Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, MD in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 19,708 population of Kent County, Maryland comprised of 870 people who identified as Hispanic (4.41%), and 18,838 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Maryland with a population of 15,998 (81.18%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,030 (15.37%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 365 (1.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Maryland in 2016, with a population of 15,321 (77.74%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,925 (14.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 677 (3.44%).

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 2016

Total Population:19,708

Non Hispanic (95.59%)

Hispanic (4.41%)

Race in Kent County, MD in 2016

Total Population:19,708

White Alone (81.18%)

Black or African American Alone (15.37%)

Two or more races (1.85%)

Asian Alone (1.27%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.27%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Kent County, MD in 2016

Total Population:19,708

Non-Hispanic White Alone (77.74%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.84%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.44%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.67%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.18%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.14%)

Population By Race in Kent , MD in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	15,998	81.18%
Black or African American Alone	3,030	15.37%
Two Or More Races	365	1.85%
Asian Alone	251	1.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	53	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	11	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MD in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	15,321	77.74%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	2,925	14.84%
White Alone - Hispanic	677	3.44%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	329	1.67%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	232	1.18%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	105	0.53%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	36	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	28	0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	25	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	19	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	6	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	5	0.03%