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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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Penobscot County, ME in 2011
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Population By Race in Penobscot , ME in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,244 0.81%
White Alone 146,937 95.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,808 1.18%
Asian Alone 1,478 0.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 56 0.04%
Two Or More Races 2,258 1.47%
Population By Ethnicity in Penobscot , ME in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 80 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,416 0.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 55 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 28 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 114 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,164 0.76%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 145,521 94.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,753 1.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,450 0.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,144 1.39%