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Highest poverty rate, Maine counties · 2000

Maine counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Washington County, MEME31,33419.0%−0.3 pts

02Somerset County, MEME51,62014.9%+0.5 pts

03Piscataquis County, MEME17,40914.8%−0.4 pts

04Franklin County, MEME30,82414.6%+2.1 pts

05Aroostook County, MEME66,60914.3%−0.1 pts

06Waldo County, MEME40,69313.9%−2.1 pts

07Penobscot County, MEME157,96713.7%+0.7 pts

08Oxford County, MEME60,34611.8%−0.6 pts

09Kennebec County, MEME129,06711.1%+0.9 pts

10Androscoggin County, MEME116,48711.1%−0.3 pts

11Hancock County, MEME57,17110.2%+0.2 pts

12Lincoln County, MEME36,59510.1%+0.5 pts

13Knox County, MEME41,11710.1%−1.8 pts

14Sagadahoc County, MEME37,9798.6%+1.4 pts

15York County, MEME222,4348.2%+1.3 pts

16Cumberland County, MEME317,2227.9%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS