Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wicomico County, MD in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 100,593 population of Wicomico County, Maryland comprised of 4,673 people who identified as Hispanic (4.64%), and 95,920 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wicomico County, Maryland with a population of 69,452 (69.04%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 25,380 (25.23%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,926 (2.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wicomico County, Maryland in 2012, with a population of 65,866 (65.48%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 24,797 (24.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,586 (3.57%).

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

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Ethnicity in Wicomico County, MD in 2012
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Population By Race in Wicomico , MD in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 25,380 25.23%
White Alone 69,452 69.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 344 0.34%
Asian Alone 2,926 2.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 116 0.12%
Two Or More Races 2,375 2.36%
Population By Ethnicity in Wicomico , MD in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 583 0.58%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,586 3.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 145 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 45 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 94 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 220 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 24,797 24.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 65,866 65.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 199 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,881 2.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,155 2.14%