Kent County, DE
FIPS 10001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Kent County had an annual average of 13,928 jobs across 105 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
13,928
+3.7% YoY
Establishments
105
Total Wages
$1.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$71,366
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 5,208 | 108 | $1,074 | $288.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,971 | 343 | $1,209 | $249.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 3,220 | 618 | $1,096 | $183.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,875 | 922 | $2,024 | $238.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,225 | 54 | $600 | $69.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,731 | 96 | $606 | $54.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,715 | 315 | $1,319 | $117.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,330 | 77 | $1,091 | $75.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1,276 | 5 | $2,061 | $90.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,266 | 136 | $2,063 | $107.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,229 | 41 | $738 | $41.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,219 | 31 | $1,333 | $68.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,009 | 12 | $2,313 | $71.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 901 | 5 | $1,606 | $75.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 883 | 163 | $1,328 | $61.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 872 | 6 | $1,584 | $71.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 830 | 40 | $626 | $27.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 819 | 39 | $863 | $36.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 732 | 77 | $1,246 | $47.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 669 | 156 | $1,897 | $66.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 640 | 143 | $1,043 | $34.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 639 | 46 | $593 | $19.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 528 | 64 | $848 | $23.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 445 | 114 | $2,057 | $47.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 357 | 74 | $1,058 | $19.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 291 | 17 | $2,274 | $34.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 246 | 25 | $920 | $11.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 240 | 16 | $1,210 | $15.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 176 | 30 | $1,135 | $10.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 143 | 50 | $1,319 | $9.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 139 | 46 | $3,026 | $21.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 112 | 18 | $1,599 | $9.4M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 91 | 1 | $1,854 | $8.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 90 | 5 | $2,053 | $9.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 65 | 3 | $1,887 | $6.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 58 | 6 | $409 | $1.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 57 | 1 | $643 | $1.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 45 | 5 | $2,660 | $6.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 32 | 6 | $986 | $1.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 31 | 4 | $563 | $0.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 20 | 10 | $914 | $1.0M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 16 | 24 | $2,806 | $2.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 8 | 2 | $527 | $0.2M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 6 | 10 | $981 | $0.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 3 | 2 | $491 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,759
jobs · $83,569 avg pay
State Government
12,169
jobs · $69,602 avg pay
DE Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.3%
April 2026
Other DE Counties
The largest counties in DE by total employment.
- New Castle County 303,806 jobs
- Sussex County 85,220 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 486 jobs