Maine Highlands News

Of the 151,774 citizens living in Penobscot County in 2019, 98 percent said they were only one race, while two percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

Of those who said they were one race, the majority identified as white.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2020 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
White	143,465	94.5%
African American	1,291	0.9%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,910	1.3%
Asian	1,492	1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	58	0%
Some Other Race	462	0.3%

Source: US Census Bureau