Maine Population
Maine (abbreviation is 'ME') is the north-eastern state of United state, borders Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, Quebec to the northeast and northwest and New Hampshire to the west. Maine population in 2021 is expected to be 1.34 million and 38th by population rank. Its area is 35,385 square miles (91,646 sq km), 39th position by area rank. Maine was admitted to the Union as the 23rd state on March 15, 1820. Maine capita is Augusta and Portland is the most populous city. Maine has 3,478 miles of coastline and is popular for lobster production and single largest producer of blueberries in the US. Maine’s earliest inhabitants were descendants of Ice Age hunters.Year | Population | % Change |
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2010 | 1,327,632 | |
2011 | 1,328,150 | 0.04 |
2012 | 1,327,691 | -0.03 |
2013 | 1,328,196 | 0.04 |
2014 | 1,330,760 | 0.19 |
2015 | 1,328,484 | -0.17 |
2016 | 1,331,370 | 0.22 |
2017 | 1,335,063 | 0.28 |
2018 | 1,338,404 | 0.25 |
2019* | 1,341,215 | 0.21 |
2020* | 1,344,293 | 0.23 |
2021* | 1,346,836 | 0.19 |
Maine Population by Race & Groups
In terms of Maine population by race, 94.6% are White Americans, 1.27% are Black Americans, 0.617 are AIAN and 0.02% are NHPI. 14,804 people are Asian population constitutes 1.11% of Maine population out of these 2,151 are Indians from South Asia, 4,016 are Chinese, 514 are Japanese, 1,073 are Korean, 2,015 are Filipinos and 1636 are Vietnamese. 20,427 are Hispanic/Latino race, of these 5,404 are Puerto Ricans, 1,148 are Cubans and 5,719 are Mexicans. Regarding NHPI population and American Indian, 80 people are Native Hawaiians, 53 are Samoans, 83 are Guamanian/Chamorros, 111 are Cherokee tribals, 63 are Navajo tribals, 50 are Sioux tribals and 105 are Chippewa tribals.
Total Population | 1,330,158 | Percent |
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White | 1,258,918 | 94.64% |
Black or African American | 16,906 | 1.27% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 8,212 | 0.617% |
Cherokee tribal grouping | 111 | 0.008% |
Chippewa tribal grouping | 105 | 0.008% |
Navajo tribal grouping | 63 | 0.005% |
Sioux tribal grouping | 50 | 0.004% |
Asian Population | 14,804 | 1.11% |
Asian Indian | 2,151 | 0.16% |
Chinese | 4,016 | 0.30% |
Filipino | 2,015 | 0.15% |
Japanese | 514 | 0.04% |
Korean | 1,073 | 0.08% |
Vietnamese | 1,636 | 0.12% |
Other Asian Population | 3,399 | |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 249 | 0.02% |
Native Hawaiian | 80 | 0.006% |
Guamanian or Chamorro | 83 | 0.006% |
Samoan | 53 | 0.004% |
Other Pacific Islander | 33 | |
Some other race | 2,967 | |
Hispanic or Latino | 20,427 | 1.54% |
Mexican | 5,719 | 0.43% |
Puerto Rican | 5,405 | 0.41% |
Cuban | 1,148 | 0.09% |
Other Hispanic or Latino | 8,155 |
Top Cities of Maine
The Maine top populated cities are Portland, Lewiston, Bangor and South Portland.
Rank | Cities | Population(2018) |
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1 | Portland | 66,417 |
Population Pyramid
Maine population pyramid as per census estimates of 2017 as per below.
Languages spoken in ME
Languages | Population | Percentage |
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Speak only English | 1,186,749 | 93.76 |
Spanish Language | 11,186 | 0.88 |
European Language | 49,881 | 3.94 |
Asian Languages | 9,651 | 0.76 |
Other Languages | 8,297 | 0.66 |
Education
Maine state eduction level stats as per below table on High School/University.
Total | Male | Female | ||
Population 18 to 24 years | 112,245 | 57,660 | 54,585 | |
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Less than high school graduate | 12,658 | 7,093 | 5,565 | |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 35,083 | 19,022 | 16,061 | |
Some college or associates degree | 53,178 | 26,505 | 26,673 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 11,326 | 5,040 | 6,286 | |
Population 25 years and over | 961,086 | 461,507 | 499,579 | |
Less than 9th grade | 26,575 | 14,061 | 12,514 | |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 49,053 | 27,996 | 21,057 | |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 310,724 | 156,162 | 154,562 | |
Some college, no degree | 187,812 | 90,079 | 97,733 | |
Associates degree | 95,895 | 41,578 | 54,317 | |
Bachelors degree | 185,832 | 83,720 | 102,112 | |
Graduate or professional degree | 105,195 | 47,911 | 57,284 |
White | 915,994 | 439,802 | 476,192 | |
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High school graduate or higher | 847,213 | 400,819 | 446,394 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 278,079 | 125,547 | 152,532 | |
Black or African | 8,066 | 4,821 | 3,245 | |
High school graduate or higher | 6,558 | 4,134 | 2,424 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 1,921 | 1,098 | 823 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native alone | 5,257 | 2,470 | 2,787 | |
High school graduate or higher | 4,256 | 1,977 | 2,279 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 782 | 347 | 435 | |
Asian | 9,779 | 3,843 | 5,936 | |
High school graduate or higher | 7,996 | 3,098 | 4,898 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 4,301 | 1,762 | 2,539 | |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 191 | 85 | 106 | |
High school graduate or higher | 138 | 85 | 53 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 13 | 11 | 2 | |
Hispanic or Latino Origin | 10,643 | 5,054 | 5,589 | |
High school graduate or higher | 9,406 | 4,447 | 4,959 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 3,298 | 1,600 | 1,698 |
Disability
Total civilian non-institutionalized population | 208,646 |
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Male | 105,675 |
Female | 102,971 |
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White | 198,946 |
Black or African American | 1,460 |
American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 2,091 |
Asian | 925 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 50 |
Some other race | 311 |
DISABILITY TYPE | |
With a hearing difficulty | 65,104 |
With a vision difficulty | 28,513 |
With a cognitive difficulty | 86,570 |
With an ambulatory difficulty | 96,977 |
With a self-care difficulty | 34,717 |
With an independent living difficulty | 68,617 |
Counties of Maine
Maine state is divided into 16 counties, Cumberland County is the most populous county in the Maine state with 293,557, followed by York County with 206,229, Penobscot County with 151,096, Kennebec County with 122,083 and Androscoggin County with 107,679 inhabitants.
County | Population 2017 | Population 2018 | % Change | Rank 2017 | Rank 2018 |
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Androscoggin County | 107,569 | 107,679 | 0.1 | 5 | 5 |
Aroostook County | 67,595 | 67,111 | -0.7 | 6 | 6 |
Cumberland County | 292,344 | 293,557 | 0.4 | 1 | 1 |
Franklin County | 29,852 | 29,897 | 0.2 | 15 | 15 |
Hancock County | 54,597 | 54,811 | 0.4 | 8 | 8 |
Kennebec County | 121,929 | 122,083 | 0.1 | 4 | 4 |
Knox County | 39,869 | 39,771 | -0.2 | 10 | 10 |
Lincoln County | 34,190 | 34,342 | 0.4 | 13 | 13 |
Oxford County | 57,430 | 57,618 | 0.3 | 7 | 7 |
Penobscot County | 151,190 | 151,096 | -0.1 | 3 | 3 |
Piscataquis County | 16,801 | 16,800 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
Sagadahoc County | 35,423 | 35,634 | 0.6 | 12 | 12 |
Somerset County | 50,421 | 50,592 | 0.3 | 9 | 9 |
Waldo County | 39,800 | 39,694 | -0.3 | 11 | 11 |
Washington County | 31,540 | 31,490 | -0.2 | 14 | 14 |
York County | 204,513 | 206,229 | 0.8 | 2 | 2 |
References
1. Census Fact finder
2. Historical Population of States from 1790 to 1990
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