Dorchester Today

Of the 158,299 citizens living in Dorchester County in 2019, 119,061 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 61,920 of those people were female and 57,141 were male.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2020 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
Males 18 and over	57,141	36.1
Females 18 and over	61,920	39.12

Source: US Census Bureau