Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hancock County, ME in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 54,584 population of Hancock County, Maine comprised of 792 people who identified as Hispanic (1.45%), and 53,792 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hancock County, Maine with a population of 52,471 (96.13%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 728 (1.33%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 646 (1.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hancock County, Maine in 2017, with a population of 51,815 (94.93%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 691 (1.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 656 (1.2%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Hancock County, ME in 2017
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Population By Race in Hancock , ME in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 465 0.85%
White Alone 52,471 96.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 256 0.47%
Asian Alone 646 1.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.03%
Two Or More Races 728 1.33%
Population By Ethnicity in Hancock , ME in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 56 0.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 656 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 31 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 37 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 409 0.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 51,815 94.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 225 0.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 639 1.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 691 1.27%