English was the largest ancestry in Maine in 2010. Here is a look at the 50 largest ancestry groups in the state:
|
Rank
|
Ancestry
|
Maine Estimated Population
|
Percentage of Total Population
|
|
|
Total:
|
1,327,567
|
100.0%
|
|
1
|
English
|
287,386
|
21.6%
|
|
2
|
Irish
|
232,022
|
17.5%
|
|
3
|
French
(except Basque)
|
220,990
|
16.6%
|
|
4
|
American
|
108,322
|
8.2%
|
|
5
|
French
Canadian
|
101,004
|
7.6%
|
|
6
|
German
|
99,142
|
7.5%
|
|
7
|
Italian
|
74,494
|
5.6%
|
|
8
|
Scottish
|
71,978
|
5.4%
|
|
9
|
Polish
|
27,561
|
2.1%
|
|
10
|
Swedish
|
24,721
|
1.9%
|
|
11
|
Scotch-Irish
|
23,085
|
1.7%
|
|
12
|
Canadian
|
18,127
|
1.4%
|
|
13
|
Dutch
|
12,589
|
0.9%
|
|
14
|
Welsh
|
10,645
|
0.8%
|
|
15
|
European
|
9,480
|
0.7%
|
|
16
|
Norwegian
|
9,447
|
0.7%
|
|
17
|
Russian
|
9,105
|
0.7%
|
|
18
|
Portuguese
|
7,205
|
0.5%
|
|
19
|
Danish
|
6,445
|
0.5%
|
|
20
|
Greek
|
6,384
|
0.5%
|
|
21
|
British
|
6,356
|
0.5%
|
|
22
|
Lithuanian
|
6,338
|
0.5%
|
|
23
|
Somalian
|
5,546
|
0.4%
|
|
24
|
Finnish
|
5,441
|
0.4%
|
|
25
|
Hungarian
|
3,678
|
0.3%
|
|
26
|
Austrian
|
3,012
|
0.2%
|
|
27
|
Scandinavian
|
2,695
|
0.2%
|
|
28
|
Ukrainian
|
2,669
|
0.2%
|
|
29
|
Czech
|
2,175
|
0.2%
|
|
30
|
Swiss
|
2,103
|
0.2%
|
|
31
|
Lebanese
|
2,018
|
0.2%
|
|
32
|
Slovak
|
1,647
|
0.1%
|
|
33
|
Eastern
European
|
1,351
|
0.1%
|
|
34
|
Czechoslovakian
|
1,315
|
0.1%
|
|
35
|
Armenian
|
1,297
|
0.1%
|
|
36
|
Northern
European
|
1,236
|
0.1%
|
|
37
|
Romanian
|
1,203
|
0.1%
|
|
38
|
Belgian
|
1,164
|
0.1%
|
|
39
|
Jamaican
|
1,121
|
0.1%
|
|
40
|
Ethiopian
|
1,067
|
0.1%
|
|
41
|
African
|
1,004
|
0.1%
|
|
42
|
Cajun
|
822
|
0.1%
|
|
43
|
Albanian
|
796
|
0.1%
|
|
44
|
Haitian
|
795
|
0.1%
|
|
45
|
Australian
|
689
|
0.1%
|
|
46
|
Croatian
|
665
|
0.1%
|
|
47
|
Sudanese
|
592
|
0.0%
|
|
48
|
Arab
|
544
|
0.0%
|
|
49
|
Serbian
|
529
|
0.0%
|
|
50
|
Syrian
|
503
|
0.0%
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
B04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates
