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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 100.26K people in Maine with French Canadian ancestry (7.39% of Maine population). Among all Maine cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Lewiston city had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (21.01%), followed by Auburn city (19.74%), and Biddeford city (18.62%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Lewiston city
Auburn city
Biddeford city
Saco city
Sanford city
Waterville city
Brunswick CDP
Westbrook city
Augusta city
South Portland city
Ranking of Maine Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lewiston city 21.01
2 Auburn city 19.74
3 Biddeford city 18.62
4 Saco city 13.36
5 Sanford city 10.94
6 Waterville city 9.85
7 Brunswick CDP 7.43
8 Westbrook city 6.64
9 Augusta city 6.48
10 South Portland city 5.79
11 Portland city 5.15
12 Bangor city 4.58
13 Orono CDP 4.14