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V O L . X X I I N O. X V 12 FA C T BO O K / D O I N G B U S I N E S S I N M A I N E S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau Maine population by age, 2014 Under 5: 4.9% 5–19: 17.1% 20–44: 29.1% 45–64: 30.6% 65–84: 15.9% 85 and over: 2.4% Maine population Ranked by population change, 2014–2015 S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau County 2014 2015 Percent change 1 Cumberland 287,875 289,977 0.73% 2 Waldo 39,025 39,155 0.33% 3 York 200,608 201,169 0.28% 4 Sagadahoc 35,063 35,149 0.25% 5 Knox 39,798 39,855 0.14% 6 Hancock 54,738 54,659 -0.14% 7 Androscoggin 107,408 107,233 -0.16% 8 Oxford 57,301 57,202 -0.17% 9 Somerset 51,260 51,113 -0.29% 10 Lincoln 34,149 33,969 -0.53% 11 Penobscot 153,535 152,692 -0.55% 12 Piscataquis 17,040 16,931 -0.64% 13 Franklin 30,206 29,991 -0.71% 14 Washington 31,863 31,625 -0.75% 15 Kennebec 121,026 119,980 -0.86% 16 Aroostook 69,361 68,628 -1.06% MAINE 1,330,089 1,329,328 0.06% -1.2% -1.0% -0.8% -0.6% -0.4% -0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4% 0.6% 0.8% Aroostook Kennebec Washington Franklin Piscataquis Penobscot Lincoln Somerset Oxford Androscoggin Hancock Knox Sagadahoc York Waldo Cumberland Language spoken in Maine For population 5 years old and over, 2014 N/A: Not applicable. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Percent of population Percent who speak English less than very well English only 93.2% N/A Spanish 0.9% 24.5% Other Indo-European languages 4.3% 19.8% Asian and Pacifi c Islander languages 0.9% 48.6% Other languages 0.8% 42.5% Maine metropolitan statistical area 1 populations Ranked by population, 2015 1 The Census Bureau defi nes 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 ESTIMATES April 1, 2010 July 1, 2015 Percent change, 2010–2015 Portland/ South Portland 514,098 526,295 2.4% Bangor 153,923 152,692 -0.8% Lewiston/ Auburn 107,702 107,233 -0.4% Components of population change Ranked by total population change, July 1, 2014–July 1, 2015 1 Includes the international migration of both native and foreign-born populations. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau NATURAL INCREASE NET MIGRATION Total population change Births Deaths Total International 1 Domestic Total 1 Cumberland 2,102 2,951 2,546 405 742 715 1,457 2 York 561 1,867 1,865 2 99 378 477 3 Waldo 130 348 398 -50 64 126 190 4 Sagadahoc 86 334 379 -45 13 115 128 5 Knox 57 380 427 -47 39 58 97 6 Lincoln -7 250 401 -151 36 -115 -79 7 Hancock -79 490 609 -119 88 -3 85 8 Piscataquis -109 137 211 -74 2 -13 -11 9 Oxford -172 561 641 -80 12 16 28 10 Androscoggin -175 1,233 1,006 227 143 -552 -409 11 Franklin -215 264 307 -43 30 -189 -159 12 Washington -238 302 388 -86 15 -136 -121 13 Aroostook -733 657 808 -151 13 -524 -511 14 Penobscot -843 1,483 1,506 -23 151 -1,046 -895 15 Somerset -982 490 510 -20 26 -201 -175 16 Kennebec -1,046 1,090 1,285 -195 55 -347 -292 MAINE -1,663 12,837 13,287 -450 1,528 -1,718 -190 Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E | P O P U L AT I O N