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Most sparsely populated, Maine cities

Maine cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 20 cities in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 20 is 556. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: South Portland, ME, up 14 places to #19.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Caribou, MEME7,32192−12%

02Ellsworth, MEME8,862112+37%

03Presque Isle, MEME8,694115−9%

04Old, MEME7,589196−7%

05Belfast, MEME6,988205+10%

06Augusta, MEME19,155347+3%

07Gardiner, MEME6,2063960%

08Auburn, MEME25,441429+10%

09▲1Sanford, MEME22,663474+124%

10▲2Saco, MEME21,159548+26%

11▲2Rockland, MEME7,142556−6%

12▲3Brewer, MEME9,636632+7%

13▲3Biddeford, MEME22,399745+7%

14▲8Bangor, MEME32,518949+3%

15▲8Bath, MEME8,835969−5%

16▲10Lewiston, MEME38,8661,138+9%

17▲12Westbrook, MEME21,5651,255+34%

18▲10Waterville, MEME17,5791,299+13%

19▲14South Portland, MEME27,0072,242+16%

20▲14Portland, MEME69,9113,246+9%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES