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8 Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine VO L . X X X I N O. X I X S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau 2023 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Maine population by age, 2023 0–19: 20.0% 20–39: 23.6% 40–64: 33.3% 65+: 23.0% Maine population Ranked by population change, April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division County 2020 2024 Percent change 1 Franklin 29,468 30,902 4.87% 2 Piscataquis 16,801 17,432 3.76% 3 York 212,263 220,143 3.71% 4 Oxford 57,892 60,039 3.71% 5 Androscoggin 111,178 115,272 3.68% 6 Lincoln 35,256 36,491 3.50% 7 Cumberland 303,606 313,809 3.36% 8 Penobscot 152,179 156,840 3.06% 9 Kennebec 124,723 128,461 3.00% 10 Hancock 55,512 56,946 2.58% 11 Waldo 39,666 40,617 2.40% 12 Sagadahoc 36,730 37,582 2.32% 13 Somerset 50,473 51,338 1.71% 14 Washington 31,108 31,383 0.88% 15 Knox 40,663 40,981 0.78% 16 Aroostook 67,053 66,776 −0.41% MAINE 1,364,571 1,405,012 2.96% -0.5% 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.5% 5.0% Aroostook Knox Washington Somerset Sagadahoc Waldo Hancock Kennebec Penobscot Cumberland Lincoln Androscoggin Oxford York Piscataquis Franklin Language spoken in Maine For population 5 years old and over, 2023 N/A: Not applicable. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Percent of population Percent who speak English less than very well English only 94.3% N/A Spanish 0.9% 30.1% Other Indo-European languages 3.4% 20.4% Asian and Pacific Island languages 0.7% 39.8% Other languages 0.8% 37.6% Maine metropolitan statistical area 1 populations Ranked by population change, April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 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 2020 2024 Percent change, 2020–2024 Lewiston/ Auburn 111,178 115,272 3.7% Portland/ South Portland 552,599 571,534 3.4% Bangor 152,179 156,840 3.1% 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 2022 2021 60,000 62,500 65,000 67,500 70,000 72,500 75,000