Editing Maine (section)

===Counties===

{{See also|List of counties in Maine}}

Maine is divided into political jurisdictions designated as [[County (United States)|counties]]. Since 1860 there have been 16 counties in the state, ranging in size from {{convert|370|to|6829|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3}}.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="margin: auto;"
|+ style="white-space: nowrap;" | Maine counties
|-
! scope="col" | County name
! scope="col" | County seat
! scope="col" | Year founded
! scope="col" | Population<br /><small>2020 Census</small>
! scope="col" | Percent of total
! scope="col" | Area (sq. mi.)
! scope="col" | Percent of total
|-
|[[Androscoggin County, Maine|Androscoggin]]||[[Auburn, Maine|Auburn]]||1854||111,139||8.16%||497||1.44%
|-
|[[Aroostook County, Maine|Aroostook]]||[[Houlton, Maine|Houlton]]||1839||67,105||4.93%||6,829||19.76%
|-
|[[Cumberland County, Maine|Cumberland]]||[[Portland, Maine|Portland]]||1760||303,069||22.25%||1,217||3.52%
|-
|[[Franklin County, Maine|Franklin]]||[[Farmington, Maine|Farmington]]||1838||29,456||2.16%||1,744||5.05%
|-
|[[Hancock County, Maine|Hancock]]||[[Ellsworth, Maine|Ellsworth]]||1789||55,478||4.07%||1,522||4.40%
|-
|[[Kennebec County, Maine|Kennebec]]||[[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]]||1799||123,642||9.08%||951||2.75%
|-
|[[Knox County, Maine|Knox]]||[[Rockland, Maine|Rockland]]||1860||40,607||2.98%||1,142||3.30%
|-
|[[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln]]||[[Wiscasset, Maine|Wiscasset]]||1760||35,237||2.59%||700||2.03%
|-
|[[Oxford County, Maine|Oxford]]||[[Paris, Maine|Paris]]||1805||57,777||4.24%||2,175||6.29%
|-
|[[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot]]||[[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]]||1816||152,199||11.17%||3,556||10.29%
|-
|[[Piscataquis County, Maine|Piscataquis]]||[[Dover-Foxcroft, Maine|Dover-Foxcroft]]||1838||16,800||1.23%||4,377||12.67%
|-
|[[Sagadahoc County, Maine|Sagadahoc]]||[[Bath, Maine|Bath]]||1854||36,699||2.69%||370||1.07%
|-
|[[Somerset County, Maine|Somerset]]||[[Skowhegan, Maine|Skowhegan]]||1809||50,477||3.71%||4,095||11.85%
|-
|[[Waldo County, Maine|Waldo]]||[[Belfast, Maine|Belfast]]||1827||39,607||2.91%||853||2.47%
|-
|[[Washington County, Maine|Washington]]||[[Machias, Maine|Machias]]||1790||31,095||2.28%||3,255||9.42%
|-
|[[York County, Maine|York]]||[[Alfred, Maine|Alfred]]||1636||211,972||15.56%||1,271||3.68%
|-
|Total counties: 16|| || ||Total 2020 population: 1,362,359|| ||Total state area: {{convert|34554|sqmi|km2|0}}
|}