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Highest French population share, Maine counties

Maine counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is 11.0%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Aroostook County, MEME66,60917.8%−9.3 pts

02▲1Androscoggin County, MEME116,48717.2%−2.8 pts

03▼1Kennebec County, MEME129,06715.4%−7.7 pts

04▲1Oxford County, MEME60,34614.4%−2.3 pts

05▲2York County, MEME222,43412.1%−9.0 pts

06▲3Franklin County, MEME30,82411.6%−3.0 pts

07▼1Penobscot County, MEME157,96711.4%−7.3 pts

08▼4Somerset County, MEME51,62011.0%−14.1 pts

09▲1Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97910.2%−3.6 pts

10▼2Piscataquis County, MEME17,4099.6%−7.8 pts

11Cumberland County, MEME317,2228.3%−4.8 pts

12Lincoln County, MEME36,5957.7%−5.5 pts

13Waldo County, MEME40,6937.7%−4.3 pts

14Hancock County, MEME57,1716.7%−1.1 pts

15Knox County, MEME41,1176.5%−3.9 pts

16Washington County, MEME31,3344.9%−4.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES