Population By Race and Ethnicity in Worcester County, MD in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 51,508 population of Worcester County, Maryland comprised of 1,728 people who identified as Hispanic (3.36%), and 49,780 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.65%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Worcester County, Maryland with a population of 42,788 (83.07%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,886 (13.37%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 893 (1.73%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Worcester County, Maryland in 2016, with a population of 41,331 (80.24%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,779 (13.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,457 (2.83%).

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

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Population By Race in Worcester , MD in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,886 13.37%
White Alone 42,788 83.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 189 0.37%
Asian Alone 730 1.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 22 0.04%
Two Or More Races 893 1.73%
Population By Ethnicity in Worcester , MD in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 107 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,457 2.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 51 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 98 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,779 13.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 41,331 80.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 138 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 720 1.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 795 1.54%