BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 8, 2022
Maine’s net migration was the highest in New England and the seventh highest in the country, as a percentage of population, from July 2019 to July 2021. This is unabashed good news in the oldest state in the nation, where deaths continue to outnumber births. Anecdotal information shows that while there is growth in southern Maine, new arrivals are also moving to rural parts of the state, especially Rangeley and Greenville. The in-migration and population growth look to be a silver lining in an otherwise difficult time.