In 2023, about 1.4 million people lived in Maine. This was a slight increase from the previous year, when about 1.39 million people lived in the state. In 1960, the resident population of Maine stood at about 970,000 people.
Resident population in Maine from 1960 to 2023
(in millions)
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Resident population in Maine from 1960 to 2023
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1960 to 2000 data as of April 1, data for other years as of July 1. Insofar as possible, population shown for all years is that of present area of state.
* The April 1, 1990, census counts include corrections processed through August 1997, results of special censuses and test censuses, and do not include adjustments for census coverage errors.
Data from previous years can be found here.
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US Census Bureau. (June 29, 2024). Resident population in Maine from 1960 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206211/resident-population-in-maine/
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