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Highest poverty rate, Maine counties

Maine counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Washington County, MEME31,33417.1%−1.9 pts

02Piscataquis County, MEME17,40915.5%+0.7 pts

03Aroostook County, MEME66,60914.4%+0.1 pts

04Androscoggin County, MEME116,48714.4%+3.3 pts

05Somerset County, MEME51,62014.2%−0.8 pts

06Penobscot County, MEME157,96714.1%+0.4 pts

07Oxford County, MEME60,34613.8%+2.0 pts

08Franklin County, MEME30,82412.2%−2.4 pts

09Waldo County, MEME40,69312.0%−1.9 pts

10Kennebec County, MEME129,06711.6%+0.5 pts

11Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97910.0%+1.4 pts

12Hancock County, MEME57,1719.9%−0.3 pts

13Knox County, MEME41,1178.2%−1.9 pts

14Lincoln County, MEME36,5957.9%−2.2 pts

15York County, MEME222,4347.7%−0.5 pts

16Cumberland County, MEME317,2227.3%−0.5 pts

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