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Highest Medicare coverage, Maine counties · 2020

Maine counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is 25.7%.

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01Lincoln County, MEME36,59530.1%–

02Piscataquis County, MEME17,40929.6%–

03Knox County, MEME41,11729.3%–

04Aroostook County, MEME66,60927.7%–

05Washington County, MEME31,33427.6%–

06Franklin County, MEME30,82426.0%–

07Hancock County, MEME57,17126.0%–

08Oxford County, MEME60,34625.7%–

09Waldo County, MEME40,69325.4%–

10Somerset County, MEME51,62025.1%–

11Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97923.8%–

12York County, MEME222,43422.5%–

13Kennebec County, MEME129,06722.1%–

14Penobscot County, MEME157,96722.0%–

15Androscoggin County, MEME116,48720.4%–

16Cumberland County, MEME317,22219.5%–

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