Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, DE in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 178,954 population of Kent County, Delaware comprised of 13,111 people who identified as Hispanic (7.33%), and 165,843 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.67%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Delaware with a population of 118,082 (65.99%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 48,101 (26.88%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,948 (3.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Delaware in 2018, with a population of 108,870 (60.84%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 45,655 (25.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,212 (5.15%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kent County, DE in 2018
Total Population:178,954
92.67%
Non Hispanic (92.67%)
Hispanic (7.33%)
Race in Kent County, DE in 2018
Total Population:178,954
65.99%26.88%
White Alone (65.99%)
Black or African American Alone (26.88%)
Two or more races (3.88%)
Asian Alone (2.39%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.75%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)
Ethnicity in Kent County, DE in 2018
Total Population:178,954
60.84%25.51%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (60.84%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (25.51%)
Hispanic White Alone (5.15%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (3.41%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.77%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.33%)
Population By Race in Kent , DE in 2018
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 118,082 65.99%
Black or African American Alone 48,101 26.88%
Two Or More Races 6,948 3.88%
Asian Alone 4,284 2.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,334 0.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 205 0.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , DE in 2018
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 108,870 60.84%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 45,655 25.51%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,212 5.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,099 3.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,163 2.33%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,446 1.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 955 0.53%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 849 0.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 379 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 121 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 104 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 101 0.06%