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Kent County

Large central metro
FIPS 26081

Profiled Cities (1)

People

675.2K
Population
Census 2025 Est.
795.4/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.
2.5%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025
$83K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr
35.9
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr
92.3%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr
10.1%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 2024
4.8%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr
70.3%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr
11.0%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr
11.7%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr
70.4%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr
9.4%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yr

Migration

IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
23.3K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23
25K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23
-1,671
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23

Economy

3.9%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025
367.8K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025
$73K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024
$60.3B
County GDP
BEA 2024
17.8K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023
384.6K
Employees
CBP 2023
$23.0B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023

Housing

$290K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr
$1K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr
28.3K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr
35.9K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr
No
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yr

Health

45th pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 2022
34.9%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 2025
9.6%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 2025
17.4%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 2025
13.2%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 2025
96.0/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–25
4.1/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25
677.5/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023

Environment & Risk

92.2
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
Relatively Moderate
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
Very High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
$147.1M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
7.64
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 2024
0.14
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 2024
1.1%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024

Broadband & Food Access

1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 2024
1.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 2024
20.3%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 2019
1.2%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019

Land & Climate

848.9 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 2024
47.8°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–2020
57.8°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–2020
37.9°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–2020
37.4"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020

County Character

Metro - Counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024
Large central metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024
Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024
None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024