Kelly is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.6 square miles (30 km2), all land.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 454 people, 205 households, and 138 families residing in the CDP.

There were 205 households, out of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families.

31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.