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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 658,492 population of Kent County, Michigan comprised of 75,356 people who identified as Hispanic (11.44%), and 583,136 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.56%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Michigan with a population of 539,281 (81.9%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 70,494 (10.71%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 22,249 (3.38%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Michigan in 2020, with a population of 477,406 (72.5%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 64,289 (9.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 61,875 (9.4%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kent County, MI in 2020
Total Population:658,492
88.56%11.44%
Non Hispanic (88.56%)
Hispanic (11.44%)
Race in Kent County, MI in 2020
Total Population:658,492
81.9%10.71%
White Alone (81.9%)
Black or African American Alone (10.71%)
Asian Alone (3.38%)
Two or more races (3.2%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.73%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)
Ethnicity in Kent County, MI in 2020
Total Population:658,492
72.5%9.76%9.4%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (72.5%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.76%)
Hispanic White Alone (9.4%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.31%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.64%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.40%)
Population By Race in Kent , MI in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 539,281 81.9%
Black or African American Alone 70,494 10.71%
Asian Alone 22,249 3.38%
Two Or More Races 21,079 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,821 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 568 0.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MI in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 477,406 72.5%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 64,289 9.76%
White Alone - Hispanic 61,875 9.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 21,787 3.31%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 17,348 2.64%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,205 0.94%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,731 0.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,720 0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,101 0.32%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 462 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 363 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 205 0.03%