Growth Rates and Demographic Change in Maine

According to this table, which 5 year period saw the greatest increase in population?

• 2018 to 2023

• 2023 to 2028

Which region in Maine had the highest population density in 2010?

• Northern Maine

• Eastern Maine

• Southern Maine

• Western Maine

Identify and describe TWO differences you can see in the population pyramids from 2018 and 2028. Your answer should refer to gender, generation or age group.

Describe the trend in the Birth Rate per 1,000 in Maine, compared to the Birth Rate in the US between 1900 and 2019.

According to this table, which age group is predicted to increase the most between 201 and 2028? Which age group is predicted to decrease the most during the same period of time?

Between 2000 and 2010 which Maine counties had the greatest increase in population?

• Penobscot, Waldo, and Cumberland

• Oxford, Hancock and York

• Piscataquis

• Aroostook and Washington

Between 2000 and 2010 which counties in Maine had the greatest decrease in population?

• Knox and Sagadahoc

• Piscataquis

• Washington and Aroostook

• Penobscot, Waldo and Cumberland