Maine statistical areas

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The U.S. State of Maine currently has five statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated one combined statistical area, three metropolitan statistical areas, and one micropolitan statistical area in Maine. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA, comprising the region around Maine's largest city of Portland.

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Background

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population, [2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core". [2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people. [2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%. [2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

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The five United States statistical areas and 16 counties of the State of Maine

Core-based statistical area [1] 2023 population (est.) [3] County2023 population (est.) [3]
Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA 680,094 Portland-South Portland, ME MSA 566,329 Cumberland County, Maine 310,230
York County, Maine 218,586
Sagadahoc County, Maine 37,513
Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA 113,765 Androscoggin County, Maine 113,765
none Bangor, ME MSA 155,312 Penobscot County, Maine 155,312
Augusta-Waterville, ME μSA 127,259 Kennebec County, Maine 127,259
none Aroostook County, Maine 67,351
Oxford County, Maine 59,905
Hancock County, Maine 56,526
Somerset County, Maine 51,302
Knox County, Maine 40,977
Waldo County, Maine 40,620
Lincoln County, Maine 36,507
Washington County, Maine 31,555
Franklin County, Maine 30,828
Piscataquis County, Maine 17,486
State of Maine 1,395,722

Primary statistical areas

Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the five statistical areas of Maine, three are PSAs comprising one combined statistical area, one metropolitan statistical area and one micropolitan statistical area.

The three primary statistical areas of the State of Maine

2020 rank Primary statistical area [1] Population
2023 estimate [3] Change 2020 Census [4] Change 2010 Census [5]
1 Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA 680,094+2.60%662,879+6.61%621,800
2 Bangor, ME MSA 155,312+2.05%152,199−1.12%153,923
3 Augusta-Waterville, ME μSA 127,259+2.93%123,642+1.22%122,151

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget . Retrieved November 5, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
    3. 1 2 3 "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
    4. ↑ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
    5. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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