Population By Race and Ethnicity in Knox County, ME in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 39,769 population of Knox County, Maine comprised of 588 people who identified as Hispanic (1.48%), and 39,181 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Knox County, Maine with a population of 38,475 (96.75%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 603 (1.52%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 268 (0.67%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, Maine in 2016, with a population of 37,936 (95.39%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 578 (1.45%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 539 (1.36%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Knox County, ME in 2016
Total Population:39,769
98.52%
Non Hispanic (98.52%)
Hispanic (1.48%)
Race in Knox County, ME in 2016
Total Population:39,769
96.75%
White Alone (96.75%)
Two or more races (1.52%)
Black or African American Alone (0.67%)
Asian Alone (0.6%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.44%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)
Ethnicity in Knox County, ME in 2016
Total Population:39,769
95.39%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.39%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.45%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.36%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.65%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.6%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.55%)
Population By Race in Knox , ME in 2016
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 38,475 96.75%
Two Or More Races 603 1.52%
Black or African American Alone 268 0.67%
Asian Alone 240 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 173 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Knox , ME in 2016
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 37,936 95.39%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 578 1.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 539 1.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 260 0.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 238 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 159 0.4%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 25 0.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%