Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sussex County, DE in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 247,809 population of Sussex County, Delaware comprised of 27,736 people who identified as Hispanic (11.19%), and 220,073 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sussex County, Delaware with a population of 206,272 (83.24%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,920 (11.67%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,773 (2.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sussex County, Delaware in 2021, with a population of 183,521 (74.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 27,224 (10.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 22,751 (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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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Sussex County, DE in 2021
Total Population:247,809
88.81%11.19%
Non Hispanic (88.81%)
Hispanic (11.19%)
Race in Sussex County, DE in 2021
Total Population:247,809
83.24%11.67%
White Alone (83.24%)
Black or African American Alone (11.67%)
Two or more races (2.33%)
Asian Alone (1.39%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.17%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.2%)
Ethnicity in Sussex County, DE in 2021
Total Population:247,809
74.06%10.99%9.18%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (74.06%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (10.99%)
Hispanic White Alone (9.18%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.44%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.01%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.32%)
Population By Race in Sussex , DE in 2021
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 206,272 83.24%
Black or African American Alone 28,920 11.67%
Two Or More Races 5,773 2.33%
Asian Alone 3,445 1.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,907 1.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 492 0.2%
Population By Ethnicity in Sussex , DE in 2021
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 183,521 74.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 27,224 10.99%
White Alone - Hispanic 22,751 9.18%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,974 2.01%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,281 1.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,923 0.78%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,696 0.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 984 0.4%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 799 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 403 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 164 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 89 0.04%