Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.59K people in Maine with Northern European ancestry (0.19% of Maine population). Among all Maine counties, Knox County had the highest percentage of its population with Northern European ancestry (0.57%), followed by Sagadahoc County (0.50%), and Franklin County (0.30%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Northern European 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 Northern European Ancestry in 2021
Knox County
Sagadahoc County
Franklin County
Cumberland County
Waldo County
Lincoln County
Hancock County
York County
Washington County
Kennebec County
Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Knox County 0.57
2 Sagadahoc County 0.50
3 Franklin County 0.30
4 Cumberland County 0.27
4 Waldo County 0.27
5 Lincoln County 0.20
6 Hancock County 0.19
7 York County 0.18
8 Washington County 0.17
9 Kennebec County 0.15
10 Penobscot County 0.13
11 Piscataquis County 0.09
12 Aroostook County 0.08
13 Oxford County 0.05
13 Somerset County 0.05
14 Androscoggin County 0.04