Population By Race and Ethnicity in Somerset County, ME in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 50,460 population of Somerset County, Maine comprised of 603 people who identified as Hispanic (1.2%), and 49,857 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Somerset County, Maine with a population of 48,795 (96.7%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 796 (1.58%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 316 (0.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Somerset County, Maine in 2020, with a population of 48,318 (95.76%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 745 (1.48%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 477 (0.95%).

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 2020
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Population By Race in Somerset , ME in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 316 0.63%
White Alone 48,795 96.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 286 0.57%
Asian Alone 248 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19 0.04%
Two Or More Races 796 1.58%
Population By Ethnicity in Somerset , ME in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 39 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 477 0.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 28 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 51 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 277 0.55%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 48,318 95.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 258 0.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 242 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 745 1.48%