Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Maine by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 40,661,636.
- Rank within US : N/A
Maine
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 145,992.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 19 of 52
Cumberland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 22,916.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 354 of 3143
Penobscot County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 20,031.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1647 of 3143
York County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 15,994.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 335 of 3143
Kennebec County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 14,380.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1215 of 3143
Androscoggin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 12,793.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1195 of 3143
Aroostook County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,466.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1803 of 3143
Somerset County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 8,866.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2396 of 3143
Oxford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,990.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1708 of 3143
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,616.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2503 of 3143
Hancock County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,548.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 818 of 3143
Waldo County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,064.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1461 of 3143
Sagadahoc County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,061.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1026 of 3143
Lincoln County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,665.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 903 of 3143
Knox County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,613.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 597 of 3143
Franklin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,367.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1180 of 3143
Piscataquis County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,622.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2100 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/25/2024 8:01 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.