Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dorchester County, MD in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 32,625 population of Dorchester County, Maryland comprised of 2,046 people who identified as Hispanic (6.27%), and 30,579 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.73%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dorchester County, Maryland with a population of 21,661 (66.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,586 (29.38%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 810 (2.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dorchester County, Maryland in 2021, with a population of 20,201 (61.92%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,214 (28.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,460 (4.47%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,586 29.38%
White Alone 21,661 66.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 191 0.59%
Asian Alone 359 1.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.06%
Two Or More Races 810 2.48%
Population By Ethnicity in Dorchester , MD in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 372 1.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,460 4.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 77 0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 117 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,214 28.24%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,201 61.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 114 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 345 1.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 693 2.12%