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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 11.70K people in Maine with British ancestry (0.86% of Maine population). Among all Maine cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Brunswick CDP had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (1.23%), followed by Bangor city (1.21%), and Biddeford city (1.04%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having British 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 British Ancestry in 2021
Brunswick CDP
Bangor city
Biddeford city
Portland city
South Portland city
Augusta city
Orono CDP
Westbrook city
Saco city
Auburn city
Ranking of Maine Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Brunswick CDP 1.23
2 Bangor city 1.21
3 Biddeford city 1.04
4 Portland city 0.89
4 South Portland city 0.89
5 Augusta city 0.86
6 Orono CDP 0.78
7 Westbrook city 0.65
8 Saco city 0.52
9 Auburn city 0.48
10 Lewiston city 0.38
11 Waterville city 0.35
12 Sanford city 0.29