Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cumberland County, ME in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 296,052 population of Cumberland County, Maine comprised of 6,490 people who identified as Hispanic (2.19%), and 289,562 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cumberland County, Maine with a population of 271,872 (91.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,838 (3.32%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,261 (2.45%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cumberland County, Maine in 2019, with a population of 266,332 (89.96%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,524 (3.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,150 (2.42%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Cumberland County, ME in 2019
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Population By Race in Cumberland , ME in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,838 3.32%
White Alone 271,872 91.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 982 0.33%
Asian Alone 7,261 2.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 104 0.04%
Two Or More Races 5,995 2.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Cumberland , ME in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 314 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,540 1.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 153 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 111 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 20 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 352 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,524 3.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 266,332 89.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 829 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,150 2.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 84 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,643 1.91%