# Counties in Maine by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

All 16 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `language_other_than_english_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/maine-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Aroostook County | 14 |
| 2 | Androscoggin County | 10.6 |
| 3 | Cumberland County | 7.6 |
| 4 | York County | 5.7 |
| 5 | Washington County | 5.6 |
| 6 | Penobscot County | 4.9 |
| 7 | Kennebec County | 4.8 |
| 8 | Waldo County | 4.4 |
| 9 | Knox County | 4.2 |
| 10 | Franklin County | 3.4 |
| 11 | Hancock County | 3.3 |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 3.3 |
| 13 | Sagadahoc County | 2.8 |
| 14 | Piscataquis County | 2.6 |
| 15 | Somerset County | 2.3 |
| 16 | Oxford County | 2.1 |