Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, DE in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 176,754 population of Kent County, Delaware comprised of 12,537 people who identified as Hispanic (7.09%), and 164,217 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.91%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Delaware with a population of 117,809 (66.65%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 46,657 (26.4%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,657 (3.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Delaware in 2017, with a population of 108,979 (61.66%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 44,286 (25.06%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,830 (5%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kent County, DE in 2017

Total Population:176,754

Non Hispanic (92.91%)

Hispanic (7.09%)

Race in Kent County, DE in 2017

Total Population:176,754

White Alone (66.65%)

Black or African American Alone (26.4%)

Two or more races (3.77%)

Asian Alone (2.35%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.72%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)

Ethnicity in Kent County, DE in 2017

Total Population:176,754

Non-Hispanic White Alone (61.66%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (25.06%)

Hispanic White Alone (5%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (3.31%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.70%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.29%)

Population By Race in Kent , DE in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	117,809	66.65%
Black or African American Alone	46,657	26.4%
Two Or More Races	6,657	3.77%
Asian Alone	4,145	2.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,276	0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	210	0.12%

Population By Ethnicity in Kent , DE in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	108,979	61.66%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	44,286	25.06%
White Alone - Hispanic	8,830	5%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	5,845	3.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	4,038	2.29%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2,371	1.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	962	0.54%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	812	0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	314	0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	107	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	107	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	103	0.06%