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Highest unemployment, Maine counties · 2020

Maine counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is 4.6%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS