Scottish Population in Maine by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Scottish population in Maine totals 58,264, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Portland (2,627), followed by Brunswick town (1,128) and Bangor (1,084), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how Scottish residents are distributed across Maine''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Scottish population in Maine

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  • 1
    Portland
    Scottish population in Portland is 2,627
    3.83% of Portland population is Scottish
  • 2
    Brunswick town
    Scottish population in Brunswick town is 1,128
    5.11% of Brunswick town population is Scottish
  • 3
    Bangor
    Scottish population in Bangor is 1,084
    3.42% of Bangor population is Scottish
  • 4
    South Portland
    Scottish population in South Portland is 1,067
    3.98% of South Portland population is Scottish
  • 5
    Lewiston
    Scottish population in Lewiston is 1,043
    2.75% of Lewiston population is Scottish

Overview of Scottish population in Maine

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Maine with 58,264 Scottish residents (4.2% of 1.4 million total state population), ranking the state at the 39th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for Scottish demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate Maine's Scottish population of 4.2% exceeds the national average of 1.6% by a factor of 2.7.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey document Maine's 58,264 Scottish residents constitute 1.1% of the nation's total Scottish population of 5.3 million, providing the state with a measurable but modest share of the national demographic community.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data show Maine maintains 1.9 Scottish Americans per square mile compared to the national average of 1.5, indicating higher demographic concentration relative to national averages.
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356 Cities in Maine Ranked by Scottish Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Scottish population in Maine present in Portland, Brunswick town, and Bangor, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. 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 Scottish population count
Rank by Scottish Population
City
Scottish Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Maine Scottish Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Portland 2,627 3.83% 4.51%
2 Brunswick town 1,128 5.11% 1.94%
3 Bangor 1,084 3.42% 1.86%
4 South Portland 1,067 3.98% 1.83%
5 Lewiston 1,043 2.75% 1.79%
6 Auburn 893 3.68% 1.53%
7 Rockland 837 11.97% 1.44%
8 836 3.68% 1.43%
9 825 7.84% 1.42%
10 821 4.92% 1.41%
11 805 4.24% 1.38%
12 782 4.12% 1.34%
13 752 3.67% 1.29%
14 719 3.48% 1.23%
15 712 7.38% 1.22%
16 651 3.58% 1.12%
17 625 5.35% 1.07%
18 595 6.89% 1.02%
19 593 6.48% 1.02%
20 586 6.51% 1.01%
21 578 5.99% 0.99%
22 571 13.89% 0.98%
23 558 4.42% 0.96%
24 557 4.02% 0.96%
25 478 5.47% 0.82%
26 443 3.79% 0.76%
27 441 5.01% 0.76%
28 431 4.19% 0.74%
29 423 4.43% 0.73%
30 422 5.39% 0.72%
31 407 4.76% 0.70%
32 399 15.39% 0.68%
33 396 4.08% 0.68%
34 391 6.60% 0.67%
35 387 4.43% 0.66%
36 378 1.68% 0.65%
37 375 6.20% 0.64%
38 337 4.53% 0.58%
39 335 7.34% 0.58%
40 333 3.90% 0.57%
41 318 2.75% 0.55%
42 305 6.01% 0.52%
43 300 5.72% 0.51%
43 300 11.33% 0.51%
44 296 9.50% 0.51%
45 284 4.07% 0.49%
46 281 8.53% 0.48%
46 281 7.37% 0.48%
47 277 15.62% 0.48%
48 275 8.94% 0.47%
49 274 4.63% 0.47%
50 273 3.28% 0.47%
51 272 4.33% 0.47%
51 272 3.39% 0.47%
52 267 3.16% 0.46%
53 266 4.80% 0.46%
54 264 5.81% 0.45%
55 262 3.53% 0.45%
56 261 6.57% 0.45%
57 259 6.16% 0.44%
58 255 4.91% 0.44%
59 249 3.28% 0.43%
60 245 3.51% 0.42%
61 244 5.06% 0.42%
62 243 5.31% 0.42%
63 240 3.68% 0.41%
63 240 9.17% 0.41%
64 236 4.48% 0.41%
65 231 5.54% 0.40%
66 229 7.30% 0.39%
67 225 11.32% 0.39%
68 208 3.63% 0.36%
69 201 5.48% 0.35%
70 198 3.27% 0.34%
71 196 5.08% 0.34%
72 195 2.43% 0.33%
72 195 2.44% 0.33%
73 194 4.91% 0.33%
74 187 6.06% 0.32%
75 183 2.26% 0.31%
75 183 3.89% 0.31%
75 183 3.64% 0.31%
76 179 5.94% 0.31%
76 179 5.04% 0.31%
77 178 4.90% 0.31%
78 176 4.59% 0.30%
79 172 5.73% 0.30%
79 172 9.81% 0.30%
80 170 6.83% 0.29%
80 170 3.25% 0.29%
81 167 6.20% 0.29%
82 166 7.04% 0.28%
82 166 12.86% 0.28%
83 165 4.33% 0.28%
84 163 7.17% 0.28%
84 163 4.45% 0.28%
85 162 3.62% 0.28%
85 162 6.46% 0.28%
86 160 3.87% 0.27%
87 154 8.10% 0.26%
88 152 4.59% 0.26%
89 151 17.14% 0.26%
90 150 5.34% 0.26%
91 149 4.08% 0.26%
92 147 6.79% 0.25%
93 145 5.52% 0.25%
94 144 5.60% 0.25%
94 144 6.05% 0.25%
95 143 7.80% 0.25%
96 141 7.67% 0.24%
97 139 11.37% 0.24%
97 139 9.17% 0.24%
98 138 10.76% 0.24%
99 133 12.51% 0.23%
100 130 12.94% 0.22%
101 127 11.68% 0.22%
102 126 7.79% 0.22%
103 125 4.00% 0.21%
103 125 3.93% 0.21%
103 125 8.68% 0.21%
104 123 1.87% 0.21%
105 121 4.71% 0.21%
105 121 9.17% 0.21%
105 121 2.56% 0.21%
105 121 4.38% 0.21%
106 118 1.78% 0.20%
106 118 3.92% 0.20%
107 117 1.90% 0.20%
108 116 7.66% 0.20%
108 116 8.02% 0.20%
109 115 16.76% 0.20%
110 114 4.38% 0.20%
111 113 4.83% 0.19%
111 113 3.83% 0.19%
112 109 3.31% 0.19%
113 105 7.53% 0.18%
113 105 6.75% 0.18%
114 102 6.22% 0.18%
115 101 5.47% 0.17%
116 100 9.22% 0.17%
116 100 5.19% 0.17%
116 100 2.60% 0.17%
117 98 11.63% 0.17%
118 97 3.35% 0.17%
118 97 3.12% 0.17%
118 97 3.08% 0.17%
119 96 3.31% 0.16%
119 96 3.26% 0.16%
119 96 6.98% 0.16%
120 95 3.86% 0.16%
120 95 1.62% 0.16%
121 93 2.75% 0.16%
122 92 10.45% 0.16%
123 91 2.03% 0.16%
123 91 7.30% 0.16%
123 91 11.43% 0.16%
124 90 1.84% 0.15%
125 89 2.58% 0.15%
125 89 1.72% 0.15%
126 88 5.01% 0.15%
127 86 1.85% 0.15%
127 86 6.94% 0.15%
127 86 3.19% 0.15%
128 85 1.95% 0.15%
128 85 3.68% 0.15%
128 85 10.12% 0.15%
128 85 5.67% 0.15%
129 84 4.11% 0.14%
129 84 6.25% 0.14%
129 84 2.53% 0.14%
129 84 3.03% 0.14%
130 83 2.97% 0.14%
130 83 4.02% 0.14%
131 81 8.70% 0.14%
132 80 3.56% 0.14%
132 80 7.99% 0.14%
133 79 4.16% 0.14%
134 78 5.46% 0.13%
135 77 4.46% 0.13%
136 76 3.34% 0.13%
136 76 6.71% 0.13%
137 75 7.25% 0.13%
137 75 4.26% 0.13%
137 75 1.91% 0.13%
137 75 4.84% 0.13%
138 74 4.44% 0.13%
138 74 2.67% 0.13%
139 73 3.27% 0.13%
139 73 7.33% 0.13%
140 72 3.04% 0.12%
140 72 1.48% 0.12%
140 72 4.63% 0.12%
141 71 3.42% 0.12%
141 71 5.53% 0.12%
142 70 6.99% 0.12%
143 69 1.57% 0.12%
143 69 4.05% 0.12%
143 69 4.16% 0.12%
144 68 3.49% 0.12%
144 68 4.76% 0.12%
144 68 1.85% 0.12%
145 67 1.41% 0.12%
145 67 7.40% 0.12%
145 67 5.09% 0.12%
146 66 4.91% 0.11%
147 65 3.48% 0.11%
148 64 3.72% 0.11%
148 64 1.49% 0.11%
148 64 3.76% 0.11%
149 63 4.48% 0.11%
150 62 7.59% 0.11%
150 62 4.01% 0.11%
150 62 4.98% 0.11%
150 62 3.82% 0.11%
150 62 4.16% 0.11%
151 60 3.12% 0.10%
152 59 4.80% 0.10%
152 59 6.91% 0.10%
152 59 2.79% 0.10%
153 58 2.11% 0.10%
153 58 2.79% 0.10%
153 58 3.83% 0.10%
153 58 8.01% 0.10%
154 57 6.49% 0.10%
155 56 2.39% 0.10%
155 56 4.44% 0.10%
156 55 4.59% 0.09%
156 55 1.10% 0.09%
157 54 6.35% 0.09%
157 54 3.10% 0.09%
157 54 5.81% 0.09%
158 53 3.76% 0.09%
158 53 3.58% 0.09%
158 53 6.11% 0.09%
159 52 4.71% 0.09%
159 52 4.22% 0.09%
159 52 3.05% 0.09%
160 51 4.24% 0.09%
160 51 6.75% 0.09%
161 50 7.58% 0.09%
161 50 3.83% 0.09%
162 49 4.45% 0.08%
162 49 4.47% 0.08%
163 48 3.76% 0.08%
164 47 3.01% 0.08%
164 47 2.75% 0.08%
165 46 3.71% 0.08%
165 46 3.19% 0.08%
165 46 4.08% 0.08%
166 45 3.56% 0.08%
166 45 2.35% 0.08%
166 45 4.91% 0.08%
167 44 5.12% 0.08%
167 44 3.08% 0.08%
167 44 7.71% 0.08%
168 43 3.65% 0.07%
168 43 1.67% 0.07%
169 42 4.60% 0.07%
170 41 4.85% 0.07%
171 40 4.35% 0.07%
172 39 2.60% 0.07%
172 39 3.80% 0.07%
173 38 5.43% 0.07%
173 38 3.72% 0.07%
174 37 3.45% 0.06%
174 37 3.73% 0.06%
175 36 5.57% 0.06%
175 36 2.93% 0.06%
175 36 3.06% 0.06%
175 36 3.11% 0.06%
175 36 4.16% 0.06%
175 36 5.62% 0.06%
175 36 3.90% 0.06%
175 36 2.54% 0.06%
176 35 4.75% 0.06%
176 35 3.83% 0.06%
176 35 2.74% 0.06%
176 35 4.05% 0.06%
177 34 4.82% 0.06%
178 33 4.89% 0.06%
178 33 4.38% 0.06%
178 33 1.96% 0.06%
179 32 3.86% 0.05%
179 32 4.03% 0.05%
180 31 3.20% 0.05%
180 31 2.84% 0.05%
181 29 3.28% 0.05%
181 29 5.95% 0.05%
181 29 5.16% 0.05%
182 28 2.44% 0.05%
182 28 3.42% 0.05%
182 28 1.95% 0.05%
182 28 5.10% 0.05%
182 28 6.51% 0.05%
182 28 1.81% 0.05%
182 28 1.05% 0.05%
183 26 2.92% 0.04%
183 26 2.13% 0.04%
183 26 1.44% 0.04%
184 25 2.12% 0.04%
184 25 2.10% 0.04%
184 25 2.15% 0.04%
185 24 2.78% 0.04%
185 24 4.61% 0.04%
185 24 1.31% 0.04%
185 24 4.61% 0.04%
186 23 1.73% 0.04%
186 23 1.07% 0.04%
186 23 2.48% 0.04%
186 23 1.95% 0.04%
187 22 4.75% 0.04%
188 21 1.95% 0.04%
188 21 2.40% 0.04%
188 21 4.06% 0.04%
188 21 1.96% 0.04%
189 20 3.48% 0.03%
189 20 0.60% 0.03%
190 19 1.29% 0.03%
190 19 2.79% 0.03%
190 19 2.91% 0.03%
190 19 2.94% 0.03%
190 19 1.52% 0.03%
191 18 3.41% 0.03%
191 18 1.23% 0.03%
192 17 2.53% 0.03%
192 17 2.28% 0.03%
192 17 2.50% 0.03%
193 16 1.72% 0.03%
193 16 1.84% 0.03%
194 15 2.57% 0.03%
194 15 3.25% 0.03%
195 14 1.20% 0.02%
195 14 1.50% 0.02%
195 14 0.89% 0.02%
196 13 1.66% 0.02%
196 13 2.31% 0.02%
197 12 0.39% 0.02%
197 12 0.31% 0.02%
198 10 1.78% 0.02%
198 10 0.67% 0.02%
198 10 1.06% 0.02%
199 9 1.82% 0.02%
199 9 0.83% 0.02%
200 8 0.61% 0.01%
201 7 0.17% 0.01%
201 7 0.80% 0.01%
201 7 0.91% 0.01%
202 6 1.13% 0.01%
202 6 1.55% 0.01%
203 5 0.68% 0.01%
204 4 0.82% 0.01%
204 4 0.46% 0.01%
205 3 0.53% 0.01%
206 0 - -
206 0 - -
206 0 - -
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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 Scottish population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Scottish 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 Scottish 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 Scottish alone, while others identify as Scottish along with another race (such as Scottish and German).
  • We’ve used the “Scottish alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Scottish population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Scottish 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 Scottish .
  2. % of Total Maine Scottish Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Scottish 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 Scottish 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 Scottish 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 Scottish populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

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