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Population per Square Mile in Maine, by County

Population per Square Mile for every county in Maine, ranked. The highest is Cumberland County at 369.3 and the lowest is Piscataquis County at 4.4.

Maine: 45.0 · United States: n/a · median county in Maine: 45.5

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#County Population per Square Mile
1Cumberland County369.3
2Androscoggin County242.4
3York County218.7
4Sagadahoc County146.8
5Kennebec County146.2
6Knox County112.4
7Lincoln County79.2
8Waldo County55.0
9Penobscot County45.5
10Hancock County35.6
11Oxford County28.5
12Franklin County17.9
13Somerset County13.0
14Washington County12.2
15Aroostook County10.1
16Piscataquis County4.4

People divided by land area. Water is excluded, so lake and coastal counties are not unfairly diluted.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Maine ranks 40th of 52 states for population per square mile.

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