Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, MD in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 19,486 population of Kent County, Maryland comprised of 848 people who identified as Hispanic (4.35%), and 18,638 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.65%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Maryland with a population of 15,861 (81.4%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,912 (14.94%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 379 (1.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Maryland in 2017, with a population of 15,207 (78.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,814 (14.44%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 654 (3.36%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,912 14.94%
White Alone 15,861 81.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 55 0.28%
Asian Alone 268 1.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.06%
Two Or More Races 379 1.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 98 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 654 3.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 28 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 19 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 44 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,814 14.44%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,207 78.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 27 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 249 1.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 335 1.72%