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V O L . X X I I I N O. X V I 14 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, 2011–2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Maine population by age, 2015 Under 5: 4.9% 5–19: 17.4% 20–44: 29.2% 45–64: 30.8% 65–84: 15.3% 85 and over: 2.3% Maine population Ranked by population change, 2015–2016 S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division 2016 2015 Percent change 1 Waldo 39,364 39,129 0.60% 2 York 202,343 201,158 0.59% 3 Lincoln 34,216 34,017 0.59% 4 Cumberland 292,041 290,464 0.54% 5 Kennebec 120,569 120,209 0.30% 6 Sagadahoc 35,273 35,173 0.28% 7 Hancock 54,419 54,268 0.28% 8 Oxford 57,217 57,156 0.11% 9 Androscoggin 107,319 107,245 0.07% 10 Knox 39,744 39,779 -0.09% 11 Franklin 30,001 30,039 -0.13% 12 Somerset 50,915 51,056 -0.28% 13 Penobscot 151,806 152,478 -0.44% 14 Washington 31,450 31,604 -0.49% 15 Piscataquis 16,843 16,926 -0.49% 16 Aroostook 67,959 68,752 -1.15% MAINE 1,331,479 1,329,453 0.15% -1.2% -1.0% -0.8% -0.6% -0.4% -0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4% 0.6% Aroostook Piscataquis Washington Penobscot Somerset Franklin Knox Androscoggin Oxford Hancock Sagadahoc Kennebec Cumberland Lincoln York Waldo Language spoken in Maine For population 5 years old and over, 2015 N/A: Not applicable. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Percent of population Percent who speak English less than very well English only 93.9% N/A Spanish 0.8% 16.3% Other Indo-European languages 4.0% 21.7% Asian and Pacifi c Islander languages 0.6% 48.1% Other languages 0.6% 48.1% Maine metropolitan statistical area 1 populations Ranked by population, 2016 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, 2016 Percent change, 2010–2016 Portland/ South Portland 514,098 529,657 3.0% Bangor 153,923 151,806 -1.4% Lewiston/ Auburn 107,702 107,319 -0.4% Components of population change Ranked by total population change, July 1, 2015–July 1, 2016 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 1,577 2,880 2,657 223 902 593 1,495 2 York 1,185 1,831 1,964 -133 112 1,268 1,380 3 Kennebec 360 1,221 1,295 -74 77 440 517 4 Waldo 235 322 418 -96 70 270 340 5 Lincoln 199 277 415 -138 51 313 364 6 Hancock 151 474 626 -152 82 240 322 7 Sagadahoc 100 359 401 -42 5 106 111 8 Androscoggin 74 1,215 1,052 163 168 -198 -30 9 Oxford 61 483 668 -185 15 232 247 10 Knox -35 339 441 -102 56 50 106 11 Franklin -38 247 324 -77 35 22 57 12 Piscataquis -83 131 219 -88 3 8 11 13 Somerset -141 455 535 -80 26 -69 -43 14 Washington -154 289 409 -120 17 -19 -2 15 Penobscot -672 1,380 1,577 -197 132 -488 -356 16 Aroostook -793 639 841 -202 34 -599 -565 MAINE 3,115 12,542 13,842 -1,300 1,785 2,169 3,954 Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E | P O P U L AT I O N