Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, MD in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 19,120 population of Kent County, Maryland comprised of 1,044 people who identified as Hispanic (5.46%), and 18,076 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.54%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Maryland with a population of 15,533 (81.24%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,827 (14.79%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 411 (2.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Maryland in 2020, with a population of 14,717 (76.97%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,719 (14.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 816 (4.27%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,827 14.79%
White Alone 15,533 81.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 81 0.42%
Asian Alone 259 1.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.05%
Two Or More Races 411 2.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MD in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 108 0.56%
White Alone - Hispanic 816 4.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 44 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 16 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 56 0.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,719 14.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,717 76.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 37 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 243 1.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 355 1.86%