RANKING · 2024 ACS · 16 SHOWN OF 16

Lowest poverty rate, Maine counties

Maine counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is 12.2%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲1Cumberland County, MEME317,2227.3%−0.5 pts

02▼1York County, MEME222,4347.7%−0.5 pts

03▲3Lincoln County, MEME36,5957.9%−2.2 pts

04▼1Knox County, MEME41,1178.2%−1.9 pts

05▼1Hancock County, MEME57,1719.9%−0.3 pts

06▼1Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97910.0%+1.4 pts

07▲1Kennebec County, MEME129,06711.6%+0.5 pts

08▲2Waldo County, MEME40,69312.0%−1.9 pts

09Franklin County, MEME30,82412.2%−2.4 pts

10▲2Oxford County, MEME60,34613.8%+2.0 pts

11Penobscot County, MEME157,96714.1%+0.4 pts

12▲4Somerset County, MEME51,62014.2%−0.8 pts

13▼6Androscoggin County, MEME116,48714.4%+3.3 pts

14▼1Aroostook County, MEME66,60914.4%+0.1 pts

15▼1Piscataquis County, MEME17,40915.5%+0.7 pts

16▼1Washington County, MEME31,33417.1%−1.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES