Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.58K people in Maine with African ancestry (0.19% of Maine population). Among all Maine counties, Cumberland County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (0.57%), followed by Franklin County (0.28%), and Penobscot County (0.21%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Maine.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Cumberland County
Franklin County
Penobscot County
Androscoggin County
Sagadahoc County
Waldo County
Hancock County
Kennebec County
York County
Aroostook County
Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cumberland County 0.57
2 Franklin County 0.28
3 Penobscot County 0.21
4 Androscoggin County 0.16
5 Sagadahoc County 0.10
5 Waldo County 0.10
6 Hancock County 0.08
7 Kennebec County 0.05
7 York County 0.05
8 Aroostook County 0.02
8 Somerset County 0.02
9 Oxford County 0.01
9 Washington County 0.01