 Kent County is included in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn constitutes a portion of the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (10%) is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 167,090 people, 67,320 households, and 44,969 families living in the county.