Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dorchester County, MD in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 32,530 population of Dorchester County, Maryland comprised of 1,823 people who identified as Hispanic (5.6%), and 30,707 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dorchester County, Maryland with a population of 21,549 (66.24%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,577 (29.44%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 827 (2.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dorchester County, Maryland in 2020, with a population of 20,242 (62.23%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,261 (28.47%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,307 (4.02%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,577 29.44%
White Alone 21,549 66.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 190 0.58%
Asian Alone 366 1.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0.07%
Two Or More Races 827 2.54%
Population By Ethnicity in Dorchester , MD in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 316 0.97%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,307 4.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 74 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 102 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,261 28.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,242 62.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 116 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 352 1.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 725 2.23%