Kent County, Delaware Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

92.6%

Foreign Born

7.4%

Naturalized

4.6%

US Citizens

97.2%

Kent County, Delaware Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for
Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .


Kent County, Delaware Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
2024187,6047.4%92.6%
2023185,0437.2%92.8%
2022182,4006.6%93.4%
2021180,0786.2%93.8%
2020179,1246.2%93.8%
2019176,6996.1%93.9%
2018174,8225.7%94.3%
2017173,1456.0%94.0%
2016171,4745.8%94.2%
2015169,5095.4%94.6%
2014167,4775.3%94.7%
2013165,0305.3%94.7%
2012162,7854.9%95.1%
2011159,9364.9%95.1%
2010156,9185.2%94.8%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Kent County, Delaware

Approximately 7.4% of residents in Kent County, Delaware were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.2%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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