Worcester County, Maryland
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State Health Department
- Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene: 201 W. Preston St. Suite 500, Baltimore
Population:
- Total Population: 46,543
- Males: 22,726
- Females: 23,817
Ethnicity:
- White: 37,467
- Black/African American: 7,576
- Hispanic: 590
- Native American/Eskimo: 85
- Asian: 297
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 6
- Other: 0
- 2 or more: 522
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (42,000)
- Spanish (870)
- French (305)
- German (205)
- Italian (115)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 1,252
- Mexico (215)
- Germany (111)
- Korea (106)
- United Kingdom (79)
- Canada (50)
- Italy (42)
- Israel (38)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (7,700)
- United Methodist Church, The (7,628)
- Southern Baptist Convention (3,009)
- Episcopal Church (1,882)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (722)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 15,779
- Sensory: 1,271
- Physical: 4,021
- Mental: 1,898
- Self-care: 1,224
- Go outside home: 3,055
- Employment: 3,745
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 551
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 19,694
- Utility gas: 3,073
- Bottled or LP gas: 3,211
- Electricity: 9,065
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 3,822
- Coal or Coke: 12
- Wood: 411
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 69
- No fuel used: 31
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 36,443
- No vehicle: 2,454
- 1 or more vehicle: 33,989
Education Attainment:
- No School: 152
- No High School: 1,593
- Some High School: 4,500
- High School: 11,641
- Some College: 7,039
- Associate's Degree: 1,789
- College Degree: 4,961
- Master's Degree: 1,589
- Professional Degree: 627
- Doctoral Degree: 201
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 19,694
- Owners with phone: 14,652
- Owners without phone: 123
- Renters with phone: 4,605
- Renters without phone: 314
10 closest counties:
- Wicomico County, Maryland
- Sussex County, Delaware
- Somerset County, Maryland
- Accomack County, Virginia
- Dorchester County, Maryland
- Caroline County, Maryland
- Kent County, Delaware
- Cape May County, New Jersey
- Talbot County, Maryland
- Northampton County, Virginia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
21811, 21813, 21822, 21829, 21841, 21842, 21843, 21851, 21862, 21863, 21864, 21872
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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