Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, DE in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 181,492 population of Kent County, Delaware comprised of 13,632 people who identified as Hispanic (7.51%), and 167,860 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.49%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Delaware with a population of 118,674 (65.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 49,734 (27.4%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,172 (3.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Delaware in 2019, with a population of 109,164 (60.15%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 47,166 (25.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,510 (5.24%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 49,734 27.4%
White Alone 118,674 65.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,342 0.74%
Asian Alone 4,358 2.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 212 0.12%
Two Or More Races 7,172 3.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , DE in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,568 1.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,510 5.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 386 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 126 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 111 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 931 0.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 47,166 25.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 109,164 60.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 956 0.53%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,232 2.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 101 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,241 3.44%