Population By Race and Ethnicity in Worcester County, MD in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 51,721 population of Worcester County, Maryland comprised of 1,770 people who identified as Hispanic (3.42%), and 49,951 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Worcester County, Maryland with a population of 42,959 (83.06%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,867 (13.28%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 908 (1.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Worcester County, Maryland in 2017, with a population of 41,484 (80.21%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,740 (13.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,475 (2.85%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,867 13.28%
White Alone 42,959 83.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 201 0.39%
Asian Alone 765 1.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0.04%
Two Or More Races 908 1.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Worcester , MD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 127 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,475 2.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 53 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 100 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,740 13.03%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 41,484 80.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 148 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 755 1.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 808 1.56%