RANKING · 2024 ACS · 16 SHOWN OF 16

Highest Medicaid coverage, Maine counties

Maine counties 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 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020

01Washington County, MEME31,33432.2%+2.7 pts

02Somerset County, MEME51,62029.9%+0.5 pts

03Aroostook County, MEME66,60929.3%+2.8 pts

04Franklin County, MEME30,82426.6%+4.9 pts

05Oxford County, MEME60,34626.1%−0.1 pts

06Androscoggin County, MEME116,48725.9%+4.4 pts

07Piscataquis County, MEME17,40925.6%−0.2 pts

08Penobscot County, MEME157,96724.3%+2.6 pts

09Kennebec County, MEME129,06722.4%+2.7 pts

10Waldo County, MEME40,69322.0%+2.8 pts

11Knox County, MEME41,11718.6%+0.0 pts

12Hancock County, MEME57,17117.3%+2.2 pts

13Lincoln County, MEME36,59517.0%−2.3 pts

14Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97916.4%+2.6 pts

15York County, MEME222,43414.2%−0.2 pts

16Cumberland County, MEME317,22213.8%+1.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES