Kent County, Michigan Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 657.97K population of Kent County, MI residents comprised of 75.23K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (11.43%), and 582.75K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, MI, with a population of 480.00K (72.95%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Kent County, MI, with a population of 64.50K (9.80%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Kent County, MI, with a population of 50.00K (7.60%). The smallest racial group in Kent County, MI was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 214 (0.03%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, MI, with a population of 465.49K (70.75%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Kent County, MI, with a population of 62.36K (9.48%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Kent County, MI, with a population of 34.94K (5.31%). The smallest ethnic group in Kent County, MI was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 39 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Kent County, Michigan from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Michigan counties and also for the state of Michigan.

Kent County, MI Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Kent County, MI Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Kent County, MI Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Kent County, MI Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 64499 9.80
White Alone 480003 72.95
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4013 0.61
Asian Alone 21980 3.34
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 214 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 37268 5.66
Two Or More Races 49997 7.60
Kent County, MI Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 465491 70.75
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 62359 9.48
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 34937 5.31
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 28773 4.37
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 21799 3.31
Hispanic - Two or More Races 21224 3.23
Hispanic - White Alone 14512 2.21
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 2331 0.35
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 2195 0.33
Hispanic - Black Alone 2140 0.33
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1818 0.28
Hispanic - Asian Alone 181 0.03
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 175 0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 39 0.01