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V O L . X X X N O. X I X 8 Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau 2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Maine population by age, 2022 0–19: 19.9% 20–39: 24.1% 40–64: 33.4% 65+: 22.6% Maine population Ranked by population change, 2021–2023 S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division County 2021 2023 Percent change 1 Oxford 58,692 59,905 2.07% 2 Franklin 30,258 30,828 1.88% 3 York 215,025 218,586 1.66% 4 Waldo 39,978 40,620 1.61% 5 Piscataquis 17,217 17,486 1.56% 6 Cumberland 306,107 310,230 1.35% 7 Lincoln 36,024 36,507 1.34% 8 Penobscot 153,359 155,312 1.27% 9 Kennebec 125,752 127,259 1.20% 10 Washington 31,192 31,555 1.16% 11 Somerset 50,782 51,302 1.02% 12 Sagadahoc 37,170 37,513 0.92% 13 Androscoggin 112,732 113,765 0.92% 14 Aroostook 67,075 67,351 0.41% 15 Hancock 56,355 56,526 0.30% 16 Knox 41,069 40,977 −0.22% MAINE 1,378,787 1,395,722 1.23% –0.25% 0% 0.25% 0.5% 0.75% 1% 1.25% 1.5% 1.75% 2% 2.25% Knox Hancock Aroostook Androscoggin Sagadahoc Somerset Washington Kennebec Penobscot Lincoln Cumberland Piscataquis Waldo York Franklin Oxford Language spoken in Maine For population 5 years old and over, 2022 N/A: Not applicable. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Percent of population Percent who speak English less than very well English only 94.0% N/A Spanish 0.8% 14.5% Other Indo-European languages 3.7% 21.6% Asian and Pacific Island languages 0.8% 42.0% Other languages 0.6% 32.6% 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, Population Division POPULATION ESTIMATES 2021 2023 Percent change, 2021–2023 Lewiston/ Auburn 112,732 113,765 0.9% Portland/ South Portland 558,302 566,329 1.4% Bangor 153,359 155,312 1.3% 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 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2020 2021 60,000 62,500 65,000 67,500 70,000 72,500 75,000