Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sussex County, DE in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 238,629 population of Sussex County, Delaware comprised of 26,829 people who identified as Hispanic (11.24%), and 211,800 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.76%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sussex County, Delaware with a population of 197,969 (82.96%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,435 (11.92%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,575 (2.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sussex County, Delaware in 2020, with a population of 176,056 (73.78%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 26,773 (11.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 21,913 (9.18%).

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 2020

Total Population:238,629

Non Hispanic (88.76%)

Hispanic (11.24%)

Race in Sussex County, DE in 2020

Total Population:238,629

White Alone (82.96%)

Black or African American Alone (11.92%)

Two or more races (2.34%)

Asian Alone (1.35%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.21%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.22%)

Ethnicity in Sussex County, DE in 2020

Total Population:238,629

Non-Hispanic White Alone (73.78%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (11.22%)

Hispanic White Alone (9.18%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.50%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.03%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.29%)

Population By Race in Sussex , DE in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	197,969	82.96%
Black or African American Alone	28,435	11.92%
Two Or More Races	5,575	2.34%
Asian Alone	3,232	1.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,898	1.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	520	0.22%

Population By Ethnicity in Sussex , DE in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	176,056	73.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	26,773	11.22%
White Alone - Hispanic	21,913	9.18%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,842	2.03%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,074	1.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,931	0.81%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,662	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	967	0.41%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	733	0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	432	0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	158	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	88	0.04%