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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 230,048 population of Sussex County, Delaware comprised of 21,134 people who identified as Hispanic (9.19%), and 208,914 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sussex County, Delaware with a population of 190,510 (82.81%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,336 (12.32%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,195 (2.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sussex County, Delaware in 2018, with a population of 173,263 (75.32%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 27,061 (11.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,247 (7.5%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Sussex County, DE in 2018
Total Population:230,048
90.81%9.19%
Non Hispanic (90.81%)
Hispanic (9.19%)
Race in Sussex County, DE in 2018
Total Population:230,048
82.81%12.32%
White Alone (82.81%)
Black or African American Alone (12.32%)
Two or more races (2.26%)
Asian Alone (1.34%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.09%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.18%)
Ethnicity in Sussex County, DE in 2018
Total Population:230,048
75.32%11.76%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (75.32%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (11.76%)
Hispanic White Alone (7.5%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.15%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.28%)
Population By Race in Sussex , DE in 2018
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 190,510 82.81%
Black or African American Alone 28,336 12.32%
Two Or More Races 5,195 2.26%
Asian Alone 3,073 1.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,511 1.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 423 0.18%
Population By Ethnicity in Sussex , DE in 2018
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 173,263 75.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 27,061 11.76%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,247 7.5%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,605 2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,938 1.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,545 0.67%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,275 0.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 966 0.42%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 590 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 342 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 135 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 81 0.04%