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Which metro areas in Maine are people moving to?

Bangor, ME (6.3 per 1,000 residents), Portland-South Portland, ME (4.6 per 1,000 residents) and Lewiston-Auburn, ME (3.3 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from the rest of the U.S. for their size among Maine metro areas in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 3 ranked Maine metro areas

Maine metro areas ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankMetro areaPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Bangor, ME6.3+993157,967
2Portland-South Portland, ME4.6+2,644577,635
3Lewiston-Auburn, ME3.3+387116,487

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from the rest of the U.S. minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves between the area's own counties cancel out; moves from and to other countries are not included. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.

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Which metro area in Maine gains the most people from the rest of the country?

Bangor, ME: 6.3 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Portland-South Portland, ME (4.6 per 1,000 residents) and Lewiston-Auburn, ME (3.3 per 1,000 residents), of 3 Maine metro areas ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from the rest of the U.S. minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves between the area's own counties cancel out; moves from and to other countries are not included. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

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