The 10 Whitest Cities In Maine For 2023


We used science and data to determine which cities in Maine are whiter than wonder bread.

You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.

But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in Maine?

Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Pine Tree State.

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Maine for 2023.

Here are the 10 whites places in Maine for 2023:

  1. Gardiner
  2. Rockland
  3. Brewer
  4. Bath
  5. Ellsworth
  6. Old Town
  7. Caribou
  8. Augusta
  9. Belfast
  10. Presque Isle

What is the whitest city in Maine for 2023? According to the most recent census data Gardiner ranks as the whitest. If you're wondering, Portland is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Maine For 2023

1. Gardiner

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 5,944
% White: 95.76%
More on Gardiner: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Gardiner, ME

2. Rockland

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,977
% White: 95.37%
More on Rockland: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Rockland, ME

3. Brewer

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 9,606
% White: 95.24%
More on Brewer: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Brewer, ME

4. Bath

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 8,718
% White: 95.11%
More on Bath: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Bath, ME

5. Ellsworth

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 8,340
% White: 93.08%
More on Ellsworth: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Ellsworth, ME

6. Old Town

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 7,415
% White: 93.0%
More on Old Town: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Old Town, ME

Source: Public domain

7. Caribou

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 7,448
% White: 91.76%
More on Caribou: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Caribou, ME

Source: Public domain

8. Augusta

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 18,895
% White: 91.08%
More on Augusta: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Augusta, ME

9. Belfast

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 6,890
% White: 91.03%
More on Belfast: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Belfast, ME

10. Presque Isle

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 8,859
% White: 90.82%
More on Presque Isle: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Presque Isle, ME

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Maine for 2023

In order to rank the whitest places in Maine, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.

Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in Maine.

Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 19 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 95.8% to 81.7%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Gardiner took the distinction of being the most White, while Portland was the least White city. You can download the data here.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Maine ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across Maine

Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Maine according to the most recent data.

If you're curious enough, here are the least White places in Maine:

  1. Portland
  2. Lewiston
  3. South Portland

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White Population By City In { state|title }}

Rank City % White Population
1 Gardiner 95.76% 5,944
2 Rockland 95.37% 6,977
3 Brewer 95.24% 9,606
4 Bath 95.11% 8,718
5 Ellsworth 93.08% 8,340
6 Old Town 93.0% 7,415
7 Caribou 91.76% 7,448
8 Augusta 91.08% 18,895
9 Belfast 91.03% 6,890
10 Presque Isle 90.82% 8,859
11 Biddeford 90.67% 22,331
12 Saco 90.02% 20,203
13 Auburn 89.95% 23,790
14 Waterville 88.9% 15,872
15 Bangor 88.18% 31,920
16 Westbrook 87.05% 20,074
17 South Portland 87.0% 26,428
18 Lewiston 82.7% 36,615
19 Portland 81.7% 68,063

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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2023. This is our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Maine.
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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