%