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Maine population by year, 1990 to 2025

Maine's population stalled near 1.33 million for a decade, then grew 3.7 percent after 2020 to a record 1.41 million in 2025.

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  • Maine: 1.23M in 1990, 1.42M in 2025.

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Maine spent most of the 2010s going nowhere. The estimate was 1,327,651 in 2010 and still only about 1.35 million in 2019, a decade with almost no growth. Since 2020 the pace has changed: the state added about 50,000 people, or 3.7 percent, and reached a record 1,414,874 in 2025.

Over the whole period Maine is up 14.9 percent from 1,231,296 in 1990, with the 1990s also close to flat. That has not kept pace with the country, and Maine's rank slid from 38th among the states in 1990 to 40th in 2000, 41st in 2010 and 42nd in 2025. The data are Census Bureau resident estimates for July 1.

The data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 (vintages 1999, 2000–2010 intercensal, 2020 and 2025), resident population of Maine, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026.

Population of Maine, Residents, 1990 to 2025, 1990–2025
DateMaine
19901.23M
19911.24M
19921.24M
19931.24M
19941.24M
19951.24M
19961.24M
19971.25M
19981.25M
19991.25M
20001.28M
20011.29M
20021.30M
20031.31M
20041.31M
20051.32M
20061.32M
20071.33M
20081.33M
20091.33M
20101.33M
20111.33M
20121.33M
20131.33M
20141.33M
20151.33M
20161.33M
20171.34M
20181.34M
20191.35M
20201.37M
20211.38M
20221.39M
20231.40M
20241.41M
20251.42M

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What is the population of Maine?

Maine had about 1.41 million residents (1,414,874) in July 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates. That ranks 42nd among the 50 states and is the highest figure in the series.

Has Maine's population been growing?

Recently, yes. Maine grew 3.7 percent from 2020 to 2025 after a decade of near-zero growth. It is up 6.6 percent since 2010 and 10.8 percent since 2000.

Where does Maine rank by population?

Maine ranks 42nd in 2025. It was 38th in 1990, 40th in 2000 and 41st in 2010, falling as other states grew faster.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 (vintages 1999, 2000–2010 intercensal, 2020 and 2025), resident population of Maine, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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