Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, MI in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 658,920 population of Kent County, Michigan comprised of 76,632 people who identified as Hispanic (11.63%), and 582,288 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Michigan with a population of 537,914 (81.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 71,176 (10.8%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 23,041 (3.5%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Michigan in 2022, with a population of 474,816 (72.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 64,909 (9.85%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 63,098 (9.58%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 71,176 10.8%
White Alone 537,914 81.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,765 0.72%
Asian Alone 23,041 3.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 577 0.09%
Two Or More Races 21,447 3.26%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , MI in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,267 0.95%
White Alone - Hispanic 63,098 9.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,643 0.4%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 488 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 390 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,746 0.57%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 64,909 9.85%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 474,816 72.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,122 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 22,553 3.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 187 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 17,701 2.69%