Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 11.73K people in Maine with Welsh ancestry (0.86% of Maine population). Among all Maine counties, Lincoln County had the highest percentage of its population with Welsh ancestry (1.71%), followed by Sagadahoc County (1.63%), and Knox County (1.31%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Lincoln County
Sagadahoc County
Knox County
Cumberland County
Penobscot County
Hancock County
Somerset County
York County
Waldo County
Washington County
Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lincoln County 1.71
2 Sagadahoc County 1.63
3 Knox County 1.31
4 Cumberland County 1.04
5 Penobscot County 0.92
6 Hancock County 0.86
7 Somerset County 0.81
8 York County 0.80
9 Waldo County 0.76
10 Washington County 0.74
11 Aroostook County 0.68
12 Androscoggin County 0.59
12 Kennebec County 0.59
13 Piscataquis County 0.58
14 Oxford County 0.52
15 Franklin County 0.46