Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cumberland County, ME in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 283,742 population of Cumberland County, Maine comprised of 5,184 people who identified as Hispanic (1.83%), and 278,558 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.17%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cumberland County, Maine with a population of 263,906 (93.01%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,682 (2.71%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,111 (2.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cumberland County, Maine in 2012, with a population of 259,549 (91.47%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,389 (2.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,006 (2.12%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Cumberland, Maine.

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Population By Race in Cumberland , ME in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,682 2.71%
White Alone 263,906 93.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 963 0.34%
Asian Alone 6,111 2.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 89 0.03%
Two Or More Races 4,991 1.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Cumberland , ME in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 293 0.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,357 1.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 119 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 105 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 15 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 295 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,389 2.6%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 259,549 91.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 844 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,006 2.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 74 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,696 1.66%