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.

You can find similar information for other Maryland counties, and for Maryland.

See this for other years:
Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kent County, MD in 2021
Total Population:
Race in Kent County, MD in 2021
Total Population:
Ethnicity in Kent County, MD in 2021
Total Population:
Population By Race in Kent , MD in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,815 14.63%
White Alone 15,644 81.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 86 0.45%
Asian Alone 255 1.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.05%
Two Or More Races 434 2.26%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MD in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 116 0.6%
White Alone - Hispanic 836 4.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 45 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 60 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,699 14.03%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,808 76.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 240 1.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 374 1.94%