Maine Population

Overview

1.36 million

Total Population

44.7

Median age

50.75%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

24,526

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Maine's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Maine is 44.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Maine's population under 18 was 18.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Maine's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Maine, 15.29% were under the age of 15, 17.26% aged 15 to 29, 46.75% aged 30 to 64, 18.34% aged 65 to 84, and 2.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20,430 more females than males in Maine:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.75% females and 49.25% males in Maine.
The Maine gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 53,217.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 55,554.

Maine's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Maine population: 92.93% are White, 1.44% are Black or African American, 0.56% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.10% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.50% are some other race and 3.46% are multiracial.
Maine's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the state.
By ethnicity, 24,526 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1.33 million (98.19% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Maine is White with a population of 1.26 million (92.93% of the total population).

Maine's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,385,340 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Maine's population increased by 50,611 (3.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Maine's population increased by 35,906 (2.70%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Maine's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,277,040.