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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Population By Race in Kent , MD in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,024 15.13%
White Alone 16,375 81.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 55 0.28%
Asian Alone 200 1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.05%
Two Or More Races 324 1.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MD in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 89 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 700 3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 28 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 22 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 30 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,935 14.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,675 78.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 27 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 178 0.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 294 1.47%