Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, DE in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 165,161 population of Kent County, Delaware comprised of 10,017 people who identified as Hispanic (6.07%), and 155,144 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Delaware with a population of 114,004 (69.03%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 40,935 (24.79%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,383 (3.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Delaware in 2011, with a population of 106,884 (64.72%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 39,058 (23.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,120 (4.31%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Kent, Delaware.

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Population By Race in Kent , DE in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 40,935 24.79%
White Alone 114,004 69.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,174 0.71%
Asian Alone 3,527 2.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 138 0.08%
Two Or More Races 5,383 3.26%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , DE in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,877 1.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,120 4.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 237 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 80 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 64 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 639 0.39%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 39,058 23.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 106,884 64.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 937 0.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,447 2.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 74 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,744 2.87%