Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, RI in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 163,657 population of Kent County, Rhode Island comprised of 8,195 people who identified as Hispanic (5.01%), and 155,462 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Rhode Island with a population of 151,531 (92.59%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,420 (2.7%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,569 (2.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Rhode Island in 2017, with a population of 145,074 (88.65%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,457 (3.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,279 (2.62%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kent County, RI in 2017
Total Population:163,657
94.99%
Non Hispanic (94.99%)
Hispanic (5.01%)
Race in Kent County, RI in 2017
Total Population:163,657
92.59%
White Alone (92.59%)
Asian Alone (2.7%)
Black or African American Alone (2.18%)
Two or more races (2.01%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.44%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)
Ethnicity in Kent County, RI in 2017
Total Population:163,657
88.65%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (88.65%)
Hispanic White Alone (3.95%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.62%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.73%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.69%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.37%)
Population By Race in Kent , RI in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 151,531 92.59%
Asian Alone 4,420 2.7%
Black or African American Alone 3,569 2.18%
Two Or More Races 3,285 2.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 727 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 125 0.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , RI in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 145,074 88.65%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,457 3.95%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,279 2.62%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,828 1.73%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,772 1.69%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 797 0.49%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 457 0.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 444 0.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 283 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 141 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 65 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 60 0.04%