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Highest unemployment, Maine counties · 2020

Maine counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Washington County, MEME31,3347.1%–

02Oxford County, MEME60,3466.1%–

03Piscataquis County, MEME17,4095.5%–

04Aroostook County, MEME66,6094.9%–

05Waldo County, MEME40,6934.8%–

06Franklin County, MEME30,8244.8%–

07Somerset County, MEME51,6204.7%–

08Penobscot County, MEME157,9674.6%–

09Androscoggin County, MEME116,4874.5%–

10Sagadahoc County, MEME37,9793.9%–

11Lincoln County, MEME36,5953.9%–

12Kennebec County, MEME129,0673.7%–

13Hancock County, MEME57,1713.6%–

14Knox County, MEME41,1173.5%–

15York County, MEME222,4343.5%–

16Cumberland County, MEME317,2223.2%–

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