Ranking of Maine Counties 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 counties, Kennebec County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (0.90%), followed by Waldo County (0.68%), and Oxford County (0.64%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties 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 Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Kennebec County
Waldo County
Oxford County
Sagadahoc County
Cumberland County
Somerset County
Knox County
Aroostook County
Penobscot County
Hancock County
Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Kennebec County 0.90
2 Waldo County 0.68
3 Oxford County 0.64
4 Sagadahoc County 0.58
5 Cumberland County 0.50
6 Somerset County 0.49
7 Knox County 0.45
8 Aroostook County 0.36
9 Penobscot County 0.35
10 Hancock County 0.31
11 York County 0.26
12 Washington County 0.24
13 Lincoln County 0.21
14 Androscoggin County 0.17
15 Franklin County 0.13
16 Piscataquis County 0.06