Maine was the only state to get younger last year

Maine was the one U.S. state that noticed its inhabitants development youthful between 2020 and 2021, though it stays the oldest state within the U.S., new knowledge present.

It’s the newest instance of how Maine’s inhabitants has bucked long-term developments for the reason that onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state has seen among the many biggest proportion inhabitants will increase within the U.S. over the previous two years due to individuals shifting in, whilst deaths have continued to outpace births right here.

The median age in Maine dropped to 44.7 final 12 months, down solely barely from 44.8 the 12 months prior, based on census estimates launched on Thursday. Meaning half of Mainers are youthful than that age and half are older. It’s the first time in additional than twenty years that the median age in Maine has dropped, based on the census bureau.

Against this, the median age throughout the U.S. rose from 38.5 in 2020 to 38.8 final 12 months. Forty-six states and the District of Columbia noticed their median ages rise, whereas the determine was unchanged in three states. The census bureau attributed the nationwide leap — the biggest single-year improve previously twenty years — primarily to declining beginning charges.

Maine stays the oldest state within the U.S., the info present, whereas New Hampshire got here in second with a median age of 43. 4 of the seven states with the very best median ages are in New England.

Inside Maine, Lincoln County has the oldest median age at 51.2 years, adopted by Piscataquis County at 50.8 years. Androscoggin County is the youngest county with a median age of 41 years, whereas Cumberland County is the second-youngest at 42.1 years.

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