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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 235,235 population of Sussex County, Delaware comprised of 21,956 people who identified as Hispanic (9.33%), and 213,279 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.67%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sussex County, Delaware with a population of 194,892 (82.85%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,671 (12.19%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,397 (2.29%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sussex County, Delaware in 2019, with a population of 177,016 (75.25%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 27,360 (11.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,876 (7.6%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Sussex County, DE in 2019

Total Population:235,235

Non Hispanic (90.67%)

Hispanic (9.33%)

Race in Sussex County, DE in 2019

Total Population:235,235

White Alone (82.85%)

Black or African American Alone (12.19%)

Two or more races (2.29%)

Asian Alone (1.37%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.1%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.2%)

Ethnicity in Sussex County, DE in 2019

Total Population:235,235

Non-Hispanic White Alone (75.25%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (11.63%)

Hispanic White Alone (7.6%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.18%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.03%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.31%)

Population By Race in Sussex , DE in 2019

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	194,892	82.85%
Black or African American Alone	28,671	12.19%
Two Or More Races	5,397	2.29%
Asian Alone	3,226	1.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,588	1.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	461	0.2%

Population By Ethnicity in Sussex , DE in 2019

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	177,016	75.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	27,360	11.63%
White Alone - Hispanic	17,876	7.6%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,771	2.03%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,078	1.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,620	0.69%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,311	0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	968	0.41%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	626	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	375	0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	148	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	86	0.04%