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Most sparsely populated, Maine counties · 2020

Maine counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Piscataquis County, MEME17,4094−3%

02Aroostook County, MEME66,60910−9%

03Washington County, MEME31,33412−8%

04Somerset County, MEME51,62013−1%

05Franklin County, MEME30,82417−0%

06Oxford County, MEME60,34628+6%

07Hancock County, MEME57,17135+7%

08Penobscot County, MEME157,96745+5%

09Waldo County, MEME40,69354+9%

10Lincoln County, MEME36,59577+5%

11Knox County, MEME41,117111+2%

12Kennebec County, MEME129,067143+6%

13Sagadahoc County, MEME37,979144+4%

14York County, MEME222,434214+14%

15Androscoggin County, MEME116,487237+7%

16Cumberland County, MEME317,222362+14%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES