Jury Pool Profile
Kent County, Maryland
- County seat
- Chestertown
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 19,565
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,346.
At a glance
Kent County is a 19,565-person venue. The county population is 77% White and 14% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $75,873, $26,962 below the MD state median of $102,835; 39.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 21.6% of covered employment, average pay $50,258/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.51%, above the 4.3% 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
- 19,346
- Median household income
- $80,147
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 77% / 14%.
Kent County has a population of 19,346, with a median age of 48.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 77.0%; Black residents 14.0%. Independently, 5.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $75,873; 39.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.6% 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 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 21.6% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 14.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.51%, above the Maryland state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Kent County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.2% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 49.4% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 50.2% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.0% 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 7.2% of the adult civilian population (1,169 individuals).