Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, MI in 2013

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the 624,409 population of Kent County, Michigan comprised of 62,881 people who identified as Hispanic (10.07%), and 561,528 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Michigan with a population of 520,342 (83.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 64,781 (10.38%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 17,240 (2.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Michigan in 2013, with a population of 468,705 (75.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 59,709 (9.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 51,637 (8.27%).

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 2013
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 64,781 10.38%
White Alone 520,342 83.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,505 0.72%
Asian Alone 17,055 2.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 486 0.08%
Two Or More Races 17,240 2.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MI in 2013
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,072 0.81%
White Alone - Hispanic 51,637 8.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,450 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 370 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 305 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,047 0.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 59,709 9.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 468,705 75.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,055 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 16,685 2.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 181 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 14,193 2.27%