Dorchester County, Maryland Demographics

Dorchester County is 4th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Income below poverty line

Dorchester County is 4th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Dorchester County is 4th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Size in square miles

Dorchester County is 5th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Dorchester County is 6th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Female residents

Dorchester County is 7th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Dorchester County is 10th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Dorchester County is 14th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Dorchester County is 14th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Dorchester County is 15th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Two or More

Size Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Current population (2012)	32,551	21st	5,884,563	313,914,040
Size in square miles	540.8	4th	9,707.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	60.3	23rd	594.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents younger than 5	6.2%	7th	6.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.3%	18th	22.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.8%	4th	13.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	82.2%	21st	88.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.0%	20th	36.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Race - White	68.6%	17th	60.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	28.0%	5th	30.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	10th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.0%	20th	6.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	19th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.9%	15th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	14th	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	65.6%	17th	53.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Female residents	52.0%	6th	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.4%	21st	13.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Housing units	16,574	21st	2,391,350	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	14.3%	14th	25.4%	25.9%
Households	13,528	20th	2,128,377	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.8%	17th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$202,000	19th	$319,800	$186,200
People per household	2.4	22nd	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	79	20th	15,217	829,658

Income Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Income per capita	$26,208	18th	$35,751	$27,915
Income per household	$46,683	20th	$72,419	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.0%	4th	9.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Non-farm private establishments	736	21st	133,248	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	9,185	21st	2,104,022	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,942	22nd	528,112	27,092,908
Retail sales	$318,559	22nd	$75,664,186	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,030	20th	$13,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$81,825	20th	$10,758,428	$613,795,732