Where fiber is being built in Maine
As of Dec 31, 2025, FCC filings show fiber at 59.4% of Maine's 816,527 homes, and the number of fiber homes grew 10.1% from June 30, 2025.
Fiber was filed in 135 of 149 Maine cities and towns with 250 or more homes. In 105 of them it reached more than half of homes, and in the typical one it reached 76.1%.
Nationally, fiber was filed at 55.8% of homes. FCC Broadband Data Collection, residential units, 25/3 Mbps or faster. Filed by the providers themselves. How this is computed
Maine counties
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| County | Homes | Fiber share | Cable, no fiber | Fiber home growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County | 54,411 | 62% | at least 34.4% | -3.1% |
| Aroostook County | 41,085 | 46.6% | at least 32.6% | +12.5% |
| Cumberland County | 171,189 | 60.5% | at least 35.6% | +12.2% |
| Franklin County | 23,041 | 68% | at least 14.2% | +0.3% |
| Hancock County | 43,622 | 59.9% | at least 32.6% | +7.8% |
| Kennebec County | 68,947 | 60.9% | at least 34.5% | +16% |
| Knox County | 27,341 | 61.1% | at least 33.5% | +1.4% |
| Lincoln County | 25,421 | 71.8% | at least 21.4% | +3.9% |
| Oxford County | 38,772 | 37.2% | at least 51% | +6% |
| Penobscot County | 81,188 | 66% | at least 22.9% | +6.6% |
| Piscataquis County | 15,256 | 70.2% | at least 13% | +4.8% |
| Sagadahoc County | 20,886 | 72.3% | at least 26.2% | +26.7% |
| Somerset County | 31,669 | 85.4% | at least 6.2% | -1.3% |
| Waldo County | 23,335 | 62.9% | at least 10.2% | +4.8% |
| Washington County | 22,320 | 41.5% | at least 34.9% | +20.9% |
| York County | 128,044 | 50.7% | at least 46.7% | +26.7% |
The 30 largest places in Maine
By number of homes. Search above for any of the other 125 cities and towns.
| City or town | Homes | Fiber share | Cable, no fiber | Fiber home growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | 43,080 | 63.5% | at least 31.4% | +4.7% |
| Lewiston | 17,880 | 74.6% | at least 21.7% | -0.1% |
| Bangor | 16,711 | 75.1% | at least 17.7% | -3.8% |
| South Portland | 12,991 | 79% | at least 15.7% | +2.8% |
| Biddeford | 12,273 | 86.6% | at least 11.3% | +4.4% |
| Auburn | 11,433 | 75% | at least 20.6% | +0.5% |
| Sanford | 11,380 | 7.4% | at least 92.3% | -5.4% |
| Saco | 10,651 | 70.8% | at least 27.2% | +1% |
| Westbrook | 10,343 | 72.3% | at least 23.8% | +4.5% |
| Augusta | 10,151 | 89.7% | at least 6.4% | +0.6% |
| Brunswick | 9,617 | 83.7% | at least 16.2% | +24.5% |
| Old Orchard Beach | 8,504 | 79.7% | at least 20% | -4% |
| Waterville | 7,546 | 86.1% | at least 9.3% | -0.9% |
| Ellsworth | 5,989 | 84% | at least 10.7% | -2% |
| Rockland | 5,149 | 88.5% | at least 9% | -0.5% |
| Brewer | 5,120 | 90% | at least 6.9% | +1.2% |
| Bath | 5,101 | 93% | at least 6.9% | +7.3% |
| Presque Isle | 4,281 | 52.2% | at least 40.9% | -4.1% |
| Caribou | 3,858 | 79.8% | at least 16.9% | -1.5% |
| Oak Hill | 3,767 | 63.9% | at least 29.8% | -11.2% |
| Kennebunk | 3,672 | 62.7% | at least 34.6% | +11.3% |
| Topsham | 3,611 | 79.3% | at least 20.5% | -8.7% |
| Belfast | 3,552 | 84.5% | at least 11.5% | -3.5% |
| Cape Neddick | 3,545 | 78.4% | at least 19.6% | +2.6% |
| Old Town | 3,453 | 90.7% | at least 8.8% | +19.8% |
| Orono | 3,434 | 72.8% | at least 16.6% | +48.5% |
| Millinocket | 3,331 | 83.7% | at least 14% | -1.7% |
| North Windham | 3,151 | 81.1% | at least 17.6% | +18% |
| Yarmouth | 3,124 | 63.4% | at least 31.4% | +9% |
| Skowhegan | 3,123 | 86.6% | at least 8% | -7.8% |
The data
Every number on this page traces to one cell in the download. Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Fixed Broadband Summary by Geography, filings as of June 30, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025. Census figures: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024. Grants: FCC Broadband Funding Map and the state broadband office.
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