Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, MI in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 653,636 population of Kent County, Michigan comprised of 70,223 people who identified as Hispanic (10.74%), and 583,413 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.26%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Michigan with a population of 537,082 (82.17%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 69,167 (10.58%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 21,854 (3.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Michigan in 2018, with a population of 479,483 (73.36%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 63,373 (9.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 57,599 (8.81%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 69,167 10.58%
White Alone 537,082 82.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,697 0.72%
Asian Alone 21,854 3.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 541 0.08%
Two Or More Races 20,295 3.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MI in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,794 0.89%
White Alone - Hispanic 57,599 8.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,557 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 438 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 345 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,490 0.53%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 63,373 9.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 479,483 73.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,140 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 21,416 3.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 196 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 16,805 2.57%