Population By Race and Ethnicity in Penobscot County, ME in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 151,823 population of Penobscot County, Maine comprised of 2,321 people who identified as Hispanic (1.53%), and 149,502 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Penobscot County, Maine with a population of 143,777 (94.7%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,647 (1.74%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,962 (1.29%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Penobscot County, Maine in 2019, with a population of 141,834 (93.42%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,491 (1.64%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,943 (1.28%).

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 2019
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Population By Race in Penobscot , ME in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,534 1.01%
White Alone 143,777 94.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,962 1.29%
Asian Alone 1,849 1.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 54 0.04%
Two Or More Races 2,647 1.74%
Population By Ethnicity in Penobscot , ME in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 98 0.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,943 1.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 88 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 25 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 156 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,436 0.95%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 141,834 93.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,874 1.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,824 1.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 43 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,491 1.64%