Ranking of Maine Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 83.77K people in Maine with American ancestry (6.17% of Maine population). Among all Maine cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Auburn city had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (7.05%), followed by Brunswick CDP (5.73%), and Sanford city (5.32%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having American ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Maine.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Maine Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Auburn city
Brunswick CDP
Sanford city
Biddeford city
Saco city
Lewiston city
Orono CDP
Westbrook city
Augusta city
Bangor city
Ranking of Maine Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Auburn city 7.05
2 Brunswick CDP 5.73
3 Sanford city 5.32
4 Biddeford city 4.88
5 Saco city 4.84
6 Lewiston city 4.56
7 Orono CDP 4.12
8 Westbrook city 3.96
9 Augusta city 3.85
10 Bangor city 3.75
11 South Portland city 3.63
12 Waterville city 3.45
13 Portland city 2.38