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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 50,373 population of Somerset County, Maine comprised of 563 people who identified as Hispanic (1.12%), and 49,810 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.88%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Somerset County, Maine with a population of 48,683 (96.65%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 757 (1.5%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 356 (0.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Somerset County, Maine in 2017, with a population of 48,225 (95.74%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 704 (1.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 458 (0.91%).

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 2017
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Population By Race in Somerset , ME in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 270 0.54%
White Alone 48,683 96.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 283 0.56%
Asian Alone 356 0.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 24 0.05%
Two Or More Races 757 1.5%
Population By Ethnicity in Somerset , ME in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 27 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 458 0.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 20 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 53 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 243 0.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 48,225 95.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 263 0.52%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 351 0.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 704 1.4%