Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cumberland County, ME in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 294,363 population of Cumberland County, Maine comprised of 6,243 people who identified as Hispanic (2.12%), and 288,120 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.88%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cumberland County, Maine with a population of 271,041 (92.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,375 (3.19%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,026 (2.39%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cumberland County, Maine in 2018, with a population of 265,680 (90.26%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,087 (3.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,927 (2.35%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,375 3.19%
White Alone 271,041 92.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 983 0.33%
Asian Alone 7,026 2.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 100 0.03%
Two Or More Races 5,838 1.98%
Population By Ethnicity in Cumberland , ME in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 288 0.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,361 1.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 157 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 99 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 18 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 320 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,087 3.09%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 265,680 90.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 826 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,927 2.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 82 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,518 1.88%