Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, MI in 2014

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the 631,464 population of Kent County, Michigan comprised of 64,112 people who identified as Hispanic (10.15%), and 567,352 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.85%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Michigan with a population of 524,482 (83.06%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 65,845 (10.43%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 18,186 (2.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Michigan in 2014, with a population of 471,886 (74.73%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 60,638 (9.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 52,596 (8.33%).

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 2014
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 65,845 10.43%
White Alone 524,482 83.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,621 0.73%
Asian Alone 18,186 2.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 493 0.08%
Two Or More Races 17,837 2.83%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MI in 2014
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,207 0.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 52,596 8.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,511 0.4%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 380 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 297 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,121 0.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 60,638 9.6%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 471,886 74.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,110 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 17,806 2.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 196 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 14,716 2.33%