Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, MI in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 656,800 population of Kent County, Michigan comprised of 71,588 people who identified as Hispanic (10.9%), and 585,212 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Michigan with a population of 538,856 (82.04%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 69,925 (10.65%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 22,142 (3.37%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Michigan in 2019, with a population of 480,019 (73.08%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 64,045 (9.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 58,837 (8.96%).

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 2019

Total Population:656,800

Non Hispanic (89.1%)

Hispanic (10.9%)

Race in Kent County, MI in 2019

Total Population:656,800

White Alone (82.04%)

Black or African American Alone (10.65%)

Asian Alone (3.37%)

Two or more races (3.14%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.71%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)

Ethnicity in Kent County, MI in 2019

Total Population:656,800

Non-Hispanic White Alone (73.08%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.75%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.96%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.31%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.6%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.30%)

Population By Race in Kent , MI in 2019

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	538,856	82.04%
Black or African American Alone	69,925	10.65%
Asian Alone	22,142	3.37%
Two Or More Races	20,630	3.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	4,689	0.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	558	0.09%

Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MI in 2019

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	480,019	73.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	64,045	9.75%
White Alone - Hispanic	58,837	8.96%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	21,706	3.31%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	17,097	2.6%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	5,880	0.9%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	3,533	0.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,553	0.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	2,136	0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	436	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	349	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	209	0.03%