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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 105.95K people in Maine with German ancestry (7.81% 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 German ancestry (13.73%), followed by Waterville city (10.02%), and Auburn city (9.17%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Orono CDP
Waterville city
Auburn city
Portland city
Brunswick CDP
Biddeford city
South Portland city
Saco city
Bangor city
Augusta city
Ranking of Maine Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Orono CDP 13.73
2 Waterville city 10.02
3 Auburn city 9.17
4 Portland city 9.04
5 Brunswick CDP 8.52
6 Biddeford city 8.50
7 South Portland city 8.13
8 Saco city 7.84
9 Bangor city 7.61
10 Augusta city 7.15
11 Lewiston city 7.11
12 Sanford city 6.79
13 Westbrook city 6.11