Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, MI in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 649,722 population of Kent County, Michigan comprised of 68,703 people who identified as Hispanic (10.57%), and 581,019 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Michigan with a population of 535,207 (82.38%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 68,357 (10.52%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 21,206 (3.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Michigan in 2017, with a population of 478,894 (73.71%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 62,700 (9.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 56,313 (8.67%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kent County, MI in 2017

Total Population:649,722

Non Hispanic (89.43%)

Hispanic (10.57%)

Race in Kent County, MI in 2017

Total Population:649,722

White Alone (82.38%)

Black or African American Alone (10.52%)

Asian Alone (3.26%)

Two or more races (3.03%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.73%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)

Ethnicity in Kent County, MI in 2017

Total Population:649,722

Non-Hispanic White Alone (73.71%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.65%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.67%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.2%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.5%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.27%)

Population By Race in Kent , MI in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	535,207	82.38%
Black or African American Alone	68,357	10.52%
Asian Alone	21,206	3.26%
Two Or More Races	19,666	3.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	4,750	0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	536	0.08%

Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MI in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	478,894	73.71%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	62,700	9.65%
White Alone - Hispanic	56,313	8.67%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	20,791	3.2%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	16,256	2.5%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	5,657	0.87%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	3,410	0.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,575	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	2,175	0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	415	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	333	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	203	0.03%