Ranking of Maine Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Maine counties, Cumberland County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (11.56K), followed by Androscoggin County (6.11K), and York County (3.01K).

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.

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Ranking of Maine Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
Cumberland
Androscoggin
York
Penobscot
Kennebec
Aroostook
Hancock
Sagadahoc
Oxford
Somerset
Ranking of Maine Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Cumberland County 11560
2 Androscoggin County 6106
3 York County 3005
4 Penobscot County 1761
5 Kennebec County 1156
6 Aroostook County 757
7 Hancock County 699
8 Sagadahoc County 397
9 Oxford County 378
10 Somerset County 362
11 Knox County 344
12 Lincoln County 314
13 Waldo County 267
14 Washington County 245
15 Franklin County 218
16 Piscataquis County 129