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8 Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine VO L . X X X I I N O. X I X S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Maine population by age, 2024 0–19: 19.9% 20–39: 23.9% 40–64: 32.7% 65+: 23.7% Maine population Ranked by population change, April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2025 S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division County 2020 2025 Percent change 1 York 211,987 222,434 4.93% 2 Androscoggin 111,145 116,487 4.81% 3 Franklin 29,447 30,824 4.68% 4 Cumberland 303,076 317,222 4.67% 5 Oxford 57,761 60,346 4.48% 6 Lincoln 35,228 36,595 3.88% 7 Penobscot 152,198 157,967 3.79% 8 Kennebec 124,515 129,067 3.66% 9 Piscataquis 16,807 17,409 3.58% 10 Sagadahoc 36,701 37,979 3.48% 11 Hancock 55,485 57,171 3.04% 12 Waldo 39,606 40,693 2.74% 13 Somerset 50,473 51,620 2.27% 14 Knox 40,608 41,117 1.25% 15 Washington 31,090 31,334 0.78% 16 Aroostook 67,091 66,609 −0.72% MAINE 1,363,218 1,414,874 3.79% -1.0% -0.5% 0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.5% 5.0% Aroostook Washington Knox Somerset Waldo Hancock Sagadahoc Piscataquis Kennebec Penobscot Lincoln Oxford Cumberland Franklin Androscoggin York Language spoken in Maine For population 5 years old and over, 2024 N/A: Not applicable. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Percent of population Percent who speak English less than very well English only 93.7% N/A Spanish 1.2% 29.9% Other Indo-European languages 3.5% 20.4% Asian and Pacific Island languages 0.8% 42.2% Other languages 0.8% 31.1% Maine metropolitan statistical area 1 populations Ranked by population change, April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2025 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 2025 Percent change, 2020–2025 Lewiston/ Auburn 111,145 116,487 4.8% Portland/ South Portland 551,764 577,635 4.7% Bangor 152,198 157,967 3.8% 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