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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 164,233 population of Kent County, Rhode Island comprised of 9,451 people who identified as Hispanic (5.76%), and 154,782 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.25%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Rhode Island with a population of 150,743 (91.79%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,839 (2.95%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,068 (2.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Rhode Island in 2019, with a population of 143,419 (87.33%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,324 (4.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,664 (2.84%).

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

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Population By Race in Kent , RI in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,068 2.48%
White Alone 150,743 91.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 831 0.51%
Asian Alone 4,839 2.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 167 0.1%
Two Or More Races 3,585 2.18%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , RI in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 953 0.58%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,324 4.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 356 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 175 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 101 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 542 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,115 1.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 143,419 87.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 475 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,664 2.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 66 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,043 1.85%