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MEMaine rankings

Towns losing population in Maine

Ranked by population loss between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. 37 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Harrison 1 Harrison Cumberland County −10.4% 2010 census 2,730 Map of Caribou 2 Caribou −9.7% 2010 census 8,189 Map of Presque Isle 3 Presque Isle −9.2% 2010 census 9,692
#TownChange 2010–20202010 census2020 census
1 Harrison HarrisonCumberland County · 2,513 people −10.4% 2,730 2,447
2 Map of Caribou Caribou7,382 people −9.7% 8,189 7,396
3 Map of Presque Isle Presque Isle8,736 people −9.2% 9,692 8,797
4 MillinocketPenobscot County · 4,115 people −8.7% 4,506 4,114
5 PittsfieldSomerset County · 3,930 people −7.3% 4,215 3,908
6 Wilton WiltonFranklin County · 3,862 people −6.8% 4,116 3,835
7 Old Town Old Town7,470 people −5.2% 7,840 7,431
8 Fort Fairfield Fort FairfieldAroostook County · 3,309 people −5.0% 3,496 3,322
9 Map of Rockland Rockland7,035 people −4.9% 7,297 6,936
10 Jay JayFranklin County · 4,657 people −4.8% 4,851 4,620
11 LincolnPenobscot County · 4,890 people −4.6% 5,085 4,853
12 Newport NewportPenobscot County · 3,143 people −4.3% 3,275 3,133
13 MadawaskaAroostook County · 3,853 people −4.2% 4,035 3,867
14 Livermore Falls Livermore FallsAndroscoggin County · 3,102 people −4.0% 3,187 3,060
15 BethelOxford County · 2,617 people −4.0% 2,607 2,504
16 Bangor Bangor31,938 people −3.9% 33,039 31,753
17 Boothbay BoothbayLincoln County · 3,102 people −3.8% 3,120 3,003
18 Fairfield FairfieldSomerset County · 6,519 people −3.7% 6,735 6,484
19 Clinton ClintonKennebec County · 3,385 people −3.3% 3,486 3,370
20 Bar Harbor Bar HarborHancock County · 5,244 people −2.8% 5,235 5,089
21 MadisonSomerset County · 4,782 people −2.7% 4,855 4,726
22 Casco CascoCumberland County · 3,696 people −2.6% 3,742 3,646
23 Norridgewock NorridgewockSomerset County · 3,288 people −2.6% 3,367 3,278
24 Dexter DexterPenobscot County · 3,822 people −2.4% 3,895 3,803
25 FryeburgOxford County · 3,489 people −2.3% 3,449 3,369
26 Farmington FarmingtonFranklin County · 8,157 people −2.2% 7,760 7,592
27 Thomaston ThomastonKnox County · 2,769 people −1.5% 2,781 2,739
28 Calais3,097 people −1.4% 3,123 3,079
29 Augusta Augusta19,077 people −1.2% 19,136 18,899
30 HoultonAroostook County · 6,056 people −1.1% 6,123 6,055
31 Litchfield LitchfieldKennebec County · 3,680 people −1.0% 3,624 3,586
32 MonmouthKennebec County · 4,162 people −0.9% 4,104 4,066
33 Fort KentAroostook County · 4,150 people −0.7% 4,097 4,067
34 Map of Benton BentonKennebec County · 2,770 people −0.6% 2,732 2,715
35 Oakland OaklandKennebec County · 6,309 people −0.2% 6,240 6,230
36 Paris ParisOxford County · 5,317 people −0.1% 5,183 5,179
37 Woolwich WoolwichSagadahoc County · 3,158 people −0.1% 3,072 3,068

How this ranking works

We rank every town by population loss between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Only towns that shrank are listed. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Maine as a whole is +2.6%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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