Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, MD in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 19,295 population of Kent County, Maryland comprised of 1,120 people who identified as Hispanic (5.81%), and 18,175 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.2%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Maryland with a population of 15,721 (81.48%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,764 (14.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 431 (2.23%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Maryland in 2022, with a population of 14,861 (77.02%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,644 (13.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 860 (4.46%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,764 14.33%
White Alone 15,721 81.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 91 0.47%
Asian Alone 275 1.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.07%
Two Or More Races 431 2.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MD in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 120 0.62%
White Alone - Hispanic 860 4.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 50 0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 17 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 65 0.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,644 13.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,861 77.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 258 1.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 366 1.9%