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Highest unemployment, Maine counties

Maine counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Washington County, MEME31,3346.3%−11%

02Aroostook County, MEME66,6095.3%+7%

03Sagadahoc County, MEME37,9794.6%+19%

04Franklin County, MEME30,8244.6%−3%

05Hancock County, MEME57,1714.6%+28%

06Androscoggin County, MEME116,4874.3%−4%

07Oxford County, MEME60,3464.3%−30%

08Kennebec County, MEME129,0673.9%+5%

09Knox County, MEME41,1173.9%+11%

10Waldo County, MEME40,6933.7%−22%

11Penobscot County, MEME157,9673.6%−22%

12Piscataquis County, MEME17,4093.6%−35%

13Somerset County, MEME51,6203.5%−26%

14York County, MEME222,4343.4%−2%

15Cumberland County, MEME317,2223.1%−3%

16Lincoln County, MEME36,5952.9%−24%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES