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Population (2000): 96,413
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 1,572 / 752 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,488.540 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 5.068 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 58,000.000 acres (234.668 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 365
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 51.00%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 5.80%
Farm earnings (2005): $11,052,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 58,000,000 / 1,000,000 / 13,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 8.10%
Physicians (2004): 110
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (80)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 13,541
Federal Spending (2004): $585,708

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Dorchester County - Historical Places
: 37,237
: 1,019
: $205,808
Dorchester County Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	140,688	72.81%
Rural, Farm	1,206	0.62%
Rural, Non-farm	51,334	26.57%

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Dorchester County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	38,470	37,354	1,117	2.90%	29
1991	40,099	38,488	1,611	4.02%	40
1992	40,767	38,681	2,086	5.12%	51
1993	41,677	39,532	2,144	5.15%	51
1994	42,634	40,359	2,274	5.33%	53
1995	41,656	39,378	2,278	5.47%	55
1996	43,220	41,163	2,058	4.76%	48
1997	40,981	39,404	1,577	3.85%	39
1998	42,353	41,097	1,257	2.97%	30
1999	44,124	42,747	1,377	3.12%	31
2000	47,263	45,856	1,407	2.98%	30
2001	46,831	44,911	1,919	4.10%	41
2002	48,698	46,597	2,101	4.31%	43
2003	51,329	48,737	2,592	5.05%	51
2004	53,498	50,794	2,704	5.06%	51
2005	56,930	53,920	3,011	5.29%	53
2006	60,748	57,711	3,037	5.00%	50
2007	62,527	59,704	2,823	4.52%	45
2008	63,241	59,916	3,324	5.26%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	37,094	36,066	1,028	2.77%	28
Feb 1990	37,386	36,213	1,173	3.14%	31
Mar 1990	37,779	36,799	980	2.59%	26
Apr 1990	38,317	37,167	1,150	3.00%	30
May 1990	38,734	37,677	1,057	2.73%	27
Jun 1990	39,398	38,152	1,246	3.16%	32
Jul 1990	39,779	38,665	1,114	2.80%	28
Aug 1990	39,257	37,998	1,259	3.21%	32
Sep 1990	38,428	37,241	1,187	3.09%	31
Oct 1990	38,610	37,503	1,107	2.87%	29
Nov 1990	38,539	37,489	1,050	2.72%	27
Dec 1990	38,324	37,276	1,048	2.73%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	38,504	37,332	1,172	3.04%	30
Feb 1991	38,944	37,501	1,443	3.71%	37
Mar 1991	39,317	38,031	1,286	3.27%	33
Apr 1991	39,593	38,264	1,329	3.36%	34
May 1991	40,331	38,749	1,582	3.92%	39
Jun 1991	40,913	39,265	1,648	4.03%	40
Jul 1991	41,813	39,986	1,827	4.37%	44
Aug 1991	41,224	39,433	1,791	4.34%	43
Sep 1991	40,096	38,362	1,734	4.32%	43
Oct 1991	40,322	38,498	1,824	4.52%	45
Nov 1991	40,209	38,373	1,836	4.57%	46
Dec 1991	39,925	38,061	1,864	4.67%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	39,938	37,673	2,265	5.67%	57
Feb 1992	40,033	37,798	2,235	5.58%	56
Mar 1992	40,173	38,064	2,109	5.25%	52
Apr 1992	40,603	38,505	2,098	5.17%	52
May 1992	41,021	38,902	2,119	5.17%	52
Jun 1992	41,422	39,107	2,315	5.59%	56
Jul 1992	41,899	39,713	2,186	5.22%	52
Aug 1992	41,414	39,290	2,124	5.13%	51
Sep 1992	40,617	38,517	2,100	5.17%	52
Oct 1992	40,715	38,803	1,912	4.70%	47
Nov 1992	40,692	38,956	1,736	4.27%	43
Dec 1992	40,676	38,843	1,833	4.51%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	40,958	38,816	2,142	5.23%	52
Feb 1993	41,209	38,903	2,306	5.60%	56
Mar 1993	41,524	39,327	2,197	5.29%	53
Apr 1993	41,923	39,662	2,261	5.39%	54
May 1993	42,347	40,183	2,164	5.11%	51
Jun 1993	42,668	40,180	2,488	5.83%	58
Jul 1993	42,736	40,369	2,367	5.54%	55
Aug 1993	42,413	40,212	2,201	5.19%	52
Sep 1993	40,973	38,851	2,122	5.18%	52
Oct 1993	41,317	39,303	2,014	4.87%	49
Nov 1993	41,171	39,367	1,804	4.38%	44
Dec 1993	40,881	39,215	1,666	4.08%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	42,210	40,196	2,014	4.77%	48
Feb 1994	42,347	40,167	2,180	5.15%	51
Mar 1994	42,665	40,303	2,362	5.54%	55
Apr 1994	42,866	40,486	2,380	5.55%	56
May 1994	42,843	40,737	2,106	4.92%	49
Jun 1994	43,518	40,869	2,649	6.09%	61
Jul 1994	43,093	40,598	2,495	5.79%	58
Aug 1994	42,981	40,578	2,403	5.59%	56
Sep 1994	42,272	39,828	2,444	5.78%	58
Oct 1994	42,619	40,284	2,335	5.48%	55
Nov 1994	42,319	40,220	2,099	4.96%	50
Dec 1994	41,869	40,044	1,825	4.36%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	40,897	38,706	2,191	5.36%	54
Feb 1995	40,999	38,702	2,297	5.60%	56
Mar 1995	41,386	39,081	2,305	5.57%	56
Apr 1995	41,713	39,359	2,354	5.64%	56
May 1995	42,056	39,795	2,261	5.38%	54
Jun 1995	42,503	39,877	2,626	6.18%	62
Jul 1995	42,956	40,335	2,621	6.10%	61
Aug 1995	42,363	39,869	2,494	5.89%	59
Sep 1995	41,517	39,108	2,409	5.80%	58
Oct 1995	41,566	39,368	2,198	5.29%	53
Nov 1995	41,082	39,203	1,879	4.57%	46
Dec 1995	40,831	39,136	1,695	4.15%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	41,784	39,925	1,859	4.45%	44
Feb 1996	41,932	40,150	1,782	4.25%	42
Mar 1996	42,240	40,597	1,643	3.89%	39
Apr 1996	42,787	40,783	2,004	4.68%	47
May 1996	43,386	41,287	2,099	4.84%	48
Jun 1996	44,230	41,860	2,370	5.36%	54
Jul 1996	44,174	41,888	2,286	5.17%	52
Aug 1996	43,959	41,628	2,331	5.30%	53
Sep 1996	43,261	41,008	2,253	5.21%	52
Oct 1996	43,857	41,641	2,216	5.05%	51
Nov 1996	43,791	41,757	2,034	4.64%	46
Dec 1996	43,244	41,431	1,813	4.19%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	39,820	37,813	2,007	5.04%	50
Feb 1997	39,976	37,957	2,019	5.05%	51
Mar 1997	40,262	38,581	1,681	4.18%	42
Apr 1997	40,578	38,891	1,687	4.16%	42
May 1997	41,267	39,624	1,643	3.98%	40
Jun 1997	41,902	39,953	1,949	4.65%	47
Jul 1997	42,162	40,550	1,612	3.82%	38
Aug 1997	41,743	40,079	1,664	3.99%	40
Sep 1997	40,845	39,457	1,388	3.40%	34
Oct 1997	41,274	40,020	1,254	3.04%	30
Nov 1997	41,073	40,044	1,029	2.51%	25
Dec 1997	40,873	39,884	989	2.42%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	40,779	39,534	1,245	3.05%	31
Feb 1998	41,014	39,851	1,163	2.84%	28
Mar 1998	41,331	40,391	940	2.27%	23
Apr 1998	41,740	40,752	988	2.37%	24
May 1998	42,493	41,402	1,091	2.57%	26
Jun 1998	42,999	41,633	1,366	3.18%	32
Jul 1998	43,804	42,184	1,620	3.70%	37
Aug 1998	43,048	41,719	1,329	3.09%	31
Sep 1998	42,735	41,259	1,476	3.45%	35
Oct 1998	42,836	41,378	1,458	3.40%	34
Nov 1998	42,757	41,490	1,267	2.96%	30
Dec 1998	42,705	41,567	1,138	2.66%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	42,972	41,564	1,408	3.28%	33
Feb 1999	43,148	41,679	1,469	3.40%	34
Mar 1999	43,310	42,172	1,138	2.63%	26
Apr 1999	43,932	42,722	1,210	2.75%	28
May 1999	44,636	43,344	1,292	2.89%	29
Jun 1999	44,995	43,411	1,584	3.52%	35
Jul 1999	45,329	43,738	1,591	3.51%	35
Aug 1999	44,957	43,310	1,647	3.66%	37
Sep 1999	44,066	42,480	1,586	3.60%	36
Oct 1999	44,261	42,907	1,354	3.06%	31
Nov 1999	43,969	42,796	1,173	2.67%	27
Dec 1999	43,907	42,835	1,072	2.44%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	47,037	45,485	1,552	3.30%	33
Feb 2000	46,917	45,362	1,555	3.31%	33
Mar 2000	46,952	45,752	1,200	2.56%	26
Apr 2000	47,114	45,964	1,150	2.44%	24
May 2000	47,640	46,185	1,455	3.05%	31
Jun 2000	48,455	46,827	1,628	3.36%	34
Jul 2000	47,960	46,396	1,564	3.26%	33
Aug 2000	47,250	45,646	1,604	3.39%	34
Sep 2000	46,518	45,072	1,446	3.11%	31
Oct 2000	47,003	45,793	1,210	2.57%	26
Nov 2000	46,955	45,778	1,177	2.51%	25
Dec 2000	47,351	46,008	1,343	2.84%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	47,480	45,886	1,594	3.36%	34
Feb 2001	47,672	45,971	1,701	3.57%	36
Mar 2001	48,130	46,531	1,599	3.32%	33
Apr 2001	45,863	44,150	1,713	3.74%	37
May 2001	46,121	44,351	1,770	3.84%	38
Jun 2001	46,920	44,603	2,317	4.94%	49
Jul 2001	47,750	45,543	2,207	4.62%	46
Aug 2001	46,565	44,298	2,267	4.87%	49
Sep 2001	46,427	44,285	2,142	4.61%	46
Oct 2001	46,646	44,616	2,030	4.35%	44
Nov 2001	46,163	44,366	1,797	3.89%	39
Dec 2001	46,231	44,337	1,894	4.10%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	47,053	44,975	2,078	4.42%	44
Feb 2002	47,791	45,599	2,192	4.59%	46
Mar 2002	47,947	45,939	2,008	4.19%	42
Apr 2002	48,123	46,120	2,003	4.16%	42
May 2002	48,674	46,686	1,988	4.08%	41
Jun 2002	49,030	46,741	2,289	4.67%	47
Jul 2002	50,262	48,072	2,190	4.36%	44
Aug 2002	49,451	47,330	2,121	4.29%	43
Sep 2002	49,157	47,224	1,933	3.93%	39
Oct 2002	49,199	47,178	2,021	4.11%	41
Nov 2002	48,856	46,680	2,176	4.45%	45
Dec 2002	48,838	46,623	2,215	4.54%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	49,776	47,393	2,383	4.79%	48
Feb 2003	50,365	47,842	2,523	5.01%	50
Mar 2003	50,426	48,177	2,249	4.46%	45
Apr 2003	51,197	48,968	2,229	4.35%	44
May 2003	51,543	49,096	2,447	4.75%	47
Jun 2003	52,185	49,187	2,998	5.74%	57
Jul 2003	52,520	49,663	2,857	5.44%	54
Aug 2003	51,892	49,111	2,781	5.36%	54
Sep 2003	51,363	48,588	2,775	5.40%	54
Oct 2003	51,665	48,835	2,830	5.48%	55
Nov 2003	51,517	48,902	2,615	5.08%	51
Dec 2003	51,497	49,080	2,417	4.69%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	52,005	49,377	2,628	5.05%	51
Feb 2004	52,529	49,898	2,631	5.01%	50
Mar 2004	52,826	50,231	2,595	4.91%	49
Apr 2004	53,090	50,736	2,354	4.43%	44
May 2004	53,646	51,175	2,471	4.61%	46
Jun 2004	54,233	51,267	2,966	5.47%	55
Jul 2004	54,699	51,858	2,841	5.19%	52
Aug 2004	54,035	51,170	2,865	5.30%	53
Sep 2004	53,499	50,713	2,786	5.21%	52
Oct 2004	53,951	51,097	2,854	5.29%	53
Nov 2004	53,954	51,178	2,776	5.15%	51
Dec 2004	53,511	50,825	2,686	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	55,170	52,173	2,997	5.43%	54
Feb 2005	55,622	52,422	3,200	5.75%	58
Mar 2005	55,773	52,942	2,831	5.08%	51
Apr 2005	56,551	53,884	2,667	4.72%	47
May 2005	56,986	54,394	2,592	4.55%	45
Jun 2005	57,554	54,439	3,115	5.41%	54
Jul 2005	58,273	55,256	3,017	5.18%	52
Aug 2005	57,627	54,537	3,090	5.36%	54
Sep 2005	57,351	54,050	3,301	5.76%	58
Oct 2005	57,787	54,487	3,300	5.71%	57
Nov 2005	57,518	54,346	3,172	5.51%	55
Dec 2005	56,953	54,106	2,847	5.00%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	58,805	55,870	2,935	4.99%	50
Feb 2006	59,397	56,244	3,153	5.31%	53
Mar 2006	59,655	56,664	2,991	5.01%	50
Apr 2006	60,424	57,615	2,809	4.65%	46
May 2006	60,728	57,951	2,777	4.57%	46
Jun 2006	61,157	57,926	3,231	5.28%	53
Jul 2006	61,839	58,664	3,175	5.13%	51
Aug 2006	61,282	57,941	3,341	5.45%	55
Sep 2006	60,984	57,796	3,188	5.23%	52
Oct 2006	61,658	58,562	3,096	5.02%	50
Nov 2006	61,602	58,592	3,010	4.89%	49
Dec 2006	61,445	58,709	2,736	4.45%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	61,578	58,623	2,955	4.80%	48
Feb 2007	61,611	58,692	2,919	4.74%	47
Mar 2007	62,002	59,361	2,641	4.26%	43
Apr 2007	62,326	59,914	2,412	3.87%	39
May 2007	62,715	60,320	2,395	3.82%	38
Jun 2007	63,611	60,734	2,877	4.52%	45
Jul 2007	64,187	61,264	2,923	4.55%	46
Aug 2007	62,894	59,970	2,924	4.65%	46
Sep 2007	62,506	59,530	2,976	4.76%	48
Oct 2007	62,404	59,460	2,944	4.72%	47
Nov 2007	62,370	59,520	2,850	4.57%	46
Dec 2007	62,124	59,061	3,063	4.93%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	62,098	59,041	3,057	4.92%	49
Feb 2008	61,913	59,009	2,904	4.69%	47
Mar 2008	62,309	59,512	2,797	4.49%	45
Apr 2008	62,646	59,843	2,803	4.47%	45
May 2008	63,553	60,453	3,100	4.88%	49
Jun 2008	64,386	61,019	3,367	5.23%	52
Jul 2008	65,289	61,448	3,841	5.88%	59
Aug 2008	63,949	59,843	4,106	6.42%	64
Sep 2008	63,023	59,078	3,945	6.26%	63
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Dorchester County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	7,266	15.68%
2.	Public Administration	3,762	8.12%
3.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,220	4.79%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,976	4.26%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,954	4.22%
6.	Truck Transportation	1,832	3.95%
7.	Health Care	1,780	3.84%
8.	Educational Services	1,754	3.79%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,474	3.18%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,280	2.76%
11.	Metal Manufactuing	1,170	2.52%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,166	2.52%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	1,072	2.31%
14.	Chemical Manufacturing	938	2.02%
15.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	926	2.00%
16.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	924	1.99%
17.	Utilities	790	1.70%
18.	Other Transportation	732	1.58%
19.	Paper Manufacturing	686	1.48%
20.	Finance and Insurance	680	1.47%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	6,866	16.42%
2.	Educational Services	5,608	13.41%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,814	6.73%
4.	Public Administration	2,638	6.31%
5.	Finance and Insurance	2,120	5.07%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,858	4.44%
7.	Social Assistance	1,394	3.33%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,374	3.29%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,372	3.28%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	1,276	3.05%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,098	2.63%
12.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	966	2.31%
13.	Construction	942	2.25%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	876	2.09%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	590	1.41%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	466	1.11%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	454	1.09%
18.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	414	0.99%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	402	0.96%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	372	0.89%

Dorchester County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	2,754	5.94%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	2,730	5.89%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,606	5.62%
4.	Other Management Occupations	2,530	5.46%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,934	4.17%
6.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,574	3.40%
7.	Other Construction Trades	1,542	3.33%
8.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,378	2.97%
9.	Engineers	1,272	2.75%
10.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,204	2.60%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,186	2.56%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,140	2.46%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,138	2.46%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,016	2.19%
15.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	956	2.06%
16.	Top Executives	934	2.02%
17.	Law Enforcement Workers	916	1.98%
18.	Carpenters	896	1.93%
19.	Construction Laborers	842	1.82%
20.	Other Office and Admin Support	772	1.67%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,686	6.42%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,496	5.97%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	2,390	5.71%
4.	Registered Nurses	1,972	4.71%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,826	4.37%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,724	4.12%
7.	Other Management Occupations	1,492	3.57%
8.	Cashiers	1,486	3.55%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,450	3.47%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,234	2.95%
11.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,116	2.67%
12.	Other Production Occupations	1,106	2.64%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,094	2.62%
14.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	960	2.30%
15.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	926	2.21%
16.	Business Operations Specialists	898	2.15%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	824	1.97%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	784	1.87%
19.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	770	1.84%
20.	Child Care Workers	740	1.77%

Dorchester County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	83,907	58.26%
15-35 hours	14,382	9.99%
1-14 hours	3,386	2.35%
No regular hours	42,347	29.40%

Dorchester County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,318	2.67%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,475	2.85%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	3,390	3.90%
6 AM-6:29 AM	10,565	12.17%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	13,328	15.35%
7 AM-7:29 AM	13,946	16.06%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	10,648	12.26%
8 AM-8:29 AM	8,863	10.21%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	3,530	4.07%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	4,319	4.97%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,428	1.64%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	684	0.79%
Noon-3:59 PM	4,764	5.49%
4 PM-11:59 PM	6,559	7.55%

Dorchester County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,486	2.86%
5-9	6,953	8.01%
10-14	9,502	10.94%
15-19	11,178	12.88%
20-24	11,361	13.09%
25-29	5,215	6.01%
30-34	15,840	18.25%
35-39	3,901	4.49%
40-44	4,430	5.10%
45-59	10,285	11.85%
60-89	3,724	4.29%
At least 90	1,942	2.24%

Dorchester County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	320	0.37%	46,375	53.42%
30-44	106	0.12%	24,065	27.72%
45-59	0	0.00%	10,285	11.85%
At least 60	50	0.06%	5,616	6.47%

Dorchester County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	80	0.09%
Car / truck / van, carpool	11,270	12.70%
Car / truck / van, solo	72,745	82.00%
Motorcycle	188	0.21%
Other	886	1.00%
Public transportation	476	0.54%
Walked	1,172	1.32%
Worked at home	1,892	2.13%

Dorchester County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Dorchester County Family Information Back to top
: 69,376 (188,634 people)
: 52,964 (165,836 people)
: 21,872
: 94,522
Dorchester County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	5,617	8.07%
$10,000-$14,999	3,749	5.39%
$15,000-$19,999	4,109	5.91%
$20,000-$24,999	4,608	6.62%
$25,000-$29,999	4,559	6.55%
$30,000-$34,999	4,596	6.61%
$35,000-$39,999	4,296	6.18%
$40,000-$44,999	4,548	6.54%
$45,000-$49,999	4,032	5.80%
$50,000-$59,999	7,154	10.28%
$60,000-$74,999	8,643	12.42%
$75,000-$99,999	7,620	10.95%
$100,000-$124,999	3,274	4.71%
$125,000-$149,999	1,264	1.82%
$150,000-$199,999	596	0.86%
$200,000 or more	900	1.29%

Dorchester County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	7,006	20.18%
Family, 2 people	9,859	28.40%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,155	3.33%
Family, 3 people	6,812	19.63%
Nonfamily, 3 people	179	0.52%
Family, 4 people	5,921	17.06%
Nonfamily, 4 people	52	0.15%
Family, 5 people	2,544	7.33%
Nonfamily, 5 people	18	0.05%
Family, 6 people	772	2.22%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	385	1.11%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.01%

Dorchester County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	58,326	30.91%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	19,868	10.53%
Public Assistance	1,578	0.84%
Retirement	15,189	8.05%
Self Employment	6,886	3.65%
Social Security	15,428	8.17%
Supplemental Security	2,988	1.58%
Wage / Salary	56,804	30.10%
Other	11,659	6.18%

Dorchester County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	20,168	49.32%
With children under 18	20,721	50.68%

Dorchester County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	5,874	8.33%
Married	45,079	63.90%
Never Married	18,187	25.78%
Widowed	1,403	1.99%

Dorchester County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	7,474	9.79%
Married	45,178	59.16%
Never Married	16,534	21.65%
Widowed	7,175	9.40%

Dorchester County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Dorchester County Education Information Back to top
Dorchester County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	8,121	5.90%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	17,917	13.02%
High school diploma or equivalent	41,667	30.28%
Some college, no degree	32,440	23.57%
Associate degree	10,358	7.53%
Bachelors degree	18,148	13.19%
Graduate or professional degree	8,965	6.51%

Dorchester County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,128	2.21%	1,882	1.95%	4,010	4.16%
Kindergarten	2,349	2.44%	814	0.84%	3,163	3.28%
Grades 1-4	12,090	12.54%	1,834	1.90%	13,924	14.44%
Grades 5-8	12,948	13.43%	1,240	1.29%	14,188	14.72%
Grades 9-12	11,034	11.44%	1,312	1.36%	12,346	12.81%
Undergrad college	5,948	6.17%	1,342	1.39%	7,290	7.56%
Graduate or professional school	1,203	1.25%	468	0.49%	1,671	1.73%
Total	47,700	49.47%	8,892	9.22%	56,592	58.70%

Dorchester County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Dorchester County Business Information Back to top
: $318,748,000
: $696,055,000
: $77,147,000
: $720,841
: 9,265
Dorchester County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	18	9	29	18	24
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	5	6	5
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	4	1	11	5	5
1999 - Construction	47	26	68	48	54
1999 - Educational Services	2	0	5	4	3
1999 - Finance & Insurance	12	11	22	18	42
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	11	41	27	43
1999 - Information	0	0	2	5	6
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	2	1	2
1999 - Manufacturing	5	4	35	29	10
1999 - Mining	0	0	2	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	21	19	39	56	75
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	20	8	26	23	36
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	6	15	13	23
1999 - Retail Trade	39	25	83	82	69
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	11	11	15	14	14
1999 - Unclassified	7	2	1	0	1
1999 - Utilities	1	0	3	1	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	5	4	16	8	22
1999 - Total	206	140	420	359	434
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	10	12	28	18	30
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	8	5	4
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	4	8	8	4
2000 - Construction	39	33	67	57	57
2000 - Educational Services	0	3	4	3	4
2000 - Finance & Insurance	10	3	16	25	48
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	10	11	41	29	37
2000 - Information	3	2	4	1	7
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	1	0	5
2000 - Manufacturing	8	2	34	25	17
2000 - Mining	0	0	2	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	22	14	56	37	79
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	14	14	31	20	40
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	10	9	13	4	28
2000 - Retail Trade	24	25	92	83	70
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	9	9	15	6	22
2000 - Unclassified	6	4	0	1	2
2000 - Utilities	0	0	2	2	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	8	3	12	14	20
2000 - Total	174	148	434	338	476
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	14	12	30	22	24
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	3	5	5	4
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	4	4	5	4
2001 - Construction	39	29	62	69	57
2001 - Educational Services	2	0	2	4	5
2001 - Finance & Insurance	7	8	31	22	37
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	14	8	51	29	32
2001 - Information	2	1	3	6	5
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	0	2	0	5
2001 - Manufacturing	14	10	30	29	18
2001 - Mining	0	0	1	2	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	16	19	59	42	84
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	18	16	29	23	39
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	8	3	16	13	24
2001 - Retail Trade	37	27	68	88	88
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	12	10	16	13	14
2001 - Unclassified	6	3	1	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	1	2	1	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	10	7	11	17	20
2001 - Total	204	161	423	390	462
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	18	12	25	33	20
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	5	5	5
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	7	1	5	6	4
2002 - Construction	48	37	81	57	54
2002 - Educational Services	2	2	5	1	6
2002 - Finance & Insurance	16	7	23	29	38
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	16	6	48	34	38
2002 - Information	2	2	5	4	4
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	2	2	0	4
2002 - Manufacturing	6	12	21	40	20
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	1	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	25	21	56	54	74
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	27	10	30	25	44
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	8	9	16	27
2002 - Retail Trade	20	32	88	97	61
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	16	11	12	14	18
2002 - Unclassified	3	6	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	1	0	1	2	1
2002 - Wholesale Trade	9	14	13	15	15
2002 - Total	224	184	430	433	434
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	21	12	29	22	26
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	3	4	5	4
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	5	4	5	10	7
2003 - Construction	37	40	77	78	49
2003 - Educational Services	0	1	6	4	3
2003 - Finance & Insurance	9	7	26	21	50
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	14	5	54	34	51
2003 - Information	2	0	3	6	8
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	2	2
2003 - Manufacturing	5	3	35	29	17
2003 - Mining	0	0	2	0	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	21	20	73	48	68
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	27	14	29	30	55
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	3	15	10	26
2003 - Retail Trade	32	27	72	73	87
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	9	8	19	11	22
2003 - Unclassified	5	3	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	3	1	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	6	4	10	21	23
2003 - Total	200	154	464	405	500
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	10	6	36	25	26
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	6	3	4
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	6	3	9	6	6
2004 - Construction	50	36	87	68	52
2004 - Educational Services	1	2	5	4	2
2004 - Finance & Insurance	19	13	24	21	49
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	15	11	56	38	44
2004 - Information	2	1	4	6	6
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	2	1	2
2004 - Manufacturing	11	4	34	33	18
2004 - Mining	1	0	2	1	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	17	11	55	44	93
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	25	14	30	34	50
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	14	6	16	9	27
2004 - Retail Trade	26	23	98	80	71
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	11	8	18	16	20
2004 - Unclassified	4	1	1	1	1
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	3	2
2004 - Wholesale Trade	7	4	20	17	25
2004 - Total	221	144	503	410	498
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	17	13	31	28	30
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	3	3	7
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	4	5	7	7	9
2005 - Construction	60	24	90	77	67
2005 - Educational Services	1	3	5	1	4
2005 - Finance & Insurance	12	11	28	18	57
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	13	8	52	48	45
2005 - Information	3	0	9	3	7
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	0	2	3
2005 - Manufacturing	5	9	40	27	21
2005 - Mining	1	0	1	2	1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	19	24	48	55	78
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	16	18	29	30	61
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	9	8	15	17	27
2005 - Retail Trade	30	24	83	78	90
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	10	27	7	22
2005 - Unclassified	5	4	1	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	5
2005 - Wholesale Trade	3	3	21	23	21
2005 - Total	206	165	490	426	555

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Dorchester County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Dorchester County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	170,786	90.35%
Below Poverty Level	18,248	9.65%

Dorchester County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$232	$4	$445	$0	$0	$484	$1,161	$442	$1,140	$103
1971	$320	$0	$451	$0	$0	$725	$1,496	$605	$589	$96
1972	$359	$0	$577	$0	$0	$1,007	$1,943	$741	$547	$170
1973	$466	$2	$988	$0	$0	$980	$2,434	$838	$451	$786
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$548	$69	$1,493	$0	$0	$337	$2,378	$917	$1,824	$358
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$1,093	$100	$1,744	$0	$0	$763	$3,600	$1,730	$4,240	$1,244
1980	$1,532	$115	$1,883	$0	$0	$794	$4,209	$2,059	$3,860	$367
1981	$2,102	$99	$1,909	$0	$0	$922	$4,933	$2,420	$3,465	$525
1982	$2,248	$83	$2,171	$0	$0	$900	$5,319	$2,460	$6,692	$3,592
1983	$2,590	$150	$6,079	$0	$0	$1,136	$9,805	$2,173	$5,879	$2,094
1984	$2,367	$108	$2,406	$0	$0	$1,281	$6,054	$2,983	$5,887	$1,933
1985	$2,986	$249	$4,175	$0	$0	$1,541	$8,702	$3,380	$11,190	$1,880
1986	$4,288	$277	$4,136	$0	$0	$2,393	$10,817	$3,106	$13,168	$1,856
1987	$4,295	$263	$2,580	$0	$0	$3,390	$10,265	$3,141	$12,306	$1,409
1988	$4,146	$260	$2,537	$1,027	$0	$1,840	$9,550	$4,077	$11,444	$9,241
1989	$5,659	$239	$3,074	$1,303	$0	$2,110	$12,146	$4,397	$11,330	$9,728
1990	$6,958	$302	$4,313	$1,446	$0	$2,715	$15,432	$5,756	$10,465	$10,963
1991	$8,451	$481	$3,494	$1,735	$0	$3,411	$17,091	$7,125	$9,666	$9,888
1992	$8,672	$622	$3,081	$2,118	$0	$4,333	$18,204	$7,209	$18,910	$19,242
1993	$9,884	$662	$4,147	$2,002	$0	$5,294	$21,327	$8,230	$19,684	$16,232
1994	$10,805	$644	$5,017	$2,871	$0	$3,089	$21,782	$8,733	$24,735	$21,518
1995	$11,760	$883	$5,069	$2,961	$0	$4,428	$24,218	$9,638	$23,367	$20,278
1996	$12,579	$851	$5,613	$3,086	$0	$4,240	$25,518	$9,119	$23,436	$20,184
1997	$13,920	$1,069	$5,493	$3,469	$0	$7,841	$30,723	$9,950	$21,825	$20,425
1998	$15,467	$1,147	$5,814	$3,918	$0	$8,792	$33,991	$10,383	$15,029	$21,265
1999	$14,399	$1,410	$5,927	$4,297	$0	$8,752	$33,375	$11,877	$19,163	$16,833
2000	$14,399	$1,274	$8,736	$4,955	$0	$10,032	$38,122	$12,719	$18,104	$15,883
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$14,975	$1,875	$6,940	$5,182	$0	$9,848	$36,945	$14,402	$13,740	$12,264
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$21,589	$2,543	$7,343	$7,004	$0	$14,952	$50,888	$21,333	$13,721	$20,026
2005	$22,056	$1,967	$8,699	$8,302	$0	$18,890	$57,947	$21,973	$45,917	$38,771
2006	$23,601	$2,070	$8,140	$5,004	$0	$18,812	$55,557	$22,300	$123,887	$97,755

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$57	$99	$22	$503	$426	$0	$1,427
1970	$48	$34	$25	$0	$0	$213	$1,427
1971	$27	$161	$68	$613	$149	$0	$1,372
1971	$101	$21	$8	$0	$0	$224	$1,372
1972	$9	$7	$0	$857	$226	$0	$1,673
1972	$3	$3	$19	$0	$0	$549	$1,673
1973	$11	$176	$15	$1,715	$267	$0	$2,929
1973	$106	$15	$17	$0	$0	$607	$2,929
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$118	$533	$132	$288	$343	$21	$2,454
1977	$278	$29	$84	$0	$0	$628	$2,454
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$89	$677	$126	$269	$388	$41	$3,319
1979	$461	$42	$247	$0	$0	$979	$3,319
1980	$0	$840	$219	$475	$537	$10	$4,148
1980	$596	$87	$237	$0	$0	$1,147	$4,148
1981	$160	$1,162	$225	$381	$497	$0	$4,691
1981	$686	$289	$238	$0	$0	$1,053	$4,691
1982	$168	$1,362	$248	$411	$542	$0	$5,762
1982	$811	$161	$241	$0	$0	$1,818	$5,762
1983	$220	$1,392	$266	$218	$681	$86	$9,893
1983	$890	$142	$288	$0	$0	$5,710	$9,893
1984	$0	$1,497	$0	$205	$756	$90	$5,977
1984	$939	$157	$220	$0	$0	$2,113	$5,977
1985	$0	$1,550	$332	$141	$895	$0	$7,479
1985	$997	$0	$523	$0	$0	$3,041	$7,479
1986	$0	$1,787	$402	$282	$1,257	$0	$9,884
1986	$1,291	$0	$765	$0	$0	$4,100	$9,884
1987	$328	$2,093	$454	$266	$1,195	$22	$10,162
1987	$1,377	$0	$1,046	$0	$0	$3,381	$10,162
1988	$0	$2,557	$0	$776	$1,433	$158	$11,072
1988	$1,510	$0	$818	$587	$0	$3,233	$11,072
1989	$0	$2,664	$449	$874	$1,303	$175	$10,859
1989	$1,674	$491	$612	$986	$0	$1,631	$10,859
1990	$0	$3,585	$459	$1,605	$1,798	$0	$14,999
1990	$1,907	$566	$805	$1,461	$0	$2,813	$14,999
1991	$0	$4,402	$582	$1,286	$2,298	$0	$17,556
1991	$2,504	$458	$630	$1,511	$0	$3,885	$17,556
1992	$441	$4,310	$635	$1,330	$2,156	$0	$18,408
1992	$2,353	$473	$715	$1,910	$0	$4,085	$18,408
1993	$466	$5,150	$603	$1,319	$2,099	$0	$19,513
1993	$2,602	$524	$1,133	$1,983	$0	$3,634	$19,513
1994	$450	$5,338	$819	$1,191	$1,740	$0	$23,182
1994	$2,518	$549	$1,276	$2,658	$0	$6,643	$23,182
1995	$495	$5,051	$1,140	$1,129	$1,411	$4	$24,978
1995	$2,591	$522	$1,638	$2,845	$0	$8,152	$24,978
1996	$506	$4,584	$990	$981	$1,606	$2	$23,108
1996	$2,501	$522	$1,009	$2,219	$0	$8,188	$23,108
1997	$0	$6,217	$1,367	$1,387	$2,154	$59	$27,296
1997	$2,859	$510	$1,738	$3,472	$0	$7,533	$27,296
1998	$0	$6,377	$989	$1,525	$1,579	$36	$29,885
1998	$3,686	$565	$1,300	$3,967	$0	$9,861	$29,885
1999	$0	$7,257	$1,157	$2,425	$1,812	$87	$31,418
1999	$3,852	$628	$1,102	$3,396	$0	$9,702	$31,418
2000	$0	$8,531	$1,132	$2,627	$4,799	$237	$37,128
2000	$4,125	$320	$1,004	$4,197	$0	$10,156	$37,128
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$7,849	$1,205	$3,951	$4,566	$130	$41,370
2002	$4,625	$521	$1,092	$5,611	$0	$11,820	$41,370
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$10,770	$1,635	$3,271	$3,106	$142	$43,626
2004	$7,855	$535	$937	$5,552	$0	$9,823	$43,626
2005	$0	$10,695	$1,553	$2,750	$3,326	$136	$70,687
2005	$7,080	$441	$985	$25,160	$0	$18,561	$70,687
2006	$0	$9,526	$2,534	$283	$2,610	$3,751	$73,461
2006	$7,748	$0	$1,803	$23,086	$0	$22,120	$73,461

Dorchester County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Dorchester County Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,238

Dorchester County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Dorchester County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Dorchester County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	14,414	14.95%
10-19 Years	15,866	16.46%
20-29 Years	11,170	11.59%
30-39 Years	16,201	16.80%
40-49 Years	15,307	15.88%
50-59 Years	11,102	11.52%
60-69 Years	6,417	6.66%
70-79 Years	3,960	4.11%
80-89 Years	1,675	1.74%
90+ Years	301	0.31%

Dorchester County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	47,184	48.94%
Female	49,229	51.06%

Dorchester County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	67,578	70.09%
African-American	24,067	24.96%
Hispanic/Latino	1,722	1.79%
Multiracial	1,136	1.18%
Asian	1,077	1.12%
Amerindian	679	0.70%
Other Race	91	0.09%
Pacific Islander	63	0.07%

Dorchester County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	23,947	19.33%
2.	United States Or American	21,727	17.54%
3.	English	18,920	15.28%
4.	Irish	18,490	14.93%
5.	Italian	6,554	5.29%
6.	French Non-Basque	5,406	4.36%
7.	Scotch Irish	4,664	3.77%
8.	Scottish	4,488	3.62%
9.	Polish	2,686	2.17%
10.	Dutch	2,233	1.80%

Dorchester County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	171,275	95.11%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	4,102	2.28%
3.	French	1,272	0.71%
4.	German	846	0.47%
5.	Tagalog	824	0.46%
6.	Chinese	322	0.18%
7.	Korean	258	0.14%
8.	Italian	218	0.12%
9.	Other Indic	144	0.08%
10.	Russian	86	0.05%

Dorchester County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	187,822	97.20%
Naturalized immigrant	2,767	1.43%
Not a citizen	2,639	1.37%

Dorchester County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Dorchester County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Dorchester County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Dorchester	North Charleston	St. George
Grover	Reevesville	Summerville
Harleyville	Ridgeville

Dorchester County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

29420	29471	29484
29437	29472	29485
29447	29477
29448	29483

Summerville (75,253)	St. George (5,062)	Grover
Ridgeville (5,632)	Reevesville (2,531)	Dorchester
Harleyville (5,503)	North Charleston