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Highest Medicaid coverage, Maine counties · 2020

Maine counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). This list covers the 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is 21.5%.

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01Washington County, MEME31,33429.5%–

02Somerset County, MEME51,62029.4%–

03Aroostook County, MEME66,60926.5%–

04Oxford County, MEME60,34626.2%–

05Piscataquis County, MEME17,40925.8%–

06Franklin County, MEME30,82421.7%–

07Penobscot County, MEME157,96721.7%–

08Androscoggin County, MEME116,48721.5%–

09Kennebec County, MEME129,06719.7%–

10Lincoln County, MEME36,59519.3%–

11Waldo County, MEME40,69319.2%–

12Knox County, MEME41,11718.6%–

13Hancock County, MEME57,17115.1%–

14York County, MEME222,43414.4%–

15Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97913.8%–

16Cumberland County, MEME317,22212.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS