Kent County, MD

Welcome to Kent County.

Kent County is the smallest county in Maryland by population.

Total GDP for the county increased 18%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $1.1 billion.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Kent County voted five out of six times for Republicans and only once for a Democratic candidate.

The largest city in the county is Chestertown.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	44.86%	51.39%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	46.07%	52.77%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	49.43%	48.95%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	48.89%	49.17%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	45.65%	48.66%	+
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	49.36%	48.13%	+
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	18%

Government Enterprises	9%	19%
Private Industries	91%	17%
Agriculture	6%	0%
Mining	<1%	0%
Utilities	<1%	73%
Construction	6%	0%
Manufacturing	18%	44%
– Durable	6%	42%
– Nondurable	12%	44%
Trade	11%	0%
– Wholesale	5%	7%
– Retail	7%	0%
Transportation	<1%	0%
Information	1%	0%
Finance & Insurance	3%	11%
Real Estate	18%	-1%
Professional & Business Services	8%	28%
Educational Services	5%	-2%
Healthcare & Social Services	6%	2%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	2%	65%
Accommodation & Food Services	3%	13%
Other Services²	3%	22%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings	4	44
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores	13	74
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	7	71
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	8	64
⛽ Gasoline Stations	6	43
👕 Clothing Stores
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores	6	56
💐 Florists
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	22	72
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	12	56
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	4	41
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	8	68
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	18%	$637,700	N/A
Top 20%	45%	$393,600	More than $250,000
Next highest 20%	24%	$208,400	More than $250,000
Middle 20%	16%	$142,000	$171,800
Second lowest 20%	10%	$90,500	$114,300
Bottom 20%	4%	$34,700	$64,000
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		84%	$165,400
Self-Employment		12%	$63,400
Investment Income¹		31%	$24,700
Social Security		24%	$27,200
Supplemental Security		3%	$11,400
Public Assistance		2%	Below $10,000
Retirement		24%	$50,100
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	3%	4%	8%
$25K – $49K	1%	5%	7%	10%
$50K – $99K	1%	6%	9%	9%
$100K – $199K	<1%	8%	12%	10%
$200K & more	<1%	1%	4%	2%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$101,100	$64,600
African-American	$61,000	$56,500
Hispanic	$50,300	$32,600
Asian	$101,500	$64,900

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$43,100	$26,500
Highschool & GED	$60,100	$34,600
Some College to Associate’s	$67,000	$43,400
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$105,800	$70,800
Graduate Degree	$134,600	$98,200

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$123,600	$87,600
STEM²	$126,700	$111,100
Gray-Collar³	$80,900	$85,400
Pink-Collar⁴	$28,300	$19,000
Sales⁵	$56,900	$33,200
Blue-Collar⁶	$41,900	$24,000
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding	++	$$
Cold Waves
Drought	+++	$$
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	++	$
Heat Waves	++	$
Hurricane	+	$$
Ice Storm	+	$
Landslide	++	$
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	+	$
Strong Wind	+	$
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+	$
Winter Weather	++	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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