Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Maine counties, Androscoggin County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (3.77%), followed by Cumberland County (2.71%), and Penobscot County (0.83%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
Androscoggin
Cumberland
Penobscot
Sagadahoc
Aroostook
Kennebec
York
Knox
Hancock
Washington
Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Androscoggin County 3.77
2 Cumberland County 2.71
3 Penobscot County 0.83
4 Sagadahoc County 0.8
5 Aroostook County 0.75
6 Kennebec County 0.69
7 York County 0.67
8 Knox County 0.58
9 Hancock County 0.56
10 Washington County 0.51
11 Lincoln County 0.47
12 Piscataquis County 0.43
13 Oxford County 0.42
14 Waldo County 0.41
15 Somerset County 0.39
16 Franklin County 0.38