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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.77K people in Maine with Scandinavian ancestry (0.43% of Maine population). Among all Maine cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Orono CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (0.87%), followed by South Portland city (0.71%), and Portland city (0.50%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Orono CDP
South Portland city
Portland city
Brunswick CDP
Bangor city
Saco city
Westbrook city
Auburn city
Waterville city
Biddeford city
Ranking of Maine Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Orono CDP 0.87
2 South Portland city 0.71
3 Portland city 0.50
4 Brunswick CDP 0.42
5 Bangor city 0.40
6 Saco city 0.23
7 Westbrook city 0.22
8 Auburn city 0.21
9 Waterville city 0.20
10 Biddeford city 0.13
10 Sanford city 0.13
11 Augusta city 0.11