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Highest renter share, Maine counties · 2020

Maine counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2020 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%−0.7 pts

02Penobscot County, MEME157,96733.6%+3.4 pts

03Cumberland County, MEME317,22232.9%−0.4 pts

04Kennebec County, MEME129,06729.4%+0.6 pts

05Aroostook County, MEME66,60929.1%+2.1 pts

06York County, MEME222,43426.0%−1.4 pts

07Knox County, MEME41,11725.5%−0.5 pts

08Hancock County, MEME57,17125.1%+0.8 pts

09Franklin County, MEME30,82425.1%+1.2 pts

10Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97924.8%−3.1 pts

11Somerset County, MEME51,62024.2%+2.0 pts

12Oxford County, MEME60,34623.9%+0.9 pts

13Washington County, MEME31,33423.2%+0.9 pts

14Piscataquis County, MEME17,40923.2%+2.7 pts

15Waldo County, MEME40,69321.6%+1.4 pts

16Lincoln County, MEME36,59518.7%+1.7 pts

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