Population By Race and Ethnicity in Penobscot County, ME in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 153,392 population of Penobscot County, Maine comprised of 1,811 people who identified as Hispanic (1.18%), and 151,581 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Penobscot County, Maine with a population of 146,425 (95.46%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,300 (1.5%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,822 (1.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Penobscot County, Maine in 2012, with a population of 144,915 (94.47%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,176 (1.42%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,759 (1.15%).

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 2012
Total Population:153,392
98.82%
Non Hispanic (98.82%)
Hispanic (1.18%)
Race in Penobscot County, ME in 2012
Total Population:153,392
95.46%
White Alone (95.46%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.19%)
Asian Alone (0.99%)
Black or African American Alone (0.83%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)
Ethnicity in Penobscot County, ME in 2012
Total Population:153,392
94.47%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.47%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.42%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.15%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.00%)
Hispanic White Alone (0.98%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.97%)
Population By Race in Penobscot , ME in 2012
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 146,425 95.46%
Two Or More Races 2,300 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,822 1.19%
Asian Alone 1,513 0.99%
Black or African American Alone 1,276 0.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 56 0.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Penobscot , ME in 2012
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 144,915 94.47%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,176 1.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,759 1.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,510 0.98%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,494 0.97%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,188 0.77%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 124 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 88 0.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 63 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 19 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.01%