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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 170,406 population of Kent County, Rhode Island comprised of 9,903 people who identified as Hispanic (5.81%), and 160,503 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.19%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Rhode Island with a population of 155,793 (91.43%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,163 (3.03%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,555 (2.67%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Rhode Island in 2020, with a population of 148,197 (86.97%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,596 (4.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,957 (2.91%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,555 2.67%
White Alone 155,793 91.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 842 0.49%
Asian Alone 5,163 3.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 179 0.11%
Two Or More Races 3,874 2.27%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , RI in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,016 0.6%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,596 4.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 361 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 206 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 104 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 620 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,539 2.08%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 148,197 86.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 481 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,957 2.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 75 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,254 1.91%