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Highest fertility rate, Maine counties

Maine counties ranked by general fertility rate — births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2024 ACS). This list covers the 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBIRTHS PER 1,000 WOMEN (15-50)VS 2010

01Piscataquis County, MEME17,40967.9+33%

02Penobscot County, MEME157,96758.0+40%

03Waldo County, MEME40,69355.1−5%

04Somerset County, MEME51,62051.1+7%

05Lincoln County, MEME36,59550.9−13%

06Kennebec County, MEME129,06750.4+18%

07Hancock County, MEME57,17150.3+9%

08Washington County, MEME31,33449.8+3%

09Androscoggin County, MEME116,48748.0−24%

10Cumberland County, MEME317,22244.0+0%

11Aroostook County, MEME66,60942.6−1%

12Franklin County, MEME30,82440.8−7%

13Oxford County, MEME60,34640.4+18%

14Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97936.9−17%

15York County, MEME222,43436.5−34%

16Knox County, MEME41,11728.4−34%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES