Ranking of Maine Counties 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 counties, Sagadahoc County had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (1.86%), followed by Knox County (1.44%), and Piscataquis County (1.33%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties 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 Counties By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
Sagadahoc County
Knox County
Piscataquis County
Cumberland County
Waldo County
Hancock County
Lincoln County
Penobscot County
York County
Washington County
Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Sagadahoc County 1.86
2 Knox County 1.44
3 Piscataquis County 1.33
4 Cumberland County 1.08
5 Waldo County 1.07
6 Hancock County 1.02
7 Lincoln County 1.00
8 Penobscot County 0.86
9 York County 0.83
10 Washington County 0.79
11 Franklin County 0.74
12 Somerset County 0.72
13 Oxford County 0.60
14 Kennebec County 0.49
15 Androscoggin County 0.45
15 Aroostook County 0.45