RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 16 SHOWN OF 16

Highest renter share, Maine counties · 2000

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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 1990

01Androscoggin County, MEME116,48736.6%−1.1 pts

02Cumberland County, MEME317,22233.2%−2.4 pts

03Penobscot County, MEME157,96730.2%−0.1 pts

04Kennebec County, MEME129,06728.8%−0.3 pts

05Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97927.9%−1.3 pts

06York County, MEME222,43427.4%−1.0 pts

07Aroostook County, MEME66,60927.0%−3.4 pts

08Knox County, MEME41,11726.0%−0.3 pts

09Hancock County, MEME57,17124.3%−0.0 pts

10Franklin County, MEME30,82423.9%−0.4 pts

11Oxford County, MEME60,34623.0%−0.9 pts

12Washington County, MEME31,33422.3%+1.1 pts

13Somerset County, MEME51,62022.2%−0.6 pts

14Piscataquis County, MEME17,40920.5%−0.4 pts

15Waldo County, MEME40,69320.2%+0.9 pts

16Lincoln County, MEME36,59517.0%+0.2 pts

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