Kent County, MD Population

Overview

19,335

Total Population

47.1

Median age

52.26%

Female population %

91.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Kent County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Kent County is 47.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kent County's population under 18 was 15.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kent County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kent County, 12.40% were under the age of 15, 21.47% aged 15 to 29, 40.14% aged 30 to 64, 22.12% aged 65 to 84, and 3.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 875 more females than males in Kent County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.26% females and 47.74% males in Kent County, MD.
The Kent County, MD gender ratio is 91.3:100 i.e. 91.3 men to 100 women (0.913).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 840.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 979.

Kent County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Kent County population: 78.62% are White, 14.02% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.04% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.85% are some other race and 3.37% are multiracial.
Kent County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,435 (95.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kent County is White with a population of 15,201 (78.62% of the total population).

Kent County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 20,279 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Kent County's population increased by 984 (5.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kent County's population decreased by 1,099 (5.44%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Kent County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 19,114.