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Insurance agencies in Kent County, DE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Kent County, DE, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #269 of 2,272 scored counties
#2 of 3 scored counties in Delaware

Listings
80
12 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
53
+35.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$180.2M
On vehicle insurance · $2,523 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
79% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
194,786
+6.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Kent County comes to about $180.2M a year: $2,523 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 79% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 80 insurance agencies on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 15%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 53 businesses with payroll in Kent County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, up 35.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,348 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $4.4M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Kent County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kent County grew 6.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kent County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #269 of 2,272 scored counties and #2 of 3 scored counties in Delaware. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Kent County compares

The same measures for Delaware and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle insurance by the insurance agencies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Insurance agencies in Kent County, DE compared with Delaware and the U.S.
MeasureKent CountyDelawareU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.210.615.6
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,3481,276966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+35.9%+4.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.8%+6.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,523$2,419$1,957
Median household income$74,477$84,954$80,734
Groundwork market score7888

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
39 → 53+35.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
241
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8012 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
144The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$4.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Kent County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Kent County

Population, 2025 estimate
194,786+6.8% since 2020
Households
71,424
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
586 sq. mi.
People per square mile
320
Median household income
$74,477+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,801
Median home value
$316,600
Jobs located here
66,799
Daytime population
177,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Delaware

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The highest-scoring counties in Delaware for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Delaware, with Kent County marked.

Top counties in Delaware

Counties in Delaware ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sussex County, DE91767.1$3.6M+16.1%#44 of 2,272
2Kent County, DE788011.2$2.3M+6.8%#269 of 2,272
3New Castle County, DE6427112.1$1.9M+3.0%#658 of 2,272

Other business types in Kent County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Kent County, DE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 80 insurance agencies in Kent County. 12 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 35.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Kent County, DE spend on vehicle insurance?

About $180.2M a year, or $2,523 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,424 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Kent County, DE compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Kent County has 11.2 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2.3M, 79% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Kent County would have about 144, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,348 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Kent County, DE growing?

Population estimates put Kent County at 194,786 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,424 households. Median household income in Kent County is $74,477, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Kent County scores 78 for insurance agencies (high), #269 of 2,272 scored counties.

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