RANKING · 2024 ACS · 16 SHOWN OF 16

Highest Medicare coverage, Maine counties

Maine counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01Lincoln County, MEME36,59531.4%+1.3 pts

02Piscataquis County, MEME17,40930.7%+1.1 pts

03Knox County, MEME41,11730.2%+0.9 pts

04Washington County, MEME31,33428.9%+1.3 pts

05Aroostook County, MEME66,60928.3%+0.6 pts

06Hancock County, MEME57,17127.9%+1.9 pts

07Waldo County, MEME40,69327.5%+2.1 pts

08Franklin County, MEME30,82426.9%+0.9 pts

09Somerset County, MEME51,62026.6%+1.5 pts

10Oxford County, MEME60,34626.5%+0.8 pts

11Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97925.5%+1.7 pts

12York County, MEME222,43423.6%+1.1 pts

13Kennebec County, MEME129,06723.3%+1.2 pts

14Penobscot County, MEME157,96722.9%+0.9 pts

15Androscoggin County, MEME116,48721.6%+1.2 pts

16Cumberland County, MEME317,22221.0%+1.5 pts

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