Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cumberland County, ME in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 306,149 population of Cumberland County, Maine comprised of 7,149 people who identified as Hispanic (2.34%), and 299,000 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.67%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cumberland County, Maine with a population of 280,285 (91.55%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,554 (3.45%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,815 (2.55%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cumberland County, Maine in 2021, with a population of 274,144 (89.55%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,202 (3.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,724 (2.52%).

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 2021
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Population By Race in Cumberland , ME in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 10,554 3.45%
White Alone 280,285 91.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 992 0.32%
Asian Alone 7,815 2.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 110 0.04%
Two Or More Races 6,393 2.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Cumberland , ME in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 352 0.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,141 2.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 172 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 91 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 22 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 371 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10,202 3.33%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 274,144 89.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 820 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,724 2.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 88 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,022 1.97%