Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, MD in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 19,244 population of Kent County, Maryland comprised of 1,077 people who identified as Hispanic (5.6%), and 18,167 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Maryland with a population of 15,644 (81.29%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,815 (14.63%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 434 (2.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Maryland in 2021, with a population of 14,808 (76.95%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,699 (14.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 836 (4.34%).

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 2021

Total Population:19,244

Non Hispanic (94.4%)

Hispanic (5.6%)

Race in Kent County, MD in 2021

Total Population:19,244

White Alone (81.29%)

Black or African American Alone (14.63%)

Two or more races (2.26%)

Asian Alone (1.33%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.45%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Kent County, MD in 2021

Total Population:19,244

Non-Hispanic White Alone (76.95%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.03%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.34%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.94%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.49%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.25%)

Population By Race in Kent , MD in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	15,644	81.29%
Black or African American Alone	2,815	14.63%
Two Or More Races	434	2.26%
Asian Alone	255	1.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	86	0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	10	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MD in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	14,808	76.95%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	2,699	14.03%
White Alone - Hispanic	836	4.34%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	374	1.94%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	240	1.25%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	116	0.6%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	60	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	45	0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	41	0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	15	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	5	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	5	0.03%