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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 21.95K people in Maine with European ancestry (1.62% of Maine population). Among all Maine cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Orono CDP had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (3.02%), followed by Waterville city (2.72%), and Westbrook city (1.94%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Orono CDP
Waterville city
Westbrook city
South Portland city
Auburn city
Portland city
Augusta city
Sanford city
Bangor city
Brunswick CDP
Ranking of Maine Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Orono CDP 3.02
2 Waterville city 2.72
3 Westbrook city 1.94
4 South Portland city 1.87
5 Auburn city 1.59
6 Portland city 1.57
7 Augusta city 1.43
8 Sanford city 1.39
9 Bangor city 1.37
10 Brunswick CDP 1.35
11 Lewiston city 1.30
12 Saco city 1.20
13 Biddeford city 0.67