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Demographic Data Report for Maine by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Value (Percent)
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People (Below Poverty)
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Rank within US
(of 3143 counties)
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Maine N/A 10.8 144,263 20 of 52
United States N/A 12.4 40,390,045 N/A
Cumberland County Urban 7.1 20,956 215
York County Urban 7.8 16,428 319
Lincoln County Rural 8.5 2,985 458
Knox County Rural 8.8 3,424 530
Hancock County Rural 10.2 5,591 830
Sagadahoc County Urban 11.1 4,086 1,036
Franklin County Rural 11.8 3,403 1,213
Kennebec County Rural 12.3 14,969 1,323
Waldo County Rural 12.8 4,992 1,452
Androscoggin County Urban 13.0 14,060 1,503
Penobscot County Urban 13.5 19,846 1,622
Oxford County Rural 14.2 8,187 1,779
Aroostook County Rural 14.4 9,423 1,824
Somerset County Rural 15.6 7,756 2,050
Piscataquis County Rural 16.5 2,761 2,195
Washington County Rural 17.8 5,396 2,405
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/05/2025 6:47 pm.

Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.

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.

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