English Population in Maine by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The English population in Maine totals 288,626, with representation in every incorporated city included in this analysis. Leading communities are found in Portland (12,015), followed by Bangor (6,860) and South Portland (5,330), reflecting a strong urban presence. Despite this broad municipal footprint, the statewide count exceeds the combined city totals - suggesting that many English residents may live in unincorporated areas or towns below the population threshold used here. The analysis below explores how English communities are distributed across Maine and how this compares with broader patterns nationwide.

Top 5 cities with the largest English population in Maine

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  • 1
    Portland
    English population in Portland is 12,015
    17.54% of Portland population is English
  • 2
    Bangor
    English population in Bangor is 6,860
    21.67% of Bangor population is English
  • 3
    South Portland
    English population in South Portland is 5,330
    19.90% of South Portland population is English
  • 4
    Brunswick town
    English population in Brunswick town is 5,280
    23.91% of Brunswick town population is English
  • 5
    Scarborough town
    English population in Scarborough town is 5,247
    23.07% of Scarborough town population is English

Overview of English population in Maine

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey show Maine contains 288,626 English residents (21% of 1.4 million total state population), positioning the state at the 29th percentile nationally among U.S. states for English population concentrations.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate Maine's English population of 21% exceeds the national average of 9.1% by a factor of 2.3.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Maine contains 288,626 English residents, representing less than 1% of the nation's total English population of 30.1 million, constituting a minimal fraction of the national demographic community relative to the state's overall population size.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data documents Maine contains 9.4 English Americans per square mile, above the national average of 8.5 per square mile, indicating marginally stronger community presence than most U.S. states.
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356 Cities in Maine Ranked by English Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show English populations across all incorporated cities in Maine, with no cities recording zero residents identified as Americans of English birth or descent. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Maine ranked by English population count
Rank by English Population
City
English Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Maine English Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Portland 12,015 17.54% 4.16%
2 Bangor 6,860 21.67% 2.38%
3 South Portland 5,330 19.90% 1.85%
4 Brunswick town 5,280 23.91% 1.83%
5 Scarborough town 5,247 23.07% 1.82%
6 Auburn 4,912 20.22% 1.70%
7 Lewiston 4,478 11.82% 1.55%
8 4,386 23.09% 1.52%
9 4,350 21.08% 1.51%
10 4,326 22.81% 1.50%
11 3,806 27.43% 1.32%
12 3,649 20.06% 1.26%
13 3,052 14.90% 1.06%
14 2,901 22.97% 1.01%
15 2,899 17.36% 1.00%
16 2,823 31.35% 0.98%
17 2,588 11.52% 0.90%
18 2,549 21.80% 0.88%
19 2,525 29.88% 0.87%
20 2,523 33.27% 0.87%
21 2,306 22.43% 0.80%
22 2,298 26.30% 0.80%
23 2,179 22.57% 0.76%
24 2,156 25.22% 0.75%
25 2,090 23.75% 0.72%
26 2,051 24.00% 0.71%
27 2,046 23.68% 0.71%
28 2,024 20.99% 0.70%
29 2,020 21.16% 0.70%
30 2,009 19.10% 0.70%
31 2,004 17.36% 0.69%
32 1,923 27.53% 0.67%
33 1,915 22.99% 0.66%
34 1,900 27.18% 0.66%
35 1,878 21.50% 0.65%
36 1,817 15.54% 0.63%
37 1,600 16.47% 0.55%
38 1,598 19.92% 0.55%
39 1,575 22.57% 0.55%
40 1,540 26.86% 0.53%
41 1,500 24.79% 0.52%
42 1,464 18.34% 0.51%
43 1,448 24.74% 0.50%
44 1,446 15.80% 0.50%
45 1,428 17.64% 0.49%
46 1,422 18.16% 0.49%
47 1,350 16.83% 0.47%
48 1,322 21.49% 0.46%
49 1,314 25.89% 0.46%
50 1,304 24.75% 0.45%
51 1,263 32.90% 0.44%
52 1,261 19.05% 0.44%
53 1,259 28.13% 0.44%
53 1,259 37.91% 0.44%
54 1,253 16.84% 0.43%
55 1,214 40.45% 0.42%
56 1,205 26.38% 0.42%
57 1,204 22.96% 0.42%
58 1,191 31.04% 0.41%
59 1,166 17.75% 0.40%
60 1,163 23.34% 0.40%
61 1,152 15.51% 0.40%
62 1,151 27.58% 0.40%
63 1,141 25.11% 0.40%
64 1,131 31.11% 0.39%
65 1,085 21.57% 0.38%
66 1,071 25.48% 0.37%
67 1,064 22.06% 0.37%
68 1,063 16.92% 0.37%
69 1,043 22.19% 0.36%
70 1,039 21.98% 0.36%
71 1,032 17.07% 0.36%
72 1,026 17.34% 0.36%
73 1,017 20.94% 0.35%
74 993 26.05% 0.34%
75 989 19.03% 0.34%
76 983 16.60% 0.34%
77 982 15.05% 0.34%
78 981 29.59% 0.34%
79 964 17.41% 0.33%
80 963 20.74% 0.33%
81 957 31.82% 0.33%
81 957 30.53% 0.33%
82 948 18.34% 0.33%
83 935 30.40% 0.32%
84 928 18.27% 0.32%
85 920 25.12% 0.32%
86 919 20.08% 0.32%
87 897 28.86% 0.31%
88 896 24.44% 0.31%
89 848 21.97% 0.29%
90 828 16.92% 0.29%
91 827 24.43% 0.29%
92 803 26.01% 0.28%
93 799 21.69% 0.28%
94 777 25.80% 0.27%
95 773 14.79% 0.27%
96 766 16.09% 0.27%
97 753 21.86% 0.26%
98 752 28.89% 0.26%
99 751 18.27% 0.26%
100 749 21.07% 0.26%
101 741 28.83% 0.26%
102 722 30.31% 0.25%
103 721 31.71% 0.25%
104 716 15.98% 0.25%
105 714 32.98% 0.25%
106 707 18.55% 0.25%
106 707 21.26% 0.25%
107 697 30.99% 0.24%
108 686 25.90% 0.24%
109 682 39.67% 0.24%
110 681 22.09% 0.24%
111 673 21.88% 0.23%
112 670 25.49% 0.23%
113 669 35.17% 0.23%
114 668 16.14% 0.23%
115 659 15.38% 0.23%
116 649 14.85% 0.22%
117 646 20.54% 0.22%
118 645 23.25% 0.22%
119 641 14.60% 0.22%
120 640 35.44% 0.22%
121 630 24.47% 0.22%
121 630 16.08% 0.22%
122 629 35.88% 0.22%
123 620 15.70% 0.21%
124 619 32.22% 0.21%
125 618 40.03% 0.21%
126 605 23.13% 0.21%
127 581 34.12% 0.20%
128 565 23.96% 0.20%
129 559 19.29% 0.19%
130 557 20.29% 0.19%
131 556 19.91% 0.19%
132 550 33.56% 0.19%
133 538 13.96% 0.19%
134 532 26.04% 0.18%
134 532 13.40% 0.18%
135 528 18.78% 0.18%
135 528 17.87% 0.18%
136 523 18.87% 0.18%
137 519 18.80% 0.18%
138 512 35.83% 0.18%
139 511 33.75% 0.18%
140 510 28.98% 0.18%
141 508 16.24% 0.18%
141 508 16.31% 0.18%
141 508 20.62% 0.18%
142 501 18.79% 0.17%
143 500 15.17% 0.17%
144 499 27.21% 0.17%
144 499 18.53% 0.17%
145 497 15.07% 0.17%
146 495 26.53% 0.17%
147 490 27.64% 0.17%
148 489 33.96% 0.17%
149 488 18.82% 0.17%
150 487 28.60% 0.17%
151 485 19.35% 0.17%
152 484 29.03% 0.17%
152 484 21.29% 0.17%
153 482 20.89% 0.17%
153 482 26.10% 0.17%
154 477 22.60% 0.17%
155 469 24.08% 0.16%
156 462 27.00% 0.16%
157 461 26.45% 0.16%
158 459 27.68% 0.16%
159 449 28.95% 0.16%
160 443 21.28% 0.15%
160 443 18.90% 0.15%
161 441 23.99% 0.15%
162 439 34.40% 0.15%
163 434 32.32% 0.15%
163 434 27.93% 0.15%
164 433 25.41% 0.15%
165 431 43.49% 0.15%
166 428 11.71% 0.15%
167 427 22.31% 0.15%
168 426 15.81% 0.15%
168 426 13.40% 0.15%
169 417 29.37% 0.14%
169 417 21.94% 0.14%
170 416 19.35% 0.14%
171 406 27.45% 0.14%
172 403 13.70% 0.14%
173 394 15.33% 0.14%
173 394 25.16% 0.14%
174 393 15.78% 0.14%
174 393 36.19% 0.14%
175 389 35.49% 0.13%
176 382 35.47% 0.13%
177 377 25.51% 0.13%
177 377 18.24% 0.13%
178 371 29.08% 0.13%
179 364 35.44% 0.13%
180 363 18.27% 0.13%
180 363 28.29% 0.13%
181 353 31.18% 0.12%
182 349 32.62% 0.12%
183 347 11.96% 0.12%
184 346 16.64% 0.12%
184 346 20.02% 0.12%
185 343 22.64% 0.12%
186 342 20.35% 0.12%
187 331 24.96% 0.11%
187 331 14.82% 0.11%
188 324 20.02% 0.11%
189 321 25.76% 0.11%
189 321 23.35% 0.11%
190 320 7.73% 0.11%
190 320 19.73% 0.11%
191 319 29.76% 0.11%
192 316 27.08% 0.11%
192 316 22.40% 0.11%
193 315 28.56% 0.11%
194 312 20.93% 0.11%
194 312 23.69% 0.11%
195 310 13.07% 0.11%
195 310 27.51% 0.11%
196 308 23.86% 0.11%
197 304 17.30% 0.11%
198 303 21.54% 0.11%
198 303 26.37% 0.11%
199 298 23.63% 0.10%
200 296 25.13% 0.10%
200 296 32.42% 0.10%
200 296 19.56% 0.10%
201 294 15.25% 0.10%
202 289 21.91% 0.10%
203 288 12.31% 0.10%
204 286 28.46% 0.10%
205 284 22.81% 0.10%
206 283 18.32% 0.10%
207 281 19.55% 0.10%
208 278 29.92% 0.10%
209 275 29.83% 0.10%
209 275 23.69% 0.10%
210 273 31.60% 0.09%
211 272 21.74% 0.09%
212 268 17.89% 0.09%
213 267 25.12% 0.09%
214 264 20.54% 0.09%
214 264 22.43% 0.09%
215 261 21.17% 0.09%
216 260 19.35% 0.09%
217 256 17.14% 0.09%
218 255 23.46% 0.09%
219 253 21.87% 0.09%
220 252 29.89% 0.09%
221 251 31.53% 0.09%
222 250 20.33% 0.09%
223 249 17.41% 0.09%
224 248 16.51% 0.09%
225 247 27.94% 0.09%
225 247 28.55% 0.09%
226 246 29.67% 0.09%
226 246 32.98% 0.09%
227 245 27.84% 0.08%
227 245 19.93% 0.08%
228 244 26.93% 0.08%
229 242 16.79% 0.08%
229 242 34.57% 0.08%
230 241 17.29% 0.08%
231 240 28.40% 0.08%
232 238 19.19% 0.08%
233 237 19.80% 0.08%
233 237 27.59% 0.08%
233 237 23.21% 0.08%
233 237 25.37% 0.08%
234 234 19.68% 0.08%
235 231 14.85% 0.08%
236 227 25.77% 0.08%
237 226 15.82% 0.08%
238 225 17.05% 0.08%
239 221 25.49% 0.08%
240 214 26.13% 0.07%
241 210 25.70% 0.07%
241 210 19.35% 0.07%
242 209 23.86% 0.07%
243 207 30.17% 0.07%
244 204 23.97% 0.07%
245 201 22.02% 0.07%
246 200 13.82% 0.07%
247 197 16.69% 0.07%
248 195 37.43% 0.07%
249 192 20.62% 0.07%
249 192 15.96% 0.07%
250 191 17.51% 0.07%
250 191 20.78% 0.07%
251 188 20.19% 0.07%
252 187 28.90% 0.06%
253 186 11.92% 0.06%
253 186 15.22% 0.06%
253 186 15.83% 0.06%
254 185 20.17% 0.06%
255 184 21.27% 0.06%
256 183 39.52% 0.06%
257 178 17.78% 0.06%
258 176 14.18% 0.06%
258 176 14.40% 0.06%
259 175 26.80% 0.06%
260 174 20.71% 0.06%
260 174 30.47% 0.06%
261 173 17.85% 0.06%
261 173 15.71% 0.06%
262 171 19.21% 0.06%
263 169 23.34% 0.06%
264 168 22.31% 0.06%
265 167 12.79% 0.06%
265 167 24.52% 0.06%
266 162 18.97% 0.06%
267 159 15.88% 0.06%
267 159 27.27% 0.06%
268 157 29.73% 0.05%
269 152 17.31% 0.05%
270 147 15.87% 0.05%
271 142 14.26% 0.05%
272 141 24.78% 0.05%
273 138 18.72% 0.05%
273 138 13.35% 0.05%
274 135 20.45% 0.05%
275 131 8.92% 0.05%
276 129 26.11% 0.04%
277 127 24.38% 0.04%
278 125 16.91% 0.04%
278 125 15.74% 0.04%
278 125 18.41% 0.04%
279 124 19.20% 0.04%
280 123 18.22% 0.04%
280 123 31.78% 0.04%
281 121 26.19% 0.04%
282 119 15.74% 0.04%
282 119 13.77% 0.04%
283 114 16.96% 0.04%
283 114 17.78% 0.04%
283 114 14.86% 0.04%
284 111 21.47% 0.04%
285 102 14.45% 0.04%
286 101 12.90% 0.04%
286 101 11.64% 0.04%
287 100 17.79% 0.03%
288 99 18.03% 0.03%
289 96 5.23% 0.03%
290 90 18.56% 0.03%
291 88 15.33% 0.03%
291 88 6.96% 0.03%
292 83 9.47% 0.03%
293 78 18.14% 0.03%
294 75 13.30% 0.03%
294 75 14.07% 0.03%
294 75 13.37% 0.03%
294 75 15.40% 0.03%
295 68 12.21% 0.02%
296 66 7.01% 0.02%
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Maine by their English population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines English population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having English ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as English alone, while others identify as English along with another race (such as English and German).
  • We’ve used the “English alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the English population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as English alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as English .
  2. % of Total Maine English Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. English population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small English populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported English population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where English populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.