Androscoggin County, Maine

Androscoggin County population, land area and income

Androscoggin County had 115,272 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 468.0 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 16 in Maine by population and 13th by land area. That works out to 246.3 people per square mile, 2.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Maine has 54,142 residents, so Androscoggin County is 2.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,456 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Androscoggin County's population changed since 2020

Androscoggin County gained 4,094 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.7%. That ranks 5th of 16 in Maine for growth. The median Maine county changed by +3.0%, and the state as a whole by +3.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Androscoggin County recorded 4,870 births and 5,829 deaths, a natural change of -959. Net international migration added +1,932 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,198. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,198 people.

Where Androscoggin County is

The Census internal point of Androscoggin County is at 44.167700, -70.207400. It sits in UTM zone 19N. The map shades Maine's 16 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Androscoggin County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Androscoggin County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Androscoggin County, 63,972 people together, or 55% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Androscoggin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lewiston with 38,772.

Counties bordering Androscoggin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Androscoggin County. The most populous is Cumberland County, ME, with 313,809 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Cumberland County

  313,809 people

  26 mi SSW

• Kennebec County

  128,461 people

  28 mi NE

• Oxford County

  60,039 people

  34 mi NW

• Sagadahoc County

  37,582 people

  25 mi SE

• Franklin County

  30,902 people

  57 mi N

Distance to Augusta and the nearest big city

Augusta is 23.2 miles ENE of Androscoggin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Manchester, NH (population 116,386), 102.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lewiston, ME (population 38,772), 5.7 miles away.

Androscoggin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Androscoggin County is 23001: state code 23 for Maine plus county code 001. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,456.