Homeownership Rate in Dorchester County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
65.6%
Rank #2,696/3,222 · #20 in MD
16th
Dorchester 65.6%
MD 67.6% -3.0%
US 64.4% +1.8%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Dorchester County's homeownership rate of 65.6% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Dorchester County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,693 | Elmore County, ID | 65.6% |
| #2,694 | Wheeler County, GA | 65.6% |
| #2,695 | Lehigh County, PA | 65.6% |
| #2,696 | Dorchester County, MD | 65.6% |
| #2,697 | Shasta County, CA | 65.6% |
| #2,698 | Sherman County, KS | 65.5% |
| #2,699 | Comerío Municipio, PR | 65.5% |
About Homeownership Rate
Dorchester County, Maryland has a homeownership rate of 65.6%, ranking #2,696 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.8% above the national value of 64.4%. Within Maryland, it ranks #20 of 24. This places it in the 16th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.