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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 8.12K people in Maine with Russian ancestry (0.60% of Maine population). Among all Maine cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Saco city had the highest percentage of its population with Russian ancestry (1.14%), followed by Portland city (1.07%), and Waterville city (0.93%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Russian 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 Russian Ancestry in 2021
Saco city
Portland city
Waterville city
Orono CDP
Biddeford city
Brunswick CDP
South Portland city
Lewiston city
Bangor city
Auburn city
Ranking of Maine Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Russian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Saco city 1.14
2 Portland city 1.07
3 Waterville city 0.93
4 Orono CDP 0.81
5 Biddeford city 0.69
5 Brunswick CDP 0.69
6 South Portland city 0.56
7 Lewiston city 0.55
8 Bangor city 0.44
9 Auburn city 0.41
10 Westbrook city 0.39
11 Sanford city 0.27
12 Augusta city 0.09