Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, MI in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 658,460 population of Kent County, Michigan comprised of 73,218 people who identified as Hispanic (11.12%), and 585,242 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.88%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Michigan with a population of 538,940 (81.85%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 70,589 (10.72%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 22,346 (3.39%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Michigan in 2020, with a population of 479,071 (72.76%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 64,479 (9.79%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 59,869 (9.09%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 70,589 10.72%
White Alone 538,940 81.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,728 0.72%
Asian Alone 22,346 3.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 588 0.09%
Two Or More Races 21,269 3.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MI in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,110 0.93%
White Alone - Hispanic 59,869 9.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,618 0.4%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 465 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 374 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,782 0.57%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 64,479 9.79%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 479,071 72.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,110 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 21,881 3.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 214 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 17,487 2.66%