Population By Race and Ethnicity in Penobscot County, ME in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 155,312 population of Penobscot County, Maine comprised of 3,379 people who identified as Hispanic (2.18%), and 151,933 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Penobscot County, Maine with a population of 146,438 (94.29%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,011 (1.94%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,973 (1.27%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Penobscot County, Maine in 2023, with a population of 143,652 (92.49%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,786 (1.79%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,777 (1.79%).

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 2023
Total Population:155,312
97.82%
Non Hispanic (97.82%)
Hispanic (2.18%)
Race in Penobscot County, ME in 2023
Total Population:155,312
94.29%
White Alone (94.29%)
Two or more races (1.94%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.27%)
Asian Alone (1.26%)
Black or African American Alone (1.21%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)
Ethnicity in Penobscot County, ME in 2023
Total Population:155,312
92.49%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (92.49%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.79%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.79%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.50%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.24%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.19%)
Population By Race in Penobscot , ME in 2023
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 146,438 94.29%
Two Or More Races 3,011 1.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,973 1.27%
Asian Alone 1,957 1.26%
Black or African American Alone 1,871 1.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 62 0.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Penobscot , ME in 2023
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 143,652 92.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,786 1.79%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,777 1.79%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,919 1.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,844 1.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,692 1.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 234 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 179 0.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 129 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 38 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 13 0.01%