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Maine population 2026

Q: What is the population of Maine in 2026?

The latest official figure is 1,414,874, for 1 July 2025 (US Census Bureau). If last year’s change continues, Maine would have about 1.4 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December.

Maine has 1,414,874 people on the latest official figure, for 1 July 2025, 6,436 more than a year earlier (+0.46%). It is 42nd of the US’s 50 states and DC by population, home to 0.4% of the US’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 1.4 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Maine in numbers

Population: 1.4 million 1 July 2025
Change in a year: +0.46% +6,436 people
Change since 2020: +3.69% from 1.4 million
Share of the US: 0.4% 42nd of 50 states and DC
Population density: 18per km² 79,888 km²
Births in the year: 12 thousand deaths: 17 thousand
International migration: +4 thousand net arrivals from abroad
Moves within the US: +7 thousand more people moved in than left

In the latest year deaths outnumbered births by 5,019, 4,040 more people arrived from abroad than left, and 7,406 more people moved in from the rest of the US than moved out.

That is about as many people as Timor Leste (1.4 million).

Population of Maine by year

1.4M

› Show the numbers as a table

Year	Population
2010	1,327,651
2011	1,328,473
2012	1,328,094
2013	1,328,543
2014	1,331,217
2015	1,329,098
2016	1,332,348
2017	1,335,743
2018	1,340,123
2019	1,345,770
2020	1,364,546
2021	1,379,009
2022	1,391,585
2023	1,401,992
2024	1,408,438
2025	1,414,874

Year	Population	Change	%
2025	1,414,874	+6,436	+0.46%
2024	1,408,438	+6,446	+0.46%
2023	1,401,992	+10,407	+0.75%
2022	1,391,585	+12,576	+0.91%
2021	1,379,009	+14,463	+1.06%
2020	1,364,546	+18,776	+1.40%
2019	1,345,770	+5,647	+0.42%
2018	1,340,123	+4,380	+0.33%
2017	1,335,743	+3,395	+0.25%
2016	1,332,348	+3,250	+0.24%
2015	1,329,098	−2,119	−0.16%
2014	1,331,217	+2,674	+0.20%
2013	1,328,543	+449	+0.03%
2012	1,328,094	−379	−0.03%
2011	1,328,473	+822	+0.06%

2010–2019 are Vintage 2020 estimates and 2020–2025 are Vintage 2025, so the step between 2019 and 2020 is partly a change of base.

Maine among the US’s states

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States of the US by population
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1	California	39,355,309	−0.02%	11.5%	98
2	Texas	31,709,821	+1.25%	9.3%	47
3	Florida	23,462,518	+0.84%	6.9%	169
4	New York State	20,002,427	+0.01%	5.9%	164
5	Pennsylvania	13,059,432	+0.10%	3.8%	113
6	Illinois	12,719,141	+0.13%	3.7%	89
7	Ohio	11,900,510	+0.34%	3.5%	113
8	Georgia (US State)	11,302,748	+0.88%	3.3%	76
9	North Carolina	11,197,968	+1.32%	3.3%	89
10	Michigan	10,127,884	+0.28%	3.0%	69
11	New Jersey	9,548,215	+0.44%	2.8%	501
12	Virginia	8,880,107	+0.69%	2.6%	87
13	Washington State	8,001,020	+0.92%	2.3%	47
14	Arizona	7,623,818	+0.89%	2.2%	26
15	Tennessee	7,315,076	+0.88%	2.1%	69
16	Massachusetts	7,154,084	+0.22%	2.1%	354
17	Indiana	6,973,333	+0.56%	2.0%	75
18	Missouri	6,270,541	+0.43%	1.8%	35
19	Maryland	6,265,347	+0.32%	1.8%	249
20	Colorado	6,012,561	+0.40%	1.8%	22
21	Wisconsin	5,972,787	+0.26%	1.7%	43
22	Minnesota	5,830,405	+0.57%	1.7%	28
23	South Carolina	5,570,274	+1.46%	1.6%	72
24	Alabama	5,193,088	+0.58%	1.5%	40
25	Louisiana	4,618,189	+0.07%	1.4%	41
26	Kentucky	4,606,864	+0.50%	1.3%	45
27	Oregon	4,273,586	+0.19%	1.3%	17
28	Oklahoma	4,123,288	+0.62%	1.2%	23
29	Connecticut	3,688,496	+0.38%	1.1%	294
30	Utah	3,538,904	+1.02%	1.0%	17
31	Nevada	3,282,188	+0.88%	1.0%	12
32	Iowa	3,238,387	+0.25%	0.9%	22
33	Arkansas	3,114,791	+0.60%	0.9%	23
34	Kansas	2,977,220	+0.40%	0.9%	14
35	Mississippi	2,954,160	+0.14%	0.9%	24
36	New Mexico	2,125,498	−0.06%	0.6%	7
37	Idaho	2,029,733	+1.44%	0.6%	10
38	Nebraska	2,018,006	+0.62%	0.6%	10
39	West Virginia	1,766,147	−0.07%	0.5%	28
40	Hawaii	1,432,820	−0.15%	0.4%	86
41	New Hampshire	1,415,342	+0.48%	0.4%	61
42	Maine	1,414,874	+0.46%	0.4%	18
43	Montana	1,144,694	+0.63%	0.3%	3
44	Rhode Island	1,114,521	+0.37%	0.3%	416
45	Delaware	1,059,952	+0.94%	0.3%	210
46	South Dakota	935,094	+0.86%	0.3%	5
47	North Dakota	799,358	+0.75%	0.2%	5
48	Alaska	737,270	+0.10%	0.2%	1
49	District of Columbia	693,645	+0.34%	0.2%	4,381
50	Vermont	644,663	−0.29%	0.2%	27
51	Wyoming	588,753	+0.35%	0.2%	2

Largest cities in Maine

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

Portland66,881
Lewiston36,202
Bangor32,391
West Scarborough27,706
South Portland25,556
South Portland Gardens23,893

Questions

What is the population of Maine in 2026?

The latest official figure is 1,414,874, for 1 July 2025 (US Census Bureau). If last year’s change continues, Maine would have about 1.4 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December.

Is Maine’s population growing or shrinking?

It grew by 6,436 people (+0.46%) in the latest year, and has changed +3.69% since 2020. In the latest year deaths outnumbered births by 5,019, 4,040 more people arrived from abroad than left, and 7,406 more people moved in from the rest of the US than moved out.

How does Maine rank in the US?

Maine is 42nd of the US’s 50 states and DC, with 0.4% of the people. California is the largest, with 39.4 million.

What is the population density of Maine?

About 18 people per km², on 79,888 km². Land area, US Census Bureau Gazetteer.

What is the largest city in Maine?

Portland, with about 67 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

US Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates. US government work, public domain. Land area, US Census Bureau Gazetteer. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for the US, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: Maine population, US Census Bureau, 1 July 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/united-states/maine/

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