Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sussex County, DE in 2013

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the 206,304 population of Sussex County, Delaware comprised of 18,452 people who identified as Hispanic (8.94%), and 187,852 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.06%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sussex County, Delaware with a population of 170,124 (82.46%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 26,743 (12.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,338 (2.1%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sussex County, Delaware in 2013, with a population of 155,206 (75.23%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 25,562 (12.39%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,918 (7.23%).

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

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Population By Race in Sussex , DE in 2013
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 26,743 12.96%
White Alone 170,124 82.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,513 1.22%
Asian Alone 2,322 1.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 264 0.13%
Two Or More Races 4,338 2.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Sussex , DE in 2013
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,181 0.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,918 7.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,548 0.75%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 109 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 187 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 509 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 25,562 12.39%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 155,206 75.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 965 0.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,213 1.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 77 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,829 1.86%