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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 12.08K people in Maine with Canadian ancestry (0.89% of Maine population). Among all Maine cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Auburn city had the highest percentage of its population with Canadian ancestry (1.61%), followed by Waterville city (1.30%), and Biddeford city (1.20%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Canadian 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 Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Auburn city
Waterville city
Biddeford city
Orono CDP
Lewiston city
Sanford city
Bangor city
Augusta city
South Portland city
Portland city
Ranking of Maine Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Auburn city 1.61
2 Waterville city 1.30
3 Biddeford city 1.20
4 Orono CDP 0.97
5 Lewiston city 0.94
6 Sanford city 0.89
7 Bangor city 0.83
8 Augusta city 0.78
9 South Portland city 0.67
10 Portland city 0.63
11 Saco city 0.55
12 Brunswick CDP 0.48
13 Westbrook city 0.17