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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 51,821 population of Somerset County, Maine comprised of 462 people who identified as Hispanic (0.89%), and 51,359 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.11%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Somerset County, Maine with a population of 50,359 (97.18%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 673 (1.3%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 326 (0.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Somerset County, Maine in 2012, with a population of 49,968 (96.42%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 628 (1.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 391 (0.76%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Somerset, Maine.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Somerset County, ME in 2012
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Population By Race in Somerset , ME in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 203 0.39%
White Alone 50,359 97.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 248 0.48%
Asian Alone 326 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12 0.02%
Two Or More Races 673 1.3%
Population By Ethnicity in Somerset , ME in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 391 0.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 45 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 191 0.37%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 49,968 96.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 237 0.46%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 323 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 628 1.21%