Oxford County, Maine

Oxford County population, land area and income

Oxford County had 60,039 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,077.0 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 16 in Maine by population and 6th by land area. That works out to 28.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Maine has 54,142 residents; Oxford County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,220 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Oxford County's population changed since 2020

Oxford County gained 2,147 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.7%. That ranks 4th 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, Oxford County recorded 2,101 births and 3,406 deaths, a natural change of -1,305. Net international migration added +67 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,493. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,493 people.

Where Oxford County is

The Census internal point of Oxford County is at 44.494500, -70.734400. 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 Oxford County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Oxford County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Oxford County. Its 60,039 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Oxford County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Oxford County, including 2 across a state line. 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

  51 mi SSE

• York County

  220,143 people

  74 mi S

• Androscoggin County

  115,272 people

  34 mi SE

• NH

  Carroll County, NH

  52,580 people

  49 mi SSW

• NH

  Coos County, NH

  31,094 people

  29 mi WNW

• Franklin County

  30,902 people

  37 mi NNE

Distance to Augusta and the nearest big city

Augusta is 48.8 miles ESE of Oxford County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Manchester, NH (population 116,386), 110.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Auburn, ME (population 25,200), 37.1 miles away.

Oxford County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Oxford County is 23017: state code 23 for Maine plus county code 017. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,220.