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V O L . X X I X N O. X I X 8 Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau 2021 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Maine population by age, 2022 0–19: 20.3% 20–39: 24.2% 40–64: 33.9% 65+: 21.6% Maine population Ranked by population change, 2020–2022 S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division 2020 2022 Percent change 1 Piscataquis 16,805 17,417 3.64% 2 Franklin 29,460 30,474 3.44% 3 Oxford 57,894 59,495 2.77% 4 Lincoln 35,249 36,215 2.74% 5 Hancock 55,500 56,701 2.16% 6 York 212,256 216,732 2.11% 7 Sagadahoc 36,724 37,393 1.82% 8 Androscoggin 111,180 113,023 1.66% 9 Waldo 39,654 40,241 1.48% 10 Kennebec 123,832 125,540 1.38% 11 Cumberland 303,570 307,451 1.28% 12 Somerset 50,460 51,098 1.26% 13 Knox 40,657 41,164 1.25% 14 Washington 31,087 31,437 1.13% 15 Penobscot 152,165 153,704 1.01% 16 Aroostook 67,064 67,255 0.28% MAINE 1,363,557 1,385,340 1.60% 0% 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 2.25 2.5 2.75 3 3.25 3.5 3.75% Aroostook Penobscot Washington Knox Somerset Cumberland Kennebec Waldo Androscoggin Sagadahoc York Hancock Lincoln Oxford Franklin Piscataquis Language spoken in Maine For population 5 years old and over, 2021 N/A: Not applicable. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Percent of population Percent who speak English less than very well English only 94.2% N/A Spanish 0.9% 24.5% Other Indo-European languages 3.7% 21.5% Asian and Pacific Island languages 0.7% 39.9% Other languages 0.5% 36.5% Maine metropolitan statistical area 1 populations Ranked by population change 1 The Census Bureau defines a metropolitan statistical area as a core area containing a large population nucleus, together with adjacent communities having a high degree of economic and social interaction with that core. The title of each MSA includes the names of up to three of its central cities. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates POPULATION ESTIMATES 2020 2022 Percent change, 2020–2022 Lewiston/ Auburn 111,180 113,023 1.7% Portland/ South Portland 552,550 561,576 1.6% Bangor 152,165 153,704 1.0% Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E Total fall enrollment in Maine colleges and universities S O U R C E : U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics 55,000 57,500 60,000 62,500 65,000 67,500 70,000 72,500 75,000 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2020