Population By Race and Ethnicity in Penobscot County, ME in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 151,785 population of Penobscot County, Maine comprised of 2,072 people who identified as Hispanic (1.37%), and 149,713 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Penobscot County, Maine with a population of 144,115 (94.95%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,462 (1.62%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,898 (1.25%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Penobscot County, Maine in 2017, with a population of 142,391 (93.81%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,322 (1.53%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,814 (1.2%).

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 2017
Total Population:151,785
98.64%
Non Hispanic (98.64%)
Hispanic (1.37%)
Race in Penobscot County, ME in 2017
Total Population:151,785
94.95%
White Alone (94.95%)
Two or more races (1.62%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.25%)
Asian Alone (1.18%)
Black or African American Alone (0.97%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)
Ethnicity in Penobscot County, ME in 2017
Total Population:151,785
93.81%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (93.81%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.53%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.2%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.17%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.16%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.14%)
Population By Race in Penobscot , ME in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 144,115 94.95%
Two Or More Races 2,462 1.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,898 1.25%
Asian Alone 1,788 1.18%
Black or African American Alone 1,471 0.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 51 0.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Penobscot , ME in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 142,391 93.81%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,322 1.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,814 1.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,760 1.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,724 1.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,385 0.91%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 140 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 86 0.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 84 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 28 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 10 0.01%