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Highest Medicaid coverage, Maine cities

Maine cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 34 cities in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 34 is 20.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Belfast, ME, up 9 places to #17.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020

01Skowhegan, MEME6,66236.9%+2.1 pts

02▲1Lewiston, MEME38,86633.3%+6.7 pts

03▼1Caribou, MEME7,32132.5%+1.8 pts

04Augusta, MEME19,15532.2%+5.6 pts

05▲1Waterville, MEME17,57931.8%+5.6 pts

06▼1Houlton, MEME5,08230.3%+3.9 pts

07▲2Presque Isle, MEME8,69429.3%+4.8 pts

08▲4Old, MEME7,58929.2%+7.3 pts

09▼2Bangor, MEME32,51828.6%+2.5 pts

10▲3Brewer, MEME9,63628.3%+7.1 pts

11Auburn, MEME25,44128.1%+5.4 pts

12▲7Winslow, MEME5,87323.9%+8.3 pts

13▲1Gardiner, MEME6,20623.9%+2.8 pts

14▼6Rockland, MEME7,14221.5%−3.6 pts

15▼5Sanford, MEME22,66320.3%−3.0 pts

16Westbrook, MEME21,56520.1%+1.8 pts

17▲9Belfast, MEME6,98820.0%+6.3 pts

18Yarmouth, MEME6,28919.8%+3.6 pts

19▼4Biddeford, MEME22,39918.7%−2.1 pts

20▼3Portland, MEME69,91118.1%+0.6 pts

21▲7Old Orchard Beach, MEME9,24417.0%+3.9 pts

22▲7Brunswick, MEME17,65216.9%+3.9 pts

23▼1Bath, MEME8,83516.2%+1.7 pts

24▼1Ellsworth, MEME8,86215.8%+1.4 pts

25▲5North Windham, MEME5,41715.4%+3.3 pts

26▲1Saco, MEME21,15914.5%+0.9 pts

27▼3South Portland, MEME27,00713.5%−0.9 pts

28▼7Topsham, MEME7,27113.0%−1.8 pts

29▼9Kittery, MEME5,11010.7%−4.3 pts

30▲3Gorham, MEME7,59310.1%+2.8 pts

31▲1Orono, MEME11,1519.7%+0.9 pts

32▲2Oak Hill, MEME5,6319.5%+2.8 pts

33▼8Kennebunk, MEME6,2218.6%−5.5 pts

34▼3Hampden, MEME5,1616.2%−5.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES