Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dorchester County, MD in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 32,726 population of Dorchester County, Maryland comprised of 2,098 people who identified as Hispanic (6.41%), and 30,628 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dorchester County, Maryland with a population of 21,727 (66.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,563 (29.22%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 857 (2.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dorchester County, Maryland in 2022, with a population of 20,228 (61.81%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,190 (28.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,499 (4.58%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,563 29.22%
White Alone 21,727 66.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 205 0.63%
Asian Alone 358 1.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.05%
Two Or More Races 857 2.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Dorchester , MD in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 373 1.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,499 4.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 92 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 115 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,190 28.08%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,228 61.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 113 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 343 1.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 742 2.27%