Population By Race and Ethnicity in Penobscot County, ME in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 153,781 population of Penobscot County, Maine comprised of 1,700 people who identified as Hispanic (1.11%), and 152,081 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.9%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Penobscot County, Maine with a population of 146,937 (95.55%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,258 (1.47%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,808 (1.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Penobscot County, Maine in 2011, with a population of 145,521 (94.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,144 (1.39%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,753 (1.14%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Penobscot County, ME in 2011

Total Population:153,781

Non Hispanic (98.9%)

Hispanic (1.11%)

Race in Penobscot County, ME in 2011

Total Population:153,781

White Alone (95.55%)

Two or more races (1.47%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.18%)

Asian Alone (0.96%)

Black or African American Alone (0.81%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Penobscot County, ME in 2011

Total Population:153,781

Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.63%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.39%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.14%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.97%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.94%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.92%)

Population By Race in Penobscot , ME in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	146,937	95.55%
Two Or More Races	2,258	1.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,808	1.18%
Asian Alone	1,478	0.96%
Black or African American Alone	1,244	0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	56	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Penobscot , ME in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	145,521	94.63%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,144	1.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,753	1.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,450	0.94%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,416	0.92%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,164	0.76%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	114	0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	80	0.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	55	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	49	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	28	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	7	0.01%