Ranking of Maine Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 25, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Maine counties, in April 2020, Cumberland County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (12.12K), followed by Androscoggin County (6.53K), and York County (2.10K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Maine counties based on Black or African American Alone population.

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

Ranking of Maine Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Cumberland
Androscoggin
York
Penobscot
Kennebec
Aroostook
Hancock
Sagadahoc
Knox
Somerset
Ranking of Maine Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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Rank County Black Alone Population
1 Cumberland County 12120
2 Androscoggin County 6531
3 York County 2098
4 Penobscot County 1507
5 Kennebec County 919
6 Aroostook County 447
7 Hancock County 355
8 Sagadahoc County 314
9 Knox County 272
10 Somerset County 250
11 Oxford County 229
12 Franklin County 174
13 Lincoln County 165
14 Washington County 162
15 Waldo County 148
16 Piscataquis County 61