Aroostook County, ME Population

Overview

67,272

Total Population

47.9

Median age

49.96%

Female population %

100.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

64.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

953

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Aroostook County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Aroostook County is 47.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Aroostook County's population under 18 was 18.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Aroostook County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Aroostook County, 15.14% were under the age of 15, 15.68% aged 15 to 29, 45.09% aged 30 to 64, 20.41% aged 65 to 84, and 3.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 50 less females than males in Aroostook County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.96% females and 50.04% males in Aroostook County, ME.
The Aroostook County, ME gender ratio is 100.1:100 i.e. 100.1 men to 100 women (1.001).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 2,841.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 2,858.

Aroostook County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Aroostook County population: 94.04% are White, 0.80% are Black or African American, 1.79% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.37% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.31% are some other race and 2.65% are multiracial.
Aroostook County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 953 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 66,319 (98.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Aroostook County is White with a population of 63,263 (94.04% of the total population).

Aroostook County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 73,864 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Aroostook County's population decreased by 2,165 (2.93%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Aroostook County's population decreased by 4,635 (6.46%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Aroostook County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 67,022.