Population By Race and Ethnicity in Penobscot County, ME in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 152,029 population of Penobscot County, Maine comprised of 1,987 people who identified as Hispanic (1.31%), and 150,042 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Penobscot County, Maine with a population of 144,820 (95.26%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,355 (1.55%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,845 (1.21%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Penobscot County, Maine in 2015, with a population of 143,146 (94.16%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,232 (1.47%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,770 (1.16%).

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 2015
Total Population:152,029
98.69%
Non Hispanic (98.69%)
Hispanic (1.31%)
Race in Penobscot County, ME in 2015
Total Population:152,029
95.26%
White Alone (95.26%)
Two or more races (1.55%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.21%)
Asian Alone (1.08%)
Black or African American Alone (0.86%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)
Ethnicity in Penobscot County, ME in 2015
Total Population:152,029
94.16%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.16%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.47%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.16%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.1%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.06%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.05%)
Population By Race in Penobscot , ME in 2015
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 144,820 95.26%
Two Or More Races 2,355 1.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,845 1.21%
Asian Alone 1,640 1.08%
Black or African American Alone 1,312 0.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 57 0.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Penobscot , ME in 2015
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 143,146 94.16%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,232 1.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,770 1.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,674 1.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,612 1.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,234 0.81%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 123 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 78 0.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 75 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 48 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 28 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 9 0.01%