Dorchester County, South Carolina Demographics

Dorchester County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Two or More

Dorchester County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Dorchester County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per household

Dorchester County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Dorchester County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home median value

Dorchester County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Asian

Dorchester County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Dorchester County is 7th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per capita

Dorchester County is 7th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Dorchester County is 7th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	142,496	12th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	573.2	27th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	238.2	10th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.8%	5th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.2%	1st	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.8%	45th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.9%	2nd	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	24.6%	7th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	69.1%	17th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	25.8%	31st	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%	7th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.8%	5th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	15th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.5%	1st	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	18th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	65.3%	17th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	51.4%	24th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.1%	15th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	56,576	13th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	15.8%	9th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	48,697	13th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.8%	15th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$172,300	3rd	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.7	9th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	770	8th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$24,787	7th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$54,875	2nd	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.1%	44th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Dorchester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,112	13th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	23,563	16th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	9,692	13th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$879,527	16th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,092	33rd	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$104,021	17th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732