Facts
- Population
- 1,405,012 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 3.1 %
- Natural change, 2023
- -5,142
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 1,363,196 (2020)
- Births
- 11,919 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 8.5
- Deaths
- 17,061 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 12.1
- International migration
- 4,277 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 9,598 (2023)
- Net migration
- 13,875 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 9.9
- Postal code
- ME
- FIPS code
- 23
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,405,012 |
| 2023 | 1,399,646 |
| 2022 | 1,390,922 |
| 2021 | 1,378,931 |
| 2020 | 1,364,571 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.0 % |
| 2023 | 2.6 % |
| 2022 | 2.8 % |
| 2021 | 4.7 % |
| 2020 | 5.1 % |
Counties · 16
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumberland County | 313,809 | 3.5 % | 2.7 % |
| 2 | York County | 220,143 | 3.9 % | 3.0 % |
| 3 | Penobscot County | 156,840 | 3.0 % | 3.7 % |
| 4 | Kennebec County | 128,461 | 3.2 % | 3.1 % |
| 5 | Androscoggin County | 115,272 | 3.7 % | 3.5 % |
| 6 | Aroostook County | 66,776 | -0.5 % | 4.8 % |
| 7 | Oxford County | 60,039 | 4.0 % | 3.8 % |
| 8 | Hancock County | 56,946 | 2.6 % | 3.9 % |
| 9 | Somerset County | 51,338 | 1.7 % | 4.6 % |
| 10 | Knox County | 40,981 | 0.9 % | 3.3 % |
| 11 | Waldo County | 40,617 | 2.6 % | 3.7 % |
| 12 | Sagadahoc County | 37,582 | 2.4 % | 2.7 % |
| 13 | Lincoln County | 36,491 | 3.6 % | 3.3 % |
| 14 | Washington County | 31,383 | 0.9 % | 5.3 % |
| 15 | Franklin County | 30,902 | 4.9 % | 4.0 % |
| 16 | Piscataquis County | 17,432 | 3.8 % | 5.2 % |