Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dorchester County, MD in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 32,093 population of Dorchester County, Maryland comprised of 1,792 people who identified as Hispanic (5.58%), and 30,301 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dorchester County, Maryland with a population of 21,457 (66.86%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,322 (29.05%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 745 (2.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dorchester County, Maryland in 2017, with a population of 20,149 (62.78%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,000 (28.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,308 (4.08%).

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

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Population By Race in Dorchester , MD in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,322 29.05%
White Alone 21,457 66.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 154 0.48%
Asian Alone 399 1.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.05%
Two Or More Races 745 2.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Dorchester , MD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 322 1%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,308 4.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 49 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 95 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,000 28.04%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,149 62.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 105 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 387 1.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 650 2.03%