Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Maine by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 69,762,719.
- Rank within US : N/A
Maine
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.2 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 262,155.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 22 of 52
Cumberland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 41,756.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 283 of 3146
Penobscot County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.3 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 35,299.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1545 of 3146
York County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 27,233.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 207 of 3146
Kennebec County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 25,937.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1195 of 3146
Androscoggin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 22,668.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1166 of 3146
Aroostook County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 29.5 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 19,346.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2253 of 3146
Somerset County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 32.4 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 16,084.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2552 of 3146
Oxford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 14,596.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1760 of 3146
Hancock County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.3 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 9,709.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 668 of 3146
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 31.1 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 9,450.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2419 of 3146
Waldo County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.5 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 9,100.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1441 of 3146
Lincoln County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.8 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 6,992.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1033 of 3146
Knox County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.6 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 6,733.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 574 of 3146
Franklin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 6,504.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1301 of 3146
Sagadahoc County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.2 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,684.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 410 of 3146
Piscataquis County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 30.9 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,064.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2390 of 3146
Notes:
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Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
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