Population By Race and Ethnicity in Somerset County, ME in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 50,562 population of Somerset County, Maine comprised of 537 people who identified as Hispanic (1.06%), and 50,025 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Somerset County, Maine with a population of 48,925 (96.76%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 729 (1.44%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 352 (0.7%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Somerset County, Maine in 2016, with a population of 48,488 (95.9%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 677 (1.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 437 (0.86%).

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 2016
Total Population:50,562
98.94%
Non Hispanic (98.94%)
Hispanic (1.06%)
Race in Somerset County, ME in 2016
Total Population:50,562
96.76%
White Alone (96.76%)
Two or more races (1.44%)
Asian Alone (0.7%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.54%)
Black or African American Alone (0.52%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)
Ethnicity in Somerset County, ME in 2016
Total Population:50,562
95.9%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.9%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.34%)
Hispanic White Alone (0.86%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.70%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.69%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.51%)
Population By Race in Somerset , ME in 2016
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 48,925 96.76%
Two Or More Races 729 1.44%
Asian Alone 352 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 275 0.54%
Black or African American Alone 261 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Somerset , ME in 2016
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 48,488 95.9%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 677 1.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 437 0.86%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 348 0.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 258 0.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 234 0.46%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 52 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 27 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%