Counties in Maine by gini index

Cumberland County had the highest gini index of 16 counties in 2022, at 46.7 index. Sagadahoc County had the lowest, at 41.7 index. The median was 45.1 index and the figure for Maine was 45.7 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median45.116 counties
Maine45.7History

All counties, 2022

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Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 46.7 index46.7Piscataquis CountyPiscataquis County: 46.4 index46.4Somerset CountySomerset County: 46.1 index46.1Aroostook CountyAroostook County: 45.9 index45.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 45.9 index45.9Washington CountyWashington County: 45.9 index45.9Penobscot CountyPenobscot County: 45.6 index45.6Hancock CountyHancock County: 45.1 index45.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 45 index45Oxford CountyOxford County: 44.2 index44.2Kennebec CountyKennebec County: 44.1 index44.1Knox CountyKnox County: 43.6 index43.6Waldo CountyWaldo County: 43 index43Androscoggin CountyAndroscoggin County: 43 index43York CountyYork County: 41.8 index41.8Sagadahoc CountySagadahoc County: 41.7 index41.7
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1Cumberland County46.7+1
2Piscataquis County46.4+1.4
3Somerset County46.1+0.2
4Aroostook County45.9-0.4
4Lincoln County45.90
6Washington County45.9+0.1
7Penobscot County45.6+0.3
8Hancock County45.1+0.5
9Franklin County45-1.1
10Oxford County44.2+1.1
11Kennebec County44.1+0.4
12Knox County43.6-1.1
13Waldo County43-0.4
14Androscoggin County43-0.2
15York County41.8-1
16Sagadahoc County41.7+1

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About this ranking

Income inequality on a 0 to 100 scale, where 0 is perfect equality.

Eurostat, equivalised disposable income after social transfers (EU-SILC), for the EU and its countries. For other countries use gini_index_world_bank, which is measured on a different basis. For the United States, ACS five-year estimate B19083 measures inequality in household money income before taxes. Census publishes a coefficient from 0 to 1; Invokely multiplies it by 100. The displayed year is the final year of the five-year period. Negative household incomes are treated as zero. This differs from the EU-SILC measure based on equivalised disposable income and should not be treated as directly comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Cumberland County, with 46.7 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Sagadahoc County, with 41.7 index in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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