Kent County Demographics

A map of Kent County's Population by Race

Kent County, Texas had a population of 753 in 2020. It was 87.3% White, 0.3% Black, 0.0% Asian, 10.8% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American/Other, and 0.9% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Kent County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Kent County is the 249th most populous county of the 254 counties in Texas.

Kent County's White Population

657 residents of Kent County identify as White, or 87.3%. This makes the White share of the population of Kent County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Texas (39.7% White). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Kent County is ranked #3 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Kent County is more White than neighboring Dickens County (66.6% White), Scurry County (51% White), Garza County (37.2% White), Stonewall County (76.9% White), and Fisher County (68% White).

Kent County's Black Population

2 residents of Kent County identify as Black, or 0.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Kent County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Texas (11.8% Black). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Kent County is ranked #230 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Kent County is less Black than neighboring Dickens County (1% Black), Scurry County (3.5% Black), Garza County (4% Black), Stonewall County (1.4% Black), and Fisher County (2.5% Black).

Kent County's Asian Population

0 residents of Kent County identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Kent County slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Texas (5.4% Asian). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Kent County is ranked #243 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Kent County is less Asian than neighboring Dickens County (0.1% Asian), Scurry County (0.5% Asian), Garza County (0.4% Asian), Stonewall County (0.4% Asian), and Fisher County (0.4% Asian).

Kent County's Hispanic Population

81 residents of Kent County identify as Hispanic, or 10.8%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Kent County considerably less than the Hispanic share of the population of Texas (39.3% Hispanic). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Kent County is ranked #227 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Kent County is less Hispanic than neighboring Dickens County (28.9% Hispanic), Scurry County (42.2% Hispanic), Garza County (56.3% Hispanic), Stonewall County (18.2% Hispanic), and Fisher County (26.5% Hispanic).

Kent County's Native American/Other Population

6 residents of Kent County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.8%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Kent County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Texas (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Kent County is ranked #88 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Kent County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Dickens County (0.5% Native American/Other), Scurry County (0.5% Native American/Other), Garza County (0.7% Native American/Other), and Stonewall County (0.4% Native American/Other).

Kent County's Multiracial Population

7 residents of Kent County identify as Multiracial, or 0.9%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Kent County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Texas (3% Multiracial). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Kent County is ranked #238 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Kent County is less Multiracial than neighboring Dickens County (2.9% Multiracial), Scurry County (2.3% Multiracial), Garza County (1.5% Multiracial), Stonewall County (2.7% Multiracial), and Fisher County (1.9% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.