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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Kent County, DE, BLS QCEW 2024.
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

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