Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, MI in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 644,219 population of Kent County, Michigan comprised of 67,444 people who identified as Hispanic (10.47%), and 576,775 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Michigan with a population of 532,397 (82.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 67,475 (10.47%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 20,103 (3.12%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Michigan in 2016, with a population of 477,090 (74.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 61,937 (9.61%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 55,307 (8.59%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 67,475 10.47%
White Alone 532,397 82.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,698 0.73%
Asian Alone 20,103 3.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 507 0.08%
Two Or More Races 19,039 2.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MI in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,538 0.86%
White Alone - Hispanic 55,307 8.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,545 0.4%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 402 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 312 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,340 0.52%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 61,937 9.61%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 477,090 74.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,153 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 19,701 3.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 195 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 15,699 2.44%