Dorchester County, Maryland
12 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 32,754
- Median household income
- $61,839
- ±4,414
- Unemployed
- 5.7%
- 894 of 15,647 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.8%
- 11,629 of 13,546 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Dorchester | 32,489 (2021) | Po Box 26, Cambridge | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cambridge | 13,097 (2021) | Po Box 255, Cambridge | Website |
| Town of Brookview | 45 (2021) | 5649 Indiantown Rd, Rhodesdale | — |
| Town of Church Creek | 101 (2021) | Po Box 1, Church Creek | — |
| Town of East New Market | 387 (2021) | Po Box 24, East New Market | Website |
| Town of Eldorado | 43 (2021) | 5823 Puckum Rd, Rhodesdale | — |
| Town of Galestown | 111 (2021) | Po Box 190, Sharptown | — |
| Town of Hurlock | 2,066 (2021) | Po Box 327, Hurlock | Website |
| Town of Secretary | 467 (2021) | Po Box 248, Secretary | — |
| Town of Vienna | 270 (2021) | Po Box 86, Vienna | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 700 Weaver Ave, Cambridge | — |
| Dorchester Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 204 Cedar Street, Cambridge | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Dorchester County Public Schools
School district13 schools
700 Glasgow Street, Cambridge, MD, 21613
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Denton St. Luke's Farmers' Market (Denton) · Downtown Denton Farmers Market (Denton)
North St. Mary's Farmers' Market ()
Historic Lewes Farmers Market () · Bethany Beach Farmers' Market (Bethany Beach) · BETHANY BEACH FARMERS' MARKET, INC. (Bethany Beach) · and 7 more
Camden Avenue Farmers Market (Salisbury) · Salisbury Shore Fresh Farmers Market (Salisbury)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.