Jury Pool Profile
Kent County, Delaware
- County seat
- Dover
- Judicial district
- Kent County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 194,786
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 187,604.
At a glance
Kent County is a 194,786-person venue. The county population is 58% White and 27% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $78,240, $9,270 below the DE state median of $87,510; 27.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 11.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 18.4% of covered employment, average pay $50,640/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.61%, above the 5.19% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 187,604
- Median household income
- $74,477
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 58% / 27%.
Kent County has a population of 187,604, with a median age of 38.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 58.1%; Black residents 27.0%. Independently, 8.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $78,240; 27.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 26% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 18.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.61%, above the Delaware state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Kent County was carried by the Democratic candidate with 50.2% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 51.2% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 49.8% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 11.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
11.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 10.9% of the adult civilian population (15,500 individuals).