Maine · 23 places

Cities and towns in Maine

Short answer

Maine has 23 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people, home to 394,865 residents in 2024. Portland is the largest with 69,568.
Places 1,000+
23
5,000+
20
Share of state
28%

Where the places are

Each dot is a place of 1,000+, sized by population. The median place of 5,000+ is Waterville with 17,336 people, and the smallest in that group is Gardiner with 6,160. 16 of the 20 places of 5,000+ grew between July 2020 and July 2024. No place crosses a county line.

Largest places in Maine

  1. 01Portland69,568
  2. 02Lewiston38,772
  3. 03Bangor32,446
  4. 04South Portland26,994
  5. 05Auburn25,200
  6. 06Sanford22,497
  7. 07Biddeford22,370
  8. 08Westbrook21,386
  9. 09Saco21,064
  10. 10Augusta19,168
  11. 11Waterville17,336
  12. 12Brewer9,629
  13. 13Ellsworth8,822
  14. 14Bath8,817
  15. 15Presque Isle8,728
  16. 16Old Town7,511
  17. 17Caribou7,328
  18. 18Rockland7,060
  19. 19Belfast6,993
  20. 20Gardiner6,160
July 1, 2024 estimates, Census Vintage 2024.

Fastest growth among places of 5,000+: Ellsworth (+4.8%), Westbrook (+4.7%), Auburn (+4.6%). Largest decline: Caribou (-1.0%).

All 23 places, A to Z

Places under 5,000 people have short profile pages that search engines do not index. Figures are July 1, 2024 estimates.

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Questions people ask

How many cities and towns are in Maine?

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 23 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people in Maine, and 20 of 5,000 or more. Smaller towns and census-designated places are not counted here.

What is the largest city in Maine?

Portland, with 69,568 residents on July 1, 2024.

Which Maine town grew fastest since 2020?

Among places of 5,000+, Ellsworth grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, +4.8%, to 8,822.

What share of Maine lives in incorporated places?

28%: 394,865 of the state's 1,405,012 residents live in the 23 places listed. The rest live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.