Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sussex County, DE in 2022

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 256,447 population of Sussex County, Delaware comprised of 28,889 people who identified as Hispanic (11.27%), and 227,558 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sussex County, Delaware with a population of 213,636 (83.31%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 29,591 (11.54%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,046 (2.36%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sussex County, Delaware in 2022, with a population of 189,958 (74.07%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 27,811 (10.85%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 23,678 (9.23%).

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 2022

Total Population:256,447

Non Hispanic (88.74%)

Hispanic (11.27%)

Race in Sussex County, DE in 2022

Total Population:256,447

White Alone (83.31%)

Black or African American Alone (11.54%)

Two or more races (2.36%)

Asian Alone (1.44%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.18%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.19%)

Ethnicity in Sussex County, DE in 2022

Total Population:256,447

Non-Hispanic White Alone (74.07%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (10.85%)

Hispanic White Alone (9.23%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.45%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.03%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.37%)

Population By Race in Sussex , DE in 2022

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	213,636	83.31%
Black or African American Alone	29,591	11.54%
Two Or More Races	6,046	2.36%
Asian Alone	3,684	1.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3,014	1.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	476	0.19%

Population By Ethnicity in Sussex , DE in 2022

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	189,958	74.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	27,811	10.85%
White Alone - Hispanic	23,678	9.23%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	5,204	2.03%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,511	1.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,029	0.79%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,780	0.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	985	0.38%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	842	0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	387	0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	173	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	89	0.04%