Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dorchester County, MD in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 31,894 population of Dorchester County, Maryland comprised of 1,849 people who identified as Hispanic (5.8%), and 30,045 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.2%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dorchester County, Maryland with a population of 21,321 (66.85%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,232 (28.95%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 767 (2.4%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dorchester County, Maryland in 2018, with a population of 19,975 (62.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,915 (27.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,346 (4.22%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,232 28.95%
White Alone 21,321 66.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 168 0.53%
Asian Alone 387 1.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19 0.06%
Two Or More Races 767 2.4%
Population By Ethnicity in Dorchester , MD in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 317 0.99%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,346 4.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 65 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 100 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,915 27.95%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,975 62.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 103 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 374 1.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 667 2.09%