Ranking of Maine Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (8.71K), followed by Androscoggin County (4.52K), and York County (1.75K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
Cumberland
Androscoggin
York
Penobscot
Kennebec
Aroostook
Hancock
Sagadahoc
Oxford
Knox
Ranking of Maine Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Cumberland County 8712
2 Androscoggin County 4519
3 York County 1745
4 Penobscot County 1385
5 Kennebec County 811
6 Aroostook County 634
7 Hancock County 409
8 Sagadahoc County 297
9 Oxford County 296
10 Knox County 271
11 Somerset County 243
12 Waldo County 190
13 Lincoln County 180
14 Washington County 162
15 Franklin County 148
16 Piscataquis County 73