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Highest renter share, Maine counties · 2020

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, MEME116,48735.9%−2%

02Penobscot County, MEME157,96733.6%+11%

03Cumberland County, MEME317,22232.9%−1%

04Kennebec County, MEME129,06729.4%+2%

05Aroostook County, MEME66,60929.1%+8%

06York County, MEME222,43426.0%−5%

07Knox County, MEME41,11725.5%−2%

08Hancock County, MEME57,17125.1%+3%

09Franklin County, MEME30,82425.1%+5%

10Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97924.8%−11%

11Somerset County, MEME51,62024.2%+9%

12Oxford County, MEME60,34623.9%+4%

13Washington County, MEME31,33423.2%+4%

14Piscataquis County, MEME17,40923.2%+13%

15Waldo County, MEME40,69321.6%+7%

16Lincoln County, MEME36,59518.7%+10%

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