Jury Pool Profile
Dorchester County, Maryland
- County seat
- Cambridge
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 33,628
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 32,754.
At a glance
Dorchester County is a 33,628-person venue. The county population is 62% White and 25% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,476, $37,359 below the MD state median of $102,835; 19.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 25.1% of covered employment, average pay $55,843/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.87%, above the 4.3% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 57% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 32,754
- Median household income
- $61,839
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 25%.
Dorchester County has a population of 32,754, with a median age of 43.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.6%; Black residents 24.8%. Independently, 6.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,476; 19.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 2,980 jobs; Education & health services, about 2,500, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 25.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.87%, above the Maryland state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 56%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Dorchester County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 56.1% in 2024, 54.9% in 2020, 56.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (2,056 individuals).