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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 11.99K people in Maine with Norwegian ancestry (0.88% of Maine population). Among all Maine cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Sanford city had the highest percentage of its population with Norwegian ancestry (2.22%), followed by Waterville city (1.47%), and Biddeford city (1.38%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Norwegian 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 Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Sanford city
Waterville city
Biddeford city
Saco city
Portland city
Brunswick CDP
South Portland city
Orono CDP
Bangor city
Westbrook city
Ranking of Maine Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Sanford city 2.22
2 Waterville city 1.47
3 Biddeford city 1.38
4 Saco city 1.31
5 Portland city 1.27
6 Brunswick CDP 1.24
7 South Portland city 1.19
8 Orono CDP 0.79
9 Bangor city 0.70
10 Westbrook city 0.59
11 Augusta city 0.56
12 Auburn city 0.25
13 Lewiston city 0.14