Ranking of Maine Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Maine counties, Cumberland County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (8.60K), followed by Androscoggin County (4.26K), and York County (1.68K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
Cumberland
Androscoggin
York
Penobscot
Kennebec
Aroostook
Hancock
Oxford
Knox
Sagadahoc
Ranking of Maine Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Cumberland County 8600
2 Androscoggin County 4257
3 York County 1684
4 Penobscot County 1326
5 Kennebec County 767
6 Aroostook County 622
7 Hancock County 421
8 Oxford County 298
9 Knox County 260
10 Sagadahoc County 259
11 Somerset County 234
12 Waldo County 192
13 Lincoln County 174
14 Washington County 171
15 Franklin County 144
16 Piscataquis County 71