Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, MD in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 19,987 population of Kent County, Maryland comprised of 873 people who identified as Hispanic (4.37%), and 19,114 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Maryland with a population of 16,375 (81.93%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,024 (15.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 324 (1.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Maryland in 2012, with a population of 15,675 (78.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,935 (14.69%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 700 (3.5%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kent County, MD in 2012

Total Population:19,987

Non Hispanic (95.63%)

Hispanic (4.37%)

Race in Kent County, MD in 2012

Total Population:19,987

White Alone (81.93%)

Black or African American Alone (15.13%)

Two or more races (1.62%)

Asian Alone (1%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.28%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Kent County, MD in 2012

Total Population:19,987

Non-Hispanic White Alone (78.43%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.69%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.5%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.47%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.03%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.89%)

Population By Race in Kent , MD in 2012

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	16,375	81.93%
Black or African American Alone	3,024	15.13%
Two Or More Races	324	1.62%
Asian Alone	200	1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	55	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	9	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MD in 2012

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	15,675	78.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	2,935	14.69%
White Alone - Hispanic	700	3.5%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	294	1.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	178	0.89%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	89	0.45%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	30	0.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	28	0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	27	0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	22	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	5	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.02%