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Counties in Maine by black or African American population share

Androscoggin County had the highest black or African American population share of 16 counties in 2022, at 4.3%. Oxford County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 0.6% and the figure for Maine was 1.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4.3Androscoggin County
Lowest0.3Oxford County
Median0.616 counties
Maine1.5History

All counties, 2022

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Androscoggin CountyAndroscoggin County: 4.3 %4.3Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 3.1 %3.1York CountyYork County: 1 %1Penobscot CountyPenobscot County: 0.9 %0.9Hancock CountyHancock County: 0.8 %0.8Kennebec CountyKennebec County: 0.7 %0.7Aroostook CountyAroostook County: 0.7 %0.7Washington CountyWashington County: 0.7 %0.7Piscataquis CountyPiscataquis County: 0.6 %0.6Sagadahoc CountySagadahoc County: 0.6 %0.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.5 %0.5Somerset CountySomerset County: 0.5 %0.5Waldo CountyWaldo County: 0.4 %0.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 0.4 %0.4Knox CountyKnox County: 0.4 %0.4Oxford CountyOxford County: 0.3 %0.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Androscoggin County4.3+1.6 pts
2Cumberland County3.1-0 pts
3York County1+0.1 pts
4Penobscot County0.90 pts
5Hancock County0.8-0.1 pts
6Kennebec County0.7+0.1 pts
7Aroostook County0.7-0 pts
8Washington County0.7+0.2 pts
9Piscataquis County0.60 pts
10Sagadahoc County0.6-0.1 pts
11Lincoln County0.5+0.1 pts
12Somerset County0.5+0.1 pts
13Waldo County0.4-0 pts
14Franklin County0.4+0.1 pts
15Knox County0.4-0 pts
16Oxford County0.3-0 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Androscoggin County, with 4.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Oxford County, with 0.3% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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