Maine Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 1.36M Maine population, 303.88K had Unclassified ancestry (22.39%), 268.25K had English ancestry (19.77%), and 222.26K had Irish ancestry (16.38%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states, Maine counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Maine ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Maine Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 303875 | 22.39 |
| English | 268252 | 19.77 |
| Irish | 222255 | 16.38 |
| French (except Basque) | 174157 | 12.83 |
| Other Groups | 162499 | 11.97 |
| German | 105948 | 7.81 |
| French Canadian | 100256 | 7.39 |
| American | 83765 | 6.17 |
| Italian | 74934 | 5.52 |
| Scottish | 58018 | 4.28 |
| Polish | 30038 | 2.21 |
| Swedish | 22665 | 1.67 |
| European | 21947 | 1.62 |
| Scotch Irish | 19676 | 1.45 |
| Canadian | 12084 | 0.89 |
| Norwegian | 11991 | 0.88 |
| Dutch | 11808 | 0.87 |
| Welsh | 11730 | 0.86 |
| British | 11702 | 0.86 |
| Subsaharan African | 11562 | 0.85 |
| Russian | 8116 | 0.60 |
| Portuguese | 7390 | 0.55 |
| Finnish | 6741 | 0.50 |
| Greek | 6279 | 0.46 |
| Scandinavian | 5773 | 0.43 |
| Danish | 5312 | 0.39 |
| Lithuanian | 4339 | 0.32 |
| Eastern European | 3993 | 0.29 |
| Hungarian | 3807 | 0.28 |
| Czech | 3324 | 0.25 |
| Somali | 3251 | 0.24 |
| Ukrainian | 2597 | 0.19 |
| Northern European | 2589 | 0.19 |
| African | 2578 | 0.19 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 2534 | 0.19 |
| Lebanese | 2505 | 0.19 |
| Austrian | 2267 | 0.17 |
| Swiss | 2217 | 0.16 |
| Slovak | 1712 | 0.13 |
| Jamaican | 1400 | 0.10 |
| Armenian | 1267 | 0.09 |
| Czechoslovakian | 1242 | 0.09 |
| Cajun | 1209 | 0.09 |
| Romanian | 875 | 0.06 |
| Belgian | 788 | 0.06 |
| Brazilian | 674 | 0.05 |
| Australian | 617 | 0.05 |
| Pennsylvania German | 605 | 0.05 |
| Iraqi | 597 | 0.04 |
| Albania | 578 | 0.04 |
| Syrian | 559 | 0.04 |
| Afghan | 517 | 0.04 |
| Haitian | 502 | 0.04 |
| Turkish | 470 | 0.04 |
| Iranian | 468 | 0.03 |
| Bulgarian | 453 | 0.03 |
| Cape Verdean | 413 | 0.03 |
| Arab | 404 | 0.03 |
| Nigerian | 398 | 0.03 |
| Croatian | 392 | 0.03 |
| Sudanese | 382 | 0.03 |
| Slavic | 343 | 0.03 |
| Latvian | 336 | 0.03 |
| Yugoslavian | 328 | 0.02 |
| Celtic | 303 | 0.02 |
| Kenyan | 257 | 0.02 |
| Moroccan | 241 | 0.02 |
| Ethiopian | 234 | 0.02 |
| Slovene | 233 | 0.02 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 224 | 0.02 |
| Serbian | 219 | 0.02 |
| Israeli | 197 | 0.02 |
| West Indian | 182 | 0.01 |
| Egyptian | 154 | 0.01 |
| Guyanese | 139 | 0.01 |
| Basque | 123 | 0.01 |
| South African | 119 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 112 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 104 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 89 | 0.01 |
| Alsatian | 86 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 71 | 0.01 |
| Cypriot | 67 | 0.01 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 54 | 0.00 |
| Palestinian | 47 | 0.00 |
| Maltese | 42 | 0.00 |
| British West Indian | 42 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 39 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwean | 33 | 0.00 |
| Barbadian | 32 | 0.00 |
| Ghanaian | 28 | 0.00 |
| Luxembourger | 23 | 0.00 |
| US Virgin Islander | 21 | 0.00 |
| Belizean | 17 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 11 | 0.00 |
| Jordanian | 9 | 0.00 |
| Liberian | 6 | 0.00 |
| Ugandan | 6 | 0.00 |
| German Russian | 4 | 0.00 |
| Senegalese | 4 | 0.00 |