In 2010 the three counties in which Indian reservations exist had the largest proportion of Native American residents.  Washington leads with 4.5 percent of the county’s population.  Aroostook (1.5%) and Penobscot (.9%) follow.  The Native American population statewide is 0.6%.Map: Native Americans by County 2010

County Percent
Washington 4.5%
Aroostook 1.5%
Penobscot 0.9%
Piscataquis 0.6%
Kennebec 0.5%
Somerset 0.5%
Androscoggin 0.4%
Cumberland 0.4%
Franklin 0.4%
Hancock 0.4%
Oxford 0.4%
Sagadahoc 0.4%
Waldo 0.4%
Knox 0.3%
Lincoln 0.3%
York 0.3%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Census

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