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Highest poverty rate, Maine counties · 1990

Maine counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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, MEME31,33419.3%+2%

02Waldo County, MEME40,69316.0%+15%

03Piscataquis County, MEME17,40915.2%+3%

04Somerset County, MEME51,62014.5%−3%

05Aroostook County, MEME66,60914.5%+1%

06Penobscot County, MEME157,96713.0%−5%

07Franklin County, MEME30,82412.5%−14%

08Oxford County, MEME60,34612.5%+5%

09Knox County, MEME41,11711.9%+18%

10Androscoggin County, MEME116,48711.4%+2%

11Kennebec County, MEME129,06710.2%−8%

12Hancock County, MEME57,17110.0%−2%

13Lincoln County, MEME36,5959.6%−5%

14Cumberland County, MEME317,2228.0%+1%

15Sagadahoc County, MEME37,9797.2%−16%

16York County, MEME222,4346.8%−16%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES