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Counties in Maine by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

Lincoln County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 16 counties in 2021, at 81.3%. Androscoggin County had the lowest, at 66.2%. The median was 76.8% and the figure for Maine was 73.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest81.3Lincoln County
Lowest66.2Androscoggin County
Median76.816 counties
Maine73.4History

All counties, 2021

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Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 81.3 %81.3Waldo CountyWaldo County: 80 %80Oxford CountyOxford County: 79.6 %79.6Knox CountyKnox County: 79.2 %79.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 78 %78Washington CountyWashington County: 77.8 %77.8Somerset CountySomerset County: 77.4 %77.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 76.9 %76.9Sagadahoc CountySagadahoc County: 76.7 %76.7Piscataquis CountyPiscataquis County: 76.5 %76.5York CountyYork County: 75 %75Aroostook CountyAroostook County: 73.2 %73.2Kennebec CountyKennebec County: 71.7 %71.7Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 70.6 %70.6Penobscot CountyPenobscot County: 69.9 %69.9Androscoggin CountyAndroscoggin County: 66.2 %66.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Lincoln County81.3
2Waldo County80
3Oxford County79.6
4Knox County79.2
5Hancock County78
6Washington County77.8
7Somerset County77.4
8Franklin County76.9
9Sagadahoc County76.7
10Piscataquis County76.5
11York County75
12Aroostook County73.2
13Kennebec County71.7
14Cumberland County70.6
15Penobscot County69.9
16Androscoggin County66.2

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

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 B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Lincoln County, with 81.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Androscoggin County, with 66.2% in 2021.

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 B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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