Migration Policy Institute: Maine’s Immigrant Communities: Diverse Origins, Characteristics, and Challenges
A new Migration Policy Institute study, Maine’s Immigrant Communities: Diverse Origins, Characteristics, and Challenges, draws from analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data to offer a detailed demographic and socio-economic snapshot of the state’s approximately 53,000 immigrants.
Maine’s immigrant population, though small, is distinct in its origins and characteristics compared to immigrants in other states and the nation at large. Due to a long history of movement across a shared border, Canadians have a notable presence in the state. At the same time, immigrants in Maine come from many parts of the world, and nearly half have lived in the United States for 20 years or more.
