Ranking of Maine Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Maine counties, in April 2020, among all of Maine's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, Lewiston city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (13.92%), followed by Portland city (10.23%), and Westbrook city (7.62%).

The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Maine cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, as well as for the different ethnicities in Maine.

Ranking of Maine Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Lewiston
Portland
Westbrook
South Portland
Auburn
Biddeford
Bangor
Brunswick
Waterville
Saco
Ranking of Maine Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Percent of City Population
1 Lewiston city 13.92
2 Portland city 10.23
3 Westbrook city 7.62
4 South Portland city 5.88
5 Auburn city 4.47
6 Biddeford city 2.64
7 Bangor city 2.30
8 Brunswick CDP 1.92
9 Waterville city 1.73
10 Saco city 1.65
11 Orono CDP 1.46
12 Sanford city 1.29
13 Augusta city 1.21