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Highest renter share, Maine counties · 2000

Maine counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Androscoggin County, MEME116,48736.6%+0%

02Cumberland County, MEME317,22233.2%+0%

03Penobscot County, MEME157,96730.2%+0%

04Kennebec County, MEME129,06728.8%+0%

05Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97927.9%+0%

06York County, MEME222,43427.4%+0%

07Aroostook County, MEME66,60927.0%+0%

08Knox County, MEME41,11726.0%+0%

09Hancock County, MEME57,17124.3%+0%

10Franklin County, MEME30,82423.9%+0%

11Oxford County, MEME60,34623.0%+0%

12Washington County, MEME31,33422.3%+0%

13Somerset County, MEME51,62022.2%+0%

14Piscataquis County, MEME17,40920.5%+0%

15Waldo County, MEME40,69320.2%+0%

16Lincoln County, MEME36,59517.0%+0%

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