Ranking of Maine Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Maine counties, Cumberland County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (9.00K), followed by Androscoggin County (4.70K), and York County (1.90K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Maine counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.

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Ranking of Maine Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Cumberland
Androscoggin
York
Penobscot
Kennebec
Aroostook
Hancock
Sagadahoc
Oxford
Knox
Ranking of Maine Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Cumberland County 9003
2 Androscoggin County 4703
3 York County 1895
4 Penobscot County 1471
5 Kennebec County 905
6 Aroostook County 672
7 Hancock County 465
8 Sagadahoc County 327
9 Oxford County 316
10 Knox County 279
11 Somerset County 270
12 Waldo County 213
13 Lincoln County 206
14 Washington County 192
15 Franklin County 164
16 Piscataquis County 86