Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, MI in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 602,994 population of Kent County, Michigan comprised of 58,526 people who identified as Hispanic (9.71%), and 544,468 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Michigan with a population of 506,421 (83.98%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 61,639 (10.22%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 15,510 (2.57%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Michigan in 2010, with a population of 458,597 (76.05%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 56,746 (9.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 47,824 (7.93%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Kent, Michigan.

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Population By Race in Kent , MI in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 61,639 10.22%
White Alone 506,421 83.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,404 0.73%
Asian Alone 14,527 2.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 493 0.08%
Two Or More Races 15,510 2.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MI in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,893 0.81%
White Alone - Hispanic 47,824 7.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,339 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 367 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 313 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,790 0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 56,746 9.41%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 458,597 76.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,065 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 14,160 2.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 180 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 12,720 2.11%